Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-04-25
CHAPTER VII.
More vaIlIabia CilIea

personal sympathy for Heffy. So
completely had he accepted osborne's
declaration that Wingarde and Ute
Charley had met death from the bite
Of reptile, that Dual's pronounce
ment Of murder, robbed him of all
power Of consecutive thought. He
gulped once OF twice before he man
aged to get out his next question:
Prove it-prove it how?"
ITO begin with 1 would suggest that
We now visit the scene of last nights
tragedy" said Semi. 1--WE intended
that anyway, l believe. and it is time
We set out. Senor Laredo. you will
accompany us, will you not? You have
been SO closely associated with the
entire course of this regrettable af-
fair"
For the first time since the some
what startling statement regarding
the manner of death, gave the Mexi-
can glance.
found his dark eyes narrowed to
something like Sits and fixed on
Semi's person. He had not moved
from the chair he had taken before
the examination of the Indians throat
had been made. He sat with feet
apart and long fingers interlaced,
hanging down between his thighs, his
shoulders bent slightly, his head
thrust little forward.
As Dual spoke he Strengthened.
But yes, Senor Dual, If you wish,
I hn fn oil Go
beautiful morning for stroll, if
nothing more. l am rather tired of
being shut up with the dead men. Let
us go by all means, and at once'
Come. on, said Heffy. He turned
toward the door. IF there's any proof
up there how two men could be MUIR
dered by snake bite, let's go git it.
around with him for pet?" Some
thing akin to petulance wa growing
in his tone.
Dual nodded. He favored Heffy
with glance of slow regarding. "In
sense you are not far from correct"
he responded.
"And he lifted the emerald an the
claimed Heffy in growing excite.
ment.
He killed to obtain them" said
Semi Dual.
"DiOs!" muttered Laredo. "Then
why did he not make his escape be-
fore anything was discovered?"
1T is my opinion that he never
nf
Semi. "He fancied himself safe, and
that to remain would be as safe as to
depart. Come, let us go up and see
what evidence the three actors in last
nights murder have left for us to
read" ~ p,
"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 matter like
this" Dual answered. Come"
Heffy pulled the door open. We
passed out and he locked it 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 it's 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
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 nigh. 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.
Heffy grinned. II reckon Bills
still on the job" he remarked. "Yep,
there he is, standin' right on the
edge"
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.
q And now Dual abandoned all SEEM
Ing mystery in the matter, and became
on the sudden the everyday detective
in search of clues. Turning to Heny
he requested him to have Bill point
Out the exact spot at which the In
dams body had been discovered the
night before.