The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-13
more saddened at Uncle Rowfy1s

more saddened at Uncle R0Wly 8
| death than lots of better men. F"
"Hasn't he found another
place to work yet?''
"He's had chances, but he
hasn't accepted any so far
"Well, he's nuisance, COM
ling round here as he does"
"Why, you needn't see him.
Eleanor. He can't trouble you,
| if he just comes now and then to
see me. And anyway, he hash t
been here lately at all. -
" And hope he won't. Dear
me, Avice, what good times we
could have if you'd let up on this
ferreting. And you know per-
fectly well it will never amount
to anything. .
eff you talk like that, Eleanor,
I'll go and live somewhere else.
Perhaps you'd rather l would"
ono, not that,-unless you'd
really prefer it. But I do hate
detectives, whether they're po-
lice, professional or amateur
Avice repeated this converse
ton to Duane, and he proposed
that they have some Of their in
teryiews in his office, and he
would then come to the house less
frequently.
So. Avice went to his office
and found it decidedly preferable
to talk in a place where there
was no danger Of bsing over
heard by servants or friends.
After due consideration she
had concluded to tell the detec-
tive about Eleanor's telephone
message The night Of the murder
and her own subsequent call of
the same number.
This is most important, said
Duane, why didn't you tell me
sooner?'
=" For one thing, Mrs. Black
was always within hearing at
home, and I didn't like to.
{" think III go right now to
see this Lindsay; he may give us
some valuable information"
And Lindsay did.
He was a frank, outspoken
young man and told Duane all
he knew which was considerable.
'Of course, | read all about
the murder that papers told, /"
he said, 'but I always felt there
was more to come. What about
that housekeeper. pers9p?''
Mrs. Black?" -
eyes. I've not wanted to
butt in, but she was described
in the papers and then,-well, it s
a queer thing,-but some sweet
voiced fairy called me up one
day and asked me if knew Mrs.
Black!"
Perhaps that was the lady
herself said Duane, who knew
better.
"Don't think so. Sounded
more like some damsel in distess.
Voice quivered and all that sort
Of thing. And she said that the
Black person had called up this
number the very night Of the
murder! What do you think of
that?''
"Strange!'' murmured Duane.
Yes, sir, strange enough, when
you realize that Kane Landon oc-
cupied these rooms Of mine that
night =
GLOW did that happen?"
"Well, Landon is an old friend
of mine,-used to be, that is
and when he blew in from Den
yer, with no home and mother
waiting for him, and 1 was just
flying off for few days out of
town, 1 SAID, BUNK mere, and ne
gratefully did. Then next thing
/ know, he's gone off to his
uncle's inquest, leaving a note
of thanks and farewell! Queer
if you ask me! ~
81 do ask you. And [ ask
you, too, if you're casting any
reflection on Mr.. Landon him
self?'
sob, not that, but you'd think
he'd come to see me, or some
thing"
ssYFes, I'd think so. Did hi
talk to you Of money matters?'
mot to any great extent. Sale
he had a big mining proposition
! that meant a fortune il he coule
get the necessary advance CAPT
tai. Said he hoped to get it from
l;a ,,11ola -