The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-28
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How did xou know that ,"

How did you know thst?''
You mind Puttick said the fella
come Just when he was beginnin' TO
mend the canoe? took look at the
work he'd done on 1t aud he couldn't
a got through all that under an hour
He's fixed n little square OF tin over
the rent as neat as neat. And then
wasn't it queer the fella should have
come ON him there-s place he
wouldn't be in not one morning Of Il
hundred?"
You believe he made up the whole
story? And that no one came at allT'
I'm pretty sure OF IL. There wasn't
sign or a track and as TO the fella'S
tumpin' from stone To stone. there's
distances OF fourteen and sixteen feet
between. Still he might "a done it.
or he might 's' walked in the water.
and were not going TO speak till
were sure"
Go on. We're still in the dark. Joe. ="
said Linda.
Well. Miss Linda. you remember
how Puttick advised Mr.. Petersham to
L
it out, and when I'd given him that
advice. | said to you that l was going
across To Senlis lake. and asked Mr.
Quaritch 10 tell Puttick thought
there was good chance that Puttick
would put on one of his partners 70
scare me. You see nobody knew which
way were going but you and him.
so it'd be fair certain that il | was
interfered with it would prove Puttick
guilty
That was clever, though you ran a
horrible risk. Was there any particu-
lar reason why you chose To go 60 Sen
lis lakeE'
Sure. | wanted TO see il any one had
been over there looking for youi
brooch. On'y us and Puttick knew +
was lost. and you'd said how your fa
ther had paid dollars and dollars for
ii. When \ thing ike that's lost
woodsmeu II go miles 10 try to find il
snd Puttick must n told the Tomlin-
sons. for there was tracks all around
our fire where We boiled the kettle"
DO you think they found my
broochT'
Huh, No. pick it up myself FIVE
minutes after you drop it. l only KEEP
it. pretendin' il was lost. as a bait like.
I've told you what happened to me
coming back and how l had TO shoot
Dandy TomlinsOn. His shooting at
me after l was down give me a sur
prise. for I didn't think he'd want TO
do more than scare me, but l guess 1t
was natural enough. for Puttick was
gettin' ratified at me alws-s nosin'
around"
Its all very clear. Novru her. and
we know everything except who it was
shot Bill Worke"
Il guess Muppy Tomlinson's. the
man"
What makes you think that?"
Bill was shot with q 1915 rife.
Both Puttick and Dandy Tomlinson
carries S0-30's. Aluppy's rife is q
$50.
How can you know what sort OF
rife was used 10 shoot with? The
bullet was never found" said Linda.
Il picked Up the shell the first time
l was over with you"
And You never told me- said she.
But that doesn't matter. What I'm
really angry with you for is your max.
ing me promise not to go out yesterday
and then deliberately going out your
self TO draw their fire Why did YOU
do it? If you had been killed should
never have got over it,"
And what 'ud have done IL you'd
been killed. Miss Linds?"
''Wkst do you mean. Joe?- said Lin
da bftiy
- mean that II one of the party I
were with got killed in the woods
while I was their guide Id go right
into Quebec and run a boarding house
or become q politician. That's all I'd
be good for."