Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-08-22

be seen. took 1t that he had thought
better Of 1t and gone back to lunch.
'T was driving the car myself. hay.
ing left the chauffeur behind, as I
did not wish him to know what I 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 good thirty
miles an hour. and there was brother
William in the road. waving his re-
volver and cursing me for a thief.
He had run down through the Wilder
ness to cut me OF.
II give you my word I was fright
ened, for knew him and his tempers.
l took up the spear and as passed
1 threw 1t at him anyhow. Let him
keep It. and be id to him.
thought wasn't going to have a
hole drilled in me for any jade ever
carved / never saw what happened.
for in that second l was of the road
and only pulled the car straight with
difficulty. The spear must have
struck him end on, and I was travel,
ing thirty miles an hour.
my niece sent me wire. When I
received 1t l understood what had
happened. was in blue funk about
the business. / meant to get out OF II
II l could. You see am hiding moth
ing. told my man to take the chains
of the motor-I had thought for
the tracks might have left-and
came back to find out how the land
lay. Well, you know the rest"
You have done yourself no harm
Mr.. Bulstrode. by this confession u
said Inspector Addington Peace.
THANK you. And now, II you Will
jump in, will drive you to the police
station. You will want to get Boyne
out and put me in, eh. Inspector"
He was still laughing in that high
pitched voice of his when the cal
faded into the night
It was not until the next day that
Peace gave me his explanation over
our pipes in my studio. 1t Is inter
esting enough to set down, If briefly.
There were many points in the
favor of Boyne," he said Miss Sher
rick's story not only coincided with
that told us by Cullen, but 1t also ex
planned much that the butler consid
cred suspicious. The young man lef
the drive hoping to meet Miss Sher
rick. Cullen told me that Boyne ask
ed where she was as he left, and was
informed somewhere in the upper gar
den. He failed to find her. however
and probably concluded she had gone
in to lunch. Boyne said he was walk
ing down through the Wilderness
when he heard the scream. Suppose
this were a lie, then how could h,
have obtained the spear? Was he {
man of such phenomenal strength a,
to use 1t in so deadly fashion? Yo,
observe the difficulties.
TT was when l was upstairs exam
lining the body that the idea occurre'
to me. The force used in throwing
the spear was abnormal. Either tn
murderer must have been a man o
remarkable physique. or he mus
have thrown the spear from rapid!
moving vehicle. You remember tn
notices that are displayed In railway
carriages begging passengers not II
throw bottles from the window which
will imperil the lives Of plate-layers
It is not in the force Of the throw
but in the pace Of the train that th'
danger lies. 1t was possible par
allel.
"And here I made remarkable dis
covery. On closely inspecting th'
shaft Of the spear. found smear o
lubricating oil such as motorists use
1t suggested that man who had late
ly been attending to the machinery o
car had been handling the weapon
Had one of he group under possible
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