The Washington times., 1909-04-03

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Il hope what you say is true. AL
| though on second thoughts, / don't
| know as I do hope that, either. II 1
was sure that our little girl had any
thing to do with that murder 1 think
| ! would just as soon know that she is
dead.
Hush" exclaimed Arthur harrington
| in a shocked voice ''You must not talk
! that way. my dear friend. 1 am sure
| that you do not mean what you say.
Besides you are unreasonable. Did you
not give her that revolver yourself,
and tell her that you wished her to use
| il in case-of necessity
''In case of necessity-yes but 1
meant. of course. in case she was in
great peril. I bought her the revolver
because of her experience with those
wretches last week. 1 wanted to make
sure that she would not be quite de-
fenseless If anything of that sort hap
pened again. She understood that per-
fectly. I told her not TO hesitate to
shoot, and L meant it. too. She would
have been legally and morally justified
in killing any of those men. for il
would have been in self-defense; but If
she murdered her employer, that's a
very different matter
How do you know?' asked Arthur
harrington earnestly. How do you
know that she wasn't in equally as
great peril as she was the other day
when those men attacked her and tried
To carry her off in the red automobile2
She may have had good cause to shoot
my brother. 1t may have been q case
of necessity"
what do you mean sir?'' cried Mr.
Hamilton hoarsely.
We'll, he was my brother, and he is
dead-I don't like to say anything
against him. 1t goes against my grain
TO do So / must admit though, that
poor Frank was a bad mana very
bad man. 1 can readily believe that
he may have deserved what re got at
the hands Of Laura
Good heavenst'' gasTsd Steve Clay
ton, staggered by these words x
wonder what the fellows game is. I
wonder what he is trying 10 do"
We'll" said Mr., Hamilton slowly, "if
you say so il must be so. Being his
brother YOU ought to know, Mr- Bar
rineton. Our little girl never said
word against him to me, so l never
suspected there was anything wrong
with him: but if he gave her good
cause 20 shoot him. 1 amt sorry that
she did it-eNcept for the consequences
to her that must follow
''Now listen. my friends went on
Darlington. mo consequences to her
need to follow II we are all careful.
/ don't think that tnere is a single per-
son besides ourselves who knows that
that pearl-handled revolver belongs TO
her. We must keep that a close secret
and then the police will have no reason
TO suspect that she had anything to
do with the murder
81 don't like the idea of that" SAID
the girls father quickly. Il believe in
telling the truth every time rs the
best way
eff you tell the truth about that re-
voIver you will land your daughter in
prison and perhaps in the electric
chair" was the stern reply
But il, as you say, your brother |
was a bad man and gave her cause 10 |
shoot him, she won't have to fear any
thing by telling the TRUTH" argued |
Hamilton. IF the murder was justl- |
fed they can't do anything 10 her"
well, I don't know about that" re-
piled Arthur harrington. Grimes that 1
are justified morally gre not always /
justified legally There is no senti- /
ment about the law, you know. II you I
wish TO save your daughter, my dear /
sir, you had better keep quiet about |
that revolver"
well, Wen see,' responded the girls !
father. IF our little girl Is really 4
she amt been lone away with
by those scoundrels. which I still fear
is the case, she ought 70 show up be-
g1,, TG,al |
police ought 70 be able 10 find her and
then we VIII hear what she has 70 say
and be able to decide what is best to
be done
There's another matter / want 10
talk 10 you about" said Arthur Bar
rington. II refer TO my contemplated !
to Laura. As I said before,
even If she did have anything TO do
with the murder ] am determined TO |
make her my wife Just the same"
THAT can't be doneT gasped Mr.. |
Hamilton II, horror. IF her hands real
y are rcd with the blood OF your broth.
Pr she can't marry you il wouldn't
be natural 1t wouldn't be right"
At these words Mrs Hamilton re-
lewed her sobbing.
oh me. ON my" she mOancd. What
a terrible state OF affairsl Our poor,
little girl. Our poor, little Laura"
1t would be right" affirmed Arthur
Darlington. There would be nothing
wrong il our union, my dear Mr.. Ham
ltOn. / love Laura. and feel sure that
She loves me. ] believe In her abso-
Utely. 7 am confident that if She did
ill poor Frank OF had any share i'm the /
murder ne must have given her plenty
)f cause. Although We were brothers I
regret 70 say, that there was no love
osf between US. Under these circunr-
stances why should Laura and not
marry?
But there is one thing that want
@ ask you" he went on. Il want Won
and Mrs. Hamilton to l-a!-a me a SOL
.mn promise not TO tell anybody, that #
VAS or is my intention 90 marry YOUR
laughter. ] want you 10 promise me
hat you viii not let II become known
hat We were to have been married to-
hight"
Why demanded Mr Hamilton. A
tote OF suspicion IN his tore.
IN tell you why" replied Arthur
eadily IT'S for Laurs's sake that
.sk this. II might mako people talk
I the truth we're to become known at
HIS tine u might lead 10 stIsDicfor