The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05

Il know it-because-becau l changed
the powders. 4,
glanced at Clarke expecting fur1ive look
of triumph Instead he seemed COM
pletely nonpiussed and sat looking into
Mrs. Williams terrified eyes as If his
whole soul was seeking to drag forth her
secret When he finally broke the spell
his voice took on tone of deepest ear
nestness-
Mrs y. llliams. why do YOU. who are
not of caste given to falsehood DELHI
erately tell me what | know to be I'M
true? DIR. Smith would not ask this sac
| rifice at your hands He is innocent,
arr his Innocence alone will save him
Lie arose and erasped the back of her
chair for support. She seemed about to
fall. but she gathered all the energy of
| a mighty spirit in frai body, and
"Oh. will save him. You shall not
prevent me! Even though he be guilty
| will save him. Mine was the first guilt
Prove that he is innocent. and / Will
thank You with my whole life If YOU
cannot, do not stand in my way. for
am the guilty one and on my head alone
should the punishment fall. You have
dragged out my secret and made me lay
my heart open before you who are strang-
ers. Do not betray me but let me work
| this problem out in my own way l beg
of you, gentlemen
You may rely on our discretion. Mrs.
Williams. said Clarke. as he took the
cold hand of the woman to help her to her
! chair. But l hope that there will be
some other way out of it.. and that no
sacrifice will be necessary"
Just then the telephone bell rang vio-
! Iently.
Answer 1t. if you please. Mr. Sexton. =
said the woman, who seemed too weak
] to rise.
went to the telephone.
| Coroner has arrived. Inquest is be-
| ginning. Mrs Williams wanted at once
at the court house"
l turned and gave the message YER
batim.
With hurried promise to keep our
counsel. let Mrs. Williams take her own
| course. but to do all in our power to aid
her. Clarke and j left the house
What do you thing of it, Clarke?"
| asked.
I, II don't know what to think They're
| both innocent. She told the truth. You
noticed how / led her into it. She has
remarkably psychic mind, and / knew
the storm was coming before it broke"
He would be more likely to If he
| were innocent than if he were guilty. He
thought he was saving her from confess
| sing to him. Each believes the other
guilty. I'll be hanged if L believe either
of them is. See here, you go back to
town and keep an eye on the inquest.
Do all in your power to keep Mrs. Will
liams from making a confession. ! have
an intuition which leads me in the direc-
ton of DIR. Smiths barn.
/ When / reached the court house the
proceedings already had commenced
was in plenty of time. however. as much
time was being wasted with the history
| of the lodge, and the evidence of about
twenty of those who were present at the
time of the tragedy. each of whom told
exactly the same story. / slipped into
| a vacant seat inside the bar and direct
ly behind Mrs. Williams. who was
thanked by two Jobs comforters'' in the
persons of elderly female friends Wher
had the chance whispered to her: dc
not make any confession until Mr. Clarke
comes. He is on the trail of new evil
dence."
The first evidence Of real Importance
was that of the drug clerk, who swort
to the facts he had told Clarke and my
self. Chief Darling's policeman swore tc
the early morning meeting and the eff.
feet seemed to be to turn the tide Of
sentiment decidedly against Dr. Smith
who was preserving his composure ad
mirably during the trying ordeal.