The age-herald., 1898-07-10

All that Walter Carr could tell the jury, if he was forced to go into court and give evidence was that, as he passed the room on his way down to luncheon, he heard voice within say, Lola. if you put that thing on me, I'll kill you" And he would have to say that he recognized the voice as the voice of May Brannin.
 But this was more than enough to pro- duce agony of fear on Carr's mind, for he loved May Brannin. Indeed, it was love that had made him so quick to recog- nize her voice as it came to him through the transom over the door of the room which the two girls shared.
 Now, at half past five in the evening, there was an excited crowd in that room, a crowd including some half dozen women, who had no other excuse for being there than that they Happened to be boarding at the same hotel with the unfortunate girl who was lying motionless on the bed The physician was too busy even to exert his authority to clear the room of these whispering intruders. May was sobbing hysterically.
 The trouble, as Carr understood it, arose out of wretched little garter snake which ne, Carr, had been unlucky enough to catch that morning while he was ram bling with the two girls and his friend George Derwent Carr did not know of any quarrel between the girls, whom he had been accustomed to regard as a pair of bosom friends ever since they had en- tered college together three years before.
 So there Carr sat, on the edeg of the verandah holding his temples and trying to think.
 Presently Derwent strolled out dejected- ly and spied his friend.
 "Old fellow" said Derwent, flor heav- ems sake don't give way. You make me think there's no hope.''
 "Why should you think there is?n Carr answered without looking up.
 "Oh, come now! The doctor hasn't said anything yet" Derwent answered as cheer fully as he could. "Ano--and if it comes to the worst-' His voice was tremulous- Eff it comes to the worst it's as bad for me as it is for you.'
 You think so, do you?'
 Carr snapped.
 You are not in any danger of-'
 And there he stopped short
 "Of what?" Derwent insisted
 "Of having to give testimony against against her. There! If you must know it. I talked about it at luncheon before all those people"
 "But what evidence?'
 "I heard-her-threaten to kill Miss Pe- terson. It was only joke, know"
 Derwent was silent, pacing up and down the verandah for some moments.
 Suddenly the other man rose from his seat and said impatiently, q do wish that doctor would let us hear something defi- mite. This is excruciatng."
 And just then an anxious and offcious matron peeped cautiously out of the hall door. Derwent rushed at the newcomer with a question on his lips and question: ing expressed in every gesture. Before he could speak the officious matron shook her head lugubriously and murmured, "No hope"
 That settles it," said Carr. '"Theres only one thing for me to do.''
 "Whats that?' Derwent asked.
 "Get out-and the sooner the better"
 With which the impulsive young man disappeared through the hall door.
 An hour later note was handed to May Brannin: q can better bear to leave you forever than to be forced to bear testimony against you"
 The consequences of this rash step might