The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-03-16


bit OF evidence was Brifreurs comm,
volver was hidden. No one else. 81
far as we knew. tad quarreled witt
Slyke, or had any reason for wanting
TO kill him. Black explained the
chaufreur's death by saying Miss Pot
ter had killed him. I told him this
last dlsproved his first theory. that
whoever had killed the chauffeur had
done 30 because he knew too mucl
about Sykes death.
| l found that II was nearly foui
| O'Clock, and as had had no luncheon
| | decided to get something TO eat be
J fore Bartley's train came In. Just a.
| reached the door Black called after
want us all over for. to Sykes to-
nightT'
This was the first time that ! had
heard we were expected to 20 there !;
and, seeing my establishment, he
added that BARLEY had sent word for
Roche and himself to be at Sykes
promptly at eight O'Clock. l was
forced to admit that did not know
as much about It as he did.
! went TO little tea room on the
main street. and had almost finished
my meal when someone called my
name. and reporter from the Rec
ord. whom | knew, rose and Joined
me. He mentioned the Slyke case and
said that everyone was waiting for
BARLEY TO 'spring something" He
complained that there was little
enough Information to be gotten about
II. All he had been able TO do had
been to interview the men that had
death. One Of them told him. how
ever. that three or four times during
the evening Siyke had tried to reach
someone on the phone-just who. he
did not know.
! had now barely time to reach the
station before Bartley's train pulled
In. and I babe him a hurried farewell.
AS BARLEY and drove down the
main street Of Saratoga. he said, by
the way. Pelt. stop at store and get
me five States"
Five what?" I asked.
He grinned. "Five states. The kind
used years ago in school. want
them all the same size"
He threw back his head and
laughed. "They are usually used to
write on. Pelt. but you will find out
tonight what I want them for"
stopped at a little stationery
store. and returned In moment with
five states. AS ! was getting back
into the car. I remembered what the
reporter had told me about Sykes
trying to get someone on the tele-
phone. and l repeated his story to
BARLEY. He said nothing for a mo-
ment. then asked me to drive TO the
telephone exchange He spent ten
minutes in the building; and. when he
came out. he seemed well pleased
with his visit but did not mention Its
result.
AS we drove along ! told him the
boys story. When ! had finished he
smiled. 81 believe the chauffeur told
the boy the truth. He had been
drinking, but that is when a man
otter speaks the truth"
glanced at him to see II he were
in earnest, and he nodded. Yes. ]
am serious. Briffeur had broken into
Sykes house. He never spoke of
this crime. but he thought a good deal
about 1t. When he got drunk. his sub
mind told the secret that he
was trying to hide. I believe that
what Briffeur said was the truth
about the robbery"
"But why should he try to rob
Slyke?" ! asked.
Il am not sure. My theories are
beginning to make more or less con
nected whole. bur there are still some
gaps TO be bridged."
CurrIe heard the car as II stopped
before the house and came out Ia
greet BARLEY. AS Mrs. Currie was
n town, we did not change for dinner. |
During the mea! the murder was not
Barley went TO his room |
afterward. sat with Cur
lie for while. smoking: then | ex- |
'uSeQ suySeH. WIS tuBer 10 learn /
What BARLEY had discovered In New |
York. found him In his room. '
stretched out In big armchair. one
eg thrown over Its arm. his pipe In |
lis mouth. AS watched him | |
bought how little one would suppose
hat he was engaged In solving two
nystIfying murders. He looked up /
is entered. smiled. and went back
O his reading.
How did your trip come orr
sked.
well. Pelt." he irawled. as he
,laced his long yeilow-covered book
N the floor, "Arentino certainly knew
he criminal life OF his day"
His remark had. OF course. to do
With the book that he had been read
ne. and nothing with my question
eeing my disappointment. he
lughed. THE "trip wasn't Of mucl
Importance. The man did buy the
'hlsky from Slyke. He had houghi
u that was In the vault. but har
My removed one truck load when he
a. cau~hf He r,oid So.{ NM r,, 4. |