CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-01-23


the dress Of cavaliers with drawn
swords In their hands There they had
stood. these friends of hers. thus arm
ed. with their eyes upon lier when the
assassin had struck her down
From all | can learn" said the cap
tain. -she must have been about here
when II happened"
He took his place beside couch that
was between the windows and turned
his face to the wall,
'The murderer he continued. was
behind her. The murderer pulled her
bead back anu stabbed almost straight
down. The girl fell on the couch:
here's the blood. Ano the murderer.
convinced that she was dead. dropped
the knife and fed
He turned 10 Brenda with a ques-
tIonIng ieer. She was more calm than
she had been; her mind WIS more
alert She had noticed his peculiar
avoidance Of pronoun. and she asked
him without emotion whether there
was any doubt that the assailant was
4 man.
I'VE don't pretend to know any
thing about it, he replied. "but there
nrc certain circumstances which lead
US TO suspect that IL might havs been
a woman. 4 gentleman who was
passing the house about the hour when
this thing must have been done SAW a
woman coming out. Now. except for
Miss Miller. the dodgers In this house
are all men. aud we can't get any
trace of this woman. We don't know
-. G,t.. 0
nor what she did here. Its sure that
she didn't ring the bell nor make any
more noise than she could help. No
body let her in. so far as we can learn.
and we've covered the ground pretty
thoroughly"
PERHAPS she didn't come In at all"
said Brenda. 'She may only have as
cended the steps aud then. finding
that this was not the house that she
had supposed 1t to be-
Or changing her mind for any rea-
SON." the captain continued. Quite
right. ! see your point. But the .wo-
man wore n heavy veil. She seemed to
he somewhat excited. and she hurried
away eastward / think you said
eastward. Dr. BlairF"
Toward broadway" responded the
physician, with embarrassment,
Its a pity you didn't notice her
more particularly" said the captain.
-rd give dollar or two for her de-
scription just now"
.'You can't get II from me-" replied
Or. Blair There was no reason why
should pay any particular attention
to her, She was well dressed. styl-
ish looking young woman. and that's
all ! know about her"
Brenda looked at him steadily for
some seconds
"Dr. Blair" said she. what did this
officer ask you on the steps Just be-
fore | came in2"
The doctor blushed and glanced un.
easily at the captain.
II asked him lf he could pick that
woman out OF crowd" said the CAP
tain. ''and he told me that he didn't
know; he couldn't be sure"
Il fancied that il might have been
something of the sort rejoined
Brenda. And now, Captain
She paused. and the officer supplied
the name.
Captain Neale, at your service"
said he. With bow.
THANK you. And now. Captain
Ncalc | wish you would get the mes
sage from the hospital for which You
are waiting as quickly as you can. for
am impatient 10 30 there"
.l'm expecting it any minute" he re,
piled. ".sh perhaps this is it,"
A tall young man OF German type
entered the room and stood by the
door. as If he had no errand. but had
simply been impelled by a gentle, su,
perior force. There was silence for