The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-19

these qucstions7" no cried. ~ =
because Buchanan was murdered,
this morning." q
Knowles gasped at the wos6a
Heavens! Ii that true?'
II guess It's no news TO youi"
snapped out Steve.
What do you moan by thatTs
We know you passed along through
tho sleeper just before he was killed.
You were seen. We can prove It."
Knowles had gone dead white. Il
last night" -
Then what were you doing In ~
Joe had stood silent during stsvvs
QUESTIONING. and at this knewiss
turned to him.
TN tell you just the cold truth.
he aid. II did 70 along. I was "a
against buchanan. and I meant 20 80
MN a.,, ana make another appeal" .
Then why didn't you 900 himf
because I couldn't tried, ~
the door OF his car was locked =
~I.ocksd?" cried Joe.
Shut Il, you desd-bsat!" snsseoa
steve. THAT yarn won't carry yUu,
for ] can prove It's . Ito. The dooS
weren't locked when I went along ga
found him decd You won't ton ~
ne no e9s down to turn the key. 81
I'm speaking the truth" reitsraseA
knowleA though you are an sgninGt
.. me-"
Then Joe astonished IN.
I'm not aR'in' you" said be. II
know a. well a. you do yourpoaf
that you did not murder Buckman."
bahl Then who did kr' cried ~
tho man who locked the doo, a.
along"
stove thrust ont his Mp. 'Is ia
sof Well. until he's In handcuffp ~
/ CAPE.
Knowlss let mo have Q match.~
knowles pulled . box from ~
Nov lay your hand nat On ~
table," went on Joe.
The largo hand. with IT, griue1
4 end 1aEged nails. was placed d.
downward for our inspection.
look Mt the thumbs" said Joe.
. There was no more said until -
4 we've again aione with Stove,
TIL undertake TO smash any 60
you get up against Knowles. Steve, -
, - jury OF cottontail rabbits Wouldn't
. convict him." said November.
!. "a like to see you do I'll"
Z .,.t Listen. thsn. There vas ~
car-hsrs they are" jos ssrsaI
them on his palm. "And hsre's -
9 out OF Knowles boz. Thie ~
2 match was used by Buckman 49,
self. these two wooden ones b. -
!, murderer. They're neither of g.
7 knowis.'s brand. that's Vlola
? .".Th.. fact WON'T carry . jury. &
+ Not Alone" said Joe. "But -
4 next ono will. You saw the OhaID,
. thumbs had 'sm nigh q ouartsc r
y, !. an inch long. It's impossible 10 Co.
= man TO death with nails that lenotl
J. and not tear And scratch the sliH =
the throat. and you saw for youroo1(
that thers isn't . mark on Buoogs
mans throat but bruises only. Th09a
: . proof would 70 with any Jury"
!, The conductor looked . little shoo0-
i wasn't knoxi.:. Who n i srsssss.
J. was itr' -
ut was Q man twenty ysars yeune.
Or thsn Knowles. very active anl
: strong. 4 superior chap, trims ~
n nails with scissors and II. Ct oAy
y rate. fairly educated. He In wen g.
quainted with this line OF railway,
whom buchanan and his wife woge
z asleep at some spot where the spool
y slows down. He was after the rGoage
= on the Tiger Lily Oilheld. He ~
searching for Il when BuckmAn VUono
and Jumped ct him."
, "Why In thunder didn't BuehDnn
r give the aiarmf"
because he tried 70 get 70 ths -
reau without the other seeing"
, ''To the bussau7 What forf'
!. FOR his revolver. He LETT % b
I the drawer. And he near got r. -,
In the strugsis the knob was torn -
!. tho drawer"
: but there wasn't q rsvolveS 81
!. that drawer. I had . look In u ~.
a SELF"
. THAT'S %: but II was thsrs On
b tho murderer took u out"
4 what did no want II for x hef6
y rot Buchanan dead alreadyf"
"A man don't likely hang himsele
. DO the business more comfortably.
{ The finding o. that revolver woub0k
= maybe. have spoiled the notjea g
! suicide"
9 Steve nodded. ana Zee ceat1naon
: "Buckman put up good naAts eae
b the other was too strong tor ~
: 'rhnt fellow didn't mean 70 kin -.
mani think can prove thA4 No.
: hut ne had 10 ohehs him - -.
: won't his shouting. And Wa ~
found he'd done Il too hard. NJ -
, not he had Q bad I'VE minutes. ~
> he was full Of cunning. ana - 49,
him up a. q blind. Then ~ loeho1
, the door and sat there In Buclu1nnap
!. chair and smoked one OF Bue0nomD
cigars"
"What," said steve. with Duck-
{ man hanging therer'
. Sure! There were three 010ay
stumps. Two OF them BuckmaA hs6
. smoked through a holder. but the en4
. OF the third was all chswed. ] tell
3 YOU the murderer sat there ANA
smoked and thought out what hr1
, do, for Buckman's death was awkward
IN two or three ways. He sat thoro
for nigh on twenty minutes and new
. and again he'd go TO the window that
he'd slipped the shutter FROM and leok
= out" st
l Cro Be Continucd.)