Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-31

desk He remembers 1t is worth
10000. The person had no idea it
could not be sold, that selling meant
discovery. He saw only the chance
to take the book and get away.
Shall We say ne took il and Rice,
coming into the little room at that
moment, saw him. Then a struggle
started. Rice proved stronger than
the person thought. The fight swept
all over the room, in the dark, re-
member. the lights having gone out.
Then the murderer's hand fell on
The cane and, in sudden rage, ne
pounded the life out of the ship
owner
My Lord" / heard Kent mutter.
YOU would think he was there and
saw IL ALL"
But" came in the squeaky voice
Of Dunn, II don't see who there was
that could have done it."
BARLEY smiled again, his voice
being rather dry as he replied,
Why. Dunn. ! am even going to
show you the mans picture--taken
while he was struggling with Rice"
The District Attorney shot a
startled look at BARLEY, as ii askin5
whether he had suddenly gone
crazy. | heard the chief say 1t
can't be done" Just what BARLEY
might have answered. | could not
say, for suddenly | heard Ions
low whistle float UP from the street,
BARLEY started over to the wall.
His voice was crisp as be snapped
cut. Il want the lights out Tor a mo-
nent. There will come in here in a
second or SO. a man. That man viii
be the murderer. | don't want you
to show any surprise when l turn on
the lights after he enters. | have
him, | can convict him. It's sone
one you never thought of. | want
YOU simply to watch the glass in the
door. | will tell you why later
lie pressed the button, and the
room became dark. NoE a dense
street lights foated in. Yet it was
dark enough to make it impossible
to distinguish the features OF the
people in the room. In a dazed
wonder, | kept my eyes on the glass
door. The light was on in the hall
and the glass showed the yellow re-
Election. | think all were wondering
why BARLEY had put out the light.
The room was still. Through the
windows came the sounds of the
street and some one uneaSily moved
his chair. | even heard the heavy
breathing of the chief, as we waited.
Then after what seemed an endless
wait, l heard the sound OF footsteps
in the hall.
Footsteps of some one not exactly
sure of just the room he wanted,
who was studying the names on the
Coors. And then, suddenly, there
fcll a shadow Oh the glass.
The Shadow on the Glass
The light must have been back of
the person. for, like silhouette.
there fell upon the glass OF the door
the blad.l shadow of a man. Who
it was | could not tell, for the face
was toward us and seemed but Il
black mass. Then he turned, as If
looking up the hall. and l saw the
head and shoulders. a shadow of n
big man. with one shoulder that
stood higher than the, other. In a
second | heard his hand tumble
with the knob of the door, and it
was flung open. He stood with the
light from the hall flooding into the
room, stood waiting, as if trying to
lind out if any one was in. 4 tall
figure. heavy and thickset, with that
one shoulder higher than the other
one. And it needed but a glance to
see who the man was. For, as he
turned his head to again look down
the hall, the light fell full upon his
face. 1t was one of the men that
lad been hired TO guard the wed =
ding presents the night of the crime.
BARLEY had said the murderer would
enter the room. And, as the man
made one step within. saw that i,
was the deteCtive-Hall.
(Continued Ton,nrrnNS)