Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26
! ABOVE SUSPICION
ROBERT ORR CHIPPERFIELD
Copyright 1924 by

, Then will you tell Mr.. Dunn that
send him my deepest graditude
| viii pray for the success OF his
name, and ] know know that he
will succeed, for he il seeking the
I-truth." ~ = 49,. Z
Yes, ma'am.- He'll-hell soc that
you git the first word O. it. Good
| by, ma am"
He wrung the slender hand with
unnecessary. yigor and stumbled out
| into tine sunlit fragrance of her gar
| den, a new idea seethfng within him.
| Miss Beverley was a lady, arlG he
| lad sat In her parlCr. accepted her
| refreshments, taken her handv-and
/ lied TO her. But what il, after all,
| he might be able 10 prove more than
he had promised. more than she
| even dreamed
! Whose Hand? F'f
| DIR. Hood sat titlcd back IN chair
| on his front porch. modify chew :
ing the end .Gf an uniishted CIGAR
end thinking over tire situation.
| Had he gotten himself into q mess
| y nich would make MIN the butt OF
tie county? lie didn't know why
he had taken that fool Geoff Peters
| word blindly and talked UP as he
| rad to Mr.. Ashe, bu. somehow he'd
| believed him. AMI tile 10y over IN
| the county Ea'i was almost cheer-
| fui. while even little Miss " HE
vas bearing w wonderfully well.
AZ for the District Attorney. he
had succeeded in 50 intimidating
that august official by the potent
| fear Of ultimate ridicule that he had
acceded to his request. and Ser
seant Eliot Was foaming with rage
, and Chagrin.
1t was that same dread which he
had instilled into the District At
torney that was hanging over the
tat little doctor now. For the
hundredth time he was anathematiz
ing the absent. self elected deputy
who had wrought the mischief when,
all at once, he caught sight of Il
familiar figure sauntering leisurely
toward the gate. With an exclama-
ton. he brought his chair forward
with all its legs on the floor, and
founded down the porch steps.
"Gcoff. Jumping Christmas,
Where've you been? | have had
Lyons and Allen securing New York
for you, IT'S week today"
Hello, Doc" Geoff grinned cheer
fully as they shook hands. You
Bit my letter
The one you gave Rupert Ashc
for me, in which you said you wouiu
telephone or write to me? Yes, and
it's the last I've heard of you for Il
week."
w"fvo been GOVERN considerable
ground and Iun into Il lot morc'n
expected" Geoff interrupted. Amt
got time to so over it all now.
Did you see Mr.. Ashe and the
District Attorney"
Il did. on your Say-so: Mr.. Ashc
and his lawyers are just letting
things ride. and the District At
toIney is holding Rupert only as a
material witness. Now, If we can't
deliver the goods
'Anybuddy been 'tendin' to my
dogs and the marc?" Geoff inter
rupted for the third time.
Lord, yes, The whole stable force
from Ashcroft, and I've looked in
myself every day. They're all
right, and Lady is almost we'll
Now that you've got your family off
Your mind. Geoff, suppose you come
into the office and tell me whether
I'm the medical examiner or you.
Rupert Ashe out of Jail and who
we're going to put there in hls
place.
its your job Doe" Geon's face
sohefed as he followed the doctor in
to the house.
We're Soin' to git young Ashe out
o Jail soon's you've swore me in as
Il real dep'ty o yours and took me
ON the strength o 1t to make Il call.
Then I've got to make mother one
hE tf1xCplf that mint tynir' fn hn
too pleasant fer nobuddy concerned,
and right after that we'll put some
buddy in Rupert's place who you'd
think I was clean crazy If | named
now. but who'll go willn' and
ready to confess. | wrote in that
letter that | never said nothin'
couldn't prove and I'm standin by
it. but it's a job | amt partic' lar
bout tacklin' agin: Id u heap sight
ruther be back at my regular trade"
You went to police headquarters
and asked in my name to see the
records about Il young man who
committed suicide in Benkard's
rooms years ago. and you never told
me word beforehand" the doctor
accused. Il had to do some quick
thinking when Lyons spoke about it,
and it's high time, Geoff. you stop
Btu DtiIS anu tbIl me
what I'm supposed to be pulling
or
Reckon you're right. Doc" Geoff
assented amiably. you're goin' to
hear all you've a mind to bout that
young man aforc we sit through.
How's everybuddy up to the Cayley
llace?"
Lane has been there since Satur-
him: she's kept to her room from
the minute she learned of Rupert's
arrest, though she has been mighty
brave. with no signs of a breakdown
yet" replied the doctor. "Newbury
came down yesterday. too. and the
rest are all right except old Henry.
It's two weeks tonight since the
murder and he hasn't got over the