Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

ICED that she was crying. She shook off
my hand and fumbled for her handker-
chief. and failing to find it, she accepted
the one I thrust into her wet fingers.
Then, little by little, she told me from
the handkerchief a sordid story of a
motor trip in the n curtains without Mrs
Curtis. OF lost road and a broken car,
and rainy night when they-she and Sui
Ivan, tramped eternally and did not get
home. And of Mrs Curtis, when they got
home at dawn, suddenly grown conven-
floral and deeply shocked. OF her own
proud. half-disdainful consent to make pos
sible the hackneyed compromising situation
by marrying the rascal,sand then-of his
disappearance from the train. II was so
terrible to her, such a heaven-sent relief
TO mo, fnspite Of my rage against Sulli-
van, that laughed aloud. At which she
looked at me over the handkerchief.
Il know It's funny" she said, with
catch in her breath. when 1 think that
l nearly married a murderer-and didn't
/ cry for sheer joy" Then she buried her
face and cried again.
please don't" l protested unsteadily
I won't be responsible IL you keep on
crying like that. / may forget that I
have capital charge hanging over my
head, and that 1 may be arrested at any
moment"
hat brought her out Of the handker-
chief at once. II meant to be so helpful j"
she said, land I've thought of nothing but
MYSELF There were some things I wanted
TO tell you. If Jennie was-what you say
then understand why she came to me
just before left She had been packing
my things and she must have seen what
condition was in. for she came over to
me when I was getting my wraps on, to
leave and said, Don't do it, Miss West
1 beg you won't do it; you'll be sorry ever
after And just then Mrs. Curtis came in
and Jennie slipped out"
That was air.
mo. AS we went through the station
the telegraph operator gave Har-Mr Sui
livan a message. He read it on the plat
form, and it excited him terribly. lie took
his sister aside and they talked together.
He was white with either fear or anger
l don't know which. Then, when we
boarded the train, woman IN black with
beautiful hair, who was standing on the
car platform, touched him on the arm and
then drew back. He looked at her and
glanced away again. but she reeled as IL
he had struck her"
Then what?" The situation was grow
ing clearer
Mrs. Curtis and 1 had the drawing
room. had dreadful night, just sleep
ing little now and then. | dreaded to see
dawn come. 1t was to be my wedding day.
When We found Harry had disappeared in
the night, Mrs. Curtis was in a frenzy
Then-I saw his cigarette case in your
hand. I had given it to him. You wore
his clothes. The murder was discovered
and you were accused OF il! What could
do? And then. atterward. when / saw
him asleep at the farm house. IL was
panlc-stricken. l locked him in and ran
1 don't know why he did it, but-he had
killed a man"
Some one was calling Alison through q
megaphone, from the veranda. II sounded
like Sam. Alice" he called. Alice!
I'm going to have some anchovies on toast!
All-ee!' Neither of us heard.
II wonder" 1 reflected. If you would be
willing to repeat a part of that story
Just from the telegram onto couple OF
detectives, ray on Monday II you would
tell that, and-how the end OF your nocl;-
lace got into the sealskin bag"
My necklacel" she repeated. But It
isn't mine picked It up in the car"
"All-eev Sam again Il see you down
there. I'm making a julep.
Alison turned and called through her
hands. Coming in moment Sam" she
said, and rose. 1t must be very late
sam is home We would better go back
to the house"
Don't" / begged her, f"Anchovies and
juleps and Sam will go or forever. and
have you such a little time, l suppose /
am only one OF a dozen OF so. but-you
are the only girl In the world. You know
l love you, don't you. dear?"
sam was whlstling. an irritating bird
call over and over. She pursed her red
lips and answered him In kind II was
more than l could endure.
Sam or TO sam" said firmly. Il am
going TO kiss your