Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-12

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ed. shaking it heartily Il won't rest
till you arc safe and the murderer Of
your brother il in Jail -
Who billed him. do you think"
II don't know, but Rose does, and
we'll make her tell -
We discussed the matter extensively.
but neither Of us could come IL any
conclusion. When the clock struck
noon, Rose G-rnon, true IL her appoint
ment, walked into the room. Without
waiting Tor An invitation she sat down
III q chair and scowled al me.
That man Of yours is outside. she
said savagely. He's been following
me about everywhere and watching my
house all night. Perhaps yuu'll ask
him To 20 AWAY
THAT depends on the result of this
conversation. You're not out Of dan
ger yet, Miss. Gernon.
II ann nui aware that ] WAS ever in
danger, Mr.. Denham. Are you going
to accuse me If killing Felix
Il might even do that unless you tell
the truth
| ''Ohi' said She with q sheer, lis
that your game. sir: Then suppose do
tell .he truth and say you killed Felix"
You're quite capable of doing So.
hut no one would believe so wild q tale
had no reason to kill Felix Briar-
field -
''Then what motive had I for 50 do
ing" boo.
That's best known TO yourself, /
answered tartiy, weary of all this fenc-
ing.
1T is waste of time talking like
this, F." interrupted Francis. You must
he aware, Miss Gernon, that you stand
in 4 very dangerous position.
mot more so than you do yourself"
she replied, with superb insolence.
Pardon me, think otherwise. BY
your own confession you went down to
the Fen inn to assist my brother i'll get
ting me out of the way. You said tha:
last night before two witnesses-Miss
Bellin and Mr.. Denham.
IL talked at random, she muttered
II did not intend that any crime should
be committed -
Perhaps not. Nevertheless my broth
er is dead and YOU know how he died "
Il know the cause IF his death, b,t
I do not know who killed him.
IF you know one thing, You must
know the other.
Il do not When Felix arrived, he
showed Strent and j IN arrowhead
which he said was poisoned. +"
lis this the arrowhead / asked,
producing it out Of :. thick piece If pa
per.
''Y''. Where did ysu. get it?''
81 found il in the ashes of tie fire
Mace, VII, rc Won threw l. -
That l. not true, said Aiis.S Gernon
anSrily. II did not throw it into the
fireplace. i never even had ii in my
hand. The idea that il was poisoned
frightened me- ~
pray 20 OH with your story, Miss
Gernon."
Il sec you don't believe me-" she
flashed out defiantly, but l am telling
exactly what took place. Felix said he
was going TO kill his brother with tho,
poisoned arrowhead. told him would
have rome of that sort of thing; that |
only consented to play the part of :.
waiting maid in order to deceive his
brother into Il meeting. said Francis
could marry Miss Bellin. and Inc was
to marry me. ~
| And after that?"
HE jecred and said he intended to
marry Miss Bellin. Then grew angry
and struck him. ~
She was iii real earnest, for her mouth
was set. and her hands were clinched.
NOT a pretty sight hy any means. 1 re-
I irlenbersi Mcrrick'S idea and conceived
that it might be possible the woman
before me had killed the man who font
ed her-not Intentionally, but in q tit
of blind rage
''Iou struck him with the arrow
head:'' limited.
mo, l didn't. He had laid that
down on the table. struck him with
open palm and said if he killed his
brother l would denounce him to the
authorities as murderer. Then he
would go to the scaffold instead of the
altar with Miss BeIlin''
What did he say:'' 80
| Nothing at first. Then l saw a lock
pass between him and Strent, and
they seemed to understand one auoth
Ter. Felix said he would return Ia Marsh
minister and let his brother marry Miss
Bellin. l did not then know he had
been passing himself off as YOU" she
added, turning to Francis IF | had.
! would have guessed that he was w.
| ing. As it was. l thought he spoke the.
truth and kissed him. Then went to
bed
And afterward:' said Francis. see
ing she paused.
We'll, l never .aw Felix s-ain till
| he was dead.
In the morning.
NO. An hour after I left. him.
Strent knocked at my bedroom door
| and asked me to come down. L
guessed by his voice he was afraid. SO
dressed hurriedly and came down
stairs. Felix WAS lying dead by the
table. l could not see Strent and
went to look for him. He was out at
the back door mounting Francis horse.
| asked him where he was going. and
| he. said Felix WAS dead and hs. .;;,I 49,