The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-10-26
The MarG Gras Mystery

Of four Thursdays, you foOli 50 you
know about things, eh7 My master
will soon shut your mouth"
SOP querled Gramont, his brows
lifted. 'You seem much In Mr.. Fell's
confidence. Ben. But I think I'll leave
you tied up little while. Memphis
Icy is going down to his summer cot
tage tomorrow, isn't her I'll be there
but you won't. BY the way, ! think
I'd better look through your pockets"
Ben Chacherre wrlthed suddenly,
hurting a storm OF curses at Gramont.
The latter, unheedlng the contor-
lions Of his captive, searched the man
thoroughly. Except for q roll OF
money, the pockets gave up little Of
interest The only paper Gramont Sc
cured was a fresh telegraph blank.
He would have passed this UNDECIDED
had he not noted a snaky fitting of
Chacherre's eyes to It.
"Ahl" he said, pleasantly. "You ap-
pear to be interested IN this, Ben.
Fray, what is the secretf"
Chacherre merely glared at him, and
sudden exclamation broke from him.
He held the bit of yellow paper to
the light at varying angles.
TITS the most natural thing in the
world" lie said after a moment, "for
man to walk into telegraph Office,
write out telegram, and then find
that he's torn two blanks instead of
one from the pad on the desk. Eh7
I've done 1t, often--and I've always
put the extra blank into my pocket,
Ben, thinking 1t might come In handy;
just as you did, Ell? Now, let's see
"You were excited when you wrote
this, weren't you? You'd just thought
of something very important, and You
took care Of 1t hurriedly-that made
you jab down your pencil pretty hard.
Who's Dick Hearne at Houma2 An
agent Of the bang there?"
Chacherre merely glared, sullenIy
defiant Word by word, GramOnt
made out the message:
Burn bundle under rear seat my
car. Have done at once"
Gramont looked up and smiled
thlnly.
"Your carr Why, you left II in the
garage at GunIberts' place. Ell? That
little roadster Of Fell's, with the extra
seat behind If you'd been just little
bit cooler yesterday, Ben, you would
| have made fewer mistakes. II never
occurred to you that other people
| might have been there in the bushes
when the sheriff was murdered, eh?"
Chacherre went liyid
ut was another mistake to throw
away your knife after you killed him."
pursued Gramont, refectively. "You
should have held on to that knife, Ben.
There's no blood, remember, on Ham,
mond's knife-a hard thing for you
and your friends to explain plausibly.
Yet your knife is heavy with blood,
which tests will show to be human
blood. Also, the knife has your name
on Il; quite a handsome knife, too.
On the whole, you must admit that
you bungled the murder from start
to finish"
Chacherre broke in with frlghtful
Oath-a frantically obscene storm of
curses. So furious were his words
that Gramont very efficiently gagged
him with cloths, gagged him hard and
fast.
II think that I'll send another wire
to Dick Hearne on this blank which
YOU so thoughtfully provided. I'll or
der him, in your name. not to burn
that bundle after AL; | fancy II may
prove of some value to me. And I'll
also tell your frlend-I suppose he
has some familiar cognomen, such MS
Slippery Dlck-tO meet Henry Graz
mont at Houms early IN the morning.
| I'd like "a gather Dick In with the
other gentlemen. I'll mention that
you were Kind enough 10 supply few
names and Incidents"
At this last Ben Chacherre writhed
anew, for Il was a shrewd blow. lie
and his friends belonged 10 that class
of crook which never peaches" If
by any mischance one af that class Is
jailed and convicted, he invariably
takes his medicine silently, knowing
that the whole gang is behind him,
and that when he energies from pris-
on he viii be sure Is find money and
| friends and occupation awaiting him.
TO know that he would be placed,
In the estimation NJ the gang. IN the
same class with stool-pigeonS, must
have bittcn deeper into Ben Chacherre
Than any other lash.
GramOnt meantime, WIS writing out
the telegram to Dick Hcarne. This
finished no got his hat aud coat, and
from the bureau drawer took an auto
matte pistol which he pocketed. Then
he smiled pleasantly AZ his prisoner.
"rms evening, Ben, think that III
attend a meeting ~ my post Of the
American Legion. You don't belong 10
that organization by any chance? No,
TIN quite sure you don't. Very few
Of your exclusive acquaintance do be-
long. Wen, see you later, Work on
those bonds al You like-you're quite
safe. I'm curious 20 see what Is IN
| thot buuIla unaop tho Pear eaat nf