The Meeker herald., 1922-02-25

having drilled a hole through his l,In.
1T was only natural that Dennis
Tracey should take up the trail Of the
murderers. Tracey was Lawrence's
closest friend on the force.
No one knew anything about tn,
circumstances which led up to the
crime. and, apparently, there was lit
tie hope OF discovering any clue, be-
cause Lawrence. though not dead when
discovered on the following morning.
was extremely weak from exposure
and loss of blood. According to the
physicians. 1t was practically a GER
tainty that he would die without re-
covering Consciousness.
hfter leaving orders at the hospital
that lie was to be notified ut once If
his friend showed signs Of being able
to talk. Tracey visited the scene OF the
shooting In the hope Of being able to
find footprints or other evidence which
would assist him In the search which
he intended to make. The investgn-
ton. however. was entirely fruirIess.
The dying pOliceman's revolver had
OStl lulee tIlueS, DuI WbtIbut
effect--for Tracey found the bullets
lodged In the rnf'tcrs of nearby wnrc-
house. sufficiently close together to
provide hazy outline OF the place
from which Lnwrcnce's assailant must
have fired. So fur MS Tracey wns nble
to reconstruct the affair. Lawrence had
come upon some one trying to break
into the warehouse. had probably
warned him by shot over his head
and followed that by two other shots
which failed to fnke effect. The burg
Inr had then turned and fired point
blank Mt the policeman. dropping him
where he stood.
But who was the other mani
This was the question to which
Tracey determined to devote rs much
time rs necessary. the problem with
out a clue.
It was late the following night be-
fore Lawrencc's condition showed any
signs of change, and then only for the
worse. The physicians gave him only
few hours to live, and Tracey hung
continually over the bed. hoping for
some word or sign which would pro-
vide an Indication Of the murtlerer's
IDENTIFY Finally n come
w,h n, o,,,n.. .,,,o-t,,,or oor,r
H.. ,,y,r. oc,nor r.,sod h,,ns.,, nm ,no
elbow. and gathering every ounce Of
his fast.failing energy, whispered the
single wor,,.
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u no. Seeh i'uee! WI" near" II, "
"""'" nave 'nea"' "ot''''.s ,he
wv "'"eets n"' p.ei' se,,e's "".N'nE
vi n"thoe. or recent ""reh"'se
ours'aI'es anu they "'"he knew Vi ,me
susiec'eo c"I'hec''"'' Oh ihn'e, WIZ
k'n'on, sol, vi prominent Ne" limp
sn'e In"''!' WIN 'ne "he-i,'"' 'n'i's'
Wv i"'e! h"e" .n"' "'' '"'! WIS
"kinsoh gum! OF '''e purg'ar'es' pn.
y. i"i s',n.er .ii''e-''e ''''''"e' vi
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iu'''ne n'h'se'i III Tue P'"ce VI .he
cri!"'""'' !!"eey fe't cert"'h tn"' 'he
inter wo"'u '"t re'"ai" III Ut a'ou'o
ha'h. ne must nave KNOWN thht Law
renee ma recogn,zed h'h'' ana Wo'''o
rear mat inc d!'he man wouia ma
some wa! OF mpartihe ms khowiedse.
IL WAS pr"Dho'e' therefore, that ne
"ou'n head TOT some hiding-rlhce
where ne would ne comparatively snte.
Knowing that Wiikinson's family. In
an enort to whiten the character Of
the black sheep had sent him to sen
number Of years before. Tracey
thought 1t likely that the fugitive
would attempt to Join the crew of a
sailing vessel and lose himself in a
foreign port He accordingly warned
the authorities Of all the New Eng
land sea ports 10 be on the watch
for man of Wilkinson's description.
and then. securing leave OF absence,
he took up the search-comblng the
waterfronts of every city md town
frOp, tho Canadian h0rt1or n pnSt,p