The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-25
cEAPTER III.

cation. All the pictures l had
Az aoon Of this well known society
,od been marked by an indiyid-
D If expression which fixed her
T. the memory and which now
:, TeOeated in the lifeless features
bre me. ,,,, r,p,,oa
o,Ifv headquarters, / was on the
~ making q memorandum of
details as seemed important,
NV lantern suddenly went out,
inc me in total darkness.
l. was far from pleasant, but the
4 Il produced upon my mind was
without its result; for no sooner
4 find myself alone and in the I'M
rod darkness Of this gravelike
than | became convinced that no
nm, however frenzied, would make
nlnnge into an unknown existence
tho midst of a darkness only too
ostiye of the tomb to which she
Fastening. 1t was not In nature,
IN woman's nature, at all events.
y she had committed the final act
\ such daylight as could filter
,eb the shutters Of this closed up
had quite disappeared - n.y.
ess instantly destroyed by the
nth which still fingered in certain
Ions Of her body-or else the light
n had been burning when she
d the fatal trigger had since been
led elsewhere or extinguished.
calling the uncertain CLEANS which
bad seen flashing from one of the
h windows, l was inclined to give
credence to the former theory,
WAS disposed to be fair TO both. So
relIghting my lamp l turned on
Of the gas cocks of the massive
deller over my head and applies
itch. The result was just what l
ipated; no gas in the pipes. A
7 had not been put in for the wed
This the papers had repeatedly
d in dwelling upon the garish eff
Of the daylight on the elaborate
pmes worn by the ladies'. Candles
not even been provided-ah, cali
What, then, was it that saw
Pring on a small table at the other
of the room? Surely a candlestick
Father, an old fashioned Candida
with half burned candle in one
sockets. Hastily crossing to IT.
Of the candle wick. 1t was quite
and nard. But not considering
satisfactory proof that it had
been lately burning-the tip OF the
sooD dries after the flame is
IN out--I took out my penknife anc
Eked the wick at what might bt
d its root; whereupon / found tina
be the threads had been protected
be wsx they were comparativel,
and penetrable.
E conclusion was obvious. Tru'
y Instinct In this matter. the wo
had not lifted her weapon in dark
this candle had been burning
here my thoughts received fresl
If burning, then by whom ha'
pee been blown out2 Not by her
wound was too fatally sure 70
The steps taken between til
where the candelabrum stood III
place where she lay were takeI
ken at all by her, before that she
Tired. Some one else-some on
. se breath still fingered in the ai
me-had extinguished this candl
after she fell, and the death
- down upon was not sulcid
murderl
excitement which this discover
"a to Jingle through my every nery
It's birth in the ambitious feelir
red to In the opening paragraph I
narrative. believed that my lor
~ Tor opportunity had come; thi
The start given me by the co
% Just stated l should be e
10 collect such clews and esta
UGH facts as would lead to the q
nee OF this new theory instead
pparent one of suicide embrace
iOoard and about to be prom,
n
az police headquarters. Ii S
triumph would be mine al
a debt / should owe to 4
eo old gentleman whose seemin
nlasuc fears had first drawn I
rs place.
nling the value or the opport
lorded me by the few minutes
l1ely to spend alone on this see
Il 'ns proceeded TO my task wi
ufectness and method Which
u"ays promised myself shot
sork. -
X y uen, for another look NJ
ypYs victim herself! What j
- op ule browi What aa
p'spgurlng checks ofDsrw
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