Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
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and going again every detail of the plan
and laughing each time he ended at his shrewd-
ness and at the freedom which would to him at
the cost of anohers life Nothing remained to find
his victim.
This was not hard for man who knew the seamy
side of life in large city did Constance The
ing districts of cities always contain plenty Of old and
broken men who willing to do anything in their
power in order make a living. Constance knew
and he set about to find such a He found him
without much trouble He was living a small
room the fifth floor of cheap house and he readily
responded to Constance's suggestion that
thing to better his condition.
Tell me what it is and I'll do it, matter how
queer is he said in reply to the others volunteered
information that the work which he would be required
TO do of strange nature Just long it don't
interfere with the police" he added
~ This does interfere with the police in any
way" Constance FASTENED to assure him. There is
nothing criminal about it, Il just want you to move
in that have hired in the next and
live under assumed name"
What's that for?
For good and sufficient reasons" was the sharp
And there's hundred dollars in 1t for you
If 1 pull off the deal that I'm planning. Now, then
you the job. don't your"
The fairly groveed when he heard the
mentioned, and within week wllingham Constance,
old broken down with white hair and shabby
clothes was living in the rear room of large rooming
house and receiving So day for doing It, The old
kent largely to his room. He went out
twice day-at IL o'clock when he went to nearby
cheap restaurant and had meal which served both for
breakfast and luncheon, and again at when he went
farther away a better establishment and ate his din
ner He made no acquaintances among his fellow room
spoke only the andlady and only her when
he wished to complain about the heat ventilation of
his He called grouchy" by those who OBJ
served his coming and going, and he left entirely
to himself He received much mail In fact there was
mail delivery in which there not letter for Will
ngham Constance 1t not long before the name of
the silent roomer known to every person In the
house.
AS the days went by and nothing developed the old
man grew impatient He met the real Constance each
evening by appointment, and he began to inquire
anxously to just why nothing happening, Con-
stance assured him that the deal nearing its
ola
patiently for the next few days The truth Of the mat
ter that cold blooded criminal as Con-
baked considerably at numbering the helpless old
But must be killed and finally the
schemer nerved himself for the deed.
Taking advantage of his dupes absence evening
he quickly slipped into the little and behind the
awaited the old mans coming When he did come
blow the point of the chin senced his scream and
knife thrust in the middle of his chest laid him out
helpless the bed. 1t over in second and in
few Constance in the street hurrying away
to his apartments. And at his apartments a
sage from the Sons of Freedom awaiting him. He
started he saw it and he started more as he opened
it and read its contents: do you think you fool
with the old man? You cannot We know all about
your scheme. There is escape for you
Constance tore the message into hundred bits and
cursed impotently Was there escape from these
nurderers? Would they follow him forever? He locked
himself in for the night and until next morning sat
and cursed and pondered his chances. With the
coming of daylight the shr cries of the newsboys
the streets. and the first item that caught his
after buying the news of the strange sui
eide. Now he knew that his only escape lay in flight
into some region where he would be beyond the reach
of both the strong of the law and the knives of the
anarchists He waited until nightfall, then hurriedy
packed grip, called cab and prepared the
cattle country of the west But he stepped into the
cab, a upon him from behind and stabbed him
through the heart that his body fell into the bottom
the cab. The door snapped shut after him. the cab
whipped up his horses and drove to the nearest
bridge the river and stopped Here two
waiting. They opened the door dragged the dead
out and pitched him the railing into the murky
water Then they walked nonchalany away while
the cabman continued to drive across the river.
The Sons of Freedom had kept their word And this
is how the strange suicide did not happen.