Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27
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DASSETT'S last scruple had fed.
DThe story was there, ready for the
gathering. SO ready. indeed, that he
was almost suspicious Of his luck.
And that conviction. that things were
coming too easy. persisted through his
interview with the storekeeper's wife
IN the small house behind the store. She
was a laxative woman. eager to dis.
cuss the one drama in drab life, and
she showed no curiosity as to the reason
: Tor his question.
"EIenry Livingstone!' she said.
"well, I should say so. I went out
right away when we got the word he
was dead. and there I stayed until it
was all over. I guess I know as much
about him as any one around here does,
for I had to 90 over his papers to find
out who his people were.'
The papers, 1t seemed, had not been
very interesting; Cancelled checks and
,eceipted bills. and a large bundle of
letters, all Of them from a brother
named David and a sister who signed
herself Lucy. There had been a sealed
one, too, addressed to David Living
stone, and to be opened after his death.
She had had her husband wire to
"David' and he had come out, too
late for the funeral. -,
"Do you remember when that .was?"
"Let me sec. Henry Livingstone
died about n month before the murder
on the Clark ranch. We date most
things around here from that time"
"fIow long did David stay" Bas-
sett had tried to keep his tone carefully
conversational, but he saw that it was
not necessary. She was glad Of
chance to talk.
"Well. I'd say about three or four
weeks. He hadn't seen his brother for
years, and I guess there was no love
lost. lie sold everything os quick as
he could and went back East She
glanced at the clock. MY husband will
be in soon for dinner. I'd be glad to
have you stay and take a meal with
u.s.
The reporter thanked her and de-
clined.
ITS an interesting story" he said.
n didn't tell your husband, for I
wasn't sure I was on the right trail.
Rnt the David and Lucy business elm.
mates this man. There's a piece Of
property waiting in the East for
Henry Livingstone who came to this
State in the sos. or for his heirs. You
can say positively that this man was
not married:'
NO. He didn't like women. Never
had one on the place. Two ranch hands
that are still Mt the Wassons'. and him.
self, that was all. The Wass0ns are
the folks who bought the ranch"
No bousekeeper then. and 10 ron
horn out of wedlock. so far as any evi.
dsnce went. All that glib lying in tho
doctors office. all that apparent open.
ness and frankness, gone by the board
The man III the cabin. reported by
Maggie Donaldson. had been David Liv-
ingstdhc. Somehow, spme way, he had
Got Judson Clark out Of the country and
spirited him East. Not that the how
mattered just yet. The essential fact
was there. that David Livingstone had
been In this part of the country at the
time Maggie Donaldson had been nurs-
Ing Judson Clark In the mountains.
Bassett sat back and chewed the end
OF his cigar thoughtfully. Tho sheer
.Indson Clark compelled his admiration,
hut the failure to cover the trail. the
ease with which he had picked it up,
made him suspicious.
He rose and threw away his cigar. 81
You say this David went East.
when he had sold out the place. DO
you remember where he lived?"
Some town in Eastern Pennsyl. |
Vhnsa. I've forgotten the name.
I've got 10 he sure I'm wrong. and !
then go ahead" he said, as he got his
bat. "1'll See those men at the ranch,
. guess, and then be on my way. How
FAR is it?'
1t was about ten miles. along n bad
road which kept him too much occu-
Pied for any connected thought. But
MS sense Of cxultation persisted. He
mad found Judson Clark.
. Dicks decision to cut himself off |
from Elizabeth was born Of his certain
" that he could not see her and keep
ms head. He was resolutely determined
70 keep his head until he knew what he
had to offer her. But he was very un-
happy. He worked sturdily all day
and slept at night out Of sheer fatigue,
only to rouse in the early morning to
= conviction Of something wrong be-
lore he was fully awake. Then would
come the uncertainty and pain Of full
Consciousness, and he would lie with
n,s sn,s arms under his head, gazing un-
o!linkingly AZ the ceiling and prcpar.