The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-07-17
THE MYSTERY OF
THE JADE SPEAR
(continued.)

tood afternoon. Sergeant Hales.'
said AddInston Peace. 80 you have
arrested Boyne7"
Yes, sir"
Upon good grounds7"
The evidence is almost complete
against BIN"
Indeed. ! shall be pleased to hear
4. 4"
We'll. sir. It stands like this. Mr..
Boyne called upon Colonel Bulstrode
about one o'clock. He was shown
into the library and"
"One moment" interrupted the In
spector. Where is the libraryT"
THAT is the door, SIR" answered
Haies, pointing to the room from
which he had emerged.
Perhaps II would be easier TO I'M
derstand II we go there?"
The library was long, low room.
lined with shelves that were In a
great part empty. It projected from
tho main building-evidentl It was
OF more recent construction-and thus
could be lighted by windows on both
sides. To our right were two which
commanded the drive: to the left two
moro looked out upon a plot of grass
dotted with flower beds, upon which
several windows at the side Of the
house, at right angles to the library,
also faced.
Pray continue" said Inspector
Peace.
About ten minutes later, Cullen,
the butler. heard high words passing.
A regular fighting quarrel 1t sounded
or SO he says"
How could he hear? Was he list
ening in the hall?"
mo. sir: he was in his pantry.
cleaning silver. The pantry Is the
nrst OF those windows at the side of
the house. The library windows be-
Ing open. he could hear the sound Of
loud Toices. though. as he says, he
could not distinguish the words"
The inspector walked to an open
lattice and thrust out his head. He
closed 1t before he came back to us.
az he did to the second window on
the same side.
Mr.. Cullen must not be encour-
aged" be said gently. HE is there
now, listening with pardonable curios-
ity. Well. sergeantr
Presently there came a tremen-
dous peal at his bell, and he hurried
to answer 1t. When he reached the
hall. he found the colonel and Mr..
Boyne standing together. You un-
derstand me, Boyne, the colonel was
saying. II l catch you lurking about
here again after my niece's money
bags. I'll thrash you within an inch of
your life; I will. by thunder!' The
young man gave the colonel an ugly
look, but he had seen the butler, who
was standing behind his master. and
kept silent. Show this fellow out.
Cullen said the colonel. And II he
ever calls slam the door In his face
And with that he stumped back into
the library, swearing to himself in
manner that. as the butler declares.
gave him the cresps, 1t was SO very
imaginative.
with one thing and another, Cullen
was 30 dumfounded-for he thought
that Boyne and Miss sherrick were as
good as engaged already-that he
stood In the shadow of the porch
watching the young gentleman. Bovine
walked down the drive for a hundred
yards or 30. looked back at the
house. and. not seeing the butler. as
na HIInnnQac frfr ~
along a path that led towards the
fruit gardens. Cullen did not know
what to make of It. However. It was
none OF his business, and at last he
went back to his pantry. Sticking
out his head. he could see the colonel
writing at that desk"-the sergeant
pointed finger at knee-hole table
Uttered with papers that was set In
the further Of the windows looking
but upon the grass plot-"and 40 |
concluded that he could not have
,een Boyne leave the drive. having
had his back to It at the time.
About twenty minutes later Gull
EN- and Mary Thomas. the parlor
maid. were In the dining room. get
ing the table ready for lunch. This
Dom looks out upon the lawn at the |
'ront OF the house. All of sudden |
hey heard a shout, and the next mo
nent the colonel rushed by and made
ACROSS the lawn to the Wilderness
sate He had revolver In his hand, |
Ind was loading 1t as he ran. He
iropped two cartridges in his hurry. |
or l found them myself when was |
going over the ground. Cullen had
been with him for years; he is an old
soldier himself. and at the sight OF
he revolver he dropped the tray he
vas holding. climbed out of the win
low, and set on after his master. who
lad by then disappeared amongst the
He is a slow traveller, is the old
nan. and he reckons that he was not
more than halfway across the lawn
when he heard distant scream.
which pulled him up In his tracks.
I put the fear into him, that scream.
lie told me that he had seen too
much active service not to know the
ry that comes from a sudden and NOR
al wound. 1t was no surprise to him.
therefore,, when at last he reached the
Vicket-sate. to find his master lying
cad in the road
Above him, Juggling at the spear
hat had killed him. stood Boyne.
rhere was no one in sight. and
nough the road curves at that point
Q could see 1t for fifty yards and
nore either way. He had no doubt
a his own mind as to who had done
ne thing. Boyne must have seen ahe
uspicion in his face, for he Jumped