Charlevoix county herald., 1918-06-21
CHAPTER w.
The Tiny Puncture.


The clerk had run out on Evelyn's
heels, and stood staring at her. Once
- twice he opened his mouth and
closed 1t. Abruptly he spoke.
It'll get doctor and the
house detective" He turned and ran
back inside to begin frantic ringing
OF service phones from the switch.
board.
Dual turned to me. "Stay here.
Keep by the bodies. See IL there Is
any trace of the image or stone on
Wingarde's. Note all that is said or
happens"
Dayton had gone to Miss Win
garde's side and was STOPPING above
her. / saw his lips move as he spoke
tom girl. Once she looked up, but
dropped her gaze back to the face Of
her father. Immediately after she bent
and kissed him on the lips.
Now she laid him down gently, sup
porting his head as though loath to
place it on the floor.
In an instant Laredo had whipped
on his light flannel coat and folding
II double. placed 1t beneath her cling
ing hands.
She flashed hH glance of grateful
appreciation, settled her fathers head
back on its pillow and rose slowly.
For a moment she stood looking
down. Without warning her eyelids
flickered, dropped, she threw out her
hands as one cropping blindly for sue
cor.
Dayton caught and held her as she
swayed. Dual Joined him at her side.
"Senor Laredo, will you ask the clerk
to send brandy to Miss Wingarde's
suite at once. We are going up there.
Will you come, Mrs. Glace?"
Evelyn opened her eyes as she
spoke. please, Connie Glace," she
said quickly. She lifted her hands to
her temples. "Oh. Spencer-Im-Pm
so dizzy. Won't you"
Her voice trailed off. Dayton acted.
He swept her up in his arms and start
cd across the lobby.
We who watched from the veranda
saw only her golden hair, and her
slender limbs trailing down beyond
his body as he began to mount the
stairs. Dual and Connie followed. The
three went on up and passed from
sight.
I-saw the clerk and Laredo go to.
w4fp the bar, and the former called
teNnne of the bell-boys, to come and
take the brandy up to the Wingarde
suite.
At that moment a man entered the
lobby from one side and came rapidly
toward where we were standing about
the bodies. He was short, heavy set
with close-cropped reddish-brown
hair, heavy featured face, and large
hands and feet.
He walked with an assured stride
and shoulders thrown back, and was
clad in a tan-colored sack suit, with
brown buttons. At present his eyes
were not entirely free from sleep. He
came out on the porch and stared at
the bodies and the men who had
brought them.
GOOD mornin', Mr.. Heffy," said
oneS5f the two guides.
"H'rye, Bill" returned the new.
conner. What's the row here? These
guys bumped each other off?"
Don't reckon So" opined Bill.
Ute Charley's been hangin' round
here some considerable time, an he
amt never pulled no rough stun"
Heffy bent closer to the two DO
dies. "Ute Charley?" he repeated,
well, that's right, an the others
that English professor Teller. Say,
what happened?"
II dunno" said Bill. "They disap'
pears together last night an we jes'
finds them like this"
<where7" Heffy Strengthened and
Aanccd around at the group.
<'Up thar a ways. along the lip
Bill jerked thumb toward the north
in vague direction. Don't know "a
we would have, only one of these men
stumbled on Charley back Of some