Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-19

listened to the young mans story; his
eyes blinked with satisfaction. He
was forgetting his own remark of
minute ago that he was freezing and
must get into some dry clothes at once.
The young man was saying:
at happened right out there by the
sea wall-where the big break is. Har-
~ and were coming up the Drive,
and l called attention to a man rum
ming south along the wall. Just then
this gentleman ran over from this side
of the street, and minute or two,
later we saw him jump into the break
over there. Suicide. l thought. but he
wasn't minute coming up. There
was the woman! He'd pulled her out!
BY thunder. it was the bravest thing
l ever saw! He
And then it was that everybody be-
gan to shower praise upon the man
who only had tried to do his duty by
the one who hired him to do ugly, not
gallant, deeds.
Ibid you watch which way the rob.
Der ran?" demanded broom eagerly.
Lost him in the dark. He ran like
fury. You must have scared him off,"
said the second young man. II wish
we could have seen his face. Did you
see it?"
"Not distinctly" answered broom
''He struck me as being a slim young
fellow, that's ALL" OF one thing he
was assured-the evidence Of these
two men would prove that he had
| acted as a valiant protector and not as
| a thug, fear which had not left his
mind until now. They had seen the
| fleeing assailant, but there was only
| one person who could identify him.
That person was Frances Gable. the
victim. If 1t was not James Bansemer,
then who could it have been?
The door opened, and an agitated
young woman came out.
ut is Mrs. Cablev she cried in trem-
bling tones.
The physician arrived at that mo-
ment, and a few minutes later came
an officer who had been hailed from
the doorway. While the policeman
was listening to the voluble young eye
witnesses broom stood aloof, puzzling
himself vainly in the effort to solve
an inside mystery. He had been
ready a few minutes before to curse
himself for pulling the woman out Of
the water, but now as the belief grew
stronger within him that her assailant
| was not James Bansemer his view
point changed. II such was the case
there would be no need to fear Mrs.
Cables story II she revived sufaciently
to tell It. On the other hand, II it was
Bansemer, he had rescued her to an
Ill purpose. He was conscious finally
that some one was speaking to him.
"What do you know Of thisT de-
manded the policeman. broom repeat
ed his brief story. what Is your name
and where do you nve?"
"My name Is Elias broom, and live
over in Wells street"
"Could you identify the manY'
II don't think So" ga .s.4-l-.,:
"What were you doing over in this
part Of town. p.ser e 5sl e.t -
walking up to see the skaters on
the park lagoon. But what's that got
to do with It? You'd better be out
looking for the thief instead Of vast
ing time on me here" snarled broom.
The ofEicer gasped. and there Il no tell
ing what might have happened r. the
captain and a swarm Of bluecoats had
not appeared ON the scene at that mo.
ment. Two minutes later they were
OF securing the lake front in search Of
the mysterious holdup man. Two plain
clothes men remained to question the
witnesses and to inspect the neighbor-
hood in which the crime was commit.
ted. I 81
Word came from the inner room that
Mrs. Gable was regaining conscious
ness.
'Does-can she throw any light on
the AFFAIR." asked Elias broom.
"She has uttered no word except hel
husbands name. l think she is still
calling upon him for help. poor thing.
said the young woman who bore the
news.
''Cable ought to be notified" said one
of the men.
Don't do 1t over the phone" said
broom quickly. "I'm going past his
house. III stop in and tell him. Lei
me out, officer. must get out of these
wet garments. I'm an old man, you
know"
} The probable solution had come t.
broom like fash. As he hurried UP
, the street his mind was full Of the
theory. He scarcely could walt for the
, door Of David Cables house to be
. opened in response to his Vigorous
ringing. The maid announced tina,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gable were out It wat
enough for broom. He put the puzzle
together in that instant. David Cable.
face was the one he had seen, mo-
James Bansemers. The maid set up {
! historical shrieking when he bluntly
told her Of the mishap to her mistress
but he did not wait to answer ques
tons. He was of to find James Banse
mer. The volcano he had been watch
ing so long was about to burst, and b.
; knew It.
Forgetting his wet garments, he en-