Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-04-25

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canon. In a few words he described
how one of the searchers had noted
its shadow in the darkness, and walk.
| ed in that direction to stumble over
he body and give halloo which had
brought them all to him.
"Charley was lynn all doubled up,
like as IL he'd had fit or somethin'
before he died and hadn't straight
ened out" he explained. ut was
right here we picked him up"
AS II to confirm his words, we
could see the blurred outlines Of some
object which had lain there on the
| ground, and about 1t the imprint o.
several pairs of feet.
Dual went down and began an in
| speclion of the ground and the foot.
prints. Heffy and stood by
and watched him. Laredo went
over aid sat down on pile of stones;
lighted cigarette, and sat smoking,
with one leg crossed over the other,
apparently at ease.
Dual, crouched low, was moving
slowly about the outline where the
body had lain.
Suddenly he paused, bent lower, and
knelt down. He beckoned Osborne,
Heffy, and me to him. He was point
ing toward the outline of a footprint
"a long, narrow footprint. Dis
tinctive from the others if you will
notice." he remarked. observe it
closely. There may be others here
abouts."
"Other what, senor?" came the
voice of Laredo.
Footprints" Dual told him with a
sidewise glance.
Doubtless" he responded. 1.-THE
searchers tramped around much, it
appears. But this particular foot
print?"
is distinctive" Dual rose and
busted the knees of his trousers.
1T is that of man of say five feet
nine or ten who walks more on the
outer edge OF his foot, so that his
weight comes on the outer edge of his
sole and heel, making an easily recog-
nizable impression. Furthermore, he
wears a French make of shoes-Villet
CT SlC IL 1 gill llOI AhioIuhChJ WhlCA
do not think likely"
Laredo removed his cigarette and
inspected it's tip for a moment. "You
profess to recognize the make of shoe
from its Imprint" he inquired at
length.
Dual merely nodded. He turned to
Heffy, who was waiting wideNeyed at
tbiS III in a and a1Irac al hin,
once more. And now, Mr. Heffy, if
your guide will show us just where
he discovered the body of Wingarde,
/ should like to examine that spot
also.'
The hotel detective nodded to his
man.
Bill moved off at once, leading us
still farther up and nearer the brink
of the canon. HeHy and i followed
and Laredo left his seat and came
along. / noticed Dual closely.
He was walking close behind Bill,
and scanning the ground as he went.
Heffy, too, never took his eyes from
the STOPPING figure, yet he managed
to speak:
Say, now, do you think he can do
it,"
do what?" gave back.
"Tell what company made shoe
from the mark it leaves, like he
said"
Almost l felt sorry for the fellow.
But my pity did not prevent my add
ing to his growing bewilderment in
the least. "Of course he can il he
says So" l replied. Il saw HIM recog-
nize the handwriting of a forger sew
eIal years after he'd seen it written
on an envelope once, even though the
first time it was used in writing
different name. But he was right, and
the man was the same"
Yes. know" said Heffy; but
but shoes"
"Hah!" Laredo cut in. "Is it not
true that there is Il Bertillon record of
the various brands of shoes? 1t was
u matter had overlooked"
IF there is Dual has a copy of it,
you may be assured" ! responded.
"Senor Laredo, my friend never makes
IL statement he does not feel able to
support"
Osborne nodded. He is analytic
to a degree"
"One moment" Semi addressed the
guide. He paused and waited until
we came up. Another one of the
prints" he observed. IF you will
notice it was going toward the pile of
rocks, not from it, and-yes, here to
one side is another track-no. two
pointed in the same direction, but
made by different sort of shoe-Ope
with cracked sole. worn by per-
son who walked flat-footed, as shown
by slight dragging in the outline.
The wearer had an almost shuffling
gait"
Charley for thousand then!" ex-
claimed Heffy on the instant. '"The
feller hated shoes. went barefoot or
in moccasins mostly; but he always
wnra sh0as IL he came nm tn the