Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

"Yes-he even charged me with that
Intention"
"Ah-he has listened at a keyhole,
probably"
said that Mr.. Drysdale himself
had told i'm. 1 might add. Mr.. Cod
frey, hat I met Mr.. Drysdale and the
officers In the hall that morning, as
they were going way and l implored
MIN to tell them where he had been. He
answered me with such insult and con-
tempt that I thought he must be mad"
And no wonder! You were playing
that 1t was not you who wrote Mr..
Drysdale this note?' and he handed her
the crumplcd sheet OF p he had
fshed from D%rysdale's waste-basket.
She took 1t with trembling hand; al
ready beginning to suspect, perhaps,
what 1t contained.
BE at the pergola at nine" she
read. "Tf l am late, wait for me. c.
/ certainly never wrote any such note
as that. Mr.. Godfrey. Where did it
come from?"
Us 1T in your handwriting?"
why, yes" she answered. looking at
1t more closely. THAT Is, it is some
thing like. OH! 1 begin to see!" she
cried, and I saw her seized with q sud-
den convulsive ~shuddcrfng.
Yes" said Godfrey. 1T was q pretty
plot. This note lured him from the
l OAS Nv ASDk 4IAJl &No 0AAkAA viz
storm came UP and he was forced to
abandon the hope of meeting you. He
concluded that you were playing with
him--when .he returned to the house,
he found that you had spent the even
ing with Tremaine-afterwards, in his
room. he did a number of violent and
folish things. Finally. he determined
10 go away; he started to pack his be-
longings-and then, in the hall, YOU as
he thought, added insult to injury by
asking him to tell--1'
She stopped him with a wild gesture.
"Oh. I must see him!" she cried.
Something must be done--"
Something shall be done." Godfrey
assured her, rising. 1.-THE real culprit
shall be In custody tonight"
Tho real culprit?" The words arrest
ed her attention.
Who but Tremaine?"
"~Trelnaine? But he was in the house
las you know. I talked with him for a
long time"
I'm the same vein?"
She colored Il little at the tone
Yes" she answered. You will. per-
haps. thinks me weak. Mr.. Godfrey:
but despite his villainy, there was a.
about the mar, which 1t was very hard
to resist. Add then, I believed that
Mr.. Drysdale had deliberately broken
his engagement with me. otherwise. l
should not have given Mr.. Tremaine
another. opportunity to to-
h did not attempt to finish the
sentence-there was no need that n
should. have often wondered, since.
what the end would have been had fate
not fnterfered-had Tremaine's plan
worked itself out as he intended. Re-
membering both OF them--man and
woman-1 think she must have yielded
In he end; submitted: gone with him
out into the world to CONQUER II.
There's no questioning Tremaine's
f~ascination," agreed Godfrey, mo- his
ability: set I fancy that In spite of his
precautions we've got him fas In the
net. That is all. I think"
"One thing more, Mr. Godfrey" she
said: do you think. we'd better tell Mr..
Delroy the story?"
yes" answered Godfrey decidedly.
Tell him the whole story. That's all
ways the best way and the safest. Re-
ready cost n human life. Your sis
ter has incurred no guilt: she has COM
mitted no fault. Her husband will have
nothing to forgive"
And the public?"
"The public? What has the public
to do with 1t?"
"But l thought-you see-you-"
'Oh. you thought I would write 1t up
In the Record? have no such inten-
ton. Miss Croydon-I, shall let
that flrst tragedy rest-this second one
will be enough-and. after all. Ire
maine has only one life for the law to
take"
Pardon me- she said quickly, hold
ing out her hand. II see I have Of
Tended you. You must forgive me-"
"Oh. / do,"sh he said. taking her hand
n smiling into her eyes-allowing
himself a moments reward. Even o
yellow Journalist, Miss Croydon. has
4 ~AAfrr~-or TNA HA-~a 4 - 4Yl~..-
isn't it,"
Not when n knows them" she an
answered. and opened the door for US.
Thomas was waiting In the hall.
anything else. sir?" he asked.
Nc" said Godfrey. We've finished
here. Now let US have our trap"
He stopped q moment In the library
to say goodby 70 Delroy. He came for
ward eagerly to meet ua.
"IWell?" he asked. Can you clear
Jack?"
YES" said Godfrey. Eve can. What's
more. we WILL"
hand ,THs seso. so Il. i sas Ds'.oy sr Hs:'s ss 81:
thing he been q sort OF terrible nikh:-
mare to me. Mr.. Godfrey. I'm hoping
that / may even yet wake up and and
that It was all only q dream"
Godfrey smiled . little bitterly.
I'm afraid you won't do that, Mr..
Delroy." he said: but. at least. be-
lleve you'll: and that. In the end. It will
sweep q great unhappiness III Of your
life. And I'm sure that. with Mi. Les
tcr's help. Lean clear Drysdale."
Thomas came to tell us that trap
wal waiting, and Delroy went down
tn steps with mo.
II hope to have you here rome time
under more favorable circumstances"
ne said. and shook W both warmly By
the hand.
Evening had come and the darkness
deepened rapidly 40 we drove back
along the road to Babylon.