The Washington times., 1910-01-20
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and to KIN him. il need be. in order TO
get them 1 didnt get them. Now he
has ms in the OljOw of his hand All
he has 10 do is 10 speak the woodland
he'll speak 1t fast enough-and I go to
States prison. Oh. Hugh, 1 could stand
1t. like manor like a felon-lf II
Vveren I for mother anG-and HIldal'
L put my hand on his Shoulder
Brace up, old bOy!' 1 said, Its all
Just about as utterly bad as 1t pos
sibly can be But that's the time for
a white man to cut out whining and
70 get down 10 work Clinch your
teeth and go through II, IadI And If
/ can help you I'm going TO move
heaven and earth to do it."
You're all right, Hught' he muir
INJURED, gratefully. and If Il WASH
for you Ia have been in trouble a
I hundred times where I've been ii it
1 once. But this time l don't see how
even you can save me I'm q thief!T
could not at the moment bear TO
/ add TO his Self-lOathinE by telling him
/ he was III all probability a murderer
as well That crime at least had not
yet come home 10 him. And, vaguely,
1 began 10 shape a shadoWy plan
whereby ne might be spared the lg-
nomIuy Of the CrOwning disaster.
lie knew nothing of last night s
I tragedy except that he had gotten into
a nglt OF some sort, had been stricken
/ senSeleSS and had been found and
brought home by me.
IhaJ he was the slayer Of an IN
known man he was stiil ignorant And
I II II might be. he should remain So
II the bond theft and the murder
should both be laid at his door he could
look for scant judicial mercy on either
/ charge.
Whereas, If he were known to be con
ceIHed IN nothing save the theft, ms
/ youth, good record and high fami, y
/ connections would combine to pTeju-
/ dice both judge and jury IN favor Of
/ leuiency-
At best. our name would be disgraced.
I my mothers life shortened and crush
{ &C. Hilda Graves heart broken. But
I that, al least would be better by far
double charge Of robbery and murder
! auc-in the latter capaCity-tO appear
I before tribunal that knew him for an
! eTnbezzler as well as a mansIayer.
( lie was such q bOy- Even at heart
Z my resentment against him was ;slreaGv
( be done
1 And already that shadowy IAN OF
mine was taking f1rmeT. sharper out
I lines.
But hrst / must see my mother and
! set her mind at rest.
She knew Mark had left the house
/ early the previous night in a gust of
{ anger She knew he had not returned
! AZ eleven / must COnCOCt some story
{ on MS manner OF spending the evening
tldt would calm her mind and that
I would leave there no room for sIlS-
{ pition or her best beloved when the
SloTy or the killing should come out
4 SAID
I 20 Mars I am going down 10 see il
! breakfast is ready and 10 answer any
I questions mother may ask about last
night You know as well as I do that
{ you'H rangie yourself all I'D in a series
o. couflcLlnE stories before YOU We
talked with her for five minutes unless
/ 50 nrst 20 pave the way Wait iii I
7 left him. hurried downstairs an into
the big colonial front hall. Al the
foot OF the stairs 7 encountered the old
d. IL.
1 newspaper ia his hand
"No- afternoon papah- sub" he vouch-
sal co. handing IL to me 7 was lest
a brlnEln' IL up to yOu-aiTs room 10
leave II dere wild de res iii you woke
The afternoon paper 7 exclaimed.
( W nat DO You mean by bringing out
I an edition at this hour of the day I
I wonder BY the way, Is breakfast ready
breakfast he echoed. bIankIy-
/ Then, with the ChuCEle Of a familiar
old house servant, he added
Wet time do yCu-alls think We have
breakfus in BaltmCh. subj At . o'clOck
in de ar-ernoong 90
Two o-eIock.' I cried Why It can't
Five minutes arter .. sub he cor
rected. pulling out a massive nickel
watch ''Dev's comply IN de parI0r.
sun he added, iTrelevantly, as he
shUffled away I'm jes' on nah way
10 tell Miss Lee"
nae amos TeaEHEI the UEe+Fs me
+ room door At the buffers whispered
announcement. I halted I was N No
mood 20 see any of my mothers call
. e-S- I decided instead TO go in search
of nv mother herself and intercept her
. before she could reach her guests
remembered my SCrawled request
+ that Mark and I be allowed to sleer
E late Thanks 10 my mothers COusid-
eraJeness- we had. in our exhaustion
slept the clock around
And Il was day wherein neither
Of US cor5id well afford to waste time
7 turned on my heel and was about
TO move down the hall to find ml
mother v-heR 1 recalled the foldeC
afternoon newspaper 7 held. I opened
II and q need at the first page There
a two-cClJ-un spread head Ieaped out
Of the fat surface to meet my gaze
IDENTIFIED AS KARL VAUGHN
Nan Drowned Off WhippingeTs Docl
( Last Night Proves TO be Former
! BalumOrian-
Recognized at MOrgue at Noon TOdsy
By A 4 Brock. a Business
Acquaintance.
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