Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-27
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~ ]. U. ClESY & j. 3. SMITH
Authors OF Semi Dual Stories
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The Frank A. Munsey Co.

| rose and Went back to Wingarde's
body 9hd began searching for a mark
similar 10 thdt on the Indians neck.
But search as | would | could find
none.
turned my attention from the face
and neck, and Tor the first time it
seemed that noticed his clothing
closely. Besides II Norfolk jacket of
tweeds he was wearing a sheer silk
shirt beneath it-and the jacket was
up n.
| drew il still further open, bent
down and began to sean the fabric Of
the cremn.colored silk.
After a bit paused. 1t seemed to
me that had found place where
something might have passed through
it--just Il spot where the mesh seemed
pushed aside. Il might be only a flaw
~-stll'. With an eagerness | could not
entirely conceal, unfastened the shirt
and drew il open. And there | found
il q tiny diScolored puncture over the
left breast. Ike The prick Of needle.
and no more,
AN said Laredo, "you have
found IL" He had approached and
Dayton deep in question and an. wer
had mol noticed
nat ed b. go, opeled and Os-
horne me qaick'y. In glal e b.
noted JAc %. II yhiH AMI Nq ingcr
pointing Iaredo's observation. H..
CROSSED TO lie table IN a stride
what he began, and | took the
words out Of HIS mouth
We found your pin prick for
you"
He gave It a glance. lifted large.
sized ma nif,ine glass and bent over
W1nelrde's breast
whats that 2" said lleny, overhead
Ing. He apfang up and came over,
I Dayton followed taking a place at
nay side.
Presently q. borne straiehtened,
went over and bent above Ute Char
leys neck. once more he scanned the
tiny wound with his glass once or
twice he froWned as before, and
ehooll his head in silent my ifcation
In the end he spoke
This is one of the most peculiar
things have ever come across There
can be no doubt that these little
wounds ale the direct cause of death
In both cases. Bat for two things
would not hesitate to express posi-
tive op'ni that they had been bitten
by some extremely yenOmous tcptie
and died Of the result In fact, that
seems the only plausible explanation,
despite the two objections to r."
whats Them" inquired Hefy.
They look TO me like Il ratt.snake
had fanged them
THEY look like that to anybody, "
SAID Osborne, but, see here--if it was
RATHER he only lad one fang. That's
one objection"
HeTy looked puzzled. Laredo
smiled. Dayton mnitered his custom.
ary by Jove.'
"rhe other" Osborne continued,
lis chat they were struck in such odd
places--the throat and breast. Now,
If it had been the hands or feet or
legs. | wouldn't hesitate u minute in
my diagnosis
"Couldn't the RATHER hev lost one of
his tee.h?" Heffy suggested.
1T Is possible, OF course" Osborne
admitted. In some way one of It's
fangs may have been broken and not
yet replaced by new one, so that on.
~ the other one was long enough to
penetrate. They certainly look like
victims OF snake.bite"
Pardon Laredo said softly.
"Senores, | have been thinking. II |
rightly remember, the guide you call
Bill told Mr. Heify that the Indian was
found behind some stones. Now, |
have heard Senior Dayton say that this
Indian was one who went into the
mountains with the professor, an that
las night he came an spoke to him
an took him away.
MAY there not have been some
thing which he wished to show the
senior Wngalde? May It not have
been something among those rocks?
May they not have knelt to examine
It, and the reptile have struck, leapins
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