Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-08-13

iIAGIAOE. 1nGEG were AIlTEG LlGIl III the
room. and Westcott drew quick
breath of surprise as he recognized the
two faces fronting him-Bill Lacy at
the desk, a pipe in his mouth, his feet
elevated on a convenient chair, and
Beaton. leaning back against the wall.
apparently half asleep with his eyes
closed. The third man was facing
Lacy, but concealed by the stove; he
seemed to be doing the talking. and
held a paper In his hand resembling
map. Suddenly he rose TO his feet and
bent over the edge of the desk. and
Westcott knew him-Enright
Desperately determined to learn
what was. being said. the miner thrust
the heavy blade of his jaekknife be-
meath the ill-fitting window sash and
succeeded In noiselessly lifting II
scant half inch. He bent lower. the
speakers voice clearly audible
through the narrow opening. "There
was a dead man back East, wasn't
there?"
what difference does that maker"
None. particularly, except to nat
nraIy increase the worth of my serv-
ices. I'm not squeamish about stiffs,
but I like to know what l am doing.
What are you holding on to this other
fellow for?"
Enright walked nervously across
the room, chewing at his cigar, only to
come back and face his questioner.
well | suppose l might as well tell
you" he said almost savagely. You're
f.1k al dxy 20 Srcrlo M Wn
made rather mess of it in New York,
and only bit of luck helped us
through We had the plans ready for
three months, but nothing occurred TO
give us chance. Then all at once
Cavendsh got his first telegram from
Westcott and decided to pull out, not
telling anyone where he was going He
employed me to draw the will, and told
me he planned to leave the city for
some time. AS soon as ! could | told
the others over the phone, and we got
busy
Lacy stared incredulous.
"And there hasn't been no killin'T
Enright shook his head.
mot by any of us"
"Then how about that dead man In
New York-the one that was buried
for CavendiSh? oh, l read about
that. Beaton showed 1t to me in the
paper"
'eThat's the whole trouble" Enright
answered gravely. Il do not know
who he was. or how he came there.
All know is. he was not Frederick
Cavendsh. But his being found there
dead in Cavendish's apartments, and
identified, puts us in an awful hole.
If the rest of this affair should ever
become known. Do YOU see? The
charge would be murder, and how are
we going to hold the real Cavendish
alive and not have 1t come out?"
1.-THE other observation-disclosures
CavendishY'
Certainly not; you know where
Cavendish Is"
Il never saw Fred Cavendish;
wouldn't know him from Adams Off
OK. I'VE got the fellow Beaton turned
over to me-"
well, he's the man; the dead one
isn't"
"How do you known"
Because Frederick Cavendish
bought and signed a round-trip ticket
to Los Angeles, and boarded the mid
night train. My man reported that TO
me. and Beaton Just had time to catch
the same train before II pulled out.
| Isn't that true. Ned?"
Eyes. 1t Is. and never left him"
But insisted Lacy stubbornly,
did You see the dead one?"
Eyes. kept away from the in
quest. but attended the funeral to get
| n glance nj his face. II seemed too
strange to be true. The fellow wasn't
| Cavendish; I'd swear 10 that. hut he
did look enough like him to fool any.
body who had no suspicious aroused.
Dammit. It's spooky. the very thought
| OF It."
"But you saw n differenceg'
Because looked for II; never
would have otherwise. But anyway
| was already convinced that he was
| not the man. am NOT sure what
should have thought If had met him
!. alive upon the street"
Lacy appeared amused. crossing the
room and expectorating into the open
stove.
You fellows make me laugh" he
said grlmly. 81 am hardly idiot
enough to be taken in by that sort
of old wives tale. However II that
is your story. stick 10 if-but If you
were to ever fell It In court, II would
take jury about tive minutes TO bring
in their verdict. Let's get TO bust
ness. You want me to help out in a
sort of accident. / presume-a fall
over cliff, or the premature discharge
of blasting powder; these things are
quite common out here. And to pre-
vent any stir at this end. before Won
fellows get hold of the STUFF, you want