South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-25
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The next day Christopher Poe at
tended tho funeral OF old Billy
Issrry. Because OF the tragic way
re had met his death many people
turned out from curiosity to follow
The body to lhe little oregon Gem
ctcry.
Christopher Poe learned nothins
Of interest and early that afternoon
explained % the Shcpards that ne
would gladly pay them two weeks
board in full if theT could arrange
for him 90 get a room al the Barrys.
Air. Shepard displcmatically made
the arrangement with George Barr
and that afternoon Christopher Pee
quietly moved into the little hig-
side house and was established IT,
the very room IN which Bin Barry
had died. the room having been
made clean and tidy oy Jenny.
The gruesomeness Of his situation
did not occur 20 the hnancIer be.
cause Of his great interest in the
crime. lie lay FOR hours in the bed
and reestaDlisned in his mind the
room as 20 had been OF the night
Of the murder. During the first night
ne rose several times 10 rearran-e
chairs In an effort 20 fisIre out some
plausible theory. He also carefully
examined the Swiss clock AMI made
mental note OF the fact tnat nc
could plainly hear the breathing o.
The two brothers who occupied
separate rooms. both opening onto
the EucCle chamber in which poe
lay
Jenny had small room below,
just beneath tne old staircase. and
though he felt that someone was
moving about below stairs several
times during the night ne could
hear no sound.
Neat day ot breakfast Jack an
nounced in busiDess-like tone THAI
lie and Jenny we're 10 be married
that night. Christopher Poe i'm
mediately became anxious. A vague
theory had been forming in his mind
aud he felt that he must act at once.
So Immediately after breakfast he
asked the two Barrys and Jenny up
stairs tC his room. The old sheep
medal with it's blood stains upon IL
lay on the dresser. the sheep shears
beside it. Christopher Poe had
found no difficulty in seeing that
these two articles were not disposed
OF. The erleSome relics seemed to
e hold a morbid interest for all the
barry household
a.
Tho room Christopher Poe stepped
softly 10 the door and locked il
then he went over 10 the clock on
the mantle piece and turned the
hands until they we're pointing TO
l.alfrast two.
Now he said. taking up the
sheep shears ard placing them on
the chair near the stairway where
they had been the night OF the
tragedy, and putting the silver sheep
medal on the bed. Il want YOU all
90 imagine that this is the night that
Mr. Barry was He'd. The shears
Iuy where they dld that night, the
sheep medal wIl represent the place
YOUR fathe. ccc-pled, and the clock
Is set at halfpas- two. 7 have found
in examining chis clock that il is o.
very excellent swiss workmanship
The hell sounds the hours in regular
rotation. ? have tampercd with II
now so that Il will strike 9 O'Clock
when the hands are turned TO three.
Now YOU two boys are supposed
To be lNing awake in these two out
cr rooms and Jenny is either awake
ca asleep downstairs IA her room %
christopher Poe slowly and deliber-
atclv moved the hands OF the clock
until they reached the hour OF three.
The silver tinkIe sounded clearly
and distinctly three times.
Vow continued the banker-de-
tccuvc. 'yod heard IL strike three
and II I left the clock alone 10 would
strike four after an hour IS passed.
hut instead of that I turn the hands
around the entire flce OF the clock
back 10 about half past two. so that
the next tine the clock strikes. while
It would be really o'clock the ben
would only sound three times.
He turned and looked at Jenny.
who was trving 10 hide her flushed
face behind Jack
Wen sup 1se that some person
has slipped s..,.uy up the stairs af-
ter the clock had struck three and
has turned the hanls III just the
manner i did. so instead cf the bell
soundinS four times az o'clock
there Viii he but three strikes"
Jenny was edginE toward the door
and Christopher Foe Cleverly cut OF
her retreat by stepping TO the chair
and picking up the sheep shears
The BOYS stood fascinated, watChin5
his every movement
Jenny. her hands trembling. ind.
ins the door locked. returned anC
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