The Washington times., 1908-11-22

Of me. a man walking with q reeinz
gait in the same direction As b.
staggered along. his foot caught in !.
frog, and as he attempted to extrles1s
it he stumbled and fell.
The strangers accident was followed
BIZ a series OF groans and Italian osthz.
1 FASTENED 10 his side. and. draNing
him from the track, laid him on ths
slope Of an embanHInent. Despite las
intOxication. I saw that he was suffer
ing intense pain, for his ankle. II n0t
broken. was badly sprained.
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The House Of a Friend.
Tho man. who appeared 20 be an or
binary Italian IabOrer IN his working
clothes, replied SO incoherently 10 ny
questions that lost patience. and.
realizing that now that ne was OF tlss
track MS position In the world vas
.Bder the circumstances Infinitely bst-
ter than rhine. ] decided 70 leave him.
~ his feet lay his hat. that had drop
ped while I was dragging him from me
railroad. J picked this up and vas
about 10 place II on his head when
checked myself abruptly
a mans life is worth a hat,
fancy" { murnured, Having saved
one. I shall clean the slate by appro-
priating the other"
The hat was made Of a cheap. soft
felt. with one Of those round brims
that italians IN our country are won't
TO wear. As 1 placed it on my head,
/ found it was a fuH size too large for
me. but by turning in the Inside band
L 70. Of IL
walton above my ears. ] then con-
tinued on IN the direction had been
proceeding at the time met the tai
ian
! walked on for a little more than
half an hour before came 10 the next
station. The appearance Of this was
altogether unlike that At which ] had
alighfed with Buckner. I advanced
and read the name or the siEnbosrd.
Il was West Mt. VerEon- Glaneing Al
the station clock. / saw that Il was ten
minutes after 2
Ascending a bill and following a
road that appeared to lead toward the
business section OF the town. I came
upon q man who was sitting on the
steps OF a bakers shop. I told him
that vas looking for the residence
o: Thomas BBekner. He eyed me sus-
Di'dously for several moments. then he
Informed me that my friend lived on
South Third avenue. about a mile and
q half distant from where / was
standing His directions were suf-
hciently explicit - enable me 20 find.
with little difficulty, the house
sought About a quarter TO three
rang the doorbeI
To the frst and second rings there
was no response. / was beginning 10
despair. II Buekner was not az home
what was / 10 do? PenniIess. clad IN a
Tuxedo suit. wearing the hat Of an
Italian iabOrer. and with my ample
shirt front covered with bloodstains,
what would be the effect that would
produce upon strangers after day
break7
That I would be arrested was GER
tain Then what should / say7 I had
zen pronounced dead II I should sue
coed in establishing my identity what
would be the result7 I would have 10
answer a charge OF murder. TIE body
Of lockwood. shot TO death. had been
found in DR.. Dsmarest's hail The re-
voiver Eith which the murder had
been committed had been round in my
hand. Miss HOLSTER. the only person
who could account satisfactorily for
my presence IN the house, also might
he dead and buried As q lawyer. I
saw the absolute hslDIessness OF the
defense that had 20 o6er.
Suddenly I saw the flicker OF a light
on the trans0m OF the door.
Copyright, 1905. ~ 2. A. Muasey Cal
TO Be Continued Next Sunday.)