Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28

adoption papers for Esther. He had
Lee. What her real name was the po-
lite yirginians had not asked. but II
was whispered that 1t was Harding.
When questioned by the puzzled
sheriff as to what procedure he should
follow after the Identification OF the
In the lower beds. the judges widow
had coldly replied, DO your duty
and the sheriff, with his deputy, set
out for Stanley hall to apprehend
Arthur Stanley "a on suspicion OF the
murder OF DR.. Henry Lee.
At their parting there had been one
gift OF Hagar's that Esther had since
lovingly cherished Ii was pair OF
carrier pigeons
Take these. my dear daughter"
Hagar had said. III you are ever III
trouble and need me send a message
by the birds. Their homing place is
our gypsy rendezvous In the Blue
ridge. Even II | am not there when
the message comes, some OF our tribe
will be. They will know where | am
and fetch me the word
So Esther under the open espionage
Of Blair's mother. had taken one OF
the pigeons from its cage on the porch
and had hastily written the message
to send by this aerial carrier 10 Hagar
The message read briefly. Come at
once. dear mother; | need you" She
simply signed 1t Esther"
From her lattice window she releas
ed her feathered messenger. II flew
swiftly TO the west. straight as the
arrow dies.
The sheriff and his deputy We're not
long in reaching Stunle! hall. They
alighted with II bu~inesslike clatter
and the sheriff cunp,d up the steps
and across the Wide. ho~litahle porticr
and made the great iron hiiucker wake
the echoes Of the silent mansion. With
an indicative gesture ~ his thumb he
had sent his deputy to guard the rear
Joe. the natty and worldly wise col
Ored man servant vi ill.,. until recently
Wild young master Of Stanley hall. was
wondering at the impudrni urgency OF
the clamor that had AROUSE him as be
reached the bottom of the staircase
when he stool stock still shaken for
once out OF his usual superior airs and
self possession, TO behold his Young
master. wild eyed and diSlevelcl. rush
from the library and seize him. ex-
claiming as he did so: Don't open that
door! | have killed Il man. and they
are after met
With chattering teeth and shaking
knees the erstwhile dandy darky chung
/ for support IL the weakness Of his
fright TO the pedestal OF the balustrade
at the foot Of the old colonial stair
case
Still the sheriff hammered at the
door crying ssentoriously. open In the
name OF the law" and still the fright
ened darky chung to the balustrade. d.
yided In his terror between the awful
authority OF the law that he was dis
obeying and In fear or the fate this till
now sophisticated servitor had felt for
his young master.
One glance from the low French win.
dows that looked from the library npon
the grounds at the back OF Stanley hall
and Arthur was aware Of the watchfuI
deputy, with drawn pistol
At this juncture the automobile
agent from Richmond came with honk.
ing horn up the driveway with one OF
the hrst automobiles that had ever es-
sayed the roads OF Fairfax With the
! h.. Il
French racer. was an oily and grimy
garage mechanic driving Il low, old but
powerful one seated garage handy car
battered and SCARED from much hard
service. but still strong. speedy and
dependable.
The sheriff hammered and kicked
unavailingly at the stout. great white
door as these "newfangled contrap-
TONS" as he called them, drove up to
the portico steps. II am the sheriff, s.
be explained to the wondering auto
mobile man. IL am after a man for
murder, and | summon you to aid me-
The taciturn garage mechanic brought
a heavy iron jack from his battered old
car and he and the sheriff soon had
thc oiOui Odh uOOT SHdlleTlnB DenedIll
the battering ram blows they dealt Il
with this heavy instrument of iron.
AS the door gave way Arthur dartetl
from the library, past the still quaking
negro In the hallway and into the din.
Ing room. He passed through the din
ing room into the conservatory at IT.
back that overlooked as did the libra
ry. the grounds at the rear Of Stan
ley hall. But here his way was block
ed by iron and glass, there was n
egress from the conservatory say,
through the dining room.
AS he turned to retrace his steps thu
sheriff, with the frightened automobile
man at his back, appeared at the door
Of the conservatory with leveled re
volver and demanded Arthui's sur
render Arthur's reply was to seize
heavy rustic chair and with one
swinging. sweeping blow thrust aside
the leveled revolver and then smash
the heavy glass and the metal frames
OF the rear wall OF the conservatory
He leaped unhurt through the aper
ture thus made and fed around the