The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-21

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Nevertheless, Dorothy threw all respOn-
sibiIlty on his shoulders and concerned
herself no more about the outcome. If
sometimes uneasy questions assahed
her, she drove them away There was
nothing 70 do but to trust him After
she had attended 10 the meals-a duty
which she insisted on taking on herself
after the nrSr day-she would Join him
at his nets. and together they would
pass away the hours. They grew very
friendly In those days, especially in the
long slIences OF sympathetic under
standing that ever bind heart to heart
One day, the fifteenth since the storm,
after one OF these silences- Dorothy
turned 10 the man impulsively. Mr..
Howard " she exploded, you say you
are not thln-skinned- Won't you tell
me something about your case2''
Howard nushed- To what end, MISS
Fairfax he asked quietly. Il can say
that / am innocent OF course; but that
is what every convict in the land says.
/ could not convince the Jury. Is II not
better that I keep silence till I can get
Nevertheless, tell me-"
Certainly; you really wish it
Towards tones were cody impersOnaL
.'On May OF last year, I received a
letter IN WOmanS writing. II was
short and remember every word Of IL.
Dear Frank il said. I am here.
Come to see me al once Dolores Then
followed the address Perhaps I was
foolish TO go, but I did gO-tO a cheap
lodging house, where the landiady told
me TO go right up 10 the third floor
and knock on the door marked 8 The
answer 10 my knock. 7 pushed il open
and looked IN. A Woman's body was iy-
Ing on the noor- Again I was foolish.
should nave summoned aid at once
Instead, I went in and stopped over
, the body Immediately I saw that the
woman was dead strangIed apparently
As rose to call for help, the IandIady
appeared at the door Probably the in
ference she drew was justified: at any
rate she tried TO blackmafI me and
Whep refused 10 submit she shrieked
( that she had seen me choking tha NO.
man, and ] was arrested Later II de-
veloped that some one passing under my
name had married the girI-for she was
nothing mOre-in q little village near
san Juan a. the very time my ship vas
stationed there.
That nat Of course, furnished the motive
I for the crime had, so II was CHARGED
married the girl and deserted her
Later Wneu she followed me 10 New
york had sought her out and muir
1 70 swear 70 the marriage and 10 send
/ IN afhdavits identifying nv rhotosranb
I as that OF the degrOOm-thouEh' as II
: seems. none OF them had seen yeTy ro15cF,
/ OF him Only the minister who ner-
( formed the ceremony was doubtful and
MIN my lawyers arranged to bring 10
} New YORK be started but his ship was
! wrecked and ne was drowned on the
/ way All / could say was that I had
/ never seen the girl until I looked on her
1 dead body, and that went for little.
/ Evidently the girl thought that she
{ hdd married Frank Howard Perhaps
+ she old marry a Frank Howard. the
I name Is not uncommon Perha1s
/ she married some one deliberately
! incorporating under my name do not
/ know At all events. the case was com
I pleIe against me. and the Jury found
/ me guilty without leaving their seats.
I escaped and went TO Porto Rico 10
Z I
\ before I could ind II. That IS ali Miss
I Fairfax cannot blame you II YOU
! agree with the Jury
But 7 don't
/ The sentence was never finished Jack
I son, who for two hours had been stand
! ing BY the rail, staring northvard, sud
/ the two pistol in hand
/ Put your fists Up" he ordered How
/ arc JenSeiE- Up Quick Hang yout'
/ Taken by surprise. Howard could do
/ nothing but obey
! Jackson laughed madIy. You've run
things Just about long enough" he
grated We've been driftin' in this
+ wreck for two weeks now and I'm dog
: tired OF IL amt no sailor, Eut know
{ when a mans giviu' me the double
I cross, and you're dom it. You've got
Towards face grew dark. kindly
. specify" he said
The other glared at him Don't you
Try 10 blum me with your Zig words, -
been lettiu' on that you wanted to get
. us out Of this and all the time you've
been iettin' US drift deeper IN You
don't want US 10 set away at ali, for
all your smooth talk"
Il told YOU that I was helpless until
We reached the central mass Of wrecks
. and
YAH You and your mass Of wrecks
amt no cOme-On- You can't work no
E. con game on me I never took no stock
in those fairy tales, but I thought I'd
let you play your game out Now I'm
tired OF il, and it's I'D to you 10 do some
Howard shrugged his shoulders.
1 with pleasure he agreed, If you'll
! kindly tell me what TO do"
How do I know2 I amt no sailor.
Il You arel And you're going straight
back 70 your srateTOom and stay there
till YOU study out some plan to get US
out of this You belong in qUOd, any
way, and you're going 10 stay there
with the bracelets on, too, until you
set Us out OF this March, now
But Howard shook his head. f'TU
never wear irons again. he declared.
Never You're armed and I'm not.
IOu can Kill me. but you can't jail me.
Make up your mind 10 that AS for
She central mass OF wrecks, Il must
exist; its impossible that It should not
exist The only question IS as to the
area II covers If you can By Jovel
His eyes left the detectives face and
Travelled into space Fool" he cried.
look yOnder-"
Jackson laughed scornfuIly. Not good
enough" he cried you can't fool
But Dorothy broke in. ''LandI Land-''
she cried
. looked around Through the haze be-
fore them lCOmeI what seemed 70 be
the bulk Ct an island, set with lofty
tiers, and dark teaches on which white
houses cleaned in the setting sun 50