Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26
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see coming uOWu tut NCh
dressed woman bout her own age and
quite as comedy.
Welt gasped the wife, astonished,
what are you doing hereT'
Now. till this moment Mrs. Ewing
had never doubted her husbands fidel-
ity. But coming home unexpected to
find a young woman in the house with
out even a servant TO chaperOn her
| was too much for the wlfe's faith. She
looked daggers at the woman. who
trembled before her.
"You hussy, You shameless thing!
How dare you come here when l am
not at home? Have You been here ev-
cry evening to receive my husband on
| his return from business?'
A sudden Intelligence came TO the
strangers eyes. but she made no reply;
she simply hung her head.
who are you?' asked the outraged
wife
No answer.
I'm find out who you are before you
leave this house"
There was a rafting In the keyhole.
the door opened and in walked the hus-
| band. He stood gaping at the two wo-
LltU. Dul nOl IOE ibitB WIG Ahi hCu
upon him.
who is this crea ture whom you have
to meet you when you come home from
businessE'
Indeed, my dear. l don't know.
What brought you home 50 suddenly"
Russell Ewing. do you think TO i'm
pose upon me by such a denial? But Of
| course-hOw can l expect-neither Will
| admit anything | want you both to I'M
| derstand that before this shameless wo-
| man leaves this house I'll know who
she is Oh. Russell. how could yOuT'
ASK her" said the husband, "if she
| ever saw me before"
There was no need to ask. The WON
an turned away, hiding her face. plain
ly showing that she was not entirely
shameless.
"She admits her and your guilt"
mOaned the wife. "Oh. RusseIl!'
well. I'll be hangedr' exclaimed the
husband I'm real or feigned astonish-
ment
Before he could stop his wife she had
gone to the telephone and called for
policeman. The stranger made a move
10 get out OF the front door. but Mr..
Ewing stopped her. Then there was
wrangling between the husband and
wife, which was interrupted by the
| coming of the policeman.
Take that woman to the station"
said Mrs. Ewing, and hold her till she
| agrees TO tell who she is; then send for
me-"
The officer agreed to hold the woman
| on n charge Of trespsss IL Mrs. Ewing
wonld promise to appear against her.
The promise was made, and the wOm-
| an was led away.
The next hour at the Ewing home
was one OF keenest misery. Mrs. Ew-
ing locked herself I'm her room. and her
| lamentations could be heard all over
the house. Mr. Ewing paced between
the sitting and dining rooms with a
rueful face. During his wifes absence
he had been used TO going out soon
after his arrival at home and getting
his dinner. Now lie had no appetite and
did not go. Finally he took an evening
paper from his pocket and tried to
read. Suddenly he started. An an
| nOuncement In the paper was the cause.
He read ii again and again, then rushed
upstairs. Passing a little room where
he kept q desk, he WAS surprised to see
il had been rided. Rushing toward II.
he thrust bis hand into a certain pigeon
hole and turned pale. For a moment
he stood in deep thought, then ran
downstairs TO the telephone and called
up the police station.
I'm Ewing. Have you got the WON
an you took from my houseT'
Yes"
find"
"All right Hold the wire"
Ewing held the wire for fully ten
minutes, then there was q ring.
"Welly"
I'VE searched her and found q pa
per"
What paperT
Its a will"
Ewing uttered a cry OF delight He
directed that the woman and the will
should both be held without fail till his
arrival. then. dropping the receiver,
went TO his wife's room and called:
MY. dear, It's all explained Aunt
Agatha is dead. That woman who was
here must be my cousin Maria, who
was the last legstee before me. She
came here 10 steal the will, and she
succeeded. But they have searched
her and found IL"
The door was unlocked, and the
weeping wife threw herself into her
husbands arms
His surHise was correct. His cousin
whom he had never seen. had stolen
the will which kept her from the prop
erU and when caught had played the
role OF her cousins paramour, hoping