The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-16
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tAscksss and vssy stssas, tAaa -
has been . good while n he weeds
without having gone to . ssttle0ent:
that he owns . blunt hatohet ssoh -
We woods chaps call 'toaaAAwf.
number three: that he killed . Oeoee
spent the night before the murder
Ia great trouble Of minl. anl SAas
likely hs was Q religious kinA q
chap"
A. November rsslsd % tAsss e.
tails In bis auist, low keyed vsise. ]
stared at him In anAse0ont.
But how can you have found ct
all that?' said ct last. "If It's
correct, rs wondsrfuii"
I'll tell you u you seali vaae y
hear when I've got my man--if svss I
DO get him. One thing more v sure.
he II chap who knew Lyon we'll.
The rest Of the Job lies in the ssttie-
msnt OF b.. Amisl. whore Lyon
lived"
We walHsd hask 70 Big Tree Pert.
aga and from there ran down in the
canoe to It Amiel. arriving the fol-
lowing evening. About half . mile
short Of the settlement November
tehuCo estu W. w out SoAA8Rs k4At0A
ward We went on. I had never be-
fore visited the place. and I found Il
70 be . little colony Of scattered
houses. struggling beside the river.
1t ponsessed two stores and one Of the
smallest churches I have ever seen.
you can help me hero II you will"
said November - We paused before
the larger OF the stores.
of course. I will. Howr
by letting EN- think you've en-.
gagged me a. your guide and we've
come In to st. Amiel to buy some
grub and gear we've run short Of"
AL right" And with this arrange
mint We entered the store.
will not make any attempt to de-
scribe by what roundabout courses Of
talk November learned all the news
of desolate little II. Amisl and of the
known exactly what he wanted.
should never have dreamed that he
was seeking Information. lie played
tho desultory uninterested listener ia
perfection. The Provincial Police had
evidently found means TO close the
mouth Of the lumberjack for the
time. at least. ~ no hint Of Lyons
death had yet driftsd back to his
native place.
Little by little II came out that only
five mon were absent from the settle
ment. Two OF these, Fits and Baxter
Gurd. we're brothers who had gone on
an extended trapping expedition. The
other abssntsss were Hishamson
Lyons father in-law: YhomAs Miller
"a professional guide and hunter: and
lastly. Henry Lyon himself. who had
gone up river to visit bis traps. start
Ing on the previous Friday. The Other
men had all been away three weak
or more. and all had started IN canoes
except Lyon. who. having sold his
went on foot.
Next. BY imperosptibls degrees. the
Lyons wife. They had hssp married
had been the belle Of ct. Ainisl. and
there had BEEN 20 small oompstition
for her hand. OF the absent n.sa
both Miller aud Fits 0urd had beeu
her suitors. and the former ard Lyon
had never been on good terms einos
the marriage. The younger 0urd WA
Wild fellow. and only his brother
influence kept him straight.
30 much We heard before November
wrapped up our purchases ana Ne
No sooner were We away txaa I put
ny. ny ses =. !. :. question; what DO you
Joe shrugged his shoulders.
DO you know any Of these msnf"
"AH Of them"
-H . about QUIT r.. fellow who 70 ss
November seized my arm. A man
was approaching through the dusk.
A. be passed my companion hailed
him.
"HuIlo. Baxter! Didn't know you'd
como back. Where you beenf",.
Right up on tho headwaters."
"RttS come down with your
mo: stayed on the line OF trans,
Did you want him. Novembeef~
"yae. but It can wait. Bee any
"Sary one-nothans but red deer"
Goodnight" "a, p
80 long"
"That settles IT," said Novsmbss.
IT he speaks the truth. - believe
he does. II WASN'T either OF the 0urds
shot Lyon"
Didn't you hear him say they
hadn't seen any moosef And I told
you that the man that shot Lyon bad
killed q moose quito recent That
leaves Just Miller and Highamsoa-
and II weren't Miller"
you're sure OF thatf'
Stark certain. One reason 10 that
MIXERS above six foot, and the man.
~ camped with Lyon wasn't ~ tall
BY nix inches. Another reason. You
heard the etorekeeper say how Nil.
Ter and Lyon wasn't on speaking
terms: yet the mau who shot Lyon
campsd with him--slsp' beside him.
must q talked to him. That weren't
Miller"
His clear reasoning rang true.
"Highamson lives alone away IN
above Lyons" continued November;
he'll make back homo soon"
Unless he's guilty and has nsd
the country" ] suggested.
HE won't "a done that. Il I'd Be
AZ good Al q confession. No. he thinks
he's done his work to rights and has
nothing TO fear. Like a. not he's
back homo now. There's not much
coming and going between these up
river places and 1t. Amiel, and he
might easy be there and no ole Know
Il yet down 10 the settlement. Wen
30 up tonight and mako surs. Rut
first we'll get back to camp and take
n cup O. tea"
Tho night had become both Wild
and clustering before we Get out for
Highamson's hut. and all along the
forest paths which led TO II the slest
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