The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-31
CHAPTER VIII.

chester henJ.
Fumes Of tobacco were ris-
ing from three pipes lowered about
the porch of the Nook where Kent.
Sedgwick and Lawyer Balm were hold
ing late council. A discouraged obser-
walton from the artist had elected
Kent's epigram.
mot all of them, anyhow" said
Balm. 'The chore in this case Is to
find facts enough to work on"
ION the contrary" declared Kent
"facts in this case are as plentiful as
blackberries. The trouble is that we
have no pail to put them in"
maybe we could borrow Len
Schlager's." suggested the lawyer
dryly.
eve don't seem to be getting much
Of anywhere" complained Sedgwick.
Complicated cases don't clear them
selves up in day." remarked Kent
'Tn this case we've got opponents who
know more than we do"
"Schlager?" asked the lawyer.
"And DR.. Breed. Also, think,
Gansett Jim. What do you think. Mr.
Balm, is the handspring of the sheriff's
action?"
Money" said the lawyer with con-
viction. Hes as crooked as snake
with the collie"
would it require much money to In
fuence himT
"As much as he could get IL the
case was in the line Of blackmail, he'd
hold out strong. He's shrewd"
"Dr. Breed must be getting some
of It."
"Oh, Tim Breed is Lens little dog.
He takes orders. or course he'll take
money, too, II it comes his way. Like
master. like man."
''Those two" said Kent slowly.
'know the identity Of the body. For
good and sufficient reasons. they are
keeping that information to them
selves. Those reasons we aren't likely
to find out from them"
Murderer has bribed EN-" opined
Balm.
Possibly. But that presupposes
that the sheriff found something on
the body which led him to the muir
derer. which isn't likely. How improb-
able It is that MISUNDERSTANDING for
argument, that there has been murder
who would 60 as far as to cover his
trail and the nature of the crime by
binding the body on grating, would
overlook anything like letter incrim-
mating himself!
"What did the sheriff find. then. in
the dead woman's pocketY
perhaps a handkerchief with a dis
tinctive mark"
"And that would lead him to the
identity of the body?"
PRESUMABLY. Also to some one.
we may assume, who was willing to
pay roundly to have that identity con-
cealed."
'That would naturally be the muir
derer. wouldn't it?" asked Sedgwick.
'No 1 don't think So"
at looks to me SOL said the lawyer.
"He's the one naturally interested in
concealment"
"Tm almost ready to dismiss the no.
tion of murderer at ALL"
"Wby sop demanded both the 9TH
ers.
Because there was no murder prob
ably"
"How do you make thai outY que
ried Balm.
From the nature OF the wounds that
caused death"
They look to me to be just such
wounds as would be made by a blow
with heavy club"
Several blows with a heavy club
might have caused such wounds. But
the blows would have had to be deliv-
cred peculiarly. A circle on the skull
six inches In diameter, impinging ON
the right ear. is crushed In. II you
can imagine a man swinging a base
ball bat at the height Of his shoulder
repeatedly and with great force at the
victims head you can infer such a
crushing In OF the bone. My magma
ton hardly carries me so far"
Beating down from above would be
the natural way" said Balm.
Certainly. No such blow ever made
that wound"
Then how was II nader szkad