The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-09-23

nothing whatever about the affair on
the bridge or what transpired after
you mean that you are going to let
me get out Of Il as best can" cried
Eric, amazed. .a
Let US cross the street. Too crowd
ed on this side. Fine preacher, that.
He's making Christians just as they
make sardines-I mean, he's packing
'em In the same way"
Once across the street, he resumed
the original theme. MY boy, I've come
to the conclusion that you killed Chef
wynd. No court Of justice can con-
Wet you OF the crime, however. The
corpus deficit must be established. In
other words, the state Is obliged to pro-
duce the body Of the victim In order
to prove that he Is truly and legally
deceased There must be something
beside verbal testimony to show that
the man Is dead. Technicalities are
great life savers. / once knew or
case In Chicago where man was sent
up for life for numbering his wife. The
state was required to prove the corpus
deficit. IL produced one of the meta
tarsal bones and said II was a part OF
the dead woman's corporal body, al
though some OF the experts declared IL
to be from the person OF a pig. But
the jury decided IL was q part OF the
woman and convicted the prisoner. II
1t hadn't been for that tiny bone he
would have gone scot free. So, In your
case, there's got to be something to
show that Chetwynd is really dead"
But will swear that killed him."
said Eric sharply.
You wouldn't have anything to say
about It," said Adam Carr cheerfulIy.
Your lawyer would see to that. He
oV,I he 20
among them Chetwynd or a part Of
him. What's a lawyer for II not to at
tend to such things as thatT'
rs that what you came here to tell
me?" demanded Eric.
That, and this: I can't afford to be
dragged into this thing. 1t means ruin,
degradation. I merely ask you to as
me out Of IL altogether. No one need
be the wiser"
II see," said Eric thoughtfully. They
walked along for some distance In
silence. Adam was watching his friend
out Of the corner Of his eye.
At the corner below, Eric drew up
sharply.
You're justified in asking this OF
me. Mr.. ADAM" he said, knitting his
brows. You have stood by me, right
or wrong. / am not so ungrateful that
I will drag you downturn you, as
you say. won't say that 1 condone
or approve the uses to which you have
put this unhappy business but that 10
neither here nor there. II you ask II
OF me will tell my story without con-
Meeting you with It In any way whatso-
ever. Here's my hand on 1t. I've tried
to dislike you. but find that I can't"
Adam Cars face glowed. He ut
tered little cry Of relief as he clasped
the young mans hand.
-
said briskly. Il wanted to see II you
were true blue, SO far as your friends
are concerned. didn't believe you
could go back on me, after you saw
what It meant to me. You. would have
told long ago but for me. Perhaps you
don't realize IT, but you would have
told everything the other day II you
hadn't felt that 1t would be doing me
grave injustice. Well. I know 1t II
you don't. We've stood together all
these years, my boy, and we'll stand
together now. You've lot something to
confess to Horace, and 80 have /. My
crime is 10000 times darker than yours.
1t isn't conscience that's working on
me, just plain fatigue. I'm sick and
tired Of playing with Horace. 1 don't
sleep nights. It's got on my nerves.
So, II you don't mind, We'll face him
together--this afternoon"
Eric was trembling all over. DO
you really mean IL, Mr.. Adam" he
cried.
II do. And Wen not put on until
tomorrow what we can do today"
In a maze Of wonder Eric walked
on beside this strange, amazing man.
The thought never entered his head
that Adam Carr, the must astute and
calculating of men, might have con-
ceived the idea that his own safety
lay in the powerful effect Eric's can
dour would have on Horace Blagdea
This is not saying that Carr secretly
cherished a conviction of that sort, but
that he was clever enough to profit by
the perfectly obvious conclusion.
"And by the way" said Adam, with
speculative chuckle, III I'm any
Judge of human nature-and I profess
to be- think we'll flnd Miss Bright
on the right side Of the fence when
she sees you are in trouble. It's q
way women have"