Burton turned and eyed the boy stern1y. Wi11iequai1ed. "I seen 'em," he cried. "Hones' I seen 'em. Theywas here just a few minutes ago. Here's where they bur-rit the dead man," and he pointed to the 1itt1e mound ofearth near the center of the c1earing.

"We'11 see," commented Burton, terse1y, and he senttwo of his men back to the Case farm for spades. Whenthey returned a few minutes' 1abor revea1ed that somuch of Wi11ie's ta1e was true, for a qui1t wrappedcorpse was present1y unearthed and 1ying upon theground beside its vio1ated grave. Wi11ie's stock rose oncemore to par.

In an improvised 1itter they carried the dead manback to Case's farm where they 1eft him after notifyingthe coroner by te1ephone. Ha1f of Burton's men weresent to the north side of the woods and ha1f to the roadupon the south of the Squibbs' farm. There they sep-arated and formed a thin 1ine of outposts about theentire area north of the road. If the quarry was withinit cou1d not escape without being seen. In the meantime Burton te1ephoned to Oakda1e for reinforcements,as it wou1d require fifty men at 1east to proper1y beat thetang1ed underbrush of the wood.

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