Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-25

searching of the Indians trousers,
which besides his shoes and shirt,
was all he wore.
! saw his eyes light with surprise
and his thick lips purse as he felt to
the bottom of pocket. And then he
drew out h" I'd. clasping a couple of
ten-dollar bills. "Well, what do you
. know about that" he exclaimed.
Where do you suppose he got all that
money!"
! shook my head On the other side
of the body was searching its scanty
clothing for any bulky object Quite
plainly there was none to be found.
and gave over my examination.
Laredo had taken chair and was
ticular interest. In fact, his express
sion was bored.
Heffy stepped back.
"Al right Osborne" he said TO the
physician, who had been waiting to
make his examination. Jump in and
see what you can find out about it.
Honest, it begins to look to me as II
Charley tried to get the old boys roll,
an got hs'n, an then the professor
had been hurt so bad he'd stumbled
often the cliff. or somethin' or other
like that"
Osborne already at work. ma
king def examination Now as we
watched he lifted Wingarde's head
and turned it back and forth, side
ways. This mans neck is broken" he
announced
Hefy nodded. "The fall done
that" he dec'-red. bill said he was
fifteen feet down. reckon he toppled
off an lit on his head"
wait n Bit" said Osborne. | no
tc6d that he WAS observing the body
with a frown. Now he lifted first one
of the hands and then the other
After that he glanced at the stout Eng
lish shoes on the feet and shook his
head.
Turning his attention back to- the
face, he bent his own close and be-
gan TO sean the skin of the neck and
cheeks, while his frown of perplexity
dcepened.
Looks bit swollen and peculiar
in color, doesn't he, doctor?" | threw
In.
Yes. he does" Osborne admitted.
you don't happen to know just where
the bodies were found. do you,
Heny?"
bill didn't say, but he said Charley
was lynn back of pile of stones, as
understood him.
Osborne runted. re turned and
save the Indian glance. rose and
crossed to the table. This body
looks swollen, too. though you can't
mark its discooration so WE'LL" re-
marked
Again he nodded and began an ex-
animation similar to that he had made
Of Wngarde, save that he drew up the
trouser legs and looked at the bare
legs Of the Indian beneath them.
They were only pair of overalls, and
would not have offered much protec-
ton from a bite or sting, such as |
lancied he was looking for.
While he was about his work also
began close scrutiny of the upper
part of the body. | lifted the Indians
chin, which had thrown his neck into
shadow because of the overhead
lights. and Osborne, noting my action.
put down the leg he was holding and
joined me.
Laredo also arose, and Heffy. They
came closer to where we were work.
ing. On each side of the table the ply
stefan and bent ever the body. And
then Osborne uttered short exclama-
ton and laid his finger on the right
side of the throat.
"Look at that, will your" he OK.
claimed.
We all bent forward and stared at
what looked ike a tiny puncture in
the skin II had not bled. 1t didn't
look much larger than a pin prick, It
was just tiny hole in the skin, but
the flesh about it was slightly more
swollen than the rest of the neck.
That was all,
I nrnJn LOT rnt bic hrnuth in oiot
Something bit him, senores," he said
softly. "Hah. Alone in the night
something bit him so that he died.
What, Senior Doctor serpent, n
scorpion among the rocks, a tarantula
--perhaps?"
Osborne appeared puzzled.
''He wouldn't die so quickly from a
scorpion bite, Il at ALL" he declared.
He'd $ 'ell from tarantula bite, but
that would take longer TO kill him.
too. something bit or stung him
IN the neck, from the looks of this,
and cad, II It killed him, it killed
Wingarde also--his body is swollen
worse than this man's,"
That's right" said Heffy, "Well,
see II you can find out where he was
bit, then" He moved over toward the
other table where Wingarde lay.
The physician followed He began
4 more careful inspection of the
professors body Abruptly he desist.
ed.
Hold on q minute" he remarked.