Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-26
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WIN a cry of horror turned aside
and confronted the landlord, who can
die in hand. had come to investigate
the meaning Of the noise caused by my
breaking down the door. ..:
He began tn splitter, as landlord
naturally would, but my CHASTITY face
arrested the outburst.
''God in heaven!' be cried. "Have
you seen ghostY' g. r..
beckoned for him to advance. and
he came cautiously toward me.
"My father" gasped. my father
has been murdered. Look!' and i held
the light over he pale face and showed
the projecting eyes and the vivid sign.
"Murde:ed!' he echoed. "Good Godv'
And to make sure he came close, quite
close, and bent over the body and
touched the pale, cold face. The icy
contact made him SILVER. He stepped
back with an involuntary cry.
This is awful" he continued. when
could it have occurred? l saw him off
to bed myself at half past 9. He was
very worried about you and thought OF
sending to the police, but guessed it
was the rain that caused the delay. and
so soothed him. Half an hour later
he rang to know if you had yet return
ed. Then lie troubled us no more.'
| looked long into the CHASTITY face.
scarcely needing the meanings of the
landlord, though seemed to hear as
through the noise Of the surf roaring
afar off his whining Of the misfortune
that had befallen his house. But
could now look on the face and think
despite the awful GOODNESS which en-
veloped me, the deadly weight about
the heart. and some mention of sui
eide" in the landlords lamentations
caused me to loosen. the collar of the
\ dead man, and saw that his neck was
encircled by CHASTITY purple line, and
I thought that the fumes Of ether or
chloroform rose from his beard.
The landlord saw and realized. He,
too, smelled the heavy, sickly odor Of
the anaesthetic, and in dull way he
continued to call upon the Deity. Like
most goddess wretches, the name Of
God was always on his tongue. And so
he wrung his hands and continued to
ask blankly what!he should do.
''rhe police m1ist be communicated
with at once" said,E though they will
never lay their hands on the man who
did this
why do you say thatY
because l know him."
You know him?" The landlord open:
ed his eyes-a wide, incredulous look.
"Well, saw him tonight. He Is a
dark faced. foreign looking man of me-
dunn build, with black hair and strange
little Sits of eyes," ..,
"Heavensv' cried the landlord once
again, and his florfd face turned pale,
and his dull eyes seemed to start from
their sockets. THAT is an exact de-
scription of the stranger in 22."
He came"-"
'Tonight-about 10 o'clock. He went
direct to his room. was to call him
early, as he was going up to London"
"There will be no necessity to call
him. He has gone already" 81 -.
No. % was the next room to ours, and
though the landlord instantly ran and
knocked upon the door no reply was
vouchsafed He turned the handle on
ly to find the door locked. Then he
came toward me, and the candle that
he held shook ominously. w..
He is gone!' he whispered. Good
heavens. what go! .
turned to the window, he at nv
heels. for verify believe he was afraid
of the dead man lying there on the bed.
and found exactly what expected. 1t
had been opened. and though duly
closed with a care which showed the
cool callousness of the murderer it told
Its own tale. Despite my fathers wan
behring's and his precaution the enemy
had trapped him at last. .':,.3fo 81,
'-' Our room was on the first floor, over.
looking the back of the. premises, and
the window above mentioned led on to
q small balcony which encircled the
! rear of the buildfng. & Passing out upon
4 this structure, Immediately made Tor
the window of No.t22 ASH firmly an.
t1cipated, it was open, but the stranger
$ was not In his room, nor was there any
Sign Of him save for the portmautea,1,
which upon examination was found 4,
contain nothing more valuable than
i couple Of pairs of WORKOUT boots and q
piece Of linen which looked like the
part OF shirt. This upon closer ex.
animation was found to retain an odor
OF the anmsthetic: b %s@ .; - s52:55
Dangling from the balcony was u
IS rope, which told Its own tale. To opeu
the gate Of the back yard was evident
an easy task for the murderer
When examined In the daylight, the
iock showed % ~ suggestion Of rough
4 usage. y. s3* E2 zs5$ s3,,55
shivered wtthI dread as i contem.
lated the future How could L hope hope
., {, avoid the fate wi iich' had oyertakelIi
parents Il u ,extermina Ion ya,
hes my lnamust 81