The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20

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-afternoon,-the day of his
uncle S murder
Where?"
In the public library. They
didn't see me, but | was at
sracted at the sight of this beau
tifui woman on one Of the marble
Benches in one of the halls, evi-
IDENTIFY waiting for somebody.
Then Landon came and he greet
ed her eagerly. She gave him
% small packet, wrapped IN pa
per, and they talked so earnestly
they didn't see NE at all. | was
only there for a short time, to
lock up matter of reference for
some people i was visiting. We
had motored FROM Long Island,
-Landon was then III my rooms,
you know. "
What time was this .
Just half-pest two. | know,
because l had told my people Ia
meet them again at three, and |
wanted half hour for my re-
search, and hat il, toe. "
"1'his is most important, Mr..
LINDSAY You are prepared to
swear it all as q witness, if called
ONT"
ooh, it's all true, Of course.
But, say, don t want to get
old Landon in trouble ="
cit doesn't necessarily imply
that Perhaps Mrs. Black may
be implicated more than we have
supposed. But he, l understand,
denies knowing the lady until
snlettlng her here, after his
uncle IS death.
Nonsense, lie knew her for
years out in Denver. They are
old friends. "
THAT, too, is Of Importance,
Why should he wish to pretend
they were not7'
II don't know, / IA sure. But
Lantlon always was q 4aeer Click.
You know he LETT college before
he was graduated, because of
quarrel with this saa, uncle Dir
Trowbridge was pa,ing him
through, and they lad a tiff
about something, a'ld Kane
chucked it all, and Went off out
west Been there ever since, till
just now, and it's a pity he
hadn't stayed th>re rather than
TO get mixed up in Jhls affair
x on consider hun mixed up in
1t, thenf''
II wouldn't say that, hut |
know the police are still limiting
at his possible connection with
the matter and The Press, YOU
know, will try to hang he crime
on to somebody worth while.
They don t want to suspect high
waymen or Swedish passcrs-by,
Il they can get man higher up.
Now, do theyY"
can I say. We only just
begun on this case, and | wish
lid been called sooner, It's a
great thing to get in at the begin
D ming I"
|. . Yes, when the clues are fresh.
We'll. if | can help You in any
way, call on me. Landon is my
friend, but if he's innocent, in
j vestigation Won t hurt him, and
ia he's implicated, he ought to
gbc shown up
4 Alvin Duane went away. full
Nof new theories. IF Kane Ian
adon did kill his uncle, here were
Several bits OF corroboratiYc evil
Alenee. If Mrs. Black was an old
friend Of his, and they had pre-
Eended otherwise, that was sus-
Eieious circumstance in itself.
And il they were both entirely
annocent and unconnected in any
way with the murder, why did
they meet secretl.' in the library
INSTEAD Of openly at the Trow-
bidge home? These things must
be explained, and satisfactorily,
400.
Also, what was in the package
that she went there to give him?
Lindsay had said lit was about
The size Of a brick, but flatter.
Was il, could it have been a
handkerchief Of StrylSer 81
DUNES brain was leaping Wild
now. Snpposing these two
Onspirators were responsible for
Che murder Supposing Kane had
een the subject Of his uncle's
lying words, and had himself
Dmmitted the deed, might it not
that the adventures las he