The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-19

two of solid fact. So far it is a sort of
arch, with that impossible passage as
the cornerstone, and the tin box as the
keystone, and L must see that woman
at once"
Il shall be glad to go, but-they1l
recognize me there-arrest me"
The doctor passed him a motor mask.
Put that on when we arrive in the
vicinity, and don't leave the automobile
unless 1 call you"
Five minutes later they were rush
ing toward CentreviIle as fast as the
law permitted.
wal" said the CsntroviIe chief of
police, when DIR. Furnivali had intro
duced himself ami mads known his
business, I got the criminal all right,
that's sure. An | guess you can see
her, if you want to, but 'twon'y do u"
good. She sticks to that tom-fool story
spite of al 7 can do IS1 showed ;.nr
plain enough that twas unreasonable,
an only made it wuss for her a-stickin'
to it, fer everybody knows it's nothin'
but a lie. an if she thai was there pres
ent II lie about the fac's, racn she must
be guilty .joIne way. 8ut here We ne"
He halted before cell, through the
grated door of which, OH Il cot in u
corner, a woman could be seen seated.
Susan" he called, here's II big dec
tor from the city come II St'c yc Mind
what We say to him. now. fer every
thing We ;ell IL be USED agin ye All
We gut t. do is speak the truth. amt
gut no right to gin We no orders. an L
won't, neither, but all I say is, you drop
that fool yarn, an f We must lie, why,
do it reasonable. Nobuddy amt. ever
gonter take any stock in that one"
The woman arose ana carle forward
timidly. Her figure was very tall and
gaunt, and perfectly straight, so that
her gait as she walked would have
given her a majestic air, bu- for the
mild helplessness- and be xiIdet1rcnt Of
her face. That neutraliECi tho ctfrcr
and resulted in carlo atiiVc. Her brv wn
hair. turning gray, was parted in the
middle. brushed tightly back and piled
on the crown of her head. with an Oil
fashioned net over il, which did Tot
prevent a stray lock from dangling into
one of her dim, light hued eyes. She
was wetting her CirSe- and trying 10
tuck this into place as she approached
the cell door. DR.. FuTnivali. reached
through the bars and s5aspe1 her han1,
shaking it encouragingly. The Chief
went back to his desk.
Il wanted to ask ylu,' said the doc
tor, IF those men said anything Inai
Z
ter single word that you could heal =
Lands sake! I dunno" she. an
swered, with the monotonous infection
of voice peculiar to. the simple minded
''She's screechin' so 1 couldn'- hear
nothin' else. An 1 socter didn't hear
that till afterwards. I wuz so fright
ened an haired up
There was g window over your bed
why didn't you open that and crawl
I u, 4
man? You knew you couldn't pass
him, didn't Eou?''
''Oh. / dunno. / dunno" SHE moaneI
helplessly. Then, her eyes fixel on the
doctors, a shade of intelligence flick
ering into her face, she added: ''TIl'
winders is all screwed up nights, frai5
o. thieves, an I couldn't git out th;
way. 1 didn't know what 1 wuz ,Ipin'
l jest put her fer tn door
''The only light in the room shone
from the candle IN the kitchen, through
the doorway"
Eyes. that wuz all tn wuz. An
'twa'n't no great. Jest enough t make
darkness visible.
"How were you able to see the man
at alp"
HE wuz agin tn light. sorter like a
shadder on tn wall"
Gould the rays strike you as you
came around the headDOaFd2 Or did
they go the other way, toward the foot
of the bed ?"
Il dunno, the want much light. He
took it all up, 'cept little on the bed y
Did you scream as you ran toward
him ?'
my sakes! No, I guess not. 1 was
too sceered- couldn't open my mouth
to save my life
did he bend over to let you pass be-
fore you touched him? Did you come
against his body at all?''
IT dunno. I run against good many
things. My night gown wuz all tore,
an tn wuz some whitewash on it. /
dunno what 1 gut that off of. But /
didn't seem to feel nothin 1 hit against
till afterwards"
"Whitewashl Is there anything
whitewashed around the placer