The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-05

took out the piece Of paper on while
he had been drawing and had csr'
Iessiy thrown II into a wastepape
basket a. be passed. On II were Ia
same figures that had found on III
magazine cover. Even then was slOg
10 believe be could be the murderer
though science had proved thar per
500 always draws the same design.
found the same symbols on the knlf'
handle. There was but one way hs
could have been killed"
my Cd. h0wr' Roche gasped out
The knife blow came from the
front. You who sat next 10 the ehauf-
fenr heard nothing. No one could
have erept Up on him without making
some sound. Therefore the knife had
20 be thrown"
-Thr0wnY we gasped-
~Yes. That was the only way Il
could have reached him. The blow
enms from directly in front OF Brif-
feur. II could only be thrown. Upon
the knife handle were the circles such
as I had found elsewhere. Someone
had scratched them on II In q mo
ment Of ldleness II was a trench
knife. Doctor King had been 20 the
front; he was the only one directly
la front Of Briffeur. and the only one
who could have thrown H. We had
all agreed that Brifeur was killed be
cause he knew who had murdered
slyke. and that the same man muir.
dered them both. There Is another
proof. also. The only person. outside
Of he family. that the dog liked was
Doctor King. The day we found
slyke dead the dog came in, growled
az the rest OF US but let King pat
him."
The doctor raised his head, his face |
white save for two red spots In either
cheek. His eyes were pools OF blaz-
Ing light lie looked at US wildly for
second. then threw out his hands
and 10 a voice. low at FIRST but grow
Ing louder as he continued. he admit
ted, Eyes. | killed them. never In
tended 10 do 80. God knowsl II all
goes back some time"
BARLEY interrupted him. ITO the
time when you got mixed up with
slyke and Brineur. selling whiskyT
"fes-yes. that was H. IL goes
back 10 that" His voice faitered. then
he recovered. II came back from. the
war. broke. Slyke suggested that l
90 In with him on running whisky. l
had a camp and fast motorboat on
lake champisin: II was all did
rave. He suggested we run the wills I
~ down the lake from Canada TO my
amp, then bring Il on here and hide
In the vault. He never played fair 4
With US. he cheated us again and
gain. That's why Brlreur suggested {
70 break into the house and see II
. had told the truth about the \
mount OF money he said he got for /
/. He kept the records OF all our b
aies In his safe. We tried to-you b
now the rest about the robbery" "
His voice tralled on into q whisper. d
recalled that he had been shell I
hooked. and wondered II he could b
and the strain he was undergoing. 81
The night I was at Currie's 10 din. n
~ and met Mr.. BARLEY II was slyke
no called me up on the phone" p
His voice was shrill now. and gl
fought he would break down at any
oment al
"fIe said he wished to see me and Ie
started over here ran into Brlf NJ
ar. who told mo that Siyke had sold N
. rest OF the whisky for $4,000. pl
ell--where was IT. lilo stopped, IN
nfused, and passed his hand over b.
; face. M
"Oh. yeo--the whisky went up II
the tower. and he suggested we 70 VI
I on the balcony why. don't know. ba
asked him what he got foe the Wits ~
. and he said $1,000 knew he 90
4. and l told him so. We quar-. mn
led. quarreied- All AZ once. he W
shed a revolver on me and said he M
4 good mind TO KIN me-he had he
en- drinking bl'
Again bis voice trnlied away into WI
ence aud bis eyes closed Then he ag
severed himself with an effort and
itinued Just what happened then. Ra
100 hu'N-- Neh hhoW MY nerves | tti
70 beeu In pieces since was she'll. de-
'cked. We struggled. and know
hot him | did as you say. Took N,
y downstairs. addressed him. and 70,
! the revolver IN his hand knew ms
most people would low
nk be had Killed himself was Icy
'perately sorry-hut I ann hardly to prl
me for bis death. My big mistake tina
$ calling In AIR. hartley the next :
rnlnx. | knew. n could fool MIN. wa
ould fool everyone sou
ie paused his head sank again "
= his hands saw that hartley -th
ed him deeply and bis voice was klr
and his fscs grave a. he asked. I
NJ nrtreurr' too
snh an effort tho doctor raised his
a for
was always afraid Of thar man. rall
WAS cruel and trvarherou< When e
~ him az the inquest knew that hy
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