Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
THE ACCOMPLICE
FREDERICK TREVOR HILL.
Xxx.
Copyright. 1905. BY Harper q Brothers.
All right reserved.

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| able. but the hours tossed and turned on
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| Gays experience ia'riy new ON oiaok WINS.
summed the approaehinr dawn more shud-
dor,r.,v ,ha, a. .hs sun roo. an the
oelneS IMAM !. as tne sun iose on .As
| fourth DAY or the Emory trial Inc guy
which had been imposed on me had de7
Neso ne .foin 'ne s'af.' oio
sro"n more purdensome with every STEP
| until fairly staggered under its weight
When the suspicion OF the housekeepers
| guilt first entered NV mind. 1 believed q
| brilliant opportunity lay before me; but as
struggied through the long hours of the
night another posstbiIfty presented Itself
and added to nv responsibilities Suppose
| that only a part of nv suspicious were tus-
titled. and that. instead OF clearing the de-
PENDANT I merely succea5ed in unea thing
her accomplfce7
This thoughf no sooner crossed NV mind
| than It took possession Of n calling up
facts ana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e. y,,,a g. s,,h
stanc. and snnnnrt Tba TO. ~ sm osar sa
friends Thsu hod i,,,a' - ~. " s.,sa .cose
ana fIouhtiese Tnaw saoh o.S.r,s s.n.o.s
Barstow had ey1dantlw nersmaded the
housekeenar 70 inave ~. .tpeta S,,r;a the
ureliminarv invastieo+inn. "nd his nd,dne e
was fully iusttfied nv tba ,itt,a Tnaw
| She had almost ad,nyt+ed In NV baarino
| that sha bod doatro,,ad Niue
| skirt-presumablv Miss Emorv,sNand she
| had Threatened fha F,ieId oIr1 into sjIenca
concerning IL Now she had retnrned
| within the jurisdietjon of the court the
| prosecution had summoned her as a wit
ness, and knew If Gilbert did not that
| she had occupied Alice Emory's room on
| the night Shaw's life was taken. What
was the Significance of these ugly facts?
Was there single circums lance among
| them all which pointed clearly to the de-
| PENDANTS innocence? On the contrary, was
she not involved In all the new develop
nents?
What was the truth concerning the run
away team? Had the housekeeper re-
| pented her temerity at the last moment.
and attempted to put herself and the Field
/ girl beyond reach OF the prosecutors sub
poena, or had Barstow kidnapped the two
women and ordered Hunt to get them over
the state line and keep them out of harm 8
way until the trial was over? Hunts dis
1olnteo sentences seemed TO leave the mat
Ter IN no douDt-but could L rely on them!
me conversation at the farm house
proved that Barstow and Miss Mapes were
at odds over the proper policy to be pur-
sueo, ana II might be that the lawyer had
resofteo 10 force rather than submit TO
a dlsarrangennent or his plans Moreover,
the condltlon OF the carriage doors
was suspicious evidence that It's oc-
occupants were prisoners But II TINS
were the true explanation of the
affair 1T ueHonstrated the Importance Whch
harsto" attached to the womens testi-
nony. He would never have incurred the
risk or carrying them Off unless their pres
ehce seriously threatened MS client. Had L
irterIeTeo with one OF his measures for
her saIety ana enabled the prosecution 10
procure testimony which would incriminate
OF convict herI was 1t not enough that
shculo De charged with Judging Barbara
fraynes Irleno without being rated to sup
ply the PROOF against herF
mus III night long my m1nd evolved
questions and answers, and questions with
out answers ted0iHg TO more questions still,
uhtll 1ell asleep from sheer exhaustion
Just as the breakfast-bell was ringing; and
~hen reached the dinlng-room found the
otnef jurors mad already started for the
court l had no appetite, however, and
aller vanity attempting TO force myself to
eat rose from the table ana reluctantly
iohoWeu my assoclaes.
tnlnR the court room was even more
CROWDED than on the first day of the trial.
ana as eiooWed my way to the jury box
was more painfully aware of the con-
Ses.rated stare OF tne spectators than ever
pelore. was conscious too. of a change
10 the atmosphere OF the place, which filled
me with dread. Formerly the audience had
oeeh curious ana apatheuc. NOW felt II
was . Gua,ous anu unsympatneoc' wanting
only sisht provocatfon to become hard and
eruei, ana remembered with sinking
neart that eacn succeeding exhibition In the
roman anphi1neater counted greater
1art,e -. ol NY eleeu .huiips.
ne Judge wants TO see you In his pri-
sate room whispered court attendant
IN my ear;
started at the summons but rose and
lo,lo"eu the man ieeiins every eye In the
pi1cs UPON me as l crossed the room.
ouuse Duuiey ackno"ieogeo my entrance
SiIn d sIase iicii,atioi OF ms heao as the
ocor CLOSED oenihd me, put his reception
was laI from corolaI lndeed, his severe
expression SO completely occupied my at
t Lennon i,t tnat qua not Immediately observe
that gilbert ana BarstoW We're also present.
Pc pre- eouIo con5ecture what was coming
ria ,,oiiol ~ up.eo my thousht by ORDER
his , ine ~ sly GOWN.
Mr. Lambert, ne began, Il was yester-
49,, $500 ,9 nc ~, tLe Ioi sthal ol inns
yhi o,,,t up olsupeylils tne orders OF
dnn nv hu anu 1iiiy preventea from SO
uo+hs py ACCIDENT. take occasion to in
i iorii YOU gu s,r, Inae oench warrant was
a~an,tad 10, youi err ana would nave peen
ekecutea hao not Mr.. corning round you
ton tnunshi NJ, ' enG limits oi Nlel-
GU, o,'ns,in ~ eii, quite apart from
o o,s 4 tbes u Ihe respect Wmch you
,so,,o ms oo 90 am surprlsed that
rdi.e a. VI So9a tii'eiisehce snouid 1eop-
e. '.e VI ms IeiioW- Jafors'
Srot coy of ~ % iiIpefi!ins the con-
ad,a,toa. np +,e ea it, pS taxing undue
a,,a VI 'its ipeaIg accorded him
90, 80 ~ -, I'm eimlorclhs strict Gus
10y VI NY J"iS anu IL Is entirely Que TO