Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-26
Omsba's Model Newspaper
THE BEE
CENTS.
CROPS

note the second person
both may have been written by
The wearing Of that feather boa, troNt TO0DC
not possibly know that tiny feather had In(JI }
on two occasions confirms me in that suSISeJSt
the other hand the man may have had to do with e.
maid only and the mistress be utterly ignorant Of the
whole AFFAIR. In any case should like you to take
photograph OF that first word in the sentence in the
second note should like II possible to compare the
two accurately. Can il be done?"
informed him that | could take photograph OF the
second letter gelatin, that he could actually place
the capital letter the other and 70 what ex-
tent they fitted So interested in the matter that
/ set to work and able later In the day to
complete experiment when standing beside Enoch
Voyce placed gelatin letter the photograph
of the note found I'm the possession Of the dead man. our
silence showed that his surmse had been correct and
that the letter IS in each absolutely alike
felt little faint, must admit, as made the dis
covery
1--WE will take the photographs when they
peted Lady Blesswick ourselves said Enoch quietly
IN 'she must know what have discovered"
remember that interview we'll We were shown into
a where Lady Blesswick sat writing. She
receive and altogether gracious. l remember
that 1 with pang-thinking possible that she
might be connected with that awful tragedy in
that she had pretty child-a fair haired boy-ongng
her skirts.
kneellng beside the boy, and making beautiful picture
with her head close against the child she showed the
photographs to him would have been glad then to be
well out Of the matters bu knew that we must go on
Enooh Voyce gently suggested that we had something
Of Importance to communicate to her and that the cad
should be sent away. sudden stn look came into her
face. She bowed and the child out Of the room.
Then, when the door closed. she faced quietly.
She seemed in that what had to face
and she took It quite braveyj there appeal in
her eyes
Briefly enough Enoch voyce told her what we had
discovered OF the feather found in the hand Of the dead
man, so exactly like feather from boa worn by her
mad.
Il gave her that it belonged to me-" broke in Lady
Besswck, a low voice
OF the comparing the two initial letters in the two
notes. of the extraordinary fashion in which they fitted
Of Enoch Voyces suspicons-whch heard then for
BleSSwiCk
into the wretched wcks Rents Lambeth, was
something than accidental
q killed him." said, quietly, a pause.
" Gentlemen she raised those wonderful eyes and
looked at us as a prisoner might look at her judges
years ago when l little than a child, he
came into my life and did me the greatest wrong man
may do a Slowly, by Gods grace, got away
from him. slowly along the thornest path that ever
woman trod fought my to the thngs-the sweeter,
brighter hings-for which God had meant me / met and
married good have little children who think
there is woman in the world good and holy
their mother. bitterness has remaned=I
not tell have plunged down into the depths from
the height to which have to drag back and save
lost souls; that reparation, at least have made
And it such errand that came face to face
again with the had much reason to- dread"
She paused and put her hand to her throat thopF
she were choking. Speaking always in that suppre&
voice, she yet spoke with note of passion tha>
thrilled
q once again he stood before in that and
threatened what he would do The money with which
could have supplied him buy his silence nothing
he did not want that He would go to my husband and
tell him the whole story He would shame me in the
eyes of my children. He would make my name a byword
decent and women In his foul hatred Of me
of what had become he struck at and seized
the first weapon that at hand to protect myself"
Again she silent, again she mastered herself WITH
a great effort for her final words.
When l struck him down" she said, in a whsper
seemed put the blow all that 1 suffered all
feared all my loathing of the He
stirred after that, and frightened and
That is an
Enoch Voyce moved the room and dropped
something into the fire. knew that 1t the packet
containing photograph the first note the gea-
tin film the second, and that second note itself.
Lady Blesswick," he said, simply waving a hand
towards the fireplace, there goes the the
crime. And just in that way It goes from minds"
When looked back crossing the
threshold of the l Lady Blesswick kneelng
with her hidden in her hands, 1 closed the door
silently and came away.
For the future, my dear Rattenbury," said Enoch
Voyce night, together in my studio let
us the portrayal by photography
the less interesting people who here from
motives vanity. In your position you well AFFORD
to so, and it is less narrowing to the and
the feelings"
Remembering that figure l had upon knees
that day. remembering certain other
duly chroniced, felt that could cordially
agree with him