The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-16
its barred steel door.


cot its barred steel door.
This was the change u which Edythe
had come from her luxurious quarters
in the Temple Of Mystery
Moreover. IL seemed that some such
place as this would be her abode for the
rest of her days, for. although, being
woman, IL was hardly likely she would
receive the extreme penalty her only
possible chance of escape from a life
sentence seemed to be the hardly prefer
able alternative OF Incarceration in the
Asylum for the Criminal Insane at Mat
teaWan
II was to urge this latter, OF rather.
what amounted 10 the same thing, her
acceptance of q. defense OF insanity, that
Herman Gabriel was with her now on
the night preceding her trial.
He had proved himself loyal and
devoted lover indeed standing stead
tasty by her since the moment Of her
arrest
His money had supplied her with the
best counsel obtainable and with every
permitted comfort to ameliorate the
hardships of prison life. He even stood
ready to wed her in her cell, an ac-
cused murderess, if she would have con
scented.
Yet, for all that, she refused to yield
70 his wishes In regard to her defense.
No, she said, Obstinately. 4 am
willing to have them find me guilty OF
strong enough. 7 am not willing 10 de-
clare 20 the world that I am a dement,
ed woman
But it is your best course" he
argued. 'AIstteawan is easier 10 get
out of than Sing Sing. That is, he
added, hastily, lit IS your best course,
If YOU still persist in sacrificing your
SELF. You, nor anyone else. despite the
pCoof that has piled 10 against you,
Cau never convince me that you COM
United that bloody deed.
''Ah, Edythe.' he went on ardenty,
why won't you tell the truth about
this thiug2" You made that confession,
L am sure, to shield some one L was
gallant, noble, brave OF you, but you
must realize yourself by this time that
IL was folly. Answer me again, often
though l have asked YOU this before,
and tell me: Is IT not Davis that you
ralph Davis2 Nonsense she pro
tested sharply. He has not been 10
see me- once since I have been in Jail
He has not written noe a word, or sent
me q message. Do you think ] would
endure all this for that kind of a man
She saw, however, that, for all her
emphatic denial, he was far from being
convinced, and she strove 20 turn the
subject.
Let us talk for once about something
beside my case, she SAID with an II
TectatiOn Of petulance. That Is an odd
looking scarf pin you have on May 1
Certainly ne handed it through the
bars. ut is an intaglio which / picked
mp the other day at sale OF old
Andrus' effects. He had quite a good
collection, and this particular stone
He stopped, alarmed TOR the moment
for still holding the pin she had sunk
back upon her couch, and her eyes
were fixed and CLASSY
Then he recognized her condition as
similar TO the pretended clairvoyant
frances with which she had formerly
deceived him.
Ruf why was she enactiug her old
part nowe Who was there here TO fool
rTeT Inns wore moving dresmilv. how
ever. and he bent closer TO listen
Il see" she said, speaking slowly ~
first. but faster and more distinctly as
she proceeded. Il see lUGuT1ouSlX
furnished rOum-a wOmau's roOm-iu 4
Fashionable hotel. In it are seated
Ralph DabVis and Dorothy Brent. II IS
but she has finally wheeled him into q
good humOr, and has put on her Ola
mond necklace for his qualification
He starts to read her a magazine
using the dagger. which he always car
ries in his pocket, to cut the pa ges
An extra is called on the street, and
{ he goes 10 the window and after hear-
ing the cries Of the neWsbOyS appears
very much excited he goes out hur-
riedly, telling her ne viii be back IN a
few moments.
LEFT alone, she picks up the maya
zine and starts reading 10 herSeiT. The
( dagger lies on the table beside her
All" Edythe gave a low, startled
cry. NOW ] see the door slowly open
She does not hear. perhaps she thinks
( il is Ralph returning At any rate she
keeps on reading
"The door opens wider, and an old
man enters He has white sidewhisi-
ers, and his ewes burn like live Goals
He advances stealthilv a ster or two,
/ then seizes Dorothy by the throat.
" You Jezebels' he SAYS, give me the
/ money that Jack Bodine has squan-
dered on YOU
she is stronger than he, and thT7lsts
{ him or.
/ &" I nave no money OF Jack BCdine' s, b