Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-23

/ asked. pen in hand;
"Yes, sir; and the names Of the
/ parties? ~
At which the old gentleman. who
Z gave his name as Dawson. detailed
the plot he had overheard with a
minuteness which carried conviction
that he certainly had heard what he
stated, and the inspector began &c
look grave and tribe puzzled
There might be something in all
this, it looked suspicious: so he gues-
toned the old gentleman and finally
told him he (the officer would aseer-
tain the ladies' names. and II, in the
morning at ten. Mr. Dawson would
attend again and still wished to lodge
a formal charge of conspiracy to
murder Mr. Clifford he would act
upon it.
II certainly shall attend and take
the possibility upon myself re-
piled the old gentleman with decis-
ion. 1T is horrible The GOODNESS
with which their crime was discussed,
the manner in which the deed is TO be
cast on an innocent person is simply
feudish, sir-fendish :"
And he departed but sure enough.
the next morning, at 10 o'clock, in
he walked
Good morning sir.'' said the in
spector- You still, see
.'Still to the charge-of course 1
DO: certainly do. Mr-er-''
MY name is HOllit, sir / have
quietly ascertained that the ladies
gave the name Of Forbes this morn
ing, and mentioned they believed a
friend of theirs. named Clifford, would
arrive to-day with valet, and rooms
were to be kept That looks sus-
picious, sir, and tallies with your
account; and if you choose to accom-
pany me you may do so. | think it
is my duty to now call on these
two women and question them
Arrest them on suspicion. Mr..
Rollit; that is your duty. They are
dangerous.
well, sir. of course. if they can
not entirely satisf.: me. | must ar
rest them on the charge you make.
Shall we 60 now to the hotel?n
u am quite ready.
Perhaps Mr. Dawson had q sense
Of Importance. as having detected, in
time. to nip in the bud a monstrous
crime. ROllit was. oil course, well
known at the hotel: but nc only sent
a waiter UP with message, that Mr..
Rollit and Mr.. Dawson wished to see
the ladies on business. The answer
brought was acquiescence: and the
TWO we're shown up to the private
sitting room, where sat last nights
travellers. Rollit saw quick glance
Of alarm flash between the two won-
en- as he entered; and the elder
Margaret-said, with a visible ire
NOR in her low-toned voice:
What is your business, please.
with us2' and then pressed her
handkerchief over her lips. whilst
her sister Helen fairly turned aside
with little choking sound in her
throat.
The miscreants are frightened,
by Jove, thought the old aecuser, in
grim triumph.
But some people might have fan
cicd that these hardened young
women Of thirty were trying not to
we'll. laugh over their proposed
murder-the world is so wicked.
Madam, | am very sorry, . began
the inspector, ..but really | must
''Oh, yes; do your duty, Mr.. Rollit.
Sit down, my dear sirs-sit down,
take things easy when we can" said
Miss Margaret Forbes, jauntily.
The brazen wretchi Was that the
game audacity? Mr. Dawson felt
his dander rising fast The inspec-
tor asked abruptly:
''Do you ladies know a gentleman
named Jack Clifford?"
Another look. Helen went
.'whew-w-'' under breath. Mar
garet as plainly seemed taken aback.
"Ah-well, yes, we do; but only
about a month. why do you
ask?"
Because, ladies. this gentleman
charges you on oath with conspirinp,
last night, to murder a certain Jack
Clifford by arsenic poisoning.
Wal SdEet lell UdCk step, Helen
sprang to her feet with stiaed CRY,
and both stared with wide, glitterinr
eyes Of alarm; or was it with sup
pressed, hideous laughter
''You must state your full charge, 2
Margaret got out, after that dread
pause.
Both sat down again. Margaret
set her lips defantly. Rollit read
over the charge, and Mr.. Dawson
said, emphatically: ''Yes, / stand TO
it. | heard every word of this decla-
ration of crime intended. You little
thought was in the carriage, young
women"
didn't we, though, old boy2"
muttered Margaret; but aloud: "And
suppose, inspector, that we decline to
explain, or reply to questions; and
neither admit nor deny this charge,
what shall you do them"
"My dear, ma'an, my duty WILDE to
arrest you both on suspicion, and take
you before the magistrate, formally
you with consDiraov tn