Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30

crime--he was the aggrsssor-wha I
did was done in self defence. One
thing more-your sister has nothing
TO fear from mel shall never bother
Yer again-I promise you hat.
"He was gone in an instant and
then the %janitor came and you ana
the detectives"
Godfrey nodded th%oughtfuily.
THAT supplies the motive. Lester"
he said II have felt that my explan-
alton of the crime was not quite ade-
uuate. But 1t was not only desire for
revenge that urged Tremaine Ont
was also the knowledge that Thompson
knew OF his first marriage and threat
ened. with 4 word. to wreck his plans
a second time"
YES" I agreed. and sat silent. pom
dering the story.
why did you a the clippings.
Miss Croydon?' asked Godfrey after a
moment.
Prom what you read of them. I sus-
pcctel how vitality they concerned my
sister. That was a secret, l felt. which
must be kept at any hazard. 1t was
done without consideration. OH the
spur OF the moment. or l should never
have had the courage to do 1t at ALL"
And why did you hide them under
She laughed outright-the load was
SAS "oS Aoo ~
self.
II had a wild Idea that you were
going to search me. I saw that loose
place in the carpet the instant I arose
with the clippings in my hand. Once
l had put them there. l had no chance
at all to get them again."
Godfrey nodded
You tried to get Them the day after
the Inquest, didn't you?"
Yes: but the janitor was so afraid
OF me that he wouldn't even let me
go upstairs"
And there weren't any papers?"
mo: that was a lie. I saw I
invent one-that I must offer soma ex-
PLANTATION OF my presence there"
Did Tremaine keep his promise7"
Not to bother my sister? Yes: no
mentioned 1t again only to assure me
that. the past vas dead-that he would
never revive It,"
But how could you admit his pres
ence here?"
"How could we prevent IT. It was
Mr.. Delroy who brought him. We
weren't strong enough to tell him h
whole story"
You mean you told him part OF
There has been a virtual separation
ever since Mr.. Tremaine appeared"
Godfrey paused refectively.
Why were you SO agitated." he o n
t:nued finally, when you were asked
to identify Jimmy the dude. at the
inQuest?"
Because I did identity HIM"
You did?"
"Yes-as the man I had seen talk
Ing to the %janitor in the lower hall.
Let me explain. Mr.. Godfrey. When
l was asked suddenly for a description
Of the murderer. l was taken aback:
I ~endeavored to think. to collect my
9ovf-a nd + rnvronvnIno~0A kI@ .r1- l-A
passed in the hall. Without stopping
to. consider-wishing only to dlsarm
suspicion-I described him roughly as
/ remembered him. When I was con-
fronted with him at the inquest next
day. I instantly realized what I had
done-I had implicated an innocent
mainland 1t turned me q little faint
for a moment"
Had you ever met him?"
MET him?' h repeated IN sur
prise. why. no."
But he seemed to know YOU"
"Oh!" n h laughed again. Z
had a letter from him next day-a let
ter filled with Notwithstanding
even. 1t seems that my sister and I had
helped his family-a mother and sis
ter-without knowing 1t, while he was
away"
AT Sing sing-he's tho most expert
burglar In New York. but he's got his
good points. too-witness his taking
Thompson home that night
"Yes-he wanted to do anything no
could to help me. I intend to look
up Jimmy"
"Do-ify you can reform him, the New
York police force will be mighty CRATE
full"
I'm going to try" she said. and I
rather envied Jimmy.
Godfrey leaned back in his chair with
a sigh Of satisfaction.
II think that clears up tina affair
pretty WE'LL" he said; land that brings
us to the second and more serious one.
And first. Miss Croydon, I want to
ask you II you think it was just the
right thing to let them march Jack
Drysdale of to prison when a single
word from you might have saved htm2e