The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-03-27

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the shot. sir7~
NO.
This vas The nrss thought that ha1
struck me. had heard DO shot
We vent out through the iron esfs
and rsced like two madmen sIong ths
street The butler knew the vsy- !
had not yet learned enough Of 1rfs-
orton to be sure where to dnd The 20
lice.
n did not take N long to tel ~
stsry-what we had ss tell.
The police ofscer In charge showed
the eagerpess Characteristic Of tlse
sleuth.
told how the son had asked his n
fher to shake hands. How he had
been ordered from the house And bov
he had taken something from the cab
met and thrust II In his pocket
ITS . clear enough case" ssid ~
onicer. HE must have been watch
ing at the window. and nred just -
the old man was about to Egn the VIII
Wen have him. There II no way ct
Of TrIvorton before six IN the morn
Ing"
All the available force was at once
put on the case.
followed with q frenxied sort Of
fascination all the movements of tise
police.
Miss Redbagh BY this time had been
arc"sed. and sat, dry-eyed and half
Al. at the bedside of her father.
lE~.e had been q way out Of Triv-
orton that night. At half-past seven
In the morning Miss Redbagh received
q telegram.
Dear Edna:
Millie and ! reached Baldwin at
three this morning. I borrowed your
horse. and we drove over. ! am send
ing the horse back In care Of . man
from the hotel here. Don't mind about
the will. I am going to work.
Lovingly.
DONALD.
"Baldwin-three In the morning.
said the police ofIicer in charge Of the
investigation. III that's true, he new
er fired that shot,"
"Who didr asked helplessly.
I'VE must verify the telegrsm first."
Now thoroughly determined to know
the end Of II, accompanied two de-
tectives to Baldwin.
At the hotel we learned that Dom
aid Redbagh and his wife did arrive
there (twenty miles away at three
o'clock that morning. The shot that
killed his father had been fred at
half-past one.
"The girl-was she In sympathy
with her brotherr' asked the detec-
| tive.
"Yes," I said hesitatingly; but she
never shot her father. The will was
all in her favor"
Back we went to Trivorton, Tho
doctor had probed for the bullet.
"You thought young Redbash took
revolver" he said. "This 10 . ride-
ball. We heard no shot. II was an
accident. am convinced that no muir.
der was committed. And since the
man II dead. am ready to admit that
great injustice was prevented. Dom
aid married . poor girl, and Redbagh
was always a-weuEhe's dead"
In q small town like Trivorton such
case becomes the main topic OF con-
versaticn. S'eepless. was In the DO
lice station at about I'VE that same
afternoon, when 4 boy came in. white
face. frightened, and carrying under
his arm small rife.
"I'll give myself up." be said. II
think shot Mr.. Redbash. although
didn't mean to do 80. I was out after
rabbits. It's fun on q bright. moon
light night. My dog had scared up
several. and guess I got to shooting
wild. Do you think I'll have to 60 to
prisOnf
Everybody breathed . sigh Of relief.
The chief Of police looked at me pc
cuflarly.
"Redhagh was about gone. wasn't
he7" he asked.
"FIe couldn't have lived through TIE
| night"
'The girl II true to her brotherf"
,"Yes, and Dotiald to her.
"What's your namef" asked the