Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-21
CHAPTER XIV &c ontinued).

8 lion times better without MIN, was
his mental exclamation as he drove
+ away. World, did / say? y ought to
have said Hilda. Once he is well again
shall have 1t out with him! I'll not
stand quietly by and allow him to con-
tinue here, living with her as her legal
husband. Heavens! I won't be party
to SO scandalons a proceeding. He
1 ought to have died decently and quick
". What right had he to cling on to
life, knowing that his existence was a
bane to Hilda and her child? The
truth will come out some day. Those
three detectives are down here still
and are thoroughly on the qui vive for
evidence, cleaning one piece of evil
dence here and another there. In the
end they are sure to ferret out the
truth that the murderer is not far off.
The fellow was fool to try to live;
live with the hangman's rope always
around his neck, always with lie on
his lips. What pleasure can life be to
him under such unenviable circum-
stances p
Guy sighed. folded his arms across
his chest and leaned back.
81 wonder what Reggie has been up
toy" he continued, thinking hard.
Zone can trust him not to have played
q scoundrels part about Audrey. l
shall 60 straight to Scotland Yard"
In answer to his inquiries there, all
entries referring to people found dur
ing the past two days, injured or other
wise, by the police, were looked
through, hut the name of Audrey VII
Hers was not amongst them.
There's no entry respecting a young
lady of mat name, said the inspector
on duty. ''Bat perhaps you'd like just
to look at the articles that have been
found on thieves that we've arrested
during the last two days. 1t might
happen that we should obtain clue
by that means. Now, these things, for
instance, were taken of pickpocket
about an hour ago. He'd taken his
ticket to Paris and was waiting at the
Charing Cross station when he couldn't
resist helping himself to a gentleman's
watch. So instead Of going to foreign
parts he's got to stay in his native
land for time.
i There's nothing there that can
recognize as belonging to Miss vii
liers. said GUY.
Another collection Of stolen goods
was then shown him. Suddenly some
thing that he had seen before caught
Guys eyes.
1T believe that this is Miss Villiers',"
he exclaimed, quickly taking up q
purse. 81 am certain It is hers. Yes;
here Is her monogram"
1fou are right sir. "a. " Is on II"
And where was 1t found r.
ut was found on one Of the lowest
type of thieves mot one Of the gentle
manly sort, sir. He and another man
we're caught breaking into q house at
Queen Anne's Gate early this morn
ing. They're desperate couple, those
two men. But the one ON which that
purse was found Is more OF coward
than the other, but he's daring
-e.sc:s 8 4: IN Z.
Can see the man q"
ar What for. siI. r
II might be able to elicit information
from him TINT will help: us to trace the
owner Of the purse.
E You could, Of course, sir. He's been
remanded to Holloway. You can go
there. FIJI give you a letter that will
explain matters and make 1t easy for
you DO obtain access to him"
That letter was written ait once.
Quickly Guy drove across London.
The governors permission for Guy
: Il, see the man, Thomas Lane was un-
hesitatingly given, and In the presence
81 4 Warder the man was interrogated.
ST. a nothing to do with er, It was
Jim Stpakes that did that work. 'ur-
ried away ii did 1T: / dfdn. t. Z
Did what r demanded Guy.
by. chucked Ger into the river.
I'VE came upon 'er, cropping 'er way
alOng the Embanknent In that fog the
day before yesterday. = and we 'ap-
pened sto be a-passing Of Ter BY. Seems
/ thefesd been q cab accide .
And and she was actually muir
dAred thrown into the river and
drowned 4? gasped Guy. In q Mortified
voice.
ITS true. sir. I'm turning queen
N evidence about It, sir. 4 never laid a
& sand on er. sir Jim knocked 'er down
8 and then tire Ell over into the riv.
OR, ssi
Guy had heard enough.
INSTANTLY his thoughts rushed on tc
8eggie. to- whom the terrible news