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

side OF the car. whore, close to the
bed-piace, tho body Of man was
dangling. hung by the neck to a stout
brass hook.
I could SEQ tina. nc was tiApnish.
with dropping mustachc and OUT
rageously bald. lie lurched and
swaycd 10 the swaying OF tho train,
but II was the dreadful pink head
bobbing stiflly that lent the last touch
Of horror. He was dressed IN orange
colored pajamas. and his bare heels
beat tattoo against the side boarding
Of the bunk.
In second We had cut him down;
but Is the rigid body sank It's weight
upon our aims. we know that life
must have left 1t some good whilo
before.
ITS Fetch Buchanan, sure enough"
said tho conductor: and hos had
time to stiffen. No hope. I reckon!
There's no doc on the earn,
but We can get couple Of women TO
see to Mrs. buchanan. Well start to
carry her out Of this right now, be-
fore she comes to-"
The conductor and I raised her IN
our arms. cod within two minutes We
had left her In kindly hands.
When We got back Joe was still
engrossed In his examination OF the
body. lie put up his hand To warn
us hack M we appeared at the door.
walt n bit." he said. "You can
talk from there. Steve. You were
The conductor took UP what was
evidently the thread OF the story hc
had been telling to Joe when he first
called him. AS I was explaining 70
you. heard the screech and looked In
Just as sire dropped. l stepped over
and got at Fictch. but I knew by tho
feel Of him II was too late to try
any reviving. Next went for YOU
Ho paused.
Joe made no reply.
she slept in the little compartment
beyond cause he always stayed W
half the night working. and OTTER
slept In tho bunk here. like he did to.
night" continued the conductor
e Guess It's suicide. joe" He wal
d leaning forward and looking into tn,
r contorted dead face on the pillow o
I the bed.
n abruptly. and passed into Mrs. Buck
!, mans sleeping room. frVIp which ,
/. the car. While he was busy movinl
In and out. steve. the conductor. wen
!. round, making his own observations
d Ana here ! may AZ we'll give
: slight description Of the car. II wa
not q large one. but was comfortably
L fitted with . couple of arm chairs an,
9 the bunk already mentioned.
q rolled.up hammock for use In tn
!" hot weather was strapped aGains
the panelling. and the hook whic
4 had upheld poor BuckmRn's body wa
O intended for supporting one end o
a this hammock when slunG.
q To tho left was an once burea
u with writing materials upon II, ais
4 typewriter and an open leather ba
10 containing folded papers. There wer
windows on both sides OF tho car: b,l
ID covered with it, SLATED shutter. tn
:. glass Of tho opposite windows wa
bare. and showed tho dark nigh
q cloud sinking In the West.
% Stove uttered an exclamation. an
. saw he was reading some word
y typed on . sheet of paper fxed In tn
a machine. November. who was sti
Ir landing by the side Of the dead mar
r. looked around. Steve crossed owe
q to him.
TITS sure suicide" he said: 'xhous
what made him do II, and he alread
q milliohaire and likely to b richie
ovsry day. bssts moi"
4 U.S., -suicid a!.., repeated Joe 'oft''
% That's his own belt he was hum
n UP WITH" replied Steve: there's hi
name on II. And better proof thai
y thsk you'll end on the typswrlts
% over there. You can read It for your
a selves"
. joinsd Joe At the table. The upps
part Of the sheet of paper. which wa
. still In the machine. held some MIN
!. or ten lines Of business letter: then
a an inch or more below. few word
. stood out upon the plain whiteness:
u "Heovew Aelp mo! I oom bear II NJ
loSSer"
:. That's the sort Of slush they most
l. ~ write when they're waiting to JumI
:. on the edge Of the world" rsmsrks;
{ the conductor. '"rhat settles It."
that's No." said Joe. only It WASH
Buchanan wrote that"
"Who else could II boz"
The man that hanged him"
l. The conductor gave a snort o
laughter.
came in here and hanged Fistel
Buckman7"
- 70 course. Buchanan consented {,
II being hung!" jeered Steve.
= Buchanan was dead before he va
m hun1!" said November.
" whats that you're sayins!" orie'
Steve.
.. "If you examine the BODY be
. gan Joe.
The conductor made a forward move
y, ment. but Joe caught his arm.
'" Lets nee the soles Of your boot
. before you get trampinE about nv
;" much. Steady. hold on to the table
Now"
:. He studied the upturnsd sole for
r" r,inute.
10 "Huh!" said he. Now COM
10 over to the body. Look at tho throat
ia, There In no mark Of a belt. But se
. here" fIo indicated some roundish
N livld bruises. :" No strap ever mnd
u those. Those were made by man
AZ fingers. Buchanan was throttlcd b.
q pair OF mighty strong hands"
Steve looked obstinate.
i "But he was hanging" ne argued.
Is when he was dead, the murderc
slunR him up with his own belt.
eNpect he remembered the notion o
10 suicide would come In convenient u
N give him a start. anyhow. 90 IN
a. man went 20 tho Typewriter an
:, printed out those words. II was
u hight cute trick. and II came wonder
of full near serving its turn" Zoe paused
- Steve raised on altered face.
oil nUr he q