The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-12-20

YES agreed and sat silent, pom.
dering the story.
"Why did you take the clippings,
Miss Croydon?" asked Godfrey after a
moment.
"From what you read of them
suspected how vitality they concerned
my sister. That was secret, felt,
which must be kept at any hazard. 1t
was done without consideration, ON the
spur of the moment, or I should never
have had the courage to do it at ALL"
And why did you hide them under
the carpet?''
She laughed outright. The load was
lifted. She was fast becoming her
usual self.
II had wild idea that you were 60
ing to search me. saw that loose
place in the carpet the instant arose
with the clippings in my hand. Once
/ had put them there l had no chance
at all to get them again"
Godfrey nodded.
You tried to get them the day after
the inquest, didn't you?"
Yes; but the janitor was so afraid Of
me that he wouldn't even let me go
upstairs"
.'And there weren't any papers?''
NO; that was lie. saw l must
invent one-that must offer some ex
PLANTATION of my presence there"
did Tremaine keep his promise?"
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mentioned it again only to assure me
that the past was dead-that he would
never revive it"
But how could you admit his pres.
ence here?"
How could we prevent it? 1t was
Mr.. Delroy who brought him. We
weren't strong enough to tell him the
whole story"
You mean you told him part Of it?"
"There has been virtual separation
ever since Mr.. Tremaine appeared"
Godfrey paused refectively.
"Why We're you SO agitated," he con-
tinued finally, when you were asked
to identify Jimmy the Dude at the in
quest?"
because did Identity him..
.'You did?"
''Yes-as the man l had seen talking
to the janitor in the lower hall. Let
me explain. Mr.. Godfrey. When was
asked suddenly for description Of the
murderer, was taken aback; l en-
deavored to think, to collect myself
and remembered the man l had
passed in the hail. Without stopping
to consider wishing only to disarm
suspicion-I described him roughly as
remembered him. When was con-
fronted with him at the inquest next
day, l instantly realized what had
done-I had implicated an innocent
man-and 1t turned me little faint for
a moment"
HAD you ever met him?"
MET him?' she repeated in surprise.
"Why. no.
But he seemed to know you"
"Oh"-and she laughed again-"I had
a letter from him next day, letter
filled with gratitude, touching even. 1t
seems that my sister and had helped
his family-a mother and sister-with-
out knowing itewhile he was away
AT Sing Sing. He's the most expert
burglar IN New York, but he's got his
good points too. Witness his taking
Thompson home that night"
Yes; he wanted to do anything he
could to help me. intend to look up
Jimmy,
do. III you can reform him the
New York police force will be mighty
grateful"
I'm going to try" she said. And
rather envied Jimmy.
Godfrey leaned back in his chair,
with sigh of satisfaction.
81 think that clears up that affair
pretty WE'LL" he said, "and that brings
us to the second and more serious one.
And first, Miss Croydon, want to ask
you if you think it was just the right
thing to let them march Jack Drys-
dale off to prison when a single word
from you might have saved him?'