Show 31 his honor the judge the case of thestle a ais john muff was aba t of the day daj rhea I 1 landed in my ity visit I 1 to this thia rough einink town was wai 1 I was att somewhat lome what annoyed to find ahat the erpf e pl I 1 were inclined gotali talt li of 1 no ahing but the lil aag of aen s ry Y axon arland and flie th trial atrial of his murderer mur dorer bunh e atory of ahe erina inter ested me 10 in spite of myself the murder had occurred ii the metro hotel the very house in which leo gaZed a room for a j week the acena no of the tha tilling ws the broom next to mine several days lefore my arrival the yoom was occupied b jolt john n luff and effry S sax on two well known sporting ma men who had bad maving their headquarters during j abe winter the two men were cb chunis ams bu u I 1 some sometimes times they quarreled in otheir their i cups and it was no anto thing filing for them to ig 15 bl after adjusting their however th chiy eygen gen orally into the same game beliar badma d slept liace others their last quarrel bids bad a fatal after a bout with ith their flats fiats io a the hotel office they retired to their room later in the night aloud shout ed of the guests guesta to rush in ia ani they saw sam a spectacle that froze their blood on the bed wis was retch ret cb ed the lifeless form of saxon with a crimson i gushing gushin from acom b his by bib side one land land still bloody andnis and his manner betray gamt iut ungovernable fear and aade e x cit emet tj the raad brades I 1 men imen were not long in coal I 1 ralto a conclusion line jury amade made wont it out a case of wilful murder niu raef 0 and fastened the guilt gaila tipon Luff it ii vas ras V as in baill tain that tia luff expressed big bigbow hi shor bor ile be declared that some one had find entered the reona awaked Awa kei by a moise ho he placed e d his big ba hando n d ali assion S and and felt felt the warm blood lowing flowing irom the wound wouna springing to his feet be ba turned on the ii ghigna when he be saw lis friend arlen he gadem gave a frenzied cry for help of chui coui se nobody believed beli eTed this story to malco inka t lie i matter att ar forsea small daggar I 1 to td luff was missing from its ag usual place on the e inan mantel tel it was only too lod evident that the murderer had bad stabbed his 1 friend to the heairt beart with wilh this weapon and ana had bad then conceal edit the rood was sear searched chedi but ut the dagger could not lot be found doubtless luff had bad thrown it if into ile the street where it bad been picard up b bv y soma unknown person theta is little delay about frontier onder fr justice when a victim is wante daud in an this ibis instance iastan ce the v whole it we town tow u clamored for one cohrt was in sess session ioD and judge piko pike shared abard the general ex excitement cit ement he was oneff tie guests at tho the and the fact that his big room ws was opposite theo the one nein ia which the murder was committed naturally increased his interest iu the case with avith judge pike on the euch bench thero was waa little doubt concerning the an indictment was found ii no time and the trial opened on tile tho second day of my stay in ia silver town the defeo danta attorney for a delay they biped that a pro trial would have bare the efreda of emit excitement ement oatlie ot the c cooling 0 0 ang abe bot hour bour 1 I spent the first day of the trial in the court bouse kd watched tb e cloce lf laff bad bath tr r good ayco it wa but not vicious nia an nd as r X 51 ata baird lied j bun I 1 myself lim s a V i that night iad 2 lia d aj angular ix xi elice I 1 after supper I 1 I 1 silent a I 1 cou couple pa a 0 of f h hours q urs in iia judge 1 pi pike ko s rolo rooer ff arid and it did nut not taka tile me donit to coar jo to the that his bw h hobor apor wits a very peculiar taw roan there was io methi wrong about liim him ho he could not be b c blied a chiv cr a ilk but his bib wab lv tall and it bocc ir t d 0 ME ma be was I 1 11 bli ble to bi elk daw ita at ny t IWO aa t midnight I 1 awoke the moonlight streamed into WT my r bill makini tiresy deiy object in it ly visible let my led and beuf bahit d a bite screen in ono one corner of ahe dooin where the wali toed to get gei ii a druk drink of nf water milli I 1 att aa eljer I 1 hard board tile abb door doir open olen bufty tyis this way was nut botel wass was a rude 8 affair ana and d wy fewox the aided avit with locks lock and leey the thought of aux f fa e made me ine a little amid and I 1 remained quietly babad the screen awaiting a further develop developments mens to 7 unutterable antonis clment who should enter the door judye pike my first impulse waito wai to what I 1 fa taw situ iced ilie tile judge 1 8 night cj calbes abes quo ono look at his face convinced me ine abai be was waa asleep lo in his bis ii light C hi laud hand he carri cd e d a dagger dag da te g r what Whai vaslo aas I 1 to so do with this som sni it would be ouli to kjeu biz hait I 1 decided decicc to aa v alc abc and watch with vilh stealthy saps tho judge advanced to the side sade of alia hed bed he felt feit cantio cautiously us with his left lefthand band hand until unlit he be f felt elt a bunell iu in the covering and alien with I 1 rapidity of digh t uin hinr be drove broye hid ise dagger into the bed beil clothes up t the 0 hilt ailt he e did not tarry in rr y a decoud b lint ut vil from tle room clodin cio siu the dooray do oraf 1 ter er it haia I 1 afi As daoa as I 1 arru d dl J barricades barricaded barrien barrica ded alie door w ib i ic feces des oi 01 fukui ture then to io matter bierl averi ikebe Jud judge gevas c was a somnambulist attro was no telling tailing whathem uj d birse thau that tha was no t ailing what he bad already doa dm u i 1 of i ibbe it be p possible po seible that abd cudse e pike hike in one of f wis bis blace fits had bad killed saxon tt it deiy mu ch like it and the dagger it na Luffa misi fing weapon 1 wiil 11 ll knake thing thin 11 public I 1 said to tb myself and I 1 proe proceeded eded to die diehn sill but I 1 soon chang edmy mind 11 my unsupported libony e would no not t ie be regarded judge alike wa was a geato I man past ast middle ag iii e and he vas pas greatly respected by the th 0 miners eib ei B it would lie be folly 0 on n my day part to tell aD yone of my adae utu e the ittie decoud day da of tho the trial davely 0 ped a strong case ai dinst luff lair as strong stron a case as circuns circumstantial ancial evi vi dence could make makeig it in the nita 11 time I 1 perfected aclair a plan abich 1 I bl hoped would lead to sing resil tsi my mate that tibt was nas dr hinton oneff one of the oldest and abid wealth test lest physicians of it th place the doctor was a popular man inan he had been luayon of Silve rown and he be was vaas moreover a 11 lifelong life long of judge 0 pike 1 not have 10 il 1 lecat d a teller betler man for nl mv purpose again the moon flooded flood edthe the room wit with h I 1 light i ht as on abe P rei ious nil t I 1 arnn Lerat ged the tha bedclothes in the shape abac 43 of a human bull figure aud aad stationed in viela behind the screen resl with dr hinton fie twelve uc lock came and one but we ve remained undisturbed disturbed is he it is not coming whispered the doctor perhaps not 1 I answered but I 1 feel in ill duty bound to lahb wati wit 11 very well 3 pawned the D actor actor 1 I am with yo we did not go to work borc in the ri right htway way what would have been bean our plan I 1 asked askea why simply this we shoud have concealed ourselves in ini the tn corridor and watched his big dhori codr when he be came out we could have followed him it at a 1 tile distance li stance As it it is he h MILY visit another room and adin in tha our ouri ime time will bg lost loit I 1 it in all very try wel ito fo I 1 s that n now 0 if ini 1410 but bui t hire j 1 ace ob js t tit jour 70 ur pla pla a I 1 tho guests guetis who fouad us u prowling about tile th caidor would dero demty 11 and N an oz xi ja lillio nud we would have bare found 4 it nece BaarT to aca too many into our our secret now no iv it t seema rea reas oua oual ue be to lu suppose that tho the furca foyce of habit W will ill draw aba judge to the th aarne airne me pl pla a ilia hia room romonita in neit bert to tha one in which the murder bew oc burred and if my the orji creat your frind was bif making for that tit night gm finds Fiu dins ng it sec secund lure ly fastened you know it bat baa b boil bet oil nailed up since the inquest lie he tried libe next door which was mine if he fie W walka at au all to night I 1 beliele he will go clover over tile the same mine track 10 there lathere is in in inthac that vesia raid iou but I 1 hope that bat he my compart companion will not cour come thick of the effect upon bis big biad it if our should turn out tt tl be the tru tr aill A hush I 1 d the door croaked creaked a little and ana 6 white robed fi figure ure roual glided in ain it jibe judge itaas it aas vius evi evident delit even eren in the moonlight chit ho be was sleep asleep hui bat lis his features were ra con in his hia right a hand band becan iod tile the dagger da ster S and yet ye wi without t bout making tb ahe e slightest noise awalt er approached the bedard bed cd stretching foith one baud commet ced cautiously feeling when his big bara 0 upon the sham eliam figura egura 0 he deliget ed cf the same game rapid chrusc with the ibe dagger that I 1 bad witnessed d the alj night before ald fled irom frow the room a dr hinton was when there was waa work to do ile he si signaled 0 baled to me and w we 6 ran r an after the judge budge following v bi hani 1 ro into his bis room judge pike cosad c omd his door and us for u L moment 1 I 1 thought i 1 hat bat he be was awake but I 1 son boon saw haw that be h was unconscious ous he eaf went I 1 to bit ln diun tiun k aud g its Con contenta tenth carefully pla placed ed the tha dagger C at the bottom theu thell 4 he shiw W h himself I 1 lf into ail an aral ana calir char A 1 41 1 I late to da it said dr hinton hut it must kuust le ie done dolle I 1 t ile he adval advanced iced to the chair and I 1 J shook shoo tb abo sl sart aej i gm g man a n how dare you he be exclaimed what foes does this ibeal mean why 4 gentlemen in clemen this i in strange stam how flow is I 1 it il that youarn in ill my room he loo looked ei down tit at bia it a costume and buried b bis 1 s face in b ats is hands have I 1 been ill he asked my friend aid id iho doctor 1 I am about to birin bring EL a great upon you but I 1 know you are brave elou enough ah bobear the truth what I 1 have to say does not reflect upon your you chat chai character acter and it is necessary ry anat y you au shiuli know it speak huski ay iy commanded the judge jude tl MT I 1 open your our trunk a moment asked tho the doctor i certainly was waa tho reply enlik make yourself at home the doctor drew from rom the bottom of the trunk the d dagger ac hoy how did that bet get there was jud judges ryes stern quil question stion 1 billave I have no weapons deapo ns I 1 neverda ne De verBa that before the doctor held beld the daggart up on its handle was engraved graved an the name of johnduff John Luff tina this calls aai an explanation sir lid judge pike with an n angry au ry look d tell stell him said the doctor turning to me ma jt it was the th hardest task ask of my life tut but in some fashion I 1 managed to toll the story in the middle of it th doctor cams V to my rescue and with his big arm around his hi friend friends L told fi bim im all the eve vent i ants of nig night bl I 1 i tb judat u dab j fj face c assume assumed d a ghast ly ii pallor iaia Ee se TraI veril ates ii ex X p to taint he apok the iho biti I 1 enid in is i baud and ana looked at the lhermite narve 1 I A i leen tand it vill all fee 36 g iffe he abre threw w til dagger on the floor gentlemen x tid he be sadly leave nr me now alet let nr me sleep if I 1 cn in lie morning mf nit mires I 1 ho be stronger ana n we will then see j als 18 bics tics tic to L liff lff ff aitho without 13 t doing doitt iJ 1 uslice to me the truth must come out faut we left the room and returned to mine alint will iff be bhend the end of it I 1 asked the doctor I 1 to ay a T he replied is a man he w 1 l not bof commit e ui cider do anything rash i j we were nt at the flip break tal talle le when the abe landlord rushed in alid aid to the doprr come an akl judge rl pike is dead or doine we burrd to the judges lud room but it wa iris too fon late laic the wretched man waa tp oil our r gril pre t joy jov 11 wis wig not a case case ot dr br hinton made it a and sati satisfied fied himself that ilia his friend had died ot ha heah disease dis else 1 perhaps it was b better vo so when the doctor Docto Cand and I 1 jj madi iad our statement to tile the prosecuting attorney attorneys ys no one questioned it there was grea great surf surprise irise but the in indictment was readily nol lied 11 as tic the miners callet and luty luft was waa set at libit was a close shave lio lie said when hi he act 1 up th 0 e drinks that night ad 44 and nd this climate cosent uit suit my health I 1 am going to kip silvertown Silver town was not sorry Y t to see hint g if lie kasnot to be hanged there was no way in which ile he could acu and the ini miners fiers counted liis his room better etter than his company atlanta 11 |