La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13

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MANT Rtbg fArxp AsDs .RRE.arHLrk.
SJTu asi MO fhE ROOM.
small table on which were the maf
shars rex5Nrr plid, W, lamp that WIS
Il great crash aud then darkness. with
-noisc--nf-au-i -iaIlscrimlnate- -struk
gle. Ford bis messenger, Frank adj
myself wer'sah' III Il 'grapple. wh1e
EdgeY9ttBi the ebIeot 9tI ppt effort.
cludcd us In the room, which he knaSv
better thahlW1lI,h, tahdi escnped by n
which he dropped into the yard. BSt
why had lie. fbfiniSVy !
The, Slety that, helped us was the wit
clothes, for they suggested tiie canfl.
We got lanterns n1d went out through
the yard at the rear Of Edgewortifs
store aud came to the canals bark
There naH abTrt half ah Inch Or Ife
on the water, but at one point 1t Wis
broken for u distance OF ten feet out
wnrd as If some one had plunged In.
A suicidal attempt? Then why had the
man come out again?
The riddle was not read until the
next day. when a thorough .examina-
tion OF this spot resulted In bringing
up from the bottom OF the canal II
metal cigar cutter such as one sees
upon tObacconIsts' counters. The cigar
Is inserted Into II little trap. and
knife blade. actnated by II spring. cuts
or the end.
To this common cOntrlvance Edge
worth had added a sort Of syringe
which his skill with tools enabled him
TO make In a manner that am tempt
ed to call admirable. This syringe In
jected lnto4the cigar a suticient guam
tity Of II ! tasteless, deadly poison.
Edgcworth had doubtless kept this ma
chine for many days. waiting for C1if
lord to COME TO his store alone. Doubt
less nlso he bidcd the time wheut Cliff
ford should be lighting one Of his own
cis,,rs boughteih some other plnce.ss
!! The occasion served him we'll on this
particular evening. Clifford had fnfah-
ed one of his nephcw's little cigars md
was about to light the other when, he
cnne abreast OF Edgeworths store on
his way to see the milliner. No one
/ else was present The fatal contrfv
lnce was clevcrly put in the right
place. and the victims death resulted
In the manner described. ~ s7'l-i1 a..
Estiier's loud cry reached Edke-
|. worth's ears. and he guessed its. Ir1aan
inr. Momentarily panic astrickenys ehe
rsn to. throw the cigar cutter into, the
canal. but the Ice was much thicker
than he supposed. aud II uphelda 1he
fatal evidence for NIL mems aght.
E4lgeworth tried, to crawl out on NE
Ice and crashed through. He sucked
I'd IN sinking the box and reGartpg
the shore. but he dared not show shlm
self In his wet clothes. SO he ran hoahe
ind cllsnsed them aha haxpA4ad asFe-
furn..' r4siy -i.-y.4 !. ll;,s4-:S Fss.fp ;s ss,,
1hh we 4 eoayectAtsa Ard h ndfe-
kwerth's confession Sco46H4 ~ e He
!. was captured 4 week staeer3sd l4s-
pitni In Wilmington. Der where he
Ssfs7s':Y ',iss s:Y,i i,stl,et r:tEet ?. 'f'A.P'
nssS 4Estt ia'tt,sss Stnssn 'ss ,s
n. .EAllaa N -loxa .xl:h -AiN
Warren and .secretly. married her.
Then. with s6t1e wfff fdea Of permit
ting her GharmY apA virtues to be
known I'm .Branford aHd thus. winning
htA unclcS cSasent to s.tlis marriage. hc
had bought the httie lmiilloery stors
for her. But Uncle Duncan. proved II
hard man to win over. 9 He guessed u
part OF the secret and would not henr
OF an alliance with Mrs. Wilson" In
this state Of afrairs the foolish young
lovers decided to confess to me and
seek my advice. and that was the rea-
son why Lwaslspnlrnapetl to Branford
In time to behold the catastrophe.
Duncan clifford died without q will.
Ills death gave Frank control Of his
own property thst had been In trust
and also nearly ali OF his unclss iArS !.
fortune E itn7'rrN rs,s :5ii4a.