The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-05
CHAPTER WI.
A cit Of steel.

When are you going TO Judge os.
,rander's?"
Tomorrow. This Is my last free
day So II there Is anything for me to
do, do tell me. Mr.. Black, and LET me
ret to work at once"
There is nothing you can do. The
matter Is hopeless. told you so the
other night. and now. after couple
Of days Of thought on the subject.
am obliged TO repeat my assertion.
Your own convictions in the matter
and your story OF the shadow and the
peaked cap may appeal TO the public
and assure you some sympathy. but
for an entire reversal OF its opinion
you will need substantial and incon.
troyertible evidence. Find me some
thing definite to so upon and we will
talk
Doubtfnlly she eyed him. What
you want" she observed at length, With
a sigh. is the name OF the man who
sauntcred down the rayine ahead Of
my husband ] cannot give Il TO you
now. but ! do not despair OF learning
T. have got TO renew old acquain.
tances; revive old gossip; possibly. re-
call to life almost obliterated mem
Dries"
Mr.. Black. dropping his hand from
hts vest. gave her hia first look OF un.
qualified admiration.
You ring true" said he. II have
met men qualified TO lead a forlorn
hope: hut never before woman. Al
low me 20 express my regret that Il Is
such forlorn one"
Mrs. Seoville rose. Then she sat
down again. with the remark:
II have a strange notion. It's hard
thing 70 explain and you may not un.
derstand me. but should like TO see,
Il Il still exists. the stick--my hus.
hands stick-with which this crime
was committed DO the police retain
such thingsg Is there any possibility
OF my finding 1t laid away I'm some
drawer at headquarters or ON some
dusty shelf?"
Mr.. Black was again astonished
Was this callousness or a very deep
and determined purpose
You shah see the stick Ii II Is still
to be found I will take you 10 police
Headquarters II you will go heavily
yelled We don't want any recogni.
ton OF you there yet"
Mr.. Black. you are very good. How
soon"
Now" he announced. jumping up
20 get his hat
There was one little fact OF which
Mr. Black was ignorant--that the DO.
lice had had their eye on the yelled
badly al Claymore inn for several days
now and knew who his companion was
the instant they stepped into head
quarters. In vain his plausible ex.
eusea for showing his lady friend the
curiosities OF the place; her interest
IN the details OF criminology was well
understood BY Sergeant Doolittle.
Therefore. when he saw the small.
hooking eye OF the lawyer begin to
roam over the shelves. and beheld his
Jaw drop as II sometimes did when he
sought to veil his purpose In an air of
mild preoccupation. he knew what the
next request would be. as wen as II
VIZ ~" @NNAd' AClL nT. s
lips at intervals had been words In.
stead OF inarticulate grunts. He was,
therefore, prepared when the question
did come.
ANY memorial of the Etheridge
case?"
Nothing but stick with blood
marks on it. That. I'm afraid, wouldn't
be very agreeable sight for lady's
eye"
She's proof" the lawyer whispered
in the officers ear Let's see the
stick"
The sergeant considered this a very
interesting experience-quite jolly
break in the duh monotony of the day.
Hunting up the stick. ne laid it in the
lawyers hands, and then turned his
eye upon the lady.
She had gone pale. but it took her
but an instant to re gain her equanimi-
~ and hold out her own hand for the
wesp pom.
And SO the three stood there. the
mems faces ironic. inquisitive. won.
dering at the wemans phIegm If not
at her motive; hers. hidden behind he's
veil, but bent forward over the weapon