The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-01
,ou hrst missed your over.

E =: . Jon first missed your over
The gardener answered promptly.
ut was before the Fourth Of Jrly.
! know. because / was goin' to wear
EN- when we Get up the fireworks,
but they WAS gone then, SIR"
Finn had no more questions to
ask. He sent Archer and the dep
uty out. When they had gone, he
said 70 Mark, "Well, even Il they
were Archer's, Il don't knock down
my case. Barker could have stolen
them easy enough"
"What was Joe's motive. sher.
III" Mark asked.
"Vail tried TO ret him fred. They
had . fight. He hated Vail"
"And do you remember when this
quarrel vast"
why. no. not exactly" Finn
said.
Il do" Mark said. 1T was three
weeks ago. The overalls were
stolen more than . month ago. They
were stoler before Joe had any
conceivable motive for numbering
Vail"
The sheriff said nothing. There
Was nothing he could say. al-
most felt sorry for him q he stood
there. staring at Mark, who, with
one casual stroke, had demolished
the elaborate circumstantial case ho
had built up 70 convict Joe Barker.
I'm sorry | had to do it, sher-
ill.," Mark said, grinning. "But I
know you wouldn't want TO burn
m innocent man. You should thank
mo for it. Il I hadn't done Il,
some smart lawyer would have torn
your case 70 pieces in court and
made you look silly"
IF Joe didn't take EN-, who did,"
Finn asked weakly.
"A very clever murderer, Mr.
Finn. Someone who masqueraded
- . gardener when 10 went out
to murder Vail. Someone who Was
artful enough TO convert . pair Of
hedge shears into . dagger"
Beads Of sweat stood out on
Firms forehead. He looked at
Marx dumbly, % though for guild.
ance. When he spoke, III the self
assurance had left his voice.
Darn it," he groaned, chow are
We. we ever going +! e catch anybody .
Maybe II We work together Ne
can" Mark said. CATCHING tia
murdsrsr's become my hobby. and
I've got plenty Of money to spend
Tor the ride. The question ID, viii
you work with met"
Finn did not reply for Q minute.
Then he STROBE over to the bed ma
held out his hand. "Sure viii"
Mark took hi. hand and grinned.
"Swelll Now II ! were You, I'd
- along letting everyone believe
you stu suspect Joe. Let the mn.
dersr hang himself By over-confi.
*De Jon think I ought to arrest
mo. ! wouldn't do that. Il i.n't
necessary. Everyone knovs Dr.
Calvert has interceded FOR joe
You might have him tailed. thoush
Just 70 make Il seem realistic"
I'm = that, M. Hillyer.s Finn
SAID humbly. IN appreciate It Il
you let me know @ soon @ you
ct any IDEAS" -.
I'D keep JON busy II I did.
Mark answered. aI'ya h.d f.
q ideas, but ! don't want 70 shoot
% my mouth too soon and ri
myself IN trouble. AZ soon a
nsye :aything good. I'll let YOU
.Thanks,s the sheriff s.id. n.
slehsd deeply and left 10. MARI
looked q mo and winked. .Weli
! guess that makes mo Z real diclr :
a said. "Finn's going to play han
WIN NJ now and let me n IN
svsrything b finds out"
1T looks like . oue-sidad r.-4
aership. ] said. .Hs tslls W.,
::vstythias and you tsll him 10th si
Look how 10 jumped Il eor.,,-
stons g the caae Of joe Rsri s'
Bob. & ! told him M r. ~
You he'd have Loren and John hoth
under arrest Finn can't s. trn.tsd
w1ta NJ purely intellectual snecu
!es1ons. Besides, I'm not sure 80
that ] want Do turn over En-" ~.
derer when lind him. I'vs 80 !.
p convinced that killine Vah =
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