South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-09

heard. Bobby said, when We found
the body had been moved"
1T put him in a dreadful way"
Jenkins mumbled, for no one had
bothered 10 tell me IL was young Mr.
Robert the detective suspected, end
when Mr. Silas heard the detective
boast that he knew everything and
would make an arrest in the morn
ing. he thought about the handker-
chief and knew he was done for un-
less he took Howells up. and the
man did ask for trouble. sir. Well!
Mr.. Silas gave it to him to save him
self"
Didn't YOU know you prevented
that, sir ?'' Jenkins asked. IT heard
you come in from the court. I
thought you had been listening. I
signalled Mr.. Silas there was danger
and TO get out of the private stair
way before you could trap him. AMI
I-couldn't give him another chance
for a long time. Some Of you were
in the room after that. or Miss
Katherine and Mr.. Graham were sit
ting in the corridor watching the
body until just before Mr.. Robert
tried to get the evidence for himself.
Mr.. Silas had 10 act then. Ii was
his last chance, for re thought Mr..
Robert would be glad enough 10
turn him over to the law
"Why did you ever hide that stuff
in Miss Katherine's rootn:" Bobby
asked
Jenkins flung UP his hands.
"Oh, ne was angry, sir. when he
knew the truth and learned wha- a
mistake he had made. EOwellS
didn't give me the report l showed
you. II was in his pocket with The
other things. We .sot il open with
out tearing the enevelope and Mr..
Silas read it. He Wouldn't destroy
anything. He never dreamed Of any
body's suspecting Miss Katherine. so
he told me 10 hide tie things N her
! bureau I think he figured or using
the evidence to put the blame on
Mr.. Robert in case II was the only
way to save himself"
Why did YOU show the report 70
me ?" Bobby asked.
Il was afraid - take all that
responsibility. the butler quavereG.
Il figured il you we're partly to
blame il might go easier with me-
Paroles shrugged his shoulders.
You were a good mate for Silas
Blackburn" he sneered.
Even now / don't see how that
old scoundrel had the courage to
show himself tonight" Rawlins said
That's the beautiful justice of the
whole thing" Paroles answered.
for there was nothing else what
ever for him TO do. There never lad
been anything else Cor HIN TO do
since Miss Katherine had spoiled his
scheme, since you all believed it was
he who had been murdered. lie had
/ 10 hide the truth or face the electric
/ chair II he disappeared he Was in
/ fnitely worse off than though he had
/ settled with his brother man
/ without a home, without a name,
without a penny"
Jenkins nodded
He had TO come back" he said
slowly. " and he knew how scared
you were Of the old room
The funeral and the show" Par
/ edes said. gave him his chance.
! Jenkins will doubles tell you how
/ they uncovered the grave lala this
/ afternoon. took that poor devr's
body. and threw it in the Lake. then
/ fastened the coffin and covered II
| again. OF course the snow effsC cd
]
/ in. naturally scared 10 death, ard
told US that story based on he !e-
1 gends of the Cedars, and the doc
tors supernatural theories. Ard you
must admit that he might, as you
call it. have got away with Il. He
| did create mystification. The body
OF the murdered man has 5isap-
| peareu. There was no murdered
/ Blackburn as far as YOU could tell.
Heaven knows how long yol might
have struggled with the case Of How
ellis"
He glanced up.
Here is Miss Katherine.
She stood at the head Of the
stairs
81 think she's all right" she said
70 the doctor. She's asleep. She
went 10 sleep crying. May / come
DOWN."
The doctor nodded she walked
down. glancing from ore 20 the
! other questioningly.
Poor Mariai" Paroles unused.
She's the one / pity mos.. She's
| been at times. I think. what Raw
Inns suspected-an insane woman.
wandering and crying through the
| woods. Assuredly she was out OF
her head tonight. when I found her
finally at the grave. I tried 10 tell
her thss her father was dead. I
| begged her 20 come in. .old her
we were friends. She struck me
finally when / tried 10 force her 20
come out of the storm. Robinson.
I want you 10 listen TO me for a mo-
ment. l honestly believe. for every
body's sake. I did a good thing
when I asked Silas Blackburn Just
before he disappeared why ne had
his brothers body in the lake. I'd
hoped il would simply m AXE him