The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03

hypnntissd 10 do q thing which. III nis
normal condition. would be profoundly
repagnant to him. indeed feyF men
can be hypnotised against their will
To be hypnotissl sou haye TO yield
yourself the weaker you q but
thar doesn't appiy to Swain : shouldn't
advise o to use that line or rg1-
Iient TO a jury he added. with q
smile You'd better Just leave the
hei thing up In the air.
Well I said. I'll make the best
fight I can. I was hoping Swain could
help me- since he cant we'll have 10
trust TO luck
Godfrey left US to get his story OF
the morning hearing into shape and
fell into q gloomy reyery. ] could
see no way out of the maze either
Swain had touched vaughanss body.
or 1t had been touched by another man
with the same finger markings 7
sat suddenly upright. for IL there was
such a man. he must be one OF two
What is itss~ Swain asked. lockdng
"A long shot" I said An exceed
ingly long snoe-a observation-disclosures
lion to one shot How many people
are there In the world SWAIN
I'm sure I don't know and he
stared at me in bewfIderrnent-
Il think it's something like q billion
and a half. 1t that is true then it's
possible that there are four people In
the world. beside yourself. with the
thunlb and two fingers of the right
hand marked exactIy as yours are
We must have a reunion. some
day" Swain remarked. with irony.
But / refused to he diverted.
Allowing for im~perceptibIe differ
TO assume that there are 10 such pso-
pie"
Well" said swain. bitterly. Il
know one thing that it isn't safe TO
Hindus is n OF those TO- / .
that IS the assumption you viii make
next2"
Its an assumption I intend to put
somewhat testify. and IL it fails, TIA
afraid youth have TO go TO Jail till I
can dig UP some more evidence"
He turned toward me quickly. his
face
See here, Mr.. Lester" be said.
don't misunderstood me- I'm awfuIly
| grateful for ali you're doing for me-
but i don't mind going to tail-not on
my OWN account I'm innocent. and
I'll be able to prove it in time. But
ready to face anything IL 1 knew ID
she was safe. She mustn't be left in
that house-not a single night. Prom
isa me that youu take her with O
GS SS0-l Go AeS 4A4aGSAS oS@&
I'll promise that, Swain. gladly" 7
said. provided. OF course. the doctor
consents"
We mus get him and Swain
TO him how important it is"
Perhaps / can get him on the
phone" / said; but the person who
answered told me that he had Iready
started for the nauest And q mo
ment later, Mrs. Hargts tapped at the
door OF the study and j that b
doctor was outside I told her to show
him in at once.
The truth is" said Human. shaking
hands with both OF US, L thought I'd
drop in TO find out IL there was any
thing I could do. No reasonable per-
| son" he went on. turning 70 Swain,
believes you killed that ~defenseiess
! old man but those finger prints Ger
tainly do puzzle me-
They puzzle me, too" said Swain;
but III prove my innocenee-though II
viii tax time
1T looks to me-" said the doctor.
can prove our Is to catch
the real murderer"
That's exactly what were going to
try 10 do" I assented-
And meanwhile Mr.. Swain win be In
jail?' asked the doctor.
I'm afraid there's no help for it" I
admitted ruefulIy.
y was just telling Mr.. Lester that I
ClQn : Ell1G ClaL, SAID swain earnestly,
that l could stand anything, if ! was
only sure that Miss Vaughan was safe.
She isn't SAT- in that house MIR.
Lester has arranged to place her with
the family of his partner, Mr.. Royce,
where she VIII be properly taken care
of. Is there any reason why she
can't be taken there todayT"
The doctor considered for q mo
ment.
Ordinarily" he said. at last. I
would advise that she be left where
she is for a few days; but, under the
circumstances. perhaps she Eould bet
ter be moved You can get an easy
riding carrtag-or a car VIII do If
you drive carefully. The nurses, viii,
| of course, go along. The only thing is.
she Will probably wish to attend her
fathers funeral. which takes place to-
morrow"
Swain bit his lips ~nervousIy.
Il have a horror of her staying IN
that house another night" he said;
but / hadn't thought Of che funeral.
There is one nurse on duty all the time,
Isn't there, doctor"
Yes"
"All right, then: well risk n night
more But you promise me that she
shall be AIKEN away Immediately after
the funeral?"
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