The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, January 21, 1922, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAOH 8 THK HKN1) 1UIJ.KTIN, DAILY KD1TION. 1IKM), Oltl-XJON, K.VITHIIA Y, J AM. Ml V SSI, II1!1). The OF ftf - COPYRIGHT, TV CHAPTER XII. At the Foot of the Stain "No, It will soon be morning. mil nil way of escape blocked. Ho Is willing to swear that you agreed to permit Alv to drive yon downtown, and that you actually departed to gether. Tills charge can perhaps be answered by (he testimony of Kranti, If he can be got on the witness stand, as yon hare told me he accompanied you on a street car." -Which Is true." "I accept your woi-d, of course, but Harris does not, and I must confess he has some evidence to create sus picion." 'You say that!" "I must, to be perfectly honest. I will "even confess there have been times when I doubted. Let me tell you Alva was undoubtedly killed with a dagger hatpin, exactly like that one In your hat there." and I pointed to It on the dresser. Her eyes turned that way in an expression of startled surprise. "Killed with a halplu like that of mine?" "Yes, there is no doubt as to the nature of the weapon. I know more about that than Harris, even." "How are you so sure a hatpin was the weapon used? The police reiwrts say nothing like that." "They do not know; I do. The truth is. I wus the first to discover the murder. I related to you my conversation with Harri3, after all others had left the foundry. We must have been there alone for an hour. When we left we separated, believing this to be safe, and 1 walked down Gans street alone In the rain. Some blocks below the foundry I came upon this car, bumped up against the curb, and apparently abandoned. The rear door stood wide open, and I looked In side, and felt about, merely from curiosity. My fingers touched some thing lying on the floor, und, when I drew it out, and looked at it in the light of a distant street-lamp, 1 dis covered it to be a dagger hatpin, dis colored with blood." She stared at me in horror. "Like that one there?" "Exactly like it I had seen the one in your hat. and remembered." "You thought It must be mine? That that I had murdered him?" "I hardly believe I thought at all. But I investigated the front seat, and found Alva's body hanging over the wheel, with a gash In the back of bis coat sticky with blood. Then I knew." "Knew whnt?" 'How the man had been killed. I believed then you were with him alone; I had reason to. for I over heard his invitation, and your answer. I recognised the weapon as one you had In your possession. My first thought was that It would utterly con demn you If ever found." "And, even then, you sought to pro tect me? You cared enough for that?" "1 hardly know; It must have been true enough. I scarcely doubted but what It was your act only I per suaded myself that the man must have attacked you, and that you struck In "I Would Not Believe You Guilty of Deliberate Murder." self-defense. I would not believe you guilty of deliberate murder. meant to give you a chance; so I took the weapon away with me." She drew a long breath, "No one saw you?" "Not a soul J the street was abso lutely deserted. I wiped off the blood, and hid the knife In my pocket until I reached the hotel ; then I concealed U ut the bottom o my valise." THE Randall Paijbish a au i hub or K vim ?Tnj.v?s rem nf pnrrrtymnTT ILLUSTRATIONS' RANDALL PARttlSH "it Is still there?" "" "No; something led Harris to suspect I wns not Daly, and bo set out to Investigate. He had my tele phone number, and easily located both hotel and room. Waiting until I left the key, he entered, and went through the valise In search of anything he could find. He came upon the dagger hatpin, remembered that you had Just such a one In your hat that night and Instantly Jumped to the conclusion, as he had seeu the wound, that this was the weapon of murder. He be lieves we were worklnj together, and this was why I had concealed the knife." "And you? you believed that?" "I believed In you." I said earnestly. "At first I thought It must be you; then I saw that pin In your hat aniln. when I knew I had one Just like It hidden at the hotel. This gave me new hope, until I returned and dis covered my valise slit open, and the dagger gone. I knew of no one who would do such an act or had occa sion to except you. In an effort to destroy evidence. "Then Inter, when that was cleared up by Harris acknowledging that lie whs the one wiio got the pin, I told him about your having your own In your hat at Perond's. He only laughed, and said you were smart enough to buy another, as soon as the first was found missing; that doubtless there were plenty to be had." "He's right; there are. At least I know of one shop on lower Broadway where they are for sale." She stopped suddenly, with a peculiar gesture. "Why, now t think of It. Sarnli Wal dron has one exactly like mlt:e; bought It for her." "Ivan Wnidron's wife?" "Of course; that's rather odd, Isn't it?" "It oens up a line of thought, any way. Could you find out. do you suppose, If she has it still? What does she know ubout bur liusbuud?" The girl laughed softly. "Know! Less even than I do, I Imagine. He doesn't show up here oftener tiian once In six months, and Sarah gets nothing from him. She wouldn't know why?" "Kecause. after all, It might be the Russian ; If it was he would have to lie to Harris, and pretend to know nothing. You heard how those two talked at I'erond's. What did you make of It?" She drew her eyes together, leaving the marks of a frown on ber fore head.' "That they had planned together to rob Alva; that Waldron was to be hidden somewhere outside, and was to wait for Harris to signal him that the money had been paid over." "Exactly; Harris failed to learn that the money changed hands, and consequently did not signal. But Waldron, nevertheless, was outside waiting; had no doubt spotted Alva's machine, and was ready to act. The one thing we do not know Is did j Alva start home alone; or did one ; of the men accompany him? If the latter supposition Is true then that fellow must have committed the murder, with Waldron a possible accomplice after the crime. If not true, then the only other solution Is that Alva picked Waldron up for com panionship. Were they acquainted at all?" "I think so, bnt am not sure; you said Waldron first reported tills chance to Harris." "So he did ; then It Is quite possible the two knew each other. That would make It easy for the Russian to ask a ride. Whoever struck the blow was in the rear seat. This theory fits In all right with his actions toward Harris." What do you mean to do?" "Shadow Waldron; he Is sure to expose himself sooner or later. We must get away from here, out of the hands of these fellows. Could you find your way to the stairs In the dark?" "Yes. I have been here often." "Then I am going to turn out this light before opening the door." She led the way confidently enough, moving silently .along the wall, I keeping close so as to touch her. A few steps brought us forth Into the hall at the bend of n flight of stnlm leading downwurd. My fingers gripped the banisters, while she stood aside to let me pass. "You better go oheart now; the next flight Is directly beyond this, and ends nt the street door." "You will follow?" "Of course; I ahull keep right be hind you." We went down step by step, not a stair creaking, or a sound louder than our own breathing. 1 reached the last step, warned by the newel post, and felt nliend with one groping foot to assure myself of the level beyond. Her fingers grasped my sleeve, and lips almost ill iny enrT whispered a barely audible warning. "Look to the right! What Is that?" It was a dull, red glow, a mere pin prick In the blink curtain, yet It seemed lo change In brilliancy, like an evil eye winking at us out of the dark. Them was something uncanny about the thing, yielding me no sugges tion as to what It could be, yet frightening by Its baleful gleam nt such ii time and place. Then there was borne to my nostrils the faint odor of tobacco smoke; It must he a man sitting there smoking; what wo saw was the red tip of his cigar. Could we slip by unheard? I doubted it, yet whatever happened, one of us, nt least, must escape from the house before any alarm was sounded. There was hut ono chance left for her to slip silently down that other lllght of stairs to the street door, while I renin I mil behind to pro tect ber flight. If there was no alarm, uo notice taken of her passage, possibly I might venture, to follow without being overheard; but she must go first, her step wns light, and she wns more sure of the way. Be sides, I could block pursuit, by a fight If necessary, and thus give her ample time In which to unchain and opon that front door. One without, these fellows would never follow. I put my lips close against the girl's ear. "It Is a guard there smoking. Don't try to answer, but do exactly as I ray. One of us, at least, must get out ; you stund the better chance, "with my remaining behind to hold these fellows hack If there should be any alarm. If there Is not, I'll follow. Po you understand? unswer with your hand." I felt the firm pressure of her fingers In quick response. "The fellow evidently hasn't heard anything yet you better go." I felt her creep past me without a sound, her hand slipping from my grasp as her foot touched the level floor of the hall. She was Invisible, no longer even n shadow In the black gloom. Then suddenly from somewhere a chain clunked faintly; the ear could not determine from what direction the sound ciuiie, yet it W'tis clear enough to be heard plainly. The man stood still, evidently listening; I lost sight of the red glow, as though he had re moved the cigar from between his lips, and slowly straightened myself up, braced for any emergency. She had reached the outside door, and wns preparing to open it. For nn Instant nothing happened. Then the sharp, resounding click of "n heavy lock eclioed up from beneath, like the tap of a hammer. The fellow snapped on the elec tricity, flooding the Inrge hall, and. uttering a gruff oath, started forward. We met face to fare. There was nothing else for It but to fight It out. If I ran the net would only expose her before she could distance pursuit; besides that first glimpse hnd revealed my antagonist, and I wns glad It was "Gentleman George"! He knew me almost at the same instant, spitting out a curse as be reached buck for his gun. "You. hey-! How the h 1 did you get down here !" But I was quicker, the move ready, gripping the wrist, and twisting the arm back until the torture caused him to drop the weapon, as we struggled back across the width of the hull. We were both weaponless, relying only on the efllcacy of bare bunds, but he turned into a savage, a dangeruus fighter who cared only to disable his opponent in any way possible. It wa like buttling with a wild cat, Infuri ated, crazed with hate and fear. And for the moment the fellow hud me, driving me back ugulnst the rail, help less before the fierceness of his assault. Some one was coming. I could hear a voice, and flying steps on tne stairs; then a woman's scream somewhere above. I broke away, getting a grip on Ids throat, and feeling ray feet firm on the lloor. He could see what I couldn't, and found voice in spite of my throttling. "It's that d d skunk. Severn, got out. Hit hlin, Ivan 1 Smash In, I've got the guy quick now: I whirled with him, ducking my own head behind his shoulder, gaining as I did so one blurred glimpse of Wal dron as lie swung full at me with what looked like the leg of a chair. Harris caught the full force of the blow Just over his eyes and the power of It, added to the swirl of my arms, sent him hurtling along the rounded rail, headlong down the stairs. Wal dron stood paralyzed, stunned, his hands still on the club, his eyes follow ing that flying figure. With nil my strength I drove a fist flat to his face, and. as he reeled, stumbling backward, endeavoring to retain his feet, I sprung paHt, and raced down the steps. Tiie body lay at the bottom motionless, huddled up In such fashion us to block the door. Without a doubt but 'hut the man was deud, I thrust the form to one side, leaped through the opening, and crushed the door behind me. I turned to the left, afraid of the bright lights, und the street-cars, and plunged Into the depths of the alley. I may have gone a mile, twisting ami turning before I came to what evidently was a small hotel. Here I encountered a call, nn old horse cub, the driver half asleep Inside. An old time cabby was not llnhli) to care who his fine might he so long ns he was well paid. KiK.'ouraged by tills re Hod Ion, I Ktcppcd over to the curb. ' "Kngnged, my man?" He fume to life In an Instant, tumbling nut of his comfortable quarters to face me. "No sir. I never hoard you cotiiln', sir. Bin a bit quiet about here tonight." ' j ill Without a Doubt but That the Man Was Dead. He stopped, as though Just noticing my appearance under the dim Ureal lights. "Yer bin hurt, sir?" he asked solicit ously. "Yer coat's all toro, and there's some blood on yer face." "A small fight, that's all, In a saloon over west. Any place around here where I could wash up?" "Sure; right In yer; there ain't nobody 'around to bother. I'll show you." He opened a little side-door, and I followed down a narrow hallway te a small washroom, flung off my coat, and tilled a basin with water. The cabby turned up the light, ami watched me curiously. Ho was evidently tie lighted to have some one to companion with ut this weird hour of the morn ing. "They got yer one good 'nn, any how." he remarked. "Keller wiiut struck yer must've tied a ring ou tei make thet gash." "There were two of them." I ans wered, spluttering through the wuicr I wns using liberally. "I may liuve hurt one of the i'ellows, so you keep still will you?" ".Me! Shucks, I don't talk about tny fares none. Thet a n't business. I picked one up nluht before Ihsi down by the west-side dtn-ks. who'd been In some kind of n fracas any how, he wus sure scared half ter death. Looked like a foreigner, nn' was drnggln' a grip 'long with him "Jot off ut Jersey ferry, I reckon." "When was that?" I was using the towel by this time, eying the loquiic Ions spenker over the edge. "Night afore lust, 'Bout midnight; I'd hed n fare down thet way, an' wus ilrtvlu' back empty, when lie hollered to me to stop, (iosh, the feller tumbled In like there was a ghost after him, an' Bed I wus ter drive like h 1." "Had a grip with him, did he?" "Yep; black, 'bout medium slie. The fellow wasn't overly big himself, an' It wus quite a lug for Mm; It bumped ngainst his legs when lie toted It. I wouldn't a thought nothin' more 'bout it, only I got hoi' of a paper, an' rend how there wus a guy croaked that same night over In Jersey. It sorter mndo me think o' this feller, Just because he was so d d scared. It wus sorter funny where he had me set him down, too after midnight thet way." "Where was that?" "Colmnr bulldln' on Broad street. Wa'n't a darn light from top to bottom. He didn't let me pull up there not by a d n sight. I hnd ter let him out a block away, around the comer. But somehow I sorter wanted ter know Just where the bloke went, so I slipped off the box, an' took a peek. He turned In there, where It wus blncker than a stack o' black cats, an' thet's the Inst I seen of him, S'pose he wus the duck who did that Job sir?" "He might have been, of course. Did you report It to the police?" "Lord, no; If us fellers told the cops half we know they wouldn't get no sleep at all. I ain't sod nothin to nobody, Iteatly to go now, sir?" (To Be Continued.) Man Can Make Himself, In the majority of Instances a man can do what be pleuses with himself can make what be wants lo muke of himself. Things that get In his path arc not obstacles unless h choose to regard tlicin obstacles. Man Is his own muker. Your Shoes will smile with satisfaction over the splendid job of re pairing they will re ceive at our hands. Lindeborg & Hanson 120 Minnesota Street UTTE! 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