Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-07

his lett hand ,rGs 0l,U0vs Visible upon
the door.
formation | can give you, Mr.. Elmen-
dorf? It's all up. might as well
talk"
"Why didn't you runY' demanded
Elmendorf.
Il staid to play the game out" re-
piled Blair. There was money in
view. and love money. my friend;
also | love life. How absurd, but
! do-now that it's over! Think Of
1t! And there isn't a man in New York
this minute as wretched as l am. Why,
I'd just heard from the hospital. and l
was sitting there on that couch. staring
at the pillow she made for me. think
ing Of the endless stitches and the love
-Elmendorf, she told me that every
one Of them was sewed with love for
me. Why does that stick in my mind?
Why couldn't l be straight? Well,
well, Pm done for-dOne fOr!''
Elmendorf eyed the man curiously.
His face was flushed as if with fever,
and hurried, as with delirium.
you didn't get the money!" said
Elmendorf.
Money! echoed Blair. For the
first time in my life forgot that there
was such a thing. l read that letter,
as you guessed, and | was craZed.
knew she was holding her secret, and
would put him off for shame. and be-
cause she treasured up something he
had said that frightened her-about
some woman who ran away to be mar
ried. Well. went there that after
noon; l talked with her. raved at
her and then-well. you know what
happened. | thought every one would
know did it. We had had more meet
| ings in the last few weeks than you'd
believe possible" he rambled on. but
| then nobody cares what his neighbor
does here in New York. Our whole ro-
on the balcony when Robinson came"
"Did you know that he returnedY
asked Elmendorf.
"Returned?'
''He left his cane in the room. got
outside the house, got in again because
the lock hadn't caught and entered
the room, thinking that he had heard
an answer to his knock. There was
the money right on the table. and no.
body in sight, you and Miss Miller
being on the balcony between the WIN
dows. He needed money. and he took
1t, and traced it. The mans at head
quarters now. He tried to skip. but lie
was Swallowed at the time. as knew
and he didn't"
II thought Neale got the money"
said Blair. starting as if from doze.
Robinson will be released" said
ElmendOrf. "There'll be no complaint.
This whole case will be covered up
Covered up?" echoed Blair, and he
,ughed. '1'll be covered up-in my
save. and. by -. Elmendorf, don't
want to die! l don't want to die! Can
you understand that?"
Don't die. them" said Elmendorf;
there's no need of it. l shan't trouble
you. | could make lot of money by
letting you alone. and Pm going to do
it for nothing. or, to be exact, Pm
going to do it for Elsie Miller. You'll
go scot free. Blair. you black hearted,
lying brutev'
Blair suddenly rose to his feet. He
seemed to be impossibly tall as he stood
there with raised shoulders and clinch-
ed hands, staring down at Elmendorf.
"DO you mean to say that you have
not come here to take me?' he demand
ed
THAT'S what l mean." said Elmen-
dOrf You can go where you please
and you'd better go as fast as you can,
for Alden may be here at any moment
Perhaps you have observed certain
physical peculiarities Of Mr.. Alden?
seem to hear your bones crack. Blair,
in his hands,"
Blair gave utterance to a terrible
oath
he cried in voice that sent chill to
Elmendorf's heart. Look here"'
He lifted the small bottle and then
dashed it down to shivers.
"I'm done for! I've taken enough Of
that to kill three men. No electric
cha for ~. And nOw-I might have
live might have gone abroad.
coull Law, had money-found new
life: I I'm dead man."
Il I'd y,rcnched open the door Of a
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