The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-09

Just now. SneS come out 20 meet nlm
too. Worse. It's my duty to look out
for him as long as he employs me. I'm
doing my best, and i can't help 1t If
he betrays himself. I'd like to see him
but 1 can't go back on him while I'm
taking money from him. Look at
THAR.
He chuckled softly as he saw the
two figures approach each other. For
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 go plunging to
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 had
lost his temper and had struck the wo-
man down.
The fight of the man was proof pos
tive. He called him to stop, certain
that 1t was Bansemer. The runner
turned his face toward him for mo-
ment. The light from the street may
have deceived Elias Droom's eyes, but
the face Of the assailant was not that
of James Bansemer. broom stopped
short and looked after the man, para
lyzed with Amusement. Then he gave
snorting laugh at his own stupidity.
or course 1t was Bansemer. Who else
could 1t be?
rrivinO a fha yvhnra hn bo6
last seen the couple, he was amazed
to find no one there. He realized. with
horror, that the woman must have
been struck down, had fallen or had
been thrown into the lake.
The gaunt old clerk groaned bitterly
as he threw himself upon the wall and
peered over into the water. He listen
ed for the cries and struggles of the
woman. Gradually his eyes solved
the situation. He saw the row Of
spiles beyond the break in the sea
Every incoming wave sent a food Of
water between the sturdy posts and
into the cut of the wall.
Without a moments hesitation he
lulV tLiS Sctbu1uS pllSou Sohh-
dent that the woman's body could be
found there A single glance had
shown him that he could crawl up
ward through the break to safety, and
he knew that the water below was not
dangerously deep.
A minute later he was ambling
out of this angry, icy water up through
the flssure, bearing in his long arms
the inert form of Frances Cable. He
pool, every sweep Of the waves through
the sievelike posts covering her com
pletely.
He dropped the body on the ground
after reaching the level and took
quick, shuddering glance about. Two
men had stopped on the opposite side
of the Drive. He hesitated second
and then shouted to them. They stood
stock still in alarm. Before they could
respond to his second shout Elias
broom was tearing the woman's watch
from her belt and the rings from her
fingers His strong. nervous hands
found the necklace that she wore, and
it broke beneath their sudden jerk.
Cunningly he tossed the necklace
upon the ground and trampled it with
his heel. The watch and rings went
flying across the wall and far out into
| the lake.
This woman has been slugged!' he
shouted. He did not know how much
| Of the tragedy these men had wit
messed. Boldness was his cue for the
moment; stealth could follow later
"Shes been in the water. I'm afraid
| it's murder The man who did it wen
| that way. Yell for the police"
If the assailant was James Banse
mer, broom was doing his duty by
him; If it was another, he was doin&
his duty by society.