Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER xI,--continued.

Only the Dunn Of today seemed to
have all his wits about him, while the
huge fellow who brushed 30 rudely by
me on that occasion had the peculiar
look of man struggling with horror
OF some other grave agitation. This
was not surprising, OF course, under
the circumstances. had met more
than one man and woman in those
halls who had worn the same look;
but none of them had put up sign
on his door that he had left for New
York and would not be back till $50,
and then changed his mind so sudden
ly that he was back in the tenement
at three, sharing the curiosity and the
terrors of it's Mortified inmates.
but the discovery, while possibly
suggestive, was not Of so pressing a
nature as to demand instant action;
and more immediate duties coming
up, | let the matter slip from my
mind, to be brought up again the next
day, you may we'll believe, when all
the circumstances of the death atfthe
Clermont came to light and / found
myself confronted by problem very
nearly the counterpart Of the one then
occupying me.
But / did not see any real connec-
ton between the two cases. until, In
my hunt for Mr.. Brotherson, l came
upon the following facts; that he was
not always the gentleman he ap-
peared; that the apartment in which
A< 10
own but a friends named Conway;
and that he was only there by spells.
When he was there, he dressed like a
prince and 1t was while so clothed he
ate his meals in the cafe OF the Hotel
Clermont.
"Of Brotherson himself l saw moth
ing. He had come to Mr.. Conway's
apartment the night before-the night
of Miss Challoner's death, you under
stand-but had remained only long
enough to change his clothes. Where
he went afterwards is unknown to Mr.
Conway, nor can he tell US when to
look for his return. When he does
show up, my message will be given
him, ETC., etc. | have no fault to find
WIN MT. COuWdy.
"You have heard how Brotherson
bore himself at the 'coroner's Office;
what his explanations were ana how
completely they fitted In with the pre-
conceived notions of the inspector and
the district attorney. In consequence
Miss Challoner's death is looked upon
as a suicide. A weapon was In heI
hand-she impulsively used 1t. and an
other deplorable suicide was added tC
the melancholy list. Had l put in my
oar at the conference held In the coro
ners Office had l recalled to Doctor
Heath the curious case of Mrs. SPOTS
and then identified Brotherson as the
man whose window fronted hers from
the opposite tenement, diversion
might have been created and the out
come been different. But feared The
experiment. I'm not sufficiently II
with the chief as yet, nor yet will
the inspector. They might not have
called me a fool-you may; but that's
different-and they might have lis
tened, but 1t would doubtless have
been with an air could not have hel'
up against, with that fellows eyel
fixed mockingly on mine. For he ant
/ are pitted for a struggle, and | d.
not want to give him the advantage
of even momentary triumph. He
the most complete master Of himsel
of any man ever met, and 1t will
take the united brain and resolution
of the whole force 10 bring him L
book-if he ever is brought to book
which / doubt What do you thin
about it?"
THAT you have given me an ant
dote against old age" was the ringin
and unexpected reply, as the thought
full, half-puzzled aspect OF the old ma
yielded impulsively to burst OF hi
early enthusiasm. "If we can get
good grip on the thread you speak o.
and can work ourselves along by Il
though 1t be by no more than inc
at a time. we shall yet make our wa
through this labyrinth OF undoubte
crime and earn for ourselves tr
umph which will make some OF thes
cav and tnsIpsrisnosd younx fellow