The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03
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Marathon !:
Mystery !:
"A Story Of Manhattan !
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Author Of "The Holiday Case" Z
ceg,'.s., 1901. BY H..y Hen and ce",aa,


Intention"
"Ah, he had listened at a keyhole
probably"
"He said that Mr.. Drysdale himself
had told him. might add, Mr.. God
frey, that met Mr.. Drysdale and the
officers In tho hall that morning as
they were going away, and implored
him to tell them where he had been.
He answered me with such insult and
contempt that I thought he must be
mad"
"And no wonder! You were playing
at cross purposes. l presume, then.
that it was not you who wrote Mr..
Drysdale this note?" and he handed her
the crumpled sheet of paper he had
fished from Drysdale's wastebasket.
She took 1t with trembling hand;
already beginning to suspect, perhaps.
what it contained.
Be at the pergola at o." she
read. If am late, wait for me. G.
I certainly never wrote any such note
as that, Mr.. Godfrey. Where did it
come from?"
els it in your handwriting?"
''Why, yes." she answered, looking
at it more closely. "That is, it is some
thing like. Oh! I begin to seew she
cried, and saw her seized with sud
den convulsive shuddering.
YES" said Godfrey, sit was pretty
plot. This note lured him from the
house and kept him away until the
storm came up and he was forced to
abandon the hope of meeting you. He
concluded that you were playing with
him. When he returned to the house
he found that you had spent the even
ing with Tremaine. Afterward, in his
room, he did number Of violent and
foolish things. Finally he determined
to go away. He started to pack his
belongings-and then, in the hall, you,
as he thought, added insult to injury
by asking him to tell'-
She stopped him with Wild gesture.
"Oh, must see him. she cried.
Something must be DONE
Something shall be DONE" Godfrey
assured her, rising. ''The real culprit
SAdll US III CuSlOuy tOulSul.
"rhe real culprit?' The words ar
rested her attention.
who but Tremaine?''
''Tremaine? But he was in the house.
AS you know, talked with him for a
long time"
THAT is all. think" said Godfrey.
Zone thing more, Mr.. Godfrey" she
said. DO you think we'd better tell
Mr.. Delroy the story?'
YES" answered Godfrey decidedly.
Tell him the whole story. That's al
ways the best way and the safest. Re-
member, your lack Of frankness has
already cost one human life. Your
sister has incurred no guilt. She has
committed no fault. Her husband will
have nothing to forgive"
"And the public?"
1.-THE public? What has the public to
do with it?''
But thought see-you''-
"Oh, you thought would write it up
in the Record? 1 have no such inten-
ton, Miss Croydon. shall let that
first tragedy rest. This second one
will be enough-and, after all, Ire
maine has only one life for the law to
take
Pardon me-" she said quickly, hold
ing on. her hand. II see have offend
ed you. You must forgive me.''
"Oh. d." he said, taking her hand
and smiling into her eyes-allowing
himself a moments reward. Even q
yellow journalist, Miss Croydon, has
his reticences. That's hard to believe,
isn't it,"
Not when one knows Them" she
answered, ana opened the door for us.
Thomas was waiting in the hall.
Anything else, sir?" he asked.
NO." said Godfrey. We've finished
here. Now let us have our trap
We stopped moment in the library
to say goodby to Delroy. He came
forward eagerly to meet US.
"Well?" he asked. "Can you clear
Jack?''
EYES," said Godfrey. I'VE can
What's more, we will"
THANK God" and Delroy passed his
hand across his forehead. "This whole
thing has been sort Of terrible night
mare to me, Mr.. Godfrey. I'm hoping
that may even yet wake up and fine
that it was oil only a dream"
| Godfrey smiled little bitterly.
I'm afraid you won't do that, Mr.
Delroy," he said, "but, at least, l be
lieve you'll find that in the end it viii
sweep a great unhappiness out of you
life. And I'm sure that, with Mr.
Testers help, can clear Drysdale."
Thomas came to tell us that our traI
was waiting, and Delroy went dowI
the steps with us.
II hope to rave you here some time
under more favorable circumstances
he said, and shook us both warmly b,
the hand.
] Evening had come, and the darkness
deepened rapidly as we drove bac
along the road to Babylon.
1--WE can't get tram TILL e:7z,- o..
Godfrey, "s0 we'll have dinner at tn
hotel and then go around for tai
with our client. think we haYe som
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