The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-05-18


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only This he heye ieFll y lil5
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Z then1e, and once Ct yliis stlrtgi
did not let the eQnEeFsl ton l..1 3
4 tn every one pres nes "a seE III OF
her quota Of hearsay ors.o g, ne.
general fund
Il seemed a great vFaHte u tim oE
nobody had any thing to sry gotl a
the breath expended on It
he had left the country road iehind
and had entered upon the 5uulble OF
sheds shops and streets which marked
the beginnings OF the town in this de
reet1on when his quick and peri
enced eye fell on b yt6rnan etaudinB
with uncovered head Is an open door
way. peering up the Etree N anxious.
expectation of some one not get in
sight. "A second survey OF the wo-
(; MANS face convinced him tiat lis or
I binary loduaciousness would not serve
| him here. There was Refinement In
her aspect quite out OF keeping with
I the locality in which she lived and
he was hesitating how To- proceed
when fortune favored him by Wing
against his knees small nd on an
IH directed sled. bringing MIN almost
to the ground ana upsetttng the child,
who began to scream Toc ferpqsly.
It was tile woman's child. for she
made instantly for the gate which; for
~
opening. Sweetwater was ut his best
with children. and catching the Hide
fellow up. he soothed and fondied him
ana finally brought him with a merry
mir OF triumph straight to his mother's
arms.
He had in his pocket an ingenious
little invention which he had exhibited
all along the road as an Indispensable
article in every well kept house BE
wanted to show 1t to her. but It was
too cold day for her to stop outside.
BouIdn'ts she allow him to step In and
explain how her work could be ma
terfally lessened and her labor turned
/ to play by contrivanee SO simple that
a child could run it7
# was all so ridiculous In face OF
this woman's quiet intelligence thut
3hesIaughed at his own words. md this
laughter. echoed by the child and in
another instant by the mother made
everything so Pheasant Tor the moment
tlat She insensibIY drew back while
he pulled opea the gate, only remark.
Ting 66 shell ne way In:
81 was looking for my husband. BE
may come any. minute and I'm afraid
lie won't care much about contrivances |
to save me work-that Is, if they cost
very much szsE
5SvVeetVVatef, whose hand was in his
pocket. drew It hastily out.
you were watching for. your hus-
bnnd2 Do you often stand In the open |
doorway looking for blmE"
Her surprised eyes met his with |
stare thatwoulds have embarrassed the
most venturesofne book agent, but this /
man was of another ilk.
"'If you do.'' he went on imperturb- |
ably. chow much I woaId give If you
had been standing there last Tuesday
night when certain cutter and horse
went by on Its way up the hill"
She was II self contained woman.
this wife of o master mechanic in one 1
OF the great shops hard by. but her
jaw fell at this. and she forgot to,
chide or resist her child when he be-
gan to pull her toward the open kitch-
en- door.
you were looking out" ventured
.sweetwater. "And you did see that
horse and cutter. What luckl It may
save a mans life"
Saver she repeated, staggering back
Ia few steps and dragging the child
with her Save a mans life! What
do you mean by thatg
.-Not much II It was any cutter and
any horse and as any hour. But Il It
was the horse and cutter which left the
Whispering Pines at 10 OF half past 10
that night then It may mean life or
death to the man now in jail under
the dreadful charge of murder
Catching up her child, she slid into
the kitchen and sat down with 1T in
the drst chair she came to. Sweetwa.
ter, following her. took up his stand in
the doorway, unobtruslye. but patient
" waiting for her to speak.
'.Yho are your she asked at length.
'"You have not told me your real bust
ness"
'I am a detective on the lookout for
evidence in the case I have just men
toned. / hive a theory that a most
important witness in the same drove
BY here Mt the hour and on the night
have named. want to substantiate
TINT theory. Can you help me?"
1T can help you some You make It
my duty, and have never strunk
from duty. horse and cutter did
10 by here on its way uphill last Tues !
day night at about IL O'clock. = re-
member the hour because was ex-