Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-17

pose" his voice rose with the strain
of all that he had been through-''d6n't
you suppose that I'd have jumped at
any chance to clear him? Don't you
suppose that If there'd been the faintest
shadow of a doubt in his favor, I'd have
stretched it to the breaking point to see
him go free. No, there's no question.
1t was Jack. Why he did it, or how he
did il, you can conjecture, If you wish,
but n thing is plain. Murder Tom
Satterlee he did"
His IN rang true. At last, in spite
of himself, Carleton appeared unwil-
lingly to be convinced. Again he pom
dered. Then he perjured himself at the
inquest ?" he said quickly at last.
Vaughan nodded. "He perjured him
self at the inquest" he assented.
And you?" asked Carleton, again,
you perjured yourself, too?"
II perjured myself, too" Vaughan
answered. There were plenty of
other reasons, of course; reasons that
you can imagine. 1t wasn't just a case
of Jack alone. There was a lot else
to think of besides. We talked it over
as well as we could-Jack and I. We
thought of you. We thought of Rose
and of me. We thought of the Carrie
ton name. The disgrace of 1t all. We
only had a quarter of an hour, at the
most-and we lied, deliberately and
consciously lied"
He looked up, instantly amazed at
the look on Carleton's face, for Carrie
ton was gazing at him as If he could
scarcely believe his ears-as II this
piece of news, for some reason, came
as something more unexpected than al
the rest. You talked 1t over with
JACKIE he said, talked it over with
Jack, and thought of me-and the
family name. Upon my word, Arthur
believe one of us is mad"
Vaughan stared at him, uncompre-
hending. Il don't see why you say
that he returned. What was there
more natural? Or do you mean Jacl
wasn't sincere when he put that for
ward as a reason? I've thought OF
that, but 1 don't believe 1t now. Just
think how we should feel if instead o.
sitting here and theorizing about 1t, VI
knew that the facts were really public
property. Do you wonder that we
decided as we did? But we were
wrong-all wrong-I knew 1t, really, al
the time. To tell what l saw-that
was the only honest thing to do.
lied, and now I'm going to try to make
amends. I'm going to tell the truth
no matter what comes It's the only
way"
Impatiently Henry Carleton shoob
his head 81 don't agree with you, In
the least he said quickly. Il think
you decided rightly. l should have
49, A. -, AA1 r;uht -, r,,o-r
you've made your choice. Why alter il
now? 1t would make the scandal Of
the day."
81 know it." Vaughan desperately
assented, 81 know 1t will. But any.
things better than having things &c
on as they are now. | can't look PEG.
pie in the face. I've been miserable.
thought ! knew what 1t was to be
badly off before. but poverty, and ba6
luck, and failure-what are they
anyway? What do they amount to
Nothing. But a thing like this on
your conscience. Why, a mans bette;
dead. He ant live with 1t, day and
night. He can't; that's all. | know
He's got to tell or go crazy; 1t isn't t.
be endured"
without making answer Henry Garlic
ton rose and walked over to the win
dow, standing precisely as he had stood
before vaughan's coming, gazing out
into the blackness of the night. Then
he turned. "Wait here" he said per-
emptorily. i've got to get to the
bottom of this or you won't be the
one to lose your senses. Wait here
I'll be back in half an hour at the
very latest"
Sudden conjecture dawned IN
vaughan's eyes. You're going" he
' began. and then paused.