The Washington times., 1907-06-30
:. Mrs. WOrtIey'S Secret By Byte e Ray.e'a"

What DO you know OF Mrs. Wort
IeyZ''
II tell you dunno nothing Of her.
he began heatedly. I never heard the
name TIL this minute. Ny mother Is
her hCusekeeper."
Before the circle Of listeners could
digest this Grotesque contradiction the
doctor asked evenly, repeating his first
remark.
Where did you learn 10 tie surgeons
knots o.
city Hospital" he answered readily
now. IN a mechanical voice. his eyes
intently on his Questioner'a
Tell me ali about the sWortley az
fair. What did you so there for? Go
on Begin at the beginning"
4 went fer some money. Mother
said last week she wouldn't give me-
no more TIN quit the booze, and
7 had been on It a little that day. but
1 thought maybe she might cough up
some I was bound 10 try q. any
ways But when I got over there I
seen the ketch on the winder wasn't
fastened. and thought maybe could
git more my~elf, II I went in than
they'd give me. SO I h'isted the win
der and crawled through. There was
a candle lit on the table, and I could
see that the key was on the inside OF
the door. so I shet the wtnder and
fastened II so nObudy'd notice outside.
and then unlocked the door, so I could
git out quicker. While I was at 1t she
woke up and started in 10 scream, and
/ grabbed her and shut her mouth.
She sorter tainted then. and 1 tied her
up so she couldn't fall out OF bed
when she come TO and wake Up
mother downstairs. Then I begun 70
clean out the room. but she laid so
still 7 went over 20 look az her. She
looked so bad I was ratified. and
grabbed a bottle OF something
thought was water. that stood on the
table. and threw Il in her face. But
then I found Il was chloroform. That
ratified me more than ever. and some
how I dropped the candle on her. But
] picked II up again and put fl out,
and run into the hall. But before I
could git out mother was comm up
from the kitchen and I hid on the
stairs. thought she'd heard me, but
she hadn't; she only went into the
back parlor for something. When she
come out see where she put the key.
and 1 thought I could stand 1t better
10 search that room than the one
where the woman was IN the fat. 50
I got the key and went IN But it
was dark as pitch. I couldn't find
anything. I remembered that her
watch hung on the bedpost. and 1
thought I could stand It to git that,
so I opened the foldin' doors easy.
Then I got the watch. pullea the
foIdin' doors 20. locked up the back
parlor, and put the key where I found
II. and come out the front way"
do your friends here. Con and Ed,
know all this?"
"No. they don't know nothing about
Il. They was waitin' round the cor
ner. and thought / went 20 see my
mother a minute that's all. I only
showed EN- a diamond. and said she
give IT to me-"
What time was It when you came
out or the Worldly hoUse?"
Somewhere about 9 O'Clock"
'sThatA agrees with the woman's
time" said DR.. Furnivau 20 the l!eu-
tenant. 'and clears up the question OF
footprints. It had only Just begun to
snow then"
II didn't hardly touch her" said
Partridge. following out the trend Of
his thought Il didn't mean to hurt
her. I-couIdn't "a hurt her-much."
1T viii be found to be heart failure
accelerated by fright. I think" said
DR.. FUrnivan
The lieutenant motioned 20 his now
thoroughly astonished men. who led
the prisoner away.
eff It hadn't been for you" he said
70 the doctor. I'VE never would nave
got this Partridge. Dr. Worldly would
have to stand for II. Say" ne con-
tinued, earnestly. I'D give years
salary TO learn how 10 do a stunt like
that one"
We'll" remarked DR.. Furnlvau, So
berry. drawing on his gloves. "it cost
me as much as that would come to-in
one way and another"
CCopyris65. 1901. by ". C. Chapman)