Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-30
MALCOLM SAGE.
DETECTIVE
(BY HERBERT JENKfNs)

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the field in which the horses were
from that along which the watchers
had just passed.
quarry. once the horse lifted its
/ head as tho scentinE danger: but the
| figure WAS approaching upwind.
Suddenly it raised itself. appearing
once more like a dog. Then with
, swift, psnthcr-like movement it mo-
mentarily disappeared in the shadow
cast by the horse.
There was muffied scream and a
gurglc. as tho animal collapsed. then
| silence.
A minute later the form seemed TO
detach itself from the carcass and
wriGglcd along towards the hcdgc,
dark patch upon the grass.
Malcolm sage was already half way
/ thru the second field. keeping well
under tho shelter OF the hedge. He
I reached a spot where the intcrsectins
hedge Joined that running parallel
sufficiently large for man to crawl
thru from one field to the other.
/ BY this Malcolm Sage waited. a life
prsservcr in his hand.
At the sound OF tho swapping of n
twie. he grippcd hts weapon. mo-
mert later a round. dark shape APP
peared thru the hole in the hedge.
Without hcsitating Malcolm Sage
struck
There was a sound. half srunt. half
sob. and Malcolm Sage was on his feet
gazing down at tho stranScst crca-
/ ture he had ever encountered.
Clothed in green. its face and hands
ymcarcd with some pigment OF tho
samc color. lay the figure OF a tall
| man. Round tho waist was belt
from which was suspended in its case
Gurkha's kukri.
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/ tho belt He turned tho man on his
back. AS he did so he saw that in
\ his hand was a small. coilapsiblc tin
cup covered with blood. which alsc
stained his lips and chin. and dripped
from his hands willis, the front OF
his clothing was stained in dark
patches.
Il wonder who he is" muttcrcd
Thompson. as he sszcd down at the
strange figure
Godfrey csllicc.' remarked Malcolm
sage quietly.
And tina, damned scoundrcd has
/ been foolinE us for two years
Sir John Hackblock glarcd at In
spcctor Wcnsdale as II II were he who
was responsible for the deception.
They were seated smoking in Sir
Johns library after particularly
/ carly breakfast.
n
madman." said the inspector In self
defense.
"Callicc is no more mad than am.
snapped Sir John. II wish wore going
to try him" he added Trimly. The
scoundrcl' To think" His indiEna-
tion chokcd him.
He is not mad In the accepted
sense" said Malcolm Sage as nc
sucked ncditatively at his pip,. :"
should say that 1t Is a case Of race.
"Race-memory' Dammit, what
thatT' sir John Hackhiock snapped
out the words in his best PARADE
ground manner
,-,,,r'. How the devil DID you spot tn,
sage did not reply Immediately.
"Race-mcmory," he remarked. iruor
inE the question. "ir TO man what i,-
-tinct is TO animals: II dcncs analysis
or explanation"
Sir John stared: but II was rnsner,o,
Wcndsdalc who spoke.
bui how did YOU manage to fix IN,
date. Mr. SaEc?" he inquired
by the previous outraEes." was the
reply. They all took place about IN.
time tho moon was at the fuil There
were twenty-eiEht in all. Malcolm
sage felt in his pocke, and drew out a
paper. These are the figures"
Day before full moon
run moon ''...,.......i5
Fhf sAAtT sa..sss.sss..
Second day sftcr....
lNA5l .sssaasss4.4.sa-s
We'll, I'm damned" exclaimed sir
John. looking up from the paper at
Malcolm sage. as II he had solved the
| riddle Of tho universe
The inspectors only comment was n
quick indrawing Of breath
THAT made matters comparatively
easy" continued Malcolm Sage. The
| uutragcs were clearly not acts Of rc.
tengc upon any particular person; fpi
| they involved nine different owncrE
ThCy were obviously tho work of some
| one subject to mania. o. obscssion,
! which rripped him when the moon was
| az the fun
But how did you fix the aytual