Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-25


| speech.
Married" she said finally. in q
small voice. why. I don't think IL is
possible. is It? IL was on my way
TO Baltimore 20 marry him myself.
when the wreck came"
But you sad you don't care for
him" I protested. my heavy mascu-
line mind unable 70 jump the gaps in
her story. And then, without the
| slightest warning ] realized that she
was crying She shook OF my hand
and fumbled for her handkerchief.
and failing to find il. 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 mountains with
out Mrs Curtis. OF a lost road and a
I broken car. and a rainy night when
! they-she and Sullivan. trsmped eter-
1 nally and did not get home And OF
Mrs Curtis. when they got home az
dawn. suddenly grown conventional
and deeply shocked. or her own
proud haIfdisdasnful consent 70
make possible the hackneyed com
promising situation by marrying the
rascal and then-of his disappearance
from the train. 10 was so terrible 90
her, such a Heaven-sent relief 20 me,
in spite OF my rage against Sullivan.
that I laughed aloud AZ which she
looked az me over the handkerchief.
Il know it's funny" she said. with
catch ia her breath. When ] think
! that I nearly married a murderer
and didn't cry FOR sheer JOY" Then
she buried her face and cried again.
Please don't 7 protested INSTEAD
fly. 81 won't be responsible 81 you
keep on crying like that may for
J get that have a capital charge hang
ing over my head. and that may DE
arrested at any moment"
That brought her out OF the hand
kerchief at once CT meant 60 be so
helpful" she said. and I've thought
4 OF nothing bat myself There were
some things 7 meant 20 tell YOU. II
/ Jennie was-what YOU say. then I un-
| derstand why she came 90 me just be-
! fore I left she had been packing
! my things and she must have seen
/ what condition 7 was Ia. for she came
I over 20 me when I was getting my
/ wraps on, 20 leave. and said. Don't
| do 10, Miss West, ] beg YOU won't do
| e.; youU be sorry ever after. And
| just then Mrs. Curtis came IN and
Jennie slipped out"
THAT was gll7
NO AS we went through the sta
| zion the telegraph operator gave Har
Mr.. sullivan. message. He read IL
| on the platform. and 20 excited him
| terribly. He took his sister aside and
| they talked together. He was white
| with either fear or anger don't
know which. Then. when we boarded
| the train. a woman ia black. with
| beautiful hair. who was standing on
/ the car platform. touched him on the
| arm and then drew back. He looked
az her and glanced away again. but
she reeled ass n De had struck her"
Then Whatr" The situation was
! growing clearer.
Mrs Curtis and had the drawing
room. ! had a dreadful night. Just
sleeping a little now and then. I
saw his cigarette case IN your hand.
had given 10 90 him. You wore his
clothes. The murder was discovered
and you were accused OF 81 What
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| 1900 tt-,, t, ,-5 "a, 6td,., t,,ov,
why he did il. but--he had killed a
man"
Some one was calling Alison
,t,-o,,e,b . ,,o,.-,,oro f~or, 1t,o ,.or,r.
ia n sounded like sam Alice ''
he called "All-eef I'm going 10 have
| some ancbovioe oo toast Au-eer''
| Neither ~ us heard
"I wonder" reflected az YOU
would DE willing 20 repeat a part OF
that story-just from the telegram on
to a couple OF detectives. say on
Monday II you would tell that and
! how the end Of your necklace got into
the sealskn bag"
My necklace" she repeated but
it isn't mine. I picked IL up Ia the
car"
Alice" Sam again. II see you