Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-15

feel that she had earned the right 10
her freedom when she got it. After
awhile, through the gray light of COM
ing dawn, she began to discern the
buildings of the city.
A little later the tender was scrap
ing against the piles of the wharf. A
she went ashore, Mrs. Goddard saw
that two or three sleepy custom. OH.
GERS were hurriedly passing the hand
luggage without examination. 1t was
evident that only the trunks would
have to bear close scrutiny. One of the
officers caught her arm and turned her
round, but when he saw how small her
bag was, he grufay begged her pardon
and she passed on out of the throng
into the cold, deserted streets of the
sleeping city.
1.-THE dead is alive" she muttered,
"and very much alive!"
Without much trouble she found the
Hamilton house, and "Mrs. Charles
Gray" was soon in big comfortable
room.
''Now, if Lucy only passes the custom
officers safely there will not be one
single thing to bother me-" she said.
"And what is to hinder her?"
But as the morning passed and her
companion did not appear, her citation
changed to- anxiety. What could have
delayed the woman? Surely something
had arisen, even at this late hour, to
rouse suspicion. Mrs. Goddard walked
the floor like Gagged beast. Noon came
and passed, and the afternoon dragged
itself along at a snail's pace. She was
afraid to go out in the street. For
aught she knew the police, having ar
rested her accomplish, was now turn
ing Liverpool upside down to find trace
of her. The first shadows of night
fall were like palpable substances
which rasped a, brain now intlamed
with fears and direful imaginings.
"Exposure!" seemed to be written in
letters of fire on the unlighted walls of
her chamber. ''Suicide!" was the next
word she saw, but she brushed it aside.
She would not even think of such a
step. Even after this game was played,
and had entertained the victims of the
nine-day sensation habit, there would
yet be other fields for the exercise of
her fruitful brain. The world had al
ways seemed so large to her-so full
of resources.
At ten o'clock she heard some one
coming up the stairs. She weighed the
tread, wondering if it was police
mans. No, it was too light for that. It
| was woman's. Opening the door. she
saw Mrs. Nolan standing before her in
the ill-lighted corridor. She drew her
in, her fears completely dominating
her speech.
II know you are angry, but could
not help it?" began Mrs. Nolan in a
harsh undertone.
"What was it?' demanded Mrs. God
| dard; ''don't keep me waiting."
ut was lot of things. did my best,
but the custom officers would not let
me have your trunks"
us that all?"
mo, they held me there for several
hours asking all manner of questions
about you and making me swear to
statements. I swore enough lies to
draw a, pension from the kingdom OF
He'll for the rest of my life. It was all
about the ownership of the contents
of the trunks and which were your
things and which mine.''
"Then they did not suspect US OPP
mo, it was only about the things
Then after had managed to get pos.
session of my trunks, by showing my
name on them, slipped away and got
a cab that took me to the Portland
house. I thought I would be free,
but the police officers kept calling to
make other inquiries and get me to
make other affdavits about the color
of your hair, your age, your residence
the name of your husband, and what
not Then they had no sooner given
me breathing spell than the report.
ers and foreign correspondents began
to troop in.''
"Reporters?" Mrs. Goddard pro.
nounced the word as if she were
learning to speak English.
eyes, you don't mean to say yor
haven't seen the afternoon papers!'
Mrs. Nolan drew three damp ones
from her cloak pocket. II can't inn
agine what you have been doing al
day. They have been yelling YOU
name all over Liverpool"
Il thought it would get into print
of course" said Mrs. Goddard. She
had Gained down considerably ane
now set herself to the task before her
"Of course, T can't go without
Clothes" she murmured, refectively
"and let those stupid limbs of the law
ship every rag 1 have back to thu
major. 1t would upset him awfullyI
Now, let me Think