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


to support her. sac dsI .lot tall. how
ever. but stood rigid- star,ns AT Alden.
The color rushed TO his face. He put
up his hand and pushed back the tan
gle of light brown hair that was lying
moist upon his forehead.
"Recognize it:' said Neale. with his
mirthless grin.
..It is mine" replied Alden in the
same repressed and steady tt lie that
he had used throughout this scene
81 gave it to her
"when?"
"a few days ago said Alden. Il
don't exactly remember
Queer present" rejoined the cap
tain. ''for girl"
.Sbe was cutting some pictures out
of the magazincs.' replied Alden. Il
happened to have the knife IN MY
pocket. She used it. and didn't take
| ii back"
The captain slowly nodded his head.
as one who has reached the end of
topic and is preparing for the next.
And now said he. how long have
1 you known this young LADY,"
He waved his hand toward Brenda.
II have known Miss Maclans a long
time" said Alden. Why do yol ask"
Miss Maclane eh:'- said the cap
tain. elevating the strange tufts of
part colored hair that We're his eye
/ brows. Il understood that her name
was Williams"
Il have done an absurdly foolish
thing" said Brenda. addressing Alden.
Il was afraid my name would be pub
/ iished. and so ! tried to deceive these
people"
Big mistake rejoined Captain
| Neale. shaking his head solemnly.
This whole story win have to come
out and II the facts are known TO the
I police at the starr it win come out
straight: otherwise There's no telling
what the reporters will do with it
There is no reason whatever" said
I Alden. why Miss Maclaue should be
! brought into this affair"
There isn't. eh:'' said the captain
I why is she here: sympathy for a
woman that she says she never saw:
7 No: guess wen have 10 have some
thing bettsr
III you dout get it said Alden.
4 what Ihcus :"
"I'Il have TO bold her as witness"
''You mean that you will put me un-
/ der arrest: demanded Brenda. her
! face and even her lips absolutely color
[ less
''I'll have to-" said the captain
"And suppose that answer all your
questions now:' she asked
/ Neaie struck his hand down upon the
I table.
You can go home just as soon as
" l..
] that moment a man in plain clothes.
but with the unmisiakable stamp OF
the police upon him. entered the room
| and saluted his superior
Excuse me for a minute" said
Neale. and. accompanied by the man
I who had just appeared upon the scene.
he stepped out into the hall
\ Brenda turned to Dr. Blair. who was
i leaning against the manfelpiece-
"Dr- Blair" she whispered. you will
not say that il was | whom you saw
leaving this housey''
NO replied the physician slowly:
Il win not
What does this meany' demanded
Alden.
| DR. Blair regarded Alden steadily for
some seconds before he said with that
I careful measuring Of words that doc
tors learn:
Il have informed the police that as |
was passing this house. very near TO
the time when this deed was done. I
j saw a persona woman come out and
walk away hurriedly toward Broad
way"
a woman repeated Alden. as IL
speaking without volition.
''She cannot be accounted for" con-
tinued the doctor No one knows who
she is or why she was here or how she
got into the house. As to the last
point. however. ! will say this: had
room in this house for few weeks
while repairs were in progress at No
| leo. where live. and then noticed that
the Snring lock on fh,. frnni door did