The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-08
Not According
to Law
By ETHEL HOLMES

Fred Boynton and his dog Bob were
inSeparable. Fred was engaged to
Winnie Douglas. much to Bobs dis
comtture The lovers did not hide
their caresSeS from the dog who gave
every evidence of jealousy. Some
times they careSsed on purpose to see
the dog show his distress Bob didn't
show his teeth and growl; he was too
respectable II dog for that. He looked
up at them pitifully. whined and wag.
ged his tail in Il melancholy fashion.
When Winnie was little girl she
was permitted To play with boy
named Joe Dixon. a neighbor. the son
of parents of low degree. BY and by
she went away TO school. and when
she returned she was of an age to un-
derstand the difference between the
Dixon family and her own. So she
dropped Joe. From that time till Win
ME became engaged to Fred whenever
Joe met her he greeted her with
malicious look. He was now man
grown, and she was Il woman.
One day Bob came to Winnie In
most deplorable condition. He had
been cut in many places with knife,
but seemed TO he troubled about some
thing else. Winnie endeavored TO bind
up his wounds. but he would not per
nit. lie kept moving away from her
and barking till she was convinced that
he wished her TO follow him. and she
did so. He led her to lonely place in
road, where she found her lover dead,
badly cut like the dog
There was absolutely no clew as to
how Fred Boynton came to his end,
but it was evident from his cuts ana
those Of his dog that he had been az.
tackled and that Bob had attempted to
defend him.
The only person who believed that
she could point out the murderer was
Winifred Douglas, but she said not n
-%o.o iof tsIs to any one. To make a
charge without the slightest proof
would avail nothing. She adopted Bob.
and the two mourned together. the
dogs jealousy being turned to affec-
llOl Il kFlcl.
When the murder occurred Joe Dixon
was not at home. AT any rate, he was
understood not TO be at home Winf-
fred did not meet him for some months
after the murder. Then. seeing him
coming toward her on the street, she
fixed her eyes upon his face scrutiniz-
inSly. She thought she saw several
scars on ii. Joe did not look at her.
They had not spoken since Winnie had
gone away to school He was evident
ly very much affected by the meeting
and hurried by
Winnie had a plan for fixing her low
er's killing on DixOn-H0t sufficient evi-
dence to convict him. but to remove
all doubt as to his criminality. She
told the chief of police her story, ana
Dixon was arrested and charged with
the crime At Winifred's suggestion
the prisoners face and hands were ex-
amined with a magnifying glass aud
found to he covered with sears. scarce.
ly visible to the naked eye. There
was nothing in this alone 10 indicate
his guilt, but Winifred was not relying
on it alone
The police were much ayerse TO Dix
ons arrest and declared that they were
not responsible for it. ayerring that
they We're gathering evidence that
would surely convict another person
If the crime that Dixon was charged
with. When Winifred insisted tDat
Joe be brought to trial they demurred
unless she would openly charge him
with the murder TO this she consent
I'd, and the case came To trial.
Winifred was the only important wit
ness. The prisoner sat regarding her
with an unnteIligible stare He seem
I'd puzzled 10 know what she was go
ing to do with him. When she took
The witness box and began the story
which had been told her every ono
watched and listened to her intentlv.
She made an excellent impression.
When she came 10 the Story Of Bok's
coming 10 her badly cut the courtroom
was profound by silence except for
her voice Here shc stopped and those
Who had examined the prisoners face
and hands testified that they werp
-earrcd
May It please the court" said the
prosecuting attorney. "the next witness
is n dog
In obedience TO message. servant
in the Douglas family entered, lead
ing a handsome collie. He came IN
Willingly, looking timidy at ihose
gathered In the room. Presently catch.
ing sight Of Winifred, he sprang TO.
ward her. bu' he was held in leash till
his eye caught sight Of the prisoner.
VINO sat pale rs death regarding bin
Then the dog gave a grow aud
spring toward Dixon. lie was suffered
70 70 free ana In another moment war
tearing Dixon'S neckwear. cndeavoring
TO get bis tc.ih in his throat