Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-29

FOR centuries and dates from the PeFioo
of its greatness under the mogul des.
pots.
you, there was never man In this
world loved woman more than loved
her. had a right to her. She was
pledged to me years ago. Who was
this Englishman that he should come
between us? l tell you that had the
first right to her and that was only
claiming my own"
"She broke away from your influence
when she found the man that you are,
said Holmes sternly. "She fed from
America to avoid you, and she married
an honorable gentleman in England.
You logged her and followed her and
made her life misery to her in order
to induce her to abandon the husband
whom she loved and respected in order
to fly with you, whom she feared and
hated. You have ended by bringing
about the death of noble man and
driving his wife to suicide. That is
your record in this business, Mr.. Abe
Slaney, and you will answer for it to
the law"
eff Elsie dies care nothing what
becomes of me- said the American.
He opened one of his hands and look
! ed at note crumpled up in his palm.
"See here, mister" he cried, with a
CLEAN of suspicion in his eyes, you're
not trying to scare me over this, are
you? If the lady is hurt as bad as
tou say, who was it that wrote this
note?" He tossed it forward on to the
table
~ wrote it to bring you here"
"You wrote it? There was no one
on earth outside the Joint who knew
the secret Of the dancing men. How
came you to write it?"
"What one man can invent another
can discover" said Holmes. "There is
a cab coming to convey you to Nor
witch, Mr.. Slaney. But meanwhile you
have time to make some small repara-
ton for the injury you have wrought.
Are you aware that Mrs. Hilton Cubitt
has herself lain under grave suspicion
Of the murder Of her husband and that
it was only my presence here and the
knowledge which happened to pos
sess which has saved her from the ac-
cusation? THE least that you owe her
| is to make it clear to the whole world
that she was in no way, directly or
!, Indirectly, responsible for his tragic
end
II ask nothing better" said the Amer
| lean. 81 guess the very best case l
can make for myself is the absolute
naked truth
ut is my duty to warn you that it
will be used against you," cried the
| inspector, with the magnificent fair
play of the British criminal law
Slaney shrugged bis shoulders
.I'll chance that" said he. "First OF
all, want you gentlemen to under
stand that have known this lady
since she was child. There were sew
en- of us in gang in Chicago, and Ell
sizes father was the boss of the Joint.
| He was a clever man, was old Patrick.
1t was he who Invented that writing,
which would pass as ia child's scrawl
unless you just happened to have the
KEY to it. well, Elsie learned some OF
our ways, but she couldn't stand the
| business, and she had bit of honest
money of her own, so she gave US all
the slip and got away to London. She
had been engaged to me, and she would
have married me, believe, If l had
I. taken over another profession, but she
would have nothing to. do with any
thing on the cross. 1t was only after
her marriage to this Englishman that
was able to find out where she was.
wrote to her, but got no answer. After
| that I came over, and, as letters were
no use, I put my messages where she
could read them.
"Wen, have been here month
now. lived on that farm, where had
room down below, and could get in
and out every night and no one the
wiser. tried all could to coax Elsie
away. / knew that she read the mes
sages. for once she wrote an answer
under one of them Then my temper
got the better of me, and began to
threaten her. She sent me letter then
imploring me to go away, and saying
that it would break her heart il any
scandal should come upon her husband
She said that she would come down
when her husband was asleep at In
the morning and speak with me
through the end window, if would &C
away afterward and leave her in peace
She came. down apd brought money
with her.. trying to bride. me to go