Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-12

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And SO Tom Ind HIS eyes opened to
tho little ways OF great lawyers, but
his impression of his champion was
by no means an unfavorable one, fol
the GLIB, spruce Bassett he disliked
but this rough tongue and rugged face
filled hin, with confidence and so re,
doubled his gratitude toward his un.
known ally. who heard that he had
spoken of him with tears in his eyes
and who did not fall to let Claire hear
II too.
Cpon her meanwhile the strain was
beginning to tell. More than once she
was within an ace Of breaking down
at telltale moment. And just when
her nerves were at their highest pitch
aud the situation hardly to be borne
there came the new development which
we'll nigh turned her brain.
1t began with comparatively small
matter, the unproyoked insolence of
Clairo's maid; let this was the growth
Of days. not Sudden thing, though it
was only when her jangled nerves
could endure 1t no longer that Claire
whipped out her purse, put months
wages on the dressing table and babe
tho woman begone.
Hannah, tho maid, put her thin,
strong arms akimbo and burst out
laughing In her mistress face.
This instant, Ell? And you think
you'll get rid of me for two-pound.five?
That you won't then. nor yet for 20
gulneas. SO now you know"
I'VE shall see" said Claire, moving
over to the bell.
\ wouldn't ring. miss, IL I were you
Then will you go? You have been
insolent beyond words: force me to do
1t. and shall send for policeman to
turn you out"
Il wouldn't do that. miss, either, or
may tell the policeman something
you won't like
What do you mean?'
what say. but / don't mind saying
1t palmer to oblige. shall tell him
who you were with on the night of a
certain murder and what he said to
you and what you could tell against
him In the witness box II they like to
put you there! That's all, Miss Hard
ling. You look faint. wouldn't ring
just yet II I were you. Here's glass
OF water IN the meanwhile"
Claire had indeed turned white as
paper. Instinctlvely she took the
glass, but 1t slipped through her fin
gers and fell into tho fender with q
crash. The room seemed full of pale
faces. low brows and yenomous black
eyes set close together, all spinning
round in nauseous whIrllglg like, de-
mons dancing. She sank into WchaIr
and hid her face, but started and re-
coiled from tho touch Of cool fingers,
wet with rosewnter. upon her temples.
Keep away from me!' she cried
2aintly. do not dare to touch me
again. So 1t was you at the gate thai
mighty remember now!''
"It was me. miss" IS
You shut itT'
y"I did,
"And, pray. how do you know who be
vas?'' and her voice was stronger
you never We're at Winwood in you,
life.'
| Perhaps not. but can put two and
two together as we'll as most. Be
sides, I'm not that hard of hearing
Come, let's be plain. You've confessed
70 the master, miss. and you've con
fessed to me-"
| There was pause for proper com
| prehension; then said the young lady
with ineffnble scorn. And to how
many more through your llps?'
Never a soul! That was too good Q
one not to keep. No. / just seen hin
nrst and then set to work to find out
who he was But never said seer
him to a soul"
| And why not to me until today?'
Why. because l wanted to know
your game And it wasn't that easy te
Ind out. You see. miss, you're pretty
deep one yourself
Claire ant still in her chair. She was
now perfectly calm aud even expert
| encing an odd sense OF relief In facing
| an overt crisis after SO many secret
tremors and hidden shocks. And what
Is your object, HannahY' said she al
last. Suppose they put me In the wit
ness box. what would you gain by 1t,
You probably think would do any.
thing to avoid the exposure. On the
contrary, ! would tell every thing to the
wlsole world II / thought 1t could dc
/ any good. But the case Is SO black al
ready tt,at, on the other hand, It could
do very little harm. Your threat is less
terrible than you Imagine.
rs that so7u with an evil smile
"Hey-day, bat It's IN nrtful one! Sup.
pose I told that there Daintree instead
OF the police? What them"
Claire had suspected this, yet 1t took
her breath awny when 1t came. "Sc
ron are professional spy she gasp.
ed. 7 might have known It all along
you Yiie woman. from your facer To
be sure she might have known 1t then
for the snllow face turned deeper
yellow. The black eyes came as close
together rs the nozzles Of double bar.
reied gun. to blaze rs though both trIg-
gers had been pulled Mt once.
.~Ah, yes. We don't all show 1t In
our faces, do we!' Kissed the woman
"And which ID the worst. wonder
them That does or them that doesn't;
Is It worse to cheat the man that's
FOND Of you, like you've done. or to tell
him. as l mean to do. that he's being
cheated! You think you've found me
out. He shall find you out. TO make
I one lover pay for the other lovers de