Gunnison news-champion., 1915-11-05

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No What
Tha-s sas uo s.spa 10 snaIs=e - =
Tie class o. nsNs. ssse ssssasaa.ssss< pAs'
aaa come saos siss Teye issis Csze
.ais s4ss. and even IN Bssacs<s . Srss
asQ.. e.er in har sghaosEosm- the csd
aays had ao<H luto tsair vsoSsr pSncs
aad sac ~ she ge-s,rcsase-
They've nsaae an arrest sasd
love. aad Cazaie; aoasisa - tso1Ge
he had ess5is expected h. whiah sss
Blaache oa irving to ress.ssiser soo~
thing h. had said a; the osesr hsass.
but she Rad not sseeeeaed ~ess -
noticed the cH-ioss palsor of be chan
and forshsad
Tscruton - he issf ASKED.
"yes. ssr' This morning" $40 ~
ton Toye.
yos don't mean the poor unea =
cried Blanche. looking froG one 10 tAs
other
"Yes. he does. said Cazasst glOo0-
as. HE stared out st the river. ssstaG
nothing in sls turn, though one a ~
anglers xas actually b.sy vifh bis
reel
But 1 thought MIR Scruton 80
still" Blanche remembered hin. ~
uembered dancing with him. she dt1
not like to say. in prison"
he came out the her DAY siUAs1
Cazalet. But hos like the police ~
over Give . dog a bad name. ed
trust them to hunt II down and shesf
Il st sight"
Il Judge it's not so bad as ali that -
this country" said tiilseS Toye
That mere like the police theory
about scruton. | guess. bar drawing
the bead"
When did ycu hear of ng" said
Cazalet
1t was on the tape at the savoy
when l got there SO | made aa W
auiry. and I figured 10 look IN at the
kingston Court on my way to call
upon Miss Blanche You see. ] was
kind of Interested in all you d told me
about the case"
"Well?"
We'll. that was my end Of the sttua-
tion. AS luck and management woald
have IL between them, 1 was In time to
hear your man"
Not my man. please, You thought
Of him yourself, said Cazalet sharply.
We'll. anyway. was in time to hear
the proceedings opened against him.
They were all over in about a minute.
He was remanded till next week"
How did he look" and, Had - q
beard9" demanded Cazalet aad
Blanche simultaneously.
He looked like q sick man." said
Toye. with something more than his
usual deliberation in answering or
asking questions Yes, Miss Blanche,
he had q beard worthy of free citi
zen"
They let them grow one. IL they
like, before they come out" said GAIA
let, with the nod Of knowledge.
Then | guess he WAS q wise man
not to take it or" rejoined Hilton
Toye. That would only prejudice his
case. il it's going to be one of identity
with that head gardener playing lead
in the witness-stand."
'Old Savage" snorted Cazalet
why, he was q dotard in our time
they couldn't hang . dog on his eyi
dencei"
STILL" said Blanche, ia rather
have il than circumstantial evidence
wouldn't you, MIR. TOye!"
No, Miss Blanche, I would not," re
piled Toye. With unhesitating candor
The worst evidence In ths world, In
ny opinion, and I've Givsa the matter
some thought. 10 the evidence Of iden
tity." He turned to Caaolst. Who haG
betrayed . quickeasl Interest In his
views. Shall tell yea Why! Thinl
hsw Often you're Ast - sure n yo.
have seen . man before Or n you never
have! YOH kind Of sArink from nod
1inG. o. elss you nol wreaG; n you
li1nt ever have that feeling. ther
ysu'rs not lihe any other man know.
4 have!" essed Caaalst. I've hat
n an NJ life. even h the wilds; bu,
| never th0HGAt Of h before"
Think Of II now," said Toye, "ant
you'll 80 there may be naws in ths
best evidence Of identity that none,
can buy. But circumstantial evidenc,
cent lie. Miss Blanche. II you ger
enough Of 1t. II the links Mt In. Il
prove that . certain persoa wss in /,
certain place at . certain time, gues,
that's worth all the Oaths of eli tn,
eye-witnesses that ever saw daylight
Cazalet laughed harshly, as for n,
apparent reason he led the way int
the garden. Mr.. Toyss made q stud,
of these things,' he fired over hi,
shoulder. He should have been ,
Sherlock Holmes, and rather wishe,
he was one,"
Give me time" said Toye. LAUGH
ing. Il may come along that Vay
yet"
Cazalet faced him in a frame q
tangled greenery. you told me Va,
wouldn't"
i did. sir. but that was bef0re tLa,