The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-10

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the other cottages" DR.. Calvert
said dryly. "l1l speak to Mr.. An
derson about It - soon ~ I 60 70
the Office"
sThank you" Ruxton paused
and smiled apologetically. "lt's
true, Of course, that Clendenine
died Of natural eauses?"
Eyes. He never took proper care
Of himself" The doctor turned -
me. by the way. Mr.. Fowler, what
did he telephone you about"
"He wanted me % come 20 go
him." I answered. ! hesitated aud
then decided that might % well
tell them what be had said 70 me,
since they would learn Il eventu.
ally. HE was very excited. He
portant."
"Did he mean something concern
ing Wallis murder?" Ruxton asked.
"That's what / assumed. He told
me the other day that he was In
vestigating the murder"
"He was walking around outside
the cottage just before the Storm y
Ruxton said thoughtful1y. II won
der what he could have found?"
II suppose we'll never know"
remarked, "he died before he could
tell me"
AT least that helps 70 explain
his death-overexertion and excite
Iment," DR.. Calvert said. Its Q
pity he didn't have Cross's tempera-
ment."
"Overexertion and excitement?''
Ruxton said. II wonder II that was
all"
The doctor and I looked at him
In surprise.
II don't understand" Calvert
said.
James Ruxton replied, II was
wondering II he had been attacked
or frightened by someone"
"What makes you think that3"
I asked.
"Something could have happened.
and neither Cross nor I would have
known it." he answered. I'VE had
been playing checkers in my room.
Cross il afraid Of thunder and
lightning, and when the storm
started be pulled down the curtains
and sat with his fingers in his ears,
The thunder WAS 30 loud that
neither Of 10 heard Clendening fall
Anything could have happened
while We were in there"
| remembered what Mark had
told me about the melancholis
which was one Of the effects 81
Ruxton's disease. He stood locking
ut Ne with gloomy. tired eyes. Dr.
Calvert said:
"There's no evidences Of anything
of the sort, Mr.. Ruxton. Don't you
think you're letting your imagina.
ton run away with you3"
1T might not have been IN at'
tack" the other man answered stub
bornly. "but it's quite possible that
some sudden shock killed him. III
was sitting facing the window. HI
Imay have seen some face that
| frightened him."
standing there IN that gloomy cot
tage where two men had met violent
death, there seemed nothing incred'
IDLE in his theory. L Was fantastic
but 90 were the three deaths Of tht
last eight days. Unwi1lingly
found some Of his fear commuui
eating itself to me.
8 The unexpected arrival Of Davl
Finn was, to me, 4 welcome inter
ruption. He came stamping In
shaking water from his slicker.
NHtAMsn{W~ - ~ nA&A MWkn~>n
Clendening?"
.He's dad" Dr.. Calvert replied
~Dead?" Finn echosd. why, ha
phoned me less than . halt houl
ago!" An expression Of constsrna
ton grew On his broad. TANNED 1ace
"Say, doc, how"
Il he did not finish bis question
Dr.. Calvert, reading II . elearl,
. - ] did, interrupted:
"Heart disease"
"He would die before I could q
, himl" the sheriff said slowly, BIT
, tsrly. That's the way sveryehing'
been brealin' for mo q this ca5l
] might have expected e.
The sheriff looked around th
: room at the three o8 ~.
81 ANY Of you know what he want
! Cd 70 tell me = ho asked.
!. Ruxten answered for Ill u 20.
;. mo-" ho said.
ii she called me up and said b.
; found out something impoFtan
Iabout the murder. He wouldn't %,
, what Il was over the phone. 81
1 | sounded scared" Finn turned 70 mi
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