The Washington times., 1909-10-15
THE WOMAN TN THE PURPLE VEIL

from one of the letters Bodine had
brought
There was no sign Of disturbance
along the corridor to alright her, as
the irOn-sCTeened door was changed
back at the seventh floor, yet inVolun-
tarily she recOiled with a gasp and
cIutched with her hand al her heart.
For she recognized the place. She
had never been inside that hotel in all
her life: but she knew that corridor.
There was q curious turn IN It, she
was certain 1ust bevond where she
stood, and a little further on, another
of the same kind. She knew the place
only too well.
She would have turned and retreated
had she been able, but for all her
shrinking terror, some influence beyond
/ her control drove her on toward the
sight she knew awaited her.
She passed the door of apartment III
and then, as she turned, her horror and
repugnance growing stronger, the door
was flung back and Bodine emerged into
the hall
In his hand was a bloody dagger.
Then with the utmost familiarity to
her, the scene went on, The hall filled
up with people. there was excited run
ming TO and fro and many questions
asked
Edythe, peeping in the open door, saw
hudded on the floor the poor limp
figure, and great. dark stain spreading
away from il across the carpet.
Poor butterfly dancing away her brief
life in the sunshine! Calamity had come
she had been stabbed to the heart, the
doctors said, and was dead-had been
dead for two hours.
s'WeH, that certainly relieves BOdine
from an s41spiciOn, 30 mUtteTed some one
in the crowd. Il thought il looked bad
for him TO come running out of her
room that way, with the weapon IN his
hand, especially when he's been pro-
claiming what he intended TO do; but L
have been with him since / o clock, pre-
I tending to help him In his search Tor
/ her, although really trailing along TO
keep him out OF harm so ne couldh [
possibly have done it
/ 'Oh. no. Tejoined a companion, 30
/ dine didn't 10 il. j heard MIN JellnS
the proprietor how he found her there
and In his excitement grabbed Up the
dagger as he came running out to give
the alarm.
"aVonder who was the guilty man p
said the one VINO had first spoken. II
surely ought not to be hard TO ma out
happening as it did in place Ike this,
! where everybody who goes in or out Is
seen and noted"
But the police had now arrived upon
the scene, and were commencing 10
I make inquiries.
ANYBODY know who this knife be-
/ longs tO2' was asked as the dagger
/ was held up to inspection
Yes" somewhat reluctantly confessed
stander-bV--a fellow actor. Yes, II
belongs 10 Ralph Davis. He has car
riad ID ever since I've known him.
Further inquiries elicted the informa-
| ton that Davis and Dorothy had re-
turned To the hotel together shortly
after 1 O'Clock. and that coming up IN
! the elevator ne had quarreled with her
/ so as to attract the attention OF the
/ elevator boy, and had actually driven
I her to tears with his taunts and jealous
/ complaints.
II was also made plain that he had
! remained in her room some little time
1 ana then had left hurTiedlv as the first
| extras We're being called announcing the
/ failure OF Andrus K BOdine
4 Anybody know where this man
( Davis is uOyv2" asked a. detective.
/ Apparently no one did. At least there
/ was a general shaking OF heads an6
murmuring Of negatives.
I'll m said the officer, who was con
/ Quoting the inquiry Then 7 guess it's
I up 70 us 10 ee- busy and find him, and
4 see what he has to say for himself
! That is not necessary
/ Everybody turned to stare at Edyths
/ as she stepped forward.
/ WHATS that, ma amp snapped the
policemen.
/ z said that it was not necessary. q
| search for Atr. Davis. /, quietly, an
/ the murderer
The Continuation Of This story VIII
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Issue of The Times.