Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-31
CHAPTER VII.
A Bit of Steel.

A Bit of Steel.
When are you going to Judge o.
nlier's?"
Tomorrow. This is my last free
h. So if there is anything for me to
DO tell ne, Mr.. Black. and let me
4. 10 work at once"
There is nothing you can do. The
rster is hopeless. I told you so the
ar night, and now, after couple
( DAYS Of thought on the subject. |
obliged to repeat my assertion.
hr own convictions in the matter,
sd your story of the shadow and the
HEei cap may appeal to the public
I'D assure you some sympathy, but
h an entire reversal of its opinion
I will need substantial and incon-
gTeTtible evidence Find me some
ting definite to go upon and we will
1k'
Dolbtfully she eyed him. what
ImTanL" she observed at length, with
agl is the name of the man who
alteTed down the ravine ahead of
" husband. I cannot give it to you
nE but do not despair of learning
have got to renew old acquain-
uies; revive old gossip; possibly, re-
al to life almost Obliterated mem
Ges'
NJ Black, dropping his hand from
invest gave her his first look of I'M
lli1ed admiration.
You ring true" said he. 81 have
ut men qualified to lead a forlorn
Als but never before a woman. Al
"ne to express my regret that it is
Gci tOrlorn one"
AFS. Scoville rose. Then she sat
aF1 again, with the remark:
I1ave a strange notion. It's a hard
elg to explain and you may not I'M
FEand ne, but l should like to see,
Il still exists, the stick-my hus-
AadS stick-with which this crime
u committed Do the police retain
'.'a things? Is there any possibility
= my finding it laid away in some
~4VeF at headquarters or on some
oay SHELF"
d" Black was again astonished.
's this callousness or a very deep
10 determined purpose.
lou shall see the stick if it is still
De found. I will take you to police
.'a-s uaTters if you will go heavily
.-70, We don't want any recogni-
Al OF You there yet"
Eol-"
NOW, he announced. jumping up
&c; his hat.
mere was one little fact of which
= BACK was ignorant-that the DO
~ - Aaa had their eye on the yelled
y a' Claymore inn for several days
= - a1a Enew who his companion was
Instant they stepped into head
~ ,-,'S,S' IN vain his plausible ex-
~ .'s LOT showing his lady friend the
e -..S''.eS OF the place; her interest
r. .-s details Of criminology was well
@e.s'slood by Sergeant Doolittle.
s,. ,s'oEe' when he saw the small,
n ,'a'-s eye Of the lawyer begin to
- 0'er the shelves, and beheld his
s,,s s.Op as II sometimes did when he
m ,s-s 10 veil his purpose in an air of
-, F'eoccupauOn, he knew what the
4. :. 'eqleSt would be, as well as if
4, INV sounds which left Mr.. Blacks
-, a. intervals had been words in
es,.. " InaFuculate grunts. He was,
Il ..o'e' prepared when the question
a,s S-y memorial of the Etheridge
M, Nothing but a stick with blood
VI It. That, I'm afraid, wouldn't
ca 's'y agreeable sight for a lady's
we ss proof" the lawyer whispered
Ksss ~ officers ear. Lets see the
h.s,ss.ser sergeant considered this a very
hal eIperience-quite a jolly
ssssn'u me dun monotony of the day.
hgrs.s up the stick. ne laid it in the
% rro. hands, and then turned his
ktso 4ad gone pale, but it took her
tss5 Instant to regain her equanimi-
nan, uOld out her own hand for the
ssss 70 the three stood there, the
taos , &c. ironic, inquisitive, won
edsr a :, .he woman's phlegm if not
II bn, S'1'e; hers, hidden behind her
OeaI forward over the weapon