Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-07

forehead and licked off the inmates Oh
his fingers.
Myself, Miss Mary. the girl Kitty,
Topp. the footnan and the cock" he
replied "Mrs. wyatt was away. Mr.
Bruce, Mr.. Argyle's son. was here for
dinner that night and went away
early"
Did you see him go:" asked Kay.
ton swiftly. with a keen glance ut the
old mans face
81 did not. By II O'Clock | made
fast for the night. With Mr. Argyle
sittin' here and Miss Mary In her
chamber. And how they got in that
did this that's the thing for you to
learn, sir. But when they done 1t they
went out that door. for ! found the
small chain off and the bolt drawn in
the morning. And let me tell you this,
sir" went on Finley, his indignation
rising again. There's nothin' but
wickedness in this doubt O Miss Mary.
There's things in nature and things
that are not-Andy. come in here''
! A tall, stumbling young man, with
a highly nervous manner. clad In the
blue denim Of the workman, who had
appeared at the hall door while Fin.
Icy was talking. shuffled reluctantly
. forward in obedience to the command,
smoothing down his stringy black hair
with both hands as he advanced. Kay
+o~ rv1o tC
address the butler
"Did Andy come first to you?''
Gle did, nodded Finley. "And 1t
was me that reused Miss Mary. When
! we found he was dead she got Mr..
Bruce and the doctors here straight
away, and they got the police, and
! from that it began-trouble without
end. Reporters besiegin' us and nc
man above suspicion-and ISLANDERS In
/, the papers on all OF us. with photy-
graphs OF this and that and pictures
out of their own fancy, and the public
in its innocency perverted"
/ "Did you hear anything IN the night?'
Kayton broke in abruptly. addressing
! the newcomer. Andy gazed apprehen
! sively about the room and shook bis
head
"Trust him to hear anything" put IL
Finley.
what time did you 90 to bed?' wen,
on Kayton.
Andy 6dgeted and looked appealing
ly at bis master.
He don't know. sir" Finley explain
ed. "He don't live by the clock. Il,
goes to bed by habit and gets up b,
habit"
Kayton shrugged his shoulders slight
~ and turned to the old butler again
Suppose you two arrange this furni
ture the way you found It that morn
Ing.
But it was the old butler who did II
Andy followed him about in apparen
willingness to help. but the atmos
phere OF the room seemed to have
benumbing effect on Ills muscles.
Finley solemnly, with many pause
for reflection, moved the chairs out 0
the military order and pushed then
about the floor, overturning one nea
the table. Andy zealously avoided tina
particular spot.
'They We're all wheeled about ever,
which way" the butler explained q
he finished his task "Nothin' was a
it should be- He made a hard 6gh
to defend himself. God help US! be
fore they put death to him"
Kayton nodded abstractedly. He wa
studying the new arrangement Of tn
chairs.
Where was the body-there?" b
indicated spot between the table an
the overturned chair
ut wns," declared Finley. can tn
pistol yOnder." He indicated q spot q
considerable distance from the chail
Lying on his back?" went on Kay
ton refiectively.
"On his back. but little to on
SIDE" corrected Finley. with the Il
blecloth clutched In his hand And,
lay yourself down there and show tn
Officer