The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-09-12

ror. Down there in that black, chill
water lay the body Of his wife. the
woman he had loved through all these
trying years, and he her murderer!
Terrified, trembling, painting, he
tried to force himself into the water
with the vague hope Of saving her,
after all. but even as he looked wildly
about for help, shout ready to spring
from his dry throat, the natural dread
Of the accused facing his accuser took
possession Of him. Fear, abject fear.
held him in grasp; he could not shout
A man was running across the Drive
toward him-a long. Looping figure that
covered the ground rapidly. With q
last Mortified look in the water. David
Gable, craven for the moment, turned
and fed through the night along the
broken sea wall-aed aimlessly, his
eyes unseeing. his feet possessed of
wings. He knew not whittier he ran.
only that he was an assassin fleeing
from the horrors behind.
Over the narrow strip OF ground
sped the long. eager figure that had
darted from the shadow of the homes
tones he shouted after the fleeing man:
"Stop! Wait! Haltw
He dashed up to the spot where he
had seen two figures but a moment
before. the full horror Of what had
happened striking him for the first
time. The man was Elias broom, and
he had been an eyewitness to the dim.
indistinct tragedy at the sea wall.
His presence Is easily explained. He
sage to Mrs. Cable, together with his
threat to expose her on the following
morning. 1t was only natural that she
should make a final plea--that night, Of
course. The old clerk realized the
danger Of an encounter between bis
employer and his victim at time 90
I intense as this. He could not know
that Bansemer would visit the Gable
home that evening, but he suspected
that such would be the case. 1t was
his duty to prevent the meeting. II
possible.
| Bansemer would go too far, argued
the old man; he must be stopped. That
Is why he lurked in the neighbOrhOOd
to turn Bansemer back before he could
enter the home Of David Cable.
He saw Mrs. Cable leave the house
and go toward the lake. Following
some distance behind. he saw her
cross the Drive and make her way to
the sen wall Sinking along In the
shadow Of the buildings, cursing his
luck and Banseiner Jointly, he saw the
two forms come together out there by
the lake.
"ToO late. curse him for fool
broom had muttered to himself. HE
ought to know this IL bad business
Just now. She's come out to meet him
too. Worse. It's my duty to look Out
for him as long as he employs me. I'm
doing my best. and l cant help 1t II
he betrays himself. Id like to see him
but can't 70 back on him while I'm
taking money from him. Look at
that!"
He chuckled softly as he saw the
two figures approach each other. Fol-
all that he knew they might be con-
templating fond and loving embrace
and he was not undeceived until he
saw one Of the figures separate itself
run from the other and 20 plunging t.
the earth. As he started up In sur
prise the other figure leaned forward
and then Strengthened itself quickly
broom did not hesitate. He dashed
across the street, conscious that some
thing dreadful had happened. His in
slant thought was that Bansemer hat
! lost his temper and had struck the wo
man down.
The flight of the man was proof pos
tive. He called him to stop. certain
that 1t was Bansemer. The rune
, ment The light from the street ma.
!, have deceived Elias DrOom's eyes, bu
the face of the assailant was not tina
, of James Bansemer broom stoppe,
short and looked after the man, para
, lyzed with amazement. Then he CAV
u snorting laugh ut his own stupidity
, OF course 1t was Bansemer. Who els
could 1t be?
| Arriving at the spot where he ha
D last seen the couple, he was amaze
D TO find no one there. He realized, wit
. horror, that the woman must hay
been struck down, had fallen or ha
!, been thrown into the lake.
t The gaunt old clerk groaned bitterl
!. as he threw himself upon the wall an
$ peered over into the water. He lister
2 ed for the cries and struggles Of til
woman. Gradually his eyes solve
o the situation He saw the row {
I spiles beyond the break in the Sc
n wall and tho swishing pool lnsid
: Every incoming wave sent food {
g water between the sturdy posts an
A Into the cut Of the wall.
Without q moments hesitation b
+, dropped into this seething prison, cont
q dent that the woman's body could b
r. found there. A single glance ha
!. shown him that he could crawl III
4. ward through the break to safety, an
"a he knew thiit the water below was M
II dangerously deep.
m A minute later he was scramblln
out Of this angry, icy water up throue
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