Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-22

came from Georgia with Richards moth.
er. l do not know if she ever returned af.
ter the grandfather s death. She went and
came about the place-no one paid any
attention to her; only when Richard was
at home, she waited upon him constantly;
she rather disliked Gerald, who, she con-
sidered stood in the way of Richard"
"You are very tired, Aileen; l will go
now. | want to get the next train. 1
think it will be best for you to go with
me and introduce me to Mr.. Soule. Can
you bear the journey, and can you leave
your mother?'
ooh, yes; she has an excellent maid,
who will attend her till my return"
After a long interview with Gerald,
Stanley returned home, only to go the
next morning to the distant city to go
over the ground of the old trial and re-
view the evidence, of which he brought
home enough to make a quarto volume;
he remained at his office early and late,
reading over and over the ty~pe-written
copies of the evidence in The State W
Soule.
Mr.. Clinker took a great interest in the
case, and Stanley, contrary to his usual
custcm, took Thomas much into his CON
fdence.
owe must get this old negro to tell
what she knows. That she is a particeps
criminis, | am sure; through her, 70
may be able to nail Richard Soule."
"Suppose we get a voluntary confess
sion out of her2''
al don't believe we can. Aileen-Mrs.
Soule, [ mean-says that she will suffer
torture rather than betray Richard; we
must proceed carefully, as, if he takes
the alarm, he can hide or kill her. Here
is Richard Soule's picture; he looks a
good deal like Gerald, except his eyes are
a pale gray, while Gerald's are dark
gray.
"They have not anything Of the same
expression; I'll give odds that he has
a shifty look when you meet him. / be-
lieve | met this man yesterday in a cafe
where l went to lunch. I am sure of it
he is in this city"
"Watching Aileen, l dare say. l won
der if she has seen him. 1 dom It think
so, however; she would have mentioned
it."
In a handsome room of a handsome no.
tel the original of the picture was sitting
alone, smoking; a bottle and glass stood
at his elbow-not of liquor, however, for
he was of the most abstemious in drink.
CT have been here a week and / can t
muster courage to go and face Aileen,
when I am absolutely ~perishing for a
sight of her sweet FACET am afraid |
must be patient a little longer; I could
not have managed a better outcome than
for Gerald to kill Bates; he is out of my
way forever, and Gerald too-two birds
with one stone, it will certainly be hang
ing for him, and then to win her-at
last! All this might have been saved if
she would have taken me instead of Ger
aid" His pale eyes seemed to glow with
a lambert light.
81 told her not to marry Gerald; that
if she did, it would be the ruin if not the
death of him; it's both-women get tir-
ed of men shut away from them. I will
try and see if she will not divorce him
now that he's only a convict, but a muir.
derer. WE'LL, l must wait, wait-waiting
is a hell! I have a mind to-can l do it
1t has been done and may be again" He
sprang to his feet and began to pace rap
idly the length of the room and back in
deep thought. "The old house is rented
IN turn the tenants out. Ghosts!
have it! By the Lord, a scheme! But
might I not win her by fair means9 Tc
have her come to my arms as she went
to his-whole ages Of bliss can not OBJ
hterate the hell of remembrance that she
was for two weeks his wife!
"Cyeles of vengeance can not take
from him his honeymoon with Aileen! ]
am tired Of my life, if / could have All
cen and q homel l have no home but
dismal hosiery or a deserted mansion
with a hideous old slave for a companion
Truly my lot is not to be envied. CONF
h, as there was a knock at the door
clinker appeared in the doorway ant
l looked at Soule with a careful scrutiny.
"What is your business with me, sirY'
inquired Soule haughtily.
/ "This is not the gentleman I came t.
f see" said Clinker severely, to the boy
~ beg your pardon" blandly, to Soule
81 have entered the wrong room evident
ly; your name is not Smith9'' with al
engaging air.
"My name is not Smith, cycling Gin
, ker suspiciously. "Pray what is yoursY'
! "Mine is not Smith either. Good even
ing" And Thomas beat a hasty retreat
Il IT am afraid he suspects Clinke
thought to himself. "But I have naile'
Richard Soule, he is the original Of tn
photograph. He must not get out 0
sight. III get Charley TO watch him; he
worth a dozen professional detectives"
, He went to Stanley's Office and report
ed. "Now, Redfield, I have plenty o
time nothing to do; am quite a dab a
{ detective work--spent two years at it 70
|, amusement; it is not amusing-too niue,
tragedy about such work; but I woul
like the fun Of squeezing a confession gu