Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
an outdoor reading. but this was not

; houses OF wealthy persons. Ih"r" W' -
tAe- uSua' ~rr' ..' - tto shurch the
usual good cheer IN tire table and hr
| usual Christmas trc" IN the evening Tor
the guests. At The latter function
! Mrs, SPY .D&tl Drpr VII at tier best
She greeted cy"ry woman aud cu.lu
wi;E coudcs, tiI-.oH 81 ct;l..Du. aS
to rob ;; Of tie implication of ~;re
rn;--..:it $" was undoubtedly the most
| por1.=fr I5orSnn present. and SmIH@
thorrr's eyes folloved hrr MIiu au
ea@etlle>> oud affection th.u to mo
were as..!nNt pitable-
| After the Christmas trr" festivities
host. hostess and guests dHlr,d merri
ly together, and The celebration WAS
| kept ny u"ti hate hrur When W
WEI; to our rooms w wcr" Il very
tired lot of morta!s tut despite my
f#feae, Grt"rmiHod t. remain at uf}
| post to Nv Il dry"luul.rut> tn"rN
nlNsclf half dressed upon TIL" bcd re
| soINes. ;...f ...,tnIu- SD '.is;.t He
te - @..rp Bat fhe H,-H IS wrafs#
all Short tiiHe=I ~ N ;.- ,.Crp-a=
s,s,a.z=e.r H. though Hetu.,t4 W .tv ot.
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Aftel. an an>jous interval again saw
Is .i..i.. oJ.t...i, pjluro.seliHG ou the
area ef III, ,te i is,t tist lay A"t'yeea
Me aG1 10 window. and know tttat il
oas s.aA}ly drawing toward nae. AS it
s,ftfsezttt4nd t'.r s;ll,le= steadily football
;tHd Gao1 suppressed broat'ljn@ ! hAd
| heard tie night before became Andible
Hy tie ~5tr of the aad il halted. wi;h =.
deep SEPARATION. sttta j hand holding
something which s!aamed WIS lifted
above - heed dropping my feet IT.
the floor. >rrang up spzing the up
! lifted arm With NY left hand ana With
nal f.-.s.t a'm pinioning the figure
agailst /: Z 'i"as..
| There WIS Wul}tstn's cry. the CLEAN
inc thing fell To tire floor and the fig
ure lay filnr in my etnlracc. placed
II IN Il tllair and h@Sfi.y lit I'll" 2.t-.
Then | SAW the insensl,lc form Of
| Mrs Spring tiorp" and on tie focr Cnc
! of my own surgical knives. wEich |
| had tEouGlit secure in tue case III my
| portlnantcau. | had solved the nlys
| terry.
As Mrs. Snringtlorpn recovered her
senses we remained gazing at each
! other in silence.
We'll she said at last you have
! conquered. You know everything"
Unhappy woman. said, II know
! that you caused the death Of vour for
mer l.s.sircsS because she stood in the
Way Of your ambition and that you
| have twice attempted my life"
She slipped to the floor 1t my feet
"Mercy mercy" she cried IF YOU
knew how dreaded this moment! 1t
WIS Your life against his love. All
night paced my room. crying, You
shall not part u.s.
.! heard you in my sleep"
:.
! cret of these two rooms. the curious
| acoustic fact that at certain points in
| one low, intense sounds are Reproduced
| in the other with such vivid distinct
| ness as to seem actually present, and 50
heard you breathing as you slept. and
| the thought came to me, as it came to
| me when listened to her breathing
| and broke upon her Slumbcr with the
| false story that killed her. My anbi-
ton has reaped nothing but Dead sea
! fruit"
And you entered my room, and by
the window, But how: Surely not by
the coping. less than a foot in wdtht"
Yes. AT one time | WAS Il gynnast
and acrobat. and even if it had not
been for that my determination would
have carried me through, the deter
| lnination of a dying woman. for whom
death and danger have no further ter
ror. TIE first night you We're saved
by an accidental discovery The second
alarmed you 10y incau;iously allowin.
you to hear me istcnin" for your sleep
Tonight. the third, thought to make
sure ! put in your water bottle an
opiate."
(Which l did not touch'
"You would have been found dead
with your own knife in your heart
The general verdict would have been
suicide. But it was not to be. You
were TO be my fate. Go to him. Break
his heart with your revelatio De
nOunce me as murderess."
ShO fall forward 7 roicaI har up6
seeing that she was indeed near the
point of death. administered q restora
tive from my case.
Mrs. Springthorpe." I said when she |
had somewhat recovered. whatever I
your crime. this is nora time for judg- !
ment and l am not your judge. To- |