New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

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| He SAID he wanted to marry me, but I
| didn't believe it. So | told him was going 70
| leave. | did leave to-day, and never expected
| to come back here Mr. MIddlebury had paid
! me. and everything, only | found | had for
| gotten my house KEYS. So | had dinner down
| town and then came back here. because knew
| Mr. Middleburv would be working late alone IN
| the office didn't want Dennis 10 know went
up because | had told him about Mr.. Middle
| burv's kissing me. so | waited till he went up
| in the elevator and then l ran up stairs, trying
| 10 keep out OF his sight Only. he caught me
halfway up Besides, | had 10 hide from
| the night watchman, because he had had
quarrel with Mr. Middlebury and he thought |
| had complained Of him %
oh. Thompson had quarreled with Middle
| bury. had he'' said Mct1raw meanIngly
| Yes. sir Nldileburv had Thompson dis
charged He has to leave at the end OF the
week. and he was pretty angry about It But
didn't have anything To DO with that at all
| II was on account OF Thompson refusing 20
let Mr. Middlebury have an extra key TO the
door
Where Is Thompsons' Astro asked
oh he's safe enough with my men down on
Well. 90 ahead with your story, Miss Vii
son
Why. Mr. MiddIeburv was awfullv nice and
apologlzed for kissing me and proposed % me
again. | didn't know what 10 say 10 him, but
| | was afraid he didn't mean It and was up 10
| some game with He tried to hold my
| a bottle Of India ink he using. So l went
| into his private office 10 wash my hands. While
| | was IN there She covered her face with
| her hands.
You tool, a revolver from the desk drawer
said Astro
She looked at him in amazernent with
widely opened eyes. y revolver, No, OF
course not, washed nv hands at the bowl.
and Just as was finishing heard a pistol shot.
and then heard Mr. Mlddleburv fall
" Did YOU look into this Office
oh no; was so frightened didn dare 10.
| waited a minute till | heard the door slam
then | opened the door to the side hall and ran
down stairs
You saw nobody:'
" Not a soul.
" Was the elevator there2"
oh | didn't look. | only wanted to get
away as fast as could | was afraid that
was going TO be suspected and arrested. You
See, knew there pistol IN the private
office for Mr. Middlebury had shown 1t to me
one day | thought that If he threatened me
might use it to protect myself with
Yes and that's exactly what YOU did do,
m thinking" said Mct1raw gruttiv
Valeska took Miss Wilson's hand affection
ately and pressed it Don't be afraid my
dear % she sad
Inverness thrown negIIgently across his ShOul-
der sCrutIn zed the gIrl keenly for a few mo-
mentS His eyes passed over every detail of
her costume, analyzed every feature. He was
when his face changed suddenly "
Do YOU remember, Miss Wilson. whether
there was a small calendar pinned to the wall
by the door there when YOU came IN
She looked up, her eyes still streaming
why YES, I'm sure there was That Is, | stuck
it to the wall with a thumbtack Yesterday.
and | don't remember its having been taken
down " She looked at him in surprise at his
question.
The door opened again. and the doctor who
had obtained key to another of the elevators,
coming up alone, entered the room and gave
curious look around
I'm DR. Flynn, he announced What's
the trOuble2'
There's your man said Astro, pointing
gravely to the body of Middlebury He's
been dead an hour or SO. You'll find he was
shot through the eve. The bullet pierced the
BRAIN, and the man bled only internally. Lift
his left eyehd and You'll see
That's more than | could find out" cried
MCCIraw. 80 he was shot then for sure. Now,
then, who done it"
Wen leave the doctor here to make his
examination" said the Seer. Wen take Miss
Wilson down stairs I'm about through. now.
promise YOU the criminal Will confess before
YOU can get the Coroner and the patrol wagon
here"