Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-11-24

and he succeeded in matShalluE H'
factS Of the case more clearly in MS .
" mind. lie even began to douht :,
ana question his own testimony, yet
before he reached any real conclusion, -
n Of the club servants Approached !,
his chair, n
Captain West, there is a man out
here asking to see you.'
"A man. Where?' q
81 had him wait in the anterooh'' 8
sir" /
avery well. Mapes.'
It was Sexton. twirling his hat merry ,
ously in his hands, and still stahalhs
irresolutely In the middle OF the h"'F'
As sight of West he took n hnsty step
forward, eager to explain the cause Vi
his presence.
DYoun pardon me, sir" he burst
forth in apology, But must see S'u'
sir"
THAT'S quite all right, Sexton Let's
stem IN here where we can talk quiet
ly," a.o
He nointed the way into a private
card room, closing the door behiha MS
visitor.
"Toke tho seat over there, Sexton
You came in to- see me from r""
lawn w.
"No, sir, I didn't. The fact u.s. I'm
not out there any longer
.Not there, What do you meanT
ave been discharged, sir, with TWO
other servants, since the funeral yes
terday."
!. "~DIschargedl BY whoml Not MISS
, Natalie, surelyT
"yes. sir. She didn't give no reason
lust said we were not Wah'eu any
! longer. That's one reason why l c"'io
here to see you, sir"
c "But | hardly know how can DC Vi
: helm. have no house of my own anu
. we'll, the truth Of the matter IS SEX
~ ton, lust at present l am not on very
good terms with the young lady my
% self"
az know that, sir" more confidently
- "and 1t isn't n position | am seeking,
=. az nil. I have quite a tidy plt OF
=, money laid away, and could get plenty
w Of work. That's not the point, sir
- Why should Miss Natalie tell me to e
=, like that? 1t isn't a bit like her' SIT
y" che a,n't seemed natural Mt all lately
, and I tell you there's something "roh'
coin' on out there. I'm sure o Una
y. sir"
=, "Sure of what?"
ny "Well. for one thing, it's my opin,o
'"' that Percival Coolidge never Rl''e
himself, sir"
.ep West sat I'D stifly, as though struc
ne n blow. These words startled MN
lily drove his own mind into sudden a
tivity. G.
led "Whot makes you think that. Sc
rNh tonr' he questioned slowly.
10y swell. there's more than n thihg
Iich nc though glad to have made Il
ne plunge, and anxious to JUSTIFY hlll'Se
val ,Rut first of all that wasn't MS I
volyer they found lying beside him.
ody o,vovs had one In his vallse, an !
the there now, or was when iookeo
ow' see"
ton, "You didn't tell that to the corone
the mo. sir; he never put me on I
cen Gland Besides I didn't know ao'
en- # then. Did you notice where ne "
lder shot, sirf"
ank Behind the right ear; INC won
this was plainly visible
girl "Not very easy for n man TO 90 III
yet self, sir" =
felt mo hut possible, nevertheless
f-de- coroner was satisfied on that POM
ayes. sir, but the coroner oVerloo'
one thing, sir. He was sure II wa
cuic,de case, and wanted to get Ut
p,th n In A hurry. | and Sltnm'
cir washed the body to get II re-
IN for burial, an I combed the hair &c
$X over the bullet wound. Ihere wa
~ M nowder marks on the skin, an
&W a boir was singed, sir. That's "
!. makes ne say he never killed hlins'
west sat silent and m%Otlonless, Il
-. ing straight at the man opposite
deavoring to decide on a course ol
tIon Some way In the depth OF
a oornestness, Sexton no longer apes
4 n servant. He was a man. Volcil
p mans heart. West realized the ch'
instInctIvely; here was an lnteIII
loyal follow. to be met frankly'
for the time being, ut least, on
ground Of equality. 1t would he
less to try to either mislead' OF
ceive.
AM "scxton," he bean finally tn
h>T:2 =, nretty serious charge you make
~ man hu, since I have been I'M
. ,hirps over. | confess some suSpl
NAUA circumstances have arisen In my
AASA mind or course | was not ava
Mn tbcse. facts you have just related
NSSI ,hav Fl in nicely win come obS
ny tIons Of my own. The truth IS
confessed frankly, Il dd not i'
7 knew to tie coroner's jury. !
IN do 50. but the right questions
, be = ro. os,,od mo and certain 4
II as II s,t,nod INV memory until too lat