The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

were nxed and vacant; his only. That
made him conspicuous and when
saw him again knew him."
Describe the man."
Mr.. Ransom's face lightened up
with an expression of strong salts.
faction.
i am going to astonish you," said
he. THE fellow is so plain that chill.
dren must cry at him. He has suf-
fered some injury and his mouth and
jaw have such twist in them that the
whole face is thrown out of shape. So
you see," continued the unhappy
bridegroom, as his eyes flashed from
the detectives face to that of the
managers, that the influence he ex.
erts over my wife is not that of love.
No one could love him. The secrets
of another kind. What kind, what.
what, what? Find out and I'll pay
you any amount you ask. She IS too
dear and Of too sensitive a tempera.
ment to be subject to a wretch of his
appearance. cannot bear the
thought. 1t stiles, 1t chokes me; and
yet for three hours I've had to endure
1t. Three hours! and with no pros
pect OF release unless you"
"Oh, I'll do something" was Ger.
ridges bland reply. "But first must
have few more facts. A man such
as you describe should be easy to
nnd; easier than the lady. Is he q
tall man?"
Unusually So"
Dark or light?"
Dark"
ANY beard?"
None. That's why the injury to
his Jaw shows so plainly"
II see. Is he what you would call
q gentleman?"
Yes. must acknowledge that. He
shows the manners of good society, II
he did whisper words into my wife's
ear which were not meant for mine"
And Mr.. Fulton knows nothing Of
him?"
Nothing"
well, we'll drop him for the pres.
ent. You have a photograph Of your
wife?"
"Her picture was in all the papers
tonight"
II noticed. But can we go by it?
Does 1t resemble herr"
only fairly. She is far prettier.
My wife is something uncommon.
No picture ever does her Justice"
"She looks like a dark beauty. Is
her hair black or brown?"
BLACK. So black 1t has purple
shades in It."
"And her eyes? Black too?"
mo. gray. A deep gray. which look
black owing to her long lashes."
Very good. Now about her dress.
Describe 1t as minutely as you can. It
was brides travelling costume, SUP.
pose"
"Yes. That is, presume so. I
know that 1t was all right and suita.
BILE to the occasion, but I don't re.
member much about 1t. I was think.
Ing too much Of the woman in the
gown to notice the gown ITSELF"
Cannot you tell the color?"
1T was a dark one. I'm sure It was
dark one, but colors are not much
In my line. know she looked we'll
they can tell you about 1t at the
house. All that distinctly remember
rs the veil she had wound So ..tly
around her face and hat to keep the
rice out Of her hair that l could not
get one glimpse of her features. All
nonsense that veil, especially when l
had promised not to address her or
even to touch her in the cab. And
she wore it into the office. II it had
not been for that I might have fore
seen her intention In time to prevent
It." ,.
Perhaps she knew that"
1T looks as II she did"
(which means that she was medi.
tating fight from the first"
From the time she saw that man."
Mr.. Ransom corrected.
Just SO; from the time she left
her uncle's house. Your wife is a
woman Of means, believe"
"Yes, unfortunately"
why unfortunately"
1T makes her independent and OF.
fers a lure to irresponsible wretches
lIAs him m
"Very large: larger than my own"
Every cce knew Mr.. Ransom to be