Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-07-05

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"Three?" said Laredo.
"Three. The two who remained
and the one who came back to the
hotel"
"Dios!" You seem sure. senor."
the Mexican made comment.
zone should be in a matter like
this" Dual answered. Come"
Heffy pulled the door open. We
passed out and he locked II behind
him. We went out on the veranda and
down 1t to the sun-lighted grounds.
The porches were full of women in
the light, fluffy things of summer.
Dual led the way with Osborne, the
two walking along. their voices now
and then speaking in low-toned con-
versation. Heffy and Laredo and
came next. We vent out of the
grounds and turned up along the
course Of the canon. We went up
along its edge toward the spot where
death had stalked the night before.
Abruptly we came on two men
walking back toward the hotel. One
of them nodded to Osborne as they
came up.
This place is getting worse than a
private park" he observed. They've
got man up there to warn every one
away from the spot where those two
men were found last night Maybe
they'll let you go around. but nix on
the rank and file"
"a precaution to avoid the oblitera-
tion of any possible clues" the physi-
clan explained.
"Oh," said the fellow. well, you
know, never thought about that"
He walked off with his companion.
Hefy grinned. II reckon Bills
still on the job" he remarked. yep,
there he Is, standin' right on the
edge" i.
looked forward to see dark fig
ure outlined against the sky. Plainly
the guard had been faithful to Heffy's
instructions. At least any signs which
had escaped the trampling of the res
cue party the night before would be
visible still.
And now Dual abandoned all seem
ing mystery in the matter, and became
on the sudden the everyday detective
in search of ctaes. Turning to Heffy
he requested him to have Bill point
out the exact spot at which the In
dams body had been discovered the
night before.
Without question the fellow
turned and led us all to a jumbled
piece of tumbled stones a little way
further along and back perhaps some
fifty yards from the edge of the
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
the body and give halloo which had
brought them all to him.
Charley was lynn all doubled up,
like as If 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 IL to confirm his words, we
could see the blurred outlines Of some
object which had lain there on the
ground, and about it the imprint Of
several pairs of feet.
Dual went down and began an in
spection of the ground and the foot.
prints. Heffy and l stood by
and watched him. Laredo went
over and sat down on a 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
oody 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 il
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?"
lis distinctive" Dual rose and
busted the knees of his trousers.
1t is that of a. 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 Cie's IL l am not mistaken, which
! do not think likely"
Laredo removed his cigarette and
inspected its 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 wide-eyed at
this turn in affairs, and addressed him
once more. And now, Mr.. Heffy, IL
your guide will show US just where
he discovered the body of Wingarde,