The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-15

Chicago at the same time TO sell n
Hoppington the baby orchid. Kisme,
placed them in hotels but a bloch
apart and Kismet engineered thei,
meeting on Michigan boulevard.
Would she share his box at The
opera that night? Yes, she had nothing
to conceal. nothing to be ashamed Of
and a neglected wife's right to do as
she pleased. II her husband was
aware of her presence in the city. he
had not minated II. Over the suppe,
table after the theater she told him
all. even the name OF the man who
had ruined her life.
Hang II, let's have II over with 10
night" the captain blurted. "T'll "a
out there with you. Beastly hour d
call, but have the orchid and thai
will be sufficient excuse for my visit
so she yielded to his plan and the,
took a carriage and drove out to Hop
pingtons home. laying their plans o.
the way. They drove past the huus
once before stopping, as there already
was carriage at the door As the,
did so they saw the door open and
Hopplngton in the light bidding al
over affectionate good night to rath
er fashily dressed young woman, WHIT
then few down the steps, jumped int
the cab, and was driven quickly away
And that" Lady Evelyn had said
laying her hand on Capt. Grahami
arm, is why | am cast off"
And that" again interrupted
Clarke. is why he drugged his serv
ants and locked up bis maids
Then they executed their coup
Capt. Graham went in first, leaving
the countess in the carriage and gain
ing easy admittance through the 20
tency Of the name of the baby
orchid.
They bargained for awhile, and then
the captain got Hoppington out Of the
room for moment while he slgnsled
and admitted the countess. When
Hoppington returned he found himself
face to face with his wife. The orchid
seller was gone.
High words followed after his FIRST
surprise was over, bitter words that
coupled the name OF the countess with
that of the captain in a way that made
Graham clench his fists and grit bic
teeth to keep from dashing from the
dark corner behind the stairway where
she had his promise TO remain no mat
ter what happened short OF actual VIC
lence.
Then she charged him with Tho
woman they had seen leaving the
door.
And you know that you she devil
he shouted, rushing upon her with W
lifted fist.
He failed to notice that she was
toying with keen-pointed hunting
knife. an ornament to his library table
The captain rushed out, but he was
too late Involuntarily, Graham
maintained, and for the sake OF tho
dead and the inability to disproye \
let us believe so. she had raised the
knife, the whole force Of = his body
came against II, and II sank into bis
heart.
The countess gave piercing scream.
and then the house was still They
were alone with the dead. When the
horror OF the deed had lifted sufficient
ly Tor them to think OF the future
Graham drew the knife from the
wound. and. lifting It high over The
table, brought II down with all the
power Of his muscular right arm. Tho
blade sank through the wood up 70
the hilt
There" he said, mo matter What
comes, darling, no woman's hand
did IT,"
Though innocent in everything the
very manner OF their being In tho
house was against them. They planned
TO return to their hotels, keep close
Tor day to avoid the suspicion OF q
quick departure. and then leave ChF
cago with Its mystery unsolved. Bm
the lost slipper on the stoop, the BABY
orchid and Kismet willed otherwise
And who sent the telephone mes
sage to the police? Was II the WON
an they had seen who later returned
and discovered the crime? Was i 70.
countess who shuddered 10 think OF
the man she once thought she loved
and whose name she had a right "
bear, lying there dead and alone? Gro
ham did not know, and we did mol
find out
have no doubt but that Graham
story, told as We heard II TO the cor
oner's Jury would have set him sco'
free. But some complication, some
fever doubtless that he had picked "
In the tropics. set In and proved 700
much for his weakened body. Tbs
law had no chance TO correct the error
OF his arrest.
Hon. BERTHE Hoppington came inc
his own. Chief Ship got the cred'
for the solution OF the mystery. CLARK
got the reward. at least so supposs
for he is uniformly silent on thoss
matters, and ], well got the stop'
and now you have that
Copyright. 1905. by w. a. Chapman
Vopyright la Great Britain.)