The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-28
THE MARK OF CAIN
Copyright. 1917. by J. b. Llppincots Co.

q abTfhe connecting link is this,
4 PSI aid, the day after the muir
a i h during the coroner's inquest
I te :, bright young friend, Nc
3 ;ep re, noticed on Mr. Hoyt's coat
N pe oder familiar to him as rem
u thu used to burn for whooping
II lgh. The scent is strong and
Il re mistakable and clings ineradl-
n 3, sply to d garment that has been
q y. I'm even for few moments
B Siet lere the remedy is used. Mrs.
4 ar 1,bbio s children had the whoop-
4 use g cough; she was using the
4 d medy the day the murderer
4 Sou nopped at her little shop and,
4 OF ireatening her with this very
.ul Srk, forced her to deliver the
#ui 5essage he dictated to the police
m, tation.
IA Z! 1t was clever ruse and would
ave remained undetected but
ayf or the quick witted youth who
TO loticed the odor and remembered
cltt when whooping cough was
so mentioned"
|swl GA string Of lies" sneered
sti1Hoyt, made up by the notorious
oi street gamin who glories i'll his
# sobriquet Of liar!''
Still unheeding, Stone went
on:
q In search for motive for
the murder Of Rowland TroW-
bridge by Leslie Hoyt, exam
ined the will of the deceased, and
y discovered what | am prepared
to prove is, in part, forgery.
Z Thesinstrument was duly drawn
up by Judge Hoyt, as lawyer for
the testator. 1t was duly wit
messed, and after
Fleming Stone paused and
locked fixedly at Hoyt, and the
later at last quailed before that
Il ae using glance.
And after, at his leisure, the
Il lawyer inserted on the same type
writer, and with greatest care,
the words, and herself become
the wife of Leslie Hoyt' This
clause was not written or dictat-
ed by Mr. Trowbridge. 1t was
inserted after his death by his
lawyer
You can't prove that!' cried
Hoyt, springing to his feet.
81 can easily prove it, de-
clared Stone. It is written on
a new ribbon known to have been
put into the typewriter the after
moo the murder took place. And,
too, it is of slightly different
slant and level from the rest. OF
course, it was only by microsco-
pic investigation | discovered
these facts, but they are most
clearly proven. =
Gee! he's goin to brash it
out - exclaimed Fibsy under his
breath as Hoyt rose with ven
geance in his eye.
But the Judge waved him back
as Stone proceeded.
I understand Mr.. Hoyt claims
as an alibi that he was in Phila-
delphia that day
& was" declared the accused.
II brought home an afternoon
paper from that city. !"
The paper was from that city,
but you bought it at a New York
news stand to prove your case
should it ever be necessary
What rubbish! 7 wrote Mr..
TroWbridge the day before that
was going. The letter was found
In his pocket
Where you placed it yourself
after the murderr" shot back
Stone.
Ridiculous! I also tele-
graphed to .
The telegram was faxed. I
have examined it myself, and it
Is typeWritte in imitation Of the
usual form, but it never went
through the company's hands.
That, too, you placed in Mr..
Rowland 3 pocket after after
the cane killed hint You re-
member, Mr.. District Attorney,
q lead pencil was found on the
ground at the scene Of the crime.
am prepared to prove this pen
ell the property Of Judge Hoyt.
And this is my proof Until the
day Of the crime Judge Hoyt had
been in the habit Of using pat
ent sharpener 10 sharpen his lead
pencils. have learned from
Judge Hoyt's japanese servant
that the day otter the murder