The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-12-21
CHAPTER VI
The Body Of a Suicide.

NUo bSuV " y 0htCtuC.
As the car whirled West down the
circllng driveway. the only sign OF life
visible about the house was the mo-
tionless figure Of Sexton on the steps.
II either Miss Natalie, or Percival
Coolidge. took interest enough In the
proceedings to witness his departure
they chose 10 remain carefully con-
cealed within. There was no pretense
even at speeding the parting guest
He had simply been dismissed. turned
out, decently enough, perhaps. con-
sidering his status. yet with a certain
measure OF contempt which ranked
nevertheless.
The young man could not altogether
reconcile this style OF treatment with
his precOncelved conception OF Miss
Natalie Coolidge. he had been too
deeply impressed by her to easily re-
linQulsh his previously formed opinion
of her character. This latest action
did not at nll coincide with her former
open friendllness. He had not gone
TO her as n servant. nor had she In
any way treated him as such. What
could account for so remarkable
changer
Perhaps II was the influence Of Per-
oval Coolidge. This explanation
seemed probable. The man had in
some way regained her confidence
and then, through trickery, had sue
ceeded in poisoning her mind. From
the very first Coolidge had disliked
him instinctively. and made no effort
to conceal his feelings; he resented
the intimacy between him and Ma
talle, naturally enough. and would use
every means possible to get the young
er man completely out OF the house.
No doubt he looked upon him as dan
gerous. But why7 There could only
be one answer to this query. His own
dishonesty; his secret knowledge Of
some trickery relative to the funds Of
the estate. He had convinced the girl
Of his honesty. but. more than ever,
West believed the fellow a rascal.
These thoughts fitted through his
mind yet not consecutively. as the car
left the grounds. and turned on to the
main road, leading citywnrds. They
were still skIrting the Coolidge estate,
although the house behind was con.
cealed by shrubbery. Suddenly, Just
as they cleared the bridge. and began
to mount the opposite grade. there
came sharp report, sounding so close
at hand the chauffeur clamped on his
brake, and glanced anxiously over the
side Of the car.
blowout. wasn't II, sirT'
mo" said West shortly. staring him
self out into the thicket Of trees al
their left. 1T was a shot fred over
there; revolver ! should say. waIt
second. Sanders. until ! see what
has happened"
II was largely curiosity which led
him TO leave uie car. The sound Of
either rife or a shotgun In that lone
iy spot would have been instantly die
missed as natural enough, but q pistol
was different. That was no place for
such a weapon. II somehow had Z
Srimly sinister sound.
Determined to learn exactly what
hnd happened. West pressed his pas
sage forward through the vines Of th'
renee and emerged into the field be
yonn. A half dozen yards and hi
round the clover trumpled. as though
. man had passed that why. The trail
'eu INTO q shallow depression, past Z
Ia'her large boulder. near which tbs
uampllng Of the grass was even more
r",hiy 'eyealed. as though the strang
81 mao remained here for some time
"au even seated himself. and then
surup''y ended a few yards away
1'iueNhy the fellow had turned bach
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