Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-04-26

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'I tell you what you do, Norman
he said-"tumble into bed here. go to
sleep. and tomorrow Wen see what
we can do to get at the bottom of the
affair. I'm quite sure something viii
turn up to prove your wife's limo
cence. know Cranston. and If you
feel that you must punish him will
arrange matters for you"
winters was persuaded and after a
while went to bed. though not to
sleep He lay awake all night, va
rious suppositions concerning bis
wife's connection with Cranston run
ming through his mind, and in the
morning arose unrefreshed and as
feverish as when he had gone TO bed.
Brown took him out to breakfast
with him. and afterward both return
ed TO Browns rooms to concoct a plan
of action. They talked an hour, bet
could reach no conclusion. Brown Of
fered to go to Cranston and listen to
what he had to tell of Della Winters
motives in supplying him with money
and why he had found it necessary
to meet her in her own house during
her husbands absence.
81 have no confidence in any ex-
planauon." said Winters, with q groan.
Arrange with him, as he suggested.
for some kind of a meeting between
him and me that will not bring my
wife into the affair"
"IIis thoughtfulness of your wife's
reputation" replied Brown, sis more
like Cranston than taking money from
her I'm astonished at the latter act"
Cranston is poor as a church mouse,
but | always considered him honor
able and very proud"
"Such men are always nice about
the regulations of the women they
ruin"
Brown left his friend pacing the
floor and went off to find Cranston.
Winters spent half an hour alone, all
sorts of suppositions running through
his brain. At times it would flash
upon him that it was all a gigantic
mistake. Then the figure of the young
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had seen Kim in swallowtail coat and
low cut white vest confessing his iden-
tity. and he would relapse into his for
mer condition. always running to the
horror of his wife having transferred
her affections to society puppet who
was not worth kicking across the
street Worse-had not Della declined
to go out that she might keep an ap-
pointment with the fellow, and had
not Winters caught him sneaking
about his house in the middle of the
night?
While be was thus engaged, his
mind saturated with his trouble, the
door was thrown open. and Brown
came in with a young man fashionably
dressed and of very aristocratic
mien. who stood staring at Winters.
Then the stranger said angrily:
What do you mean by accusing me
Of being in your house at midnight"
Il didn't You're not the man.
Pm Efingham Cranston"
"See here cried Winters with pas
sion, IF you're in colusion with that
whelp to get him out Of a scrape I'll
kill you and him too"
But, Norman" interposed Brown.
this is Cranston. You said ii was
Cranston who was in your house last
night"
Winters stood looking from one to
the other wonderingly
Hes not the man." he repeated.
who's been personating me?' eX-
claimed the real Cranston. IF | find
out I'll give him the worst thrashing
he ever got"
At this moment there was q ring at
the telephone. Brown received the
message, and the following dialogue
took place:
Womans voice-Is that you. Mr.
Brown?
BROWNIES Who are you. please?
Woman's Voice-Mrs Winters.
Brown-Ah. yes What can I do for
you?
Mrs Winters-My husband didn't
come home last night at all. I'm
frightened to death about him. have
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he left there about 10 o'clock. Have
you seen or heard anything Of him?
"No-yes. Hold the wire"
Brown turned to Winters and re-
peated the conversation. Winters
brain was in such confusion that he
could make no suggestion as TO what
to reply, Brown put his lips to the
speaking tube again.
Hello! Is that you. Mrs. Winters?"
Mrs. Winters-Yes.
Brown-YOur husband is here. He
stayed with me last night.
Mrs. Winters-Did he? Oh, how re-
lieved l am! Tell him to come home
at once. Last night the house was
robbed. All my jewelry and most OF
the silver I" gone.
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