In this story the author Sinclair Ross has left much suspense which forces us to keep guessing. One of the mysteries left behind is whether Arthur Vickers is a murderer or not. I believe that Arthur Vickers is a murderer. Firstly, he would not let the boy see the stall and never did let him see if his calves were in there, knowing that he didn't have them. Secondly, Vickers was a disturbed man that …showed first 75 words of 563 total…

…showed last 75 words of 563 total…or a young boy. Murder or cruelty is not a big thing for Vickers because throughout the story we have been told that Vickers had a guns, killed weasels, coyotes, rabbits and he also trapped a live owl with a broken wing. And also confirms that there was something in the stall that was definitely worth hiding. In conclusion there are several evidences given throughout the story to prove that Arthur Vickers is a murderer.