The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-04-12

wanted 10 know what his opinion
would be OF Lawrence's statement
that Slyke was expecting some one
10 call after he left. To my surprise
he was much more interested In the
fact OF Sykes having offered the
whisky for sale. / had expected, when
/ had finished with my story, that he
would tell me what he had discovered
after ! left him at Sykes. But as he
did nothing Of the sort, finally found
courage 10 Inquire.
well. Pelt," he said with a quizzi
cal smile. "there are two things that
/ want very much to discover. The
first thing / would like TO know Is
what has become OF Sykes chauf-
feur7"
Seeing / did not understand, he
went on: you know we sent for him
but they could not find him. Up TO
the time l left the house they were
still looking for him. Not only that.
but the chauffeur and Slyke had a
quarrel yesterday afternoon"
"A quarrelY'
CO. w Out WIS near enough 10
hear all that was said but the cook
heard the chauffeur say. I don't dare
TO do IT,, and Slyke reply, 4 should
have done II before The butler. you
remember. told us that while we were
In the tower he saw the chauffeur on
the steps leading TO the second story.
The chap has disappeared. no one
knows where. The police are looking
for him and may get him. / hope so.
There are few things | should like
to ask him."
Maybe II was he who took the re-
yolver." l suggested.
HAS II occurred to you that IT is
strange thing that man like Slyke
should spend most of his time up
herel For the past two years he has
lived here almost entirely. His of
fee In New York is closed, and he
Is rumored to have lost money. Why
did he stay here all the year round?"
BARLEY suddenly changed the sub
Ject. Miss Potter cleared up one
thing for us today. | knew that. II
the murderer was shrewd enough to
go to the trouble OF placing Slyke in
bed. he knew enough to know how
the eyes should look. Their being
closed puzzled me. / wondered how
he had made such a mistake But
when Miss Potter told us 1t was she
who had closed them. knew that |
had not been mistaken. Whoever
killed Slyke knew what he was doing.
There was only one chance In thou
sand that he would not get II across"
ut was well planned" l suggested.
ut was not planned at all. 1t was
a sudden impulse, quarrel. | don't
believe that. when the murderer
went into that tower room to see !
Slyke. he had the least Idea Of kill
ing him."
But think OF the pains he took.
1t must have been planned"
"No." he replied, "the planning was
done afterward"
after he was killedr'
ayes. Look ut the facts, Pelt.
Slyke was killed on the balcony of
tower, fifty feet above the ground.
A man who planned murder would
not pick out such place. II was the
last place In the house he would have
chosen. Just suppose that some one
had heard the shot and Investigated.
The murderer would have been
raped with the dead body OF his vic
Tim. To escape he had to go down
wo flights OF stairs and through the
zig room. Let us say that Slyke in
'ited the man to go upon the bal
ony-for what. we cannot say-and
hen they quarreled and the person
Iilled him on the impulse OF the mo-
nent. The next thing TO do was to
,et rid Of the body. Finding the coast
l--r, he took II into the next room
undressed II. and carried II down
o the bedroom and placed It In bed.
lie knew how body should look !
fter suicide and that gun could :
e placed In its hand"
HE seemed to be pretty sure no =
ne would disturb him at it." ven !
lred.
BARLEY nodded. "Yes, there Is no
oubt OF that. That brings up another
consisting fact. Down In the big
pom was a young dog that did not D
Ike strangers. The murderer. In
rider to get out OF the house. had =
} 20 through that room. yet the dog ,
ia not bark"
Then II was someone In the
1usel" l interrupted. :
THE GOODNESS with which the muir n
srer took plenty OF time in undress m
{ the body and the fact that he did
II seem to be afraid Of being found :,
II makes II seem probable. Why II
dn't the dog bark Because he knew n
hoover II was. That makes II seen
II II we're someone In the house -
at least as II II were someone that T.
lew both the house and the dog well
"of course. Pelt. until we discover
e motive we cannot get very far. -
present there seems to be none
lere Is nothing missing and no ap
rent reason for Sykes murder. II