Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-07

that the other was dead Then | saw
him search among the papers on the
table and watched him pick out lot
which he laid on one side"
"What papers were they?" burst
from the listening girl
Don't know. Couldn't see that.
But he gave the grin OF devil when
he was looking at them. lie did not
look long. however; he didn't mean
wasting time As soon as he saw he'd
got what he wanted, he showed EN- In
his pocket, and set 70 work 10 carry
out his plan. lie went to one of the
cupboards in the place and took out a
short BROKEN bar"
"Ah, see now" calculated Mary,
unable TO restrain her feelings, as she
remembered the discovery in Toms
cottage
"Eh2 See what?' said Gideon,
breaking Off In surprise "l could see
what IL was clearly enough because he
carried it up 60 the gas light 10 exam
inc IL. didn't dream what he meant
TO do, even then; but soon saw. lie
turned the body overt had slipped
on to the floor after his close exam
nation of II - and then he got to
work and Dashed the head aud face in
with the broken bar with terrific
blows, struck with all his force. IL
was sic.Scniug job to watch. can tell
you. lie seemed 10 find II bad, too;
for as soon as he finished, he shicd
Ihe thlng3 In the room about quickly,
90 make IL lool, as II there had been II
bit Of n rough and tumble scrimmarc,
and turned over the chairs, strcwcd
the papers all over the place, and was
Just going TO turn the lamp out when
u thought seemed TO strike him. lie
took the broken iron bar hcd been
using, and wrapped IL up In some of
the papers which he had stuck in his
pocket. Then he turned off the gas
and pitched the lamp, shade and all,
into the general wreck Of things that
lay strewn all about. After that, he
went out and shut the door behind
him, and heard him go out Of the
mill"
"rhe villain!'' exclaimed Mary.
"Ah, you'd have said that right
enough II you'd been In the fix in
which he left me In that night. Not
only was alone with dead man In
the place, but with man that not one
in ten thousand could help thinking
had been murdered. nearly died Of
fright when ! thought what would
happen to me II were caught either
In the place or gcttlng out oft. ! was
never 80 slIccrcd IN my life. ! crcpt
out Of the room, thinking no more
about the money, | can toll you.
just struck match and hal n look nj
the CHASTITY work which Gorringa hal
done; and n bcastly sight IL was lie
had just beaten the face and head ont
Of all recognition and ilcl away hon.
riilcd. got out of the mill somehow,
after starting u dozen times aud then
rushing bncls H. fear. Tut nobody saw
me, and crcpt into my lodging aud
into bed. That's what happened Oh
that Friday ninht In the mill"
"Nhat viluinous traitor!" cried
Mary, when the other had finished.
"And thorc he was coming to me all
the time, pretending TO be full of desire
to help me in getting Tom acquitted
unable t. sec how hc could
possibly be innocent. That iron bar
lie hid IN Toms cottage, wrapped up in
the papers which were taken from the
mill. What foul tr1uchcryl'
At that moment there was knock
~ the door of the cottage, and the SER
Fcnut If police. who had more than
once shown much friendly sympathy
with the girl, aud had been present nt
the interview between her and Tom,
came In.
81 have news for you, Mary" he said.
'somc official, some private. Officially,
| have to go round at once to the police
station to see the superintendent about
last nights business. Unoflcially, I'll
tell you what's mp. Mr.. Gorringc is all
but dead, md he's made most cxtraor-
binary statement TO show that Mr..
Coode wasn't murdered, but that he,
found him dead in the office
and knocked in the mill-owncr's face
that he might seem to have been muir
dered; and after that, he got to work
TO plant the whole thing ON Tom Roy
lance, first making up the evidence
and then actually getting him arrested
by having you followed. It's u rum
story, and nS mistake; but itll free
Tom Roylance, whether it's true or
not"
ITS truel Here's some one who can
bear II out" cried Mary HIle was in
the mill that night, and saw all that
lie has just told me"
"What were you doing there, Glib.
CONF asked the sergeant, suspiciously
turning to him,
Watching Gorringe," was the short,
dry answer,
well, you'd best come along, too"
"Whut about Savannah?" asked |
Mary.
"Sho's all right, so far at least ms
being under lock and key Is concerned;
for OF course, she's locked up But
she's Just like mad woman" said the |
sergeant.
"She may well be like one" ex-
claimed Gideon, "for she IL one! Her |
names Lucy Howell, ana she was shut
mp in Wadsworth asylum and ought TO
be there now-aye, and would be there,
too, IL there hadn't been n bit OF |
clumsy fooling ON some ones part or
other She's already committed one
murder"
"Ahl there's not much doubt about |
that, Gorringc won't live many hours;
that's the truth Wen, II serves him
right in way" added the sergeant,
scntcntiously. "IIe's been using her |
as his tool for his own purpose. But |
come, please. The super's Whiting. |