The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-05-29

IAN right exclaimed, little
nettled that he should have anticipated
me even 20 much In the case. "But
you haven't heard the latest"
''What II 1T" he asked with provok-
Ing calmness.
Taylor Dodge" I blurted out. has
the clue. Tomorrow he viii track down
the mani"
Kennedy fairly jumped u repeat
cd the news.
"How long has he knownr' he do
manded eagerly.
Perhaps three or four hours" I has-
arded.
Kennedy gazed at me fixedly.
Then Taylor Dodge Is dead!" he
| exclaimed, throwing on his acid-stained
laboratory Jacket. and hurrying into
his street clothes.
"Imposaible!" I calculated.
Kennedy paid no attention to the OBJ
lection. "Come, Walter" he urged.
I'VE must hurry before the trail gets
cold"
There was something positively un-
canny about Kennedy's assurance. !
doubted-yet I feared.
It was well past the middle of the
night when we pulled up In q night
hawk taxicab before the Dodge house.
mounted the steps and rang the bell.
Jennings answered sleepily, but not
80 much SO that he did not recognize
me. He was about to bang the door
shut when Kennedy interposed his
foot.
Where Is Mr.. Dodge?" asked Ken
nedy. els he all right?"
| "Of course he is--in bed" replied
the butler.
Just then we heard faint cry, like
nothing exactly human. Or was 1t our
heightened imaginations, under the
spell of the darkness?
"Listen!" cautioned Kennedy.
We did, standing there now in the
hall. Kennedy was the only one of us
who was cool. Jennings face blanched
then he turned tremblingly and went
down to the library door, whence the
sounds had seemed to come.
He called, but there was no answer
He turned the knob and opened the
door. The Dodge library was large
room. In the center stood big, nat
topped desk of heavy mahogany. Il
was brilliantly lighted.
At one end of the desk was a tele
phone. Taylor Dodge was lying on the
floor at that end Of the desk-perfect
ly rigid-his face distorted CHASTITY
figure. A pet dog ran over, shifted
frantically at his masters legs and
suddenly began to howl dismally.
Dodge was dead!
"Help!" shouted Jennings.
Others of the servants came rush
ing in. There was, for the moment
the greatest excitement and confu
sion.
Suddenly a wild figure In flying gar
ments fitted down the stairfSand into
the library. dropping beside the dead
man, without seeming to notice us al
all.
"Father!" shrieked a woman's voice
heart.broken. Father! Oh-my God
I-he-he is dead!"
1t was Elaine Dodge.
With mighty effort, the heroic CIR
seemed to pull herself together.
Jennings" she cried. "call Mr.. Ben
nett-immediately!"
From the one-sided, excited CONVEX
sation of the butler over the telephone
/ gathered that Bennett had been ir
the process Of disrobing In his owl
apartment uptown. and would be righ
down.
Together, Kennedy, Elaine and my
self lifted Dodge to a sofa and Elaine's
aunt. Josephine, with whom she lived
appeared on the scene. trying to quie
the sobbing girl.
| Kennedy and I withdrew little way
and he looked about curiously.
| "What was IT." I whispered. "Wal
It natural, an accident, or--or muir
der?" The word seemed to stick II
my throat. II 1t was a murder, wha
was the motivef Could It have beer
to get the evidence which Dodge hat
that would incriminate the mastel
criminal?
Kennedy moved over quietly and 81
amined the body of Dodge. When h
rose his face had peculiar look.
"Terrible!" he whispered to me
Apparently he had been working a
his accustomed place at the desk wheI
the telephone rang. He rose ant
crossed over to It. See! That brough
his feet on this register let into thu
floor. Az he took the telephone re
ceiver down flash OF light must hav'
shot from It to his ear. It shows thu
characteristic electric burn"
"The motive7" Queried.
Evidently his pockets had beef
gone through, though mono Of the valu
ables were missing. Things ON hi
desk show that hasty search ha'
been made"
4 Just then the door opened and Ben
nett burst In.
Al he stood over the body, gaxinl