The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-06

o1SOo SlcllIlS. i IldL VIII pS easy SIOuSh
to determine"
Whose blood .s it?" asked Sim
monds, and I could see that even his
armor had been penetrated.
Well" answered Godfrey. smiling.
science isn't able, as yet, to identify
willing to give odds that it's SWANS
blood. My idea is that Silva got the
blood for the finger prints from the
blood-soaked handkerchief, which
Swain probably dropped when he fled
from the arbor, and which Silva picked
he was through with it, as an additional
bit of evidence"
That reasonable enough" agreed
Human, with a quick nod, but what
! can't understand is how he made
these reproductions"
Godfrey sat down again and contem-
plated the glove pensively for some
Where is that book Of finger prints
you spoke about, Lester?" he asked.
I went to the bookcase and got it
out. Godfrey took it and began to
turn the pages quickly.
SWANS name is in the index.'I said,
and he glanced at it, and then turned
to the place weber the page had been.
Which reminds me-" said Hinman,
with a rueful smile, that l cencocted
a very pretty theory to account for that
missing page. / felt quite chesty about
it! I'm glad it DIDN'T throw Miss
Vaughan off the scent!"
$50 am II" agreed Godfrey, for it
must have been this missing page
which gave Miss Vaughan her first
suspicion of the truth. Perhaps it was
pur inspiration-or perhaps she knew
that Silva could reproduce finger
prints. We shall learn when we hear
her story. In any event, it's a clever
trick-and easy enough when you know
howl"
Like standing the egg on end" I
suggested.
Precisely; Every trick is easy when
you work it backwards. But just think,
Simmends," he added, what problems
the police will have to face, if gloves
like these become fashionable among
cracksmen!"
Sinmonds groaned dismally.
You haven't told US yet how it was
DONE" he said.
I bit back a smile, for Simmond's
tone was that of pupil to master.
Well" said Godfrey, slowly, sit
might be done in several ways. The
first thing is to get a good set of the
prints to be reproduced. That Silva
got from this album. The molds might
be made by cutting them in wood or
metal; but that would take an EXPERT
and besides, I fancy it would be too
slow for Silva. He had a quicker way
than that-perhaps by TRANSFERRING
them to a plate of zinc or copper and
then eating them out with acid. Once
the mold is secured, it is merely a
question of pressing India rubber mix
ture into it n then heating the rub
Der until it hardens-just as a rubber
stamp is made. The whole process
would take only a few hours"
Simmonds drew a deep breath.
ct may be simple" he said, but that
fa1lnw'G q Dani1IS met tha ~ IJa,,
much too clever to be at large. We've
got to get him!"
BE sure of one thing retorted God
frey. You'll find it harder to catch
him h it was to let him go! He
won't walk into your arms. Not that I
blame you, Simmonds," he added: but
1 blame those muckle headed men Of
yours-and / blame myself for not
keeping my eye open. Here's the glove
take good care of it. 1t means
SWANS acquittal. And now there is
one other thing want to see before we
go to bed. Suppose we make a little
excursion to the roof"
ITO the roof? What for?" demanded
Simmonds. as he wrapped the glove in
his handkerchief n put it in his
pocket.
you know how fond you are of fire
works." retorted Godfrey, smiling, and
started for the door.
Il haven't the slightest idea what
you're talking about" said Human,
but I'm as curious as an old woman
Come along, them" laughed God
frey. and led h way up the stairs.
This time We'll go as quietly as we
can!" he added, yer his shoulder.
In the entry at the top Of the stairs
leading to the attic story was a heavy
with a smile.
do you suppose those two German
servants have slept on through all this
excitement?' he asked; and we found
afterwards that they hadi
The flare of Godfrey's torch disclosed
a third flight of stairs at the end Of
the entry, and. when we reached the
foot of these and looked up we found
ourselves gazing at the stars.
"Ah!" said Godfrey; II thought so!
The stage was set, ready for the cur
tain. and then the leading lady failed
to appear. So the villain went in
search of her, found her with the glove
in her hand, n started to suppress
her. when u timely arrival inter-
rupted him! Gentlemen, I think 1 can
promise you a most interesting demon
stration. What did Miss Vaughan call
it, LESTER"
A astral demolition" 1 said.
That's it'll" said Godfrey, and led the
way up the steps.
There was a wide, hinged trap door
a. SAI kSPs ! oPCiA, Liz VIC lSPpC
through it out upon the root. Here
had been built a platform about eight
feet square. with a low railing around
it. I saw Godfrey's torch playing
rapidly over the ard of the platform.
then he marshaled us in the middle of
it.
Stand here in a row." he said, fac
ing the west. Extend your arms to the
heavens and concentrate your gaze up
on that big star up yonder. Go ahead.
doctor" he urged. as Hinman hesitated.
We're trying to persuade an astral
visitor to pay us a call, and it takes
team work"
We stood silent a moment, with our
arms above u heads. and / could hear
Godfrey shifting his feet cautiously
along the boards of the floor.
What's that" cried Simmonds, for,
from the darkness at our feet, had come
a soft whirr as of a bird taking flight.
Looki cried Human. Look!
High above our heads a mint of