Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
CHAPTER XIV.
AZ the station.

Soft had been the tiger, not the
aady! Well, had held to that theory
! al through. Jennie suddenly be-
Ycame valuable person; If necessary
she could prove the connection be-
hand show q motive for the crime. I
Dkas triumphant when Hotchkiss came
IN. When the girl had produced
photograph Of Mrs. Sullivan, and had
Recognized the bronze-haired girl of
the train, we were both well satisfied
(which goes to prove the ephemeral
nature of most human contentments.
II Jennie either had nothing more to
Nv, or feared she had said too much.
She was evidently uneasy before
Hotchkiss. told her that Mrs Sulli-
Van was recovering in Baltimore
hospital, but she already knew 1t,
from some source, and merely nodded.
She made . few preparations for leav-
be, while Hotchkiss and compared
lbtes, and then. with the cat in her
eh5ms. she climbed into the trap from
Kthe town. / sat with her. and on the
ktmuch.
III you see Mrs. Sullivan" she ad-
kieed, "and she Is conscious, she prob
hAly thinks that both her husband aAA
Yhbr father were killed in the wreck.
[sShs will be In bad way. sir"
"You mean that she-still cares
&Jbout her husband?~
The cat crawled over on my knee
Hnd rubbed its head against my hand
Rnvitingly. Jennie stared at the un-
.fdulating line Of the mountain crests, a
colossal surf against blue ocean of
Sky. Yes, she cares" she said soft
Wv. Women are made like that They
Ray they are cats. but Peter there in
your lap wouldn't come back and lick
Eour hand IL you kicked him. If-if
You have to tell her the truth. be as
*entle as you can sir. She has been
good to me-that's why have played
the spy here all summer. It's thank
less thing. spying on people"
1T is that" agreed soberly. i,
Hotchkiss and arrived In Washing
ton late that evening, and, rather than
Arouse tho household, went to the
Il club. was at the Office early the
next morning and admitted myself.
Mcknight rarely appeared before half
after ten, and our modest Office force
ZONE time after nine. looked over
my previous days mail and waited,
| with such patience as l possessed, for
Mcknight In the interval I called
up Mrs. Klopton and announced that
y would dine 1T home that night. What
my household subsists on during my
Numerous absences have never dis
powered. Tea, probably. and crackers.
Rdlligent search when I have made .
Midnight arrival. never reveals any
khing more substantial. Possibly Inn
Agine II, but the announcement that
! Am about to make journey always
seems to create general atmosphere
Of depression throughout the house,
~ though Euphemia and Eliza, and
] Thomas, the stableman, were already
subsisting, in imagination, on Mrs.
Kl0pton's meager fare.
So called her up and announced
kmy arrival. There was something un-
usual in her tone, as though her
throat was tense with indignation. AL
ways shrill, her elderly voice rasped
nv ear painfully through the re-
vdver.
II have changed the butcher, Mr..
Eawrence," she announced portentous-
Ey. "The last roast was pound short,
6nd his mutton-chops-any self-re-
Expecting sheep would refuse to &C
knowledge them
q AS said before, can always tell
from the voice In which Mrs. Klopton
conveys the most Indifferent matters,
k|K something of real significance has
Y occurred; Also. through long habit,
] have learned how quickest to bring
her to the point.
you are pessimistic this morning,
ID returned. Whats the matter, Mrs.
Klopton? You haven't used that tone
Rsince Euphemia baked pie for the
poison the dog?"
She cleared her throat.
The house has been broken into,
(lfr. lawrence" she said. Il have
lliyod In the best families, and never
lhAve stood BY and seen what saw
Iye1terdsy- bureau drawer
cpened, ana my-my most sacred be-
ongings she choked.
did you notify the police7" I
liked sharply
Polics!" she smiled. Police! It
has the police that did it-two detec-
dves with search warrant. III
Wouldn't dare tell you over the tele-
phene what one Of them said when
he found the whisky and rock candy
10 my cough" !.
did they take anything7" do
nAnded, every nerve on edge.
They took the cough medicine"
(she returned Indignantly, and they
6aid-"
Confound the cough medicine!" I
~ frantic. Ibid they take anything
ser We're they In my dressing.
bomr'
Yes. threatened to sue them.
Ind told them what you would do
when you came back. But they
wouldnt listen. They took away
that black sealskin bag you brought
home from Pittsburg with you'll"
knew then that my hours Of free.
dom were numbered. To have found
sullivan and then, in support Of my
case against him, to have produced
the bar, misus the bit of chain, had
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