The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-07-24
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: 2yD FLETCHER RODINSON
: 0yN. FLETCHER ROBINSON

NO, Mr.. Bulstrode"
"Or for you. Nary
mo. uncle. 1 have my maid, and
there IL Agatha. the housskesper"
80 that's All right Let US thank
Heaven the criminal IL no longer at
large. 1t didn't take long for our
excellent police to make up their
minds. Gadl they're clever beggars.
They had their hands on him smart
enough. It IL a pleasure to meet such
man a. you. Inspector Addington
Peace. A celebrity. by thunder. that's
what ! call you"
He burst out into . peal Of high
pitched laughter. rocking to and fro
and clutching the edge Of the table
with his hand. Then he bowed to us
all very low and staggered out OF
the room. Peace stepped out after
him, and l followed at his heels.
A lamp hung in the roof OF the
porch, and Mr. Bulstrode stopped be-
meath it. In Its light he looked more
fierce and old and yellow than ever.
1T II no good. Mr.. Bulstrode." said
Addlngton Peace.
Exactly; can give you q liftf'
he said quite quietly a. he pointed to
the car.
TT would certainly be most conve-
nient-"
Mr.. Bulstrode laughed again. leer-
ing back at me over his shoulder, as
II my presence afforded an added zest
to his merriment-. There seemed an
understanding between him and the
inspector. Frankly, it puzzled me.
You do not make conhdants Of
your assistants Mr.. Peace" he said.
Tho little inspector bowed.
AT the same time" continued the
old planter, Il should like to make a
statement before we go. There is
no necessity to warn me. I know the
law"
TT is Just as you like. Mr.. Bul-
strobe"
IT sneered at the police this
evening I now make them my apollo
giles. You have managed this bust
ness we'll. l still do not understand
how you come to accuse me. Re
member. did not know he was dead
until ] received telegram from my
niece after lunch. 1t was rather a
shock; perhaps at first I was of a
mind not to confess. 1t would have
saved me much Inconvenience"
And endangered an innocent man."
said the inspector.
well. well, you couldn't have
proved 1t against him, and I might
have escaped. The whole affair was
an accident had no intention even
Of wounding him."
Exactly, Mr.. Buistrode-no more
than the excursionist who throws out
glass bottle intends to brain the
man walking by the line"
The truth was clear enough now.
In some strange fashion this man had
killed his brother. I stepped back
a pace instinctively.
you see," he continued, brother
William had. under circumstances of
no immediate Importance, appropriate
ed my jade spear. / made up my
mind to get it back. knew the hour
at which he lunched, and leaving my
motor In the road walked down the
avenue, hoping to find the front door
open and no one about. had q sue
cessful start The front door was
ajar. went in. took the spear from
the wall. and set on back to my car.
was some nifty yards down the drive
when heard yell. and there was
brother William tumbling out Of the
porch, revolver In hand.
TT startled me. for he had the
most devilish Of tempers; but though
was the elder man knew had the
pace Of him. and set OF running.
When l reached the entrance gates
and looked back he was nowhere to
be seen. took It that he had thought
better Of 1t and gone back to lunch.
Il was driving the car myself, hay
ing left the chauffeur behind, as l
did not wish him to know what was
about started up the engines.
jumped into the seat. put the spear
beside me. and let her go. We came
round that corner at a good thirty
miles an hour. and there was brother
William in the road. waving his re-
volver and cursing me for thief.
He had run down through the Wilder
ness to cut me OF.
Il give you my word / was fright
ened. for knew him and his tempers.