Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-21

his visitor, once more they were
hard and grim. THAT was one O.
the reasons why l took a sort o
personal int'rust in the murder from
the start. Kinder seems to me that
the end come too quick for Bernhard
to feel it much"
E1pert nodded.
. shouldn't wonder if more peo-
pie are of the same opinion than
you imagine. But why aren't you at
work? I've been proving around
the boathouse and the garage since
the noon whistle blew. trying 10
catch a glimpse of you. Then l
saw that all your junk was gone from
the terrace and / didn't know what
to make of it. How come. Geod??"
Il got discharged. Lane figured
out that I'd been to nosey and in
uuisitive bout the case and inter-
.. ferin' in the family affairs, let alone
bein' too thick with Doc Hood TO
suit him, and he showed good judg-
ment there, though it come to him
kinder late" Geoff grinned. How
somever, he telephoned to Mis- Cay
ley this mornin. maxim out he'd
the medical examiner and sailin' un-
polite that I wouldn't be needed
round there no longer"
$50 that's what happened"
Rupert surveyed his host quizzically.
Aren't you DIR. Hoods deputy.
Geoff? 1t seems to me that heard
rumors myself to that effect, but
| from another source than Lane
| would think of approaching
Geoff's face grew hot.
"Meanin' Mr.. Robins? I reckon
you think I took huh lot on my
self to go ask him questions and usin'
your name the way | done, but it
was my day off and I was Gurus
| bout some facts I figgered the old
gentleman could tell me, even if it
| wasn't none O. my business. Honest,
| though, Mr.. Ashe. I amt no dep'ty."
Il wish to the Lord you were!"
| The young man clinched his fists
| convuisively. and his host saw beads
| of sweat start out suddenly upon
| his forehead. You're the only one
| who has shown a grain of sense in
! this thing, but I've got to be fair to
! the sergeant; if luck is with him he
| can make out a mighty strong cir
| cumstantial case against me and |
| haven't q chance in the world to dis
| prove it.
That's why I came to you. GeQff;
! I'm in the very devil of a fix ana |
| thought somehow you could help me.
| Eliot has gone to the county seat to
confer with the District Attorney,
and am likely at any hour to be
| placed under arrest for Bernhard S
! murder
You" Geoff exclaimed. what in
| time kin. that DANCED fool bring up
| agin you?'
| He can prove by old Henry that
after the ladies left the dining room
last Wednesday evening Lane in
suited me and il resented it. 1
can see now that it was deliberately
planned, for Bernhard Immediately
| took his part and rebuked me in the
most cutting. contemptuous manner
possible. L forgot for moment that
he was the brother of my hostess
and retaliated. and he seized upon
| the opportunity to request that |
pay my respects to the ladies and
leave the house, saying our ac-
quaintanceship was at an end. That
meant Miss Mildred. of course, and
| [ lost control of myself and told
him | would never give her up: /
would see him dead first" Rupert
| wiped his brow and the hand which
| held his handkerchief shook.
| Sergeant Eliot can prove by an
| other witness that + came back in
! my motorboat, without lights after
| midnight. and tied up at a point a
little below the Cayley place, going
ashore in the direction of the ter
race, and that at l o'clock nv hont
was gone, That's all I know hnt +
| is enough. isn't it?"
| .Js II truoo" rnoro ~.
sternotion in cooef.s ,,,,,oTi,. MI
natl ,n,,a wv -, Piiies ,
1vitness nftar a., - 'nis latest
| TOO r. co,,reo ." Gnu i1"iic'
| .,...
| oiIh Ierklns. l saw MIN, but |
ul'il KNOW that ne recognized me;
ne "as sitting on that nat rock be-
o, .I'o Sdsiey poa mouse cufslng
IN. ulio n.ullipllils 70 himseil, sand L
tJ1.s ne A'*a proheh INTO some
| h ,ocn NJ aliu Aouiu Hooch, put
! lealu aIterWafd lie had injured
| Els foot on rusty nail" Rupert
paused II $ true enough, Geoff, as
lar as IL goes. ala return and
| pIoWi around the grounds and see
gio $50 49, p@.lo through the open
| thorn oIonn @ eiihalu tills
| tha te,,roco etano t,. starteu up
| oround and ca,oo da,, .'iell .uilleu
| GOT INTO NV hoat "I"m as an ana
"Rut whva" canff s ".at ioiiie'
head violept,,- o. ~ Sciatcned ms
mightv's sai1as Mr. nsh susn a.,
| Vol, do n fnno' '' 1>9iie' "lidt uid
"wben f,et . ,
nearly nro,, e. "enl l'onie | was
didn't act n,,;ci,I,- - nam 'Liat II
end hatyesn ,fiss 49, ILL iiieah lile
| tbev ,,a,,Id 40, Niiureu ana me-
! Heoven I.,l,,s aMdy ana use
| -. vi hho"s WIFI sort OF persud-