Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-06
MIFFI INTOWN JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. w EDNESDAY

The proposition or an alibi is an aftirma-
tive, the deduction negative. l told you
my clock was my friend. Well, l made
is help me in this. l gave out in the pub
lie house that my clock had now become
SO complicated that l had arranged to
connect all the movements. The clock
was TO be wound up by a lever fixed near
the window, at which | sat when at work.
the only window in the room. Night after
night | worked at this lever for half an
hour, turning round exactly mt a quarter
past twelve to nod at the people. Mean
while, | was busy constructing life-sized
bgure-the body of man every way as
like me as possible. | have skill a good
deal of skill, in modelling. 1t was made to
be moved by the lever, not to move it.
easily timed the head so as to turn at a
quarterpast. | inserted in the neck of
the figure like myself movement which
would make the head nod before turning
away 10 go on with the winding. You
DOW see my idea?"
Not quite clearly. But suspect it"
Suppose | had TO meet one of my eli
ents about the gold, L should make an
appointment with him at quarter past
twelve elsewhere. Ny clock, at twelve
CLOCK, slowly raised the figure from the
floor to the place in which | sat in my
chair. turned up the gas, which had been
dimmed to the last glimmer that would
live, and then released the weight in the
chimney and set the figure moving as if
working the lever, instead Of the lever
working it. Thus you see l should have
Il dozen TO swear they saw me in my room.
if anything went wrong in my interviews
with my clients, or if from any other cause
II became necessary for me to prove l
was in my workshop between twelve and
half-past twelve at night"
Very ingenious indeed"
There is not much more to tell. Ow-
ing to a reason | need not mention,
made up my mind on Thursday morning
to go on with the production of Miracle
Gold. l resolved against my better judg
ulent and gave the word for the first lot
of the gold to be delivered at my place at
midnight exactly. You know how my
afternoon was spent. While at Mrs.
AshtoH's my better judgment and my
worse one had n scufiie, and | made up
my mind to decide upon nothing that
night, and certainly TO commit myself to
nothing that night. What you would call
the higher influence was at work.
'PalIas-Athena:
Yes, if you think that good name.
Any way, made up my mind to do moth
ing definite in the interest of Miracle Gold
that night. l set my dummy figure-that
figure was burned up; not l. l am going
fast. Is there no cab? cal hardly
breathe. Have you seen Miss Ashton
SINCE
Il have
''Snce yesterday afternoon?"
''No."
They were standing at a doorstep.
Leigh had leaned his side against the
area ratings for support. His breathing
was terrible, and every now and then
he gaSped, and clutched his hands to-
gether.
''if you come TO see me tomorrow, per-
hdps you may not come alone|
Hanbury flushed. He did not want 10
make his confession just now.
perhaps l may not" he said. Good.
by now"
"Good-by; and thank you for your good
ness. You know whom | hope to see with
youE'
s.Yos " -....----. -
."Vbo?"
''Panas-Athena, of course" =.
"Of course
Ito be continued.)