Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29

he walked on downstream, only to NJ
appear with a canoe.
The rustic OF the water as il Kissed
against our stem and the wind in the
hirchcs and jumpers ON the banks soon
lullcd ME. | was only awakened by the
canoe touching the bank NJ Mig TIVE
RS Tree portage is recognized
camping place situated between the
great main lumber camp OF Rriston
and Harpur and the settlement Of ST.
Amicl, and II lies about eQuidistaut
from both. \ small shelter of houghs
stood beneath the spreading branches
OF large FIR; the ground all about was
strewn with tins and debris, On bare
space In front OF the shelter. beside the
charrrd logs OF campfire. patch OF
blue caught my eye. This, as my sight
grew accustomed to the light, resolved
itself into the shape of huge man. He
lay upon his face. and the wind tlut
tered the blue blouse which he was
wearing. Ii came upon mo with n
shock that | was looking ut the body
OF Henry Lyon, the murdered man.
November, standing up In the canoe.
and jeans. surveyed the scene In ST
lence, then pushed of again and pad
died up and down, staring at the bank
After bit he put In and wadcd ashore.
In obedience to sign stayed In the
canoe, from which l watched the
movements OF my companion First
he went to the body and examined Il
nlinnfn In u a
within the shelter, came ont and stood
for minute staring toward tho riv.
or; finally he called to me to come
ashore.
| had seen November turn tho body
over, and as | came up was aware
OF great ginger bearded face HORT
bly, pale. confronting the sky 1t was
easy to see how the man had died. fo1
the bullet had torn n hole at the base
OF the neck. The ground beside him
was torn up rs II by some small sharl
| Instruments.
! Tho idea occurred to me that | would
! try my hand at detection. | went into
! the shelter. There l found blanket
two freshly tayed bearskins and a
pack. which lay open came out
again and carefully examined the
| ground In all directions. Suddenly
looking up. saw November Joe
| watching mo with kind OF grim and
covert amusement
What are you looking for?" said he
Tho tracks OF the murderer"
"He didn't make none"
pointed out the spot whore the
ground was torn.
1.-The lumberman that found him
spiked boots" said November
How do you know he was not the
murderer?"
He didn't get here TIL Lyon had
been dead for hours Compare his
tracks with Lyon's-much fresher. No,
Mr.. Sport, that cock won't fight. Lyon
reached here in the afternoon of tho
day before yesterday. He'd been visit
ing his traps upstream lie hadn't been
here moren few minutes and was
lighting his pipe In the shelter there
when he hears n voice hail him. He
comes out and sees II man in canoe
showed into the bank. That man shot
|
leaving trace
How can you be sure OF all this?"
Because | found pipe OF tobacco
not rightly lit, but just charrcd on top,
beside Lyons body, and newly used
match In this shack, The man that
killed him come downstream and sur.
prised him"
How can you tell he came down,
strenmY"
Because, II he'd come upstream
Lyon would n seen him from the
shack" said November with admirable
patience
You say the shot was fred from n
canoe?"
THE rivers too wide to shoot across.
and, anyway, there's the mark of
where the canoe rested again the bank
No, this Is the work of right smart
woodsman, and he's not left me one
clew as to who he Is. But Pm not
through with him, mister. Such men
as he needs catching let's boil the
kettle"
We laid the dead man inside the
!
which we built among the stones on
the bank of the river Here November
made tea In true woods fashion, drn W
ing all the strength and bitterness
from the leaves by boiling them. was
wondering what he would do next. for
II appeared that our chance OF catch.
Ing the murderer was infnltesimal,
since he had left no clew save the
mark on the bank whore his canoe
had rested among the reeds while he
fired his deadly bullet | put my
thoughts into words
you're right" said November,
when u chap who's used to the woods
life takes to crime, he's harder to lay
hands on than lynx In alder patch"
why did not the murderer sink
Lyons body IN the waterf 1t would