Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-01-26
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"Married she said finally. in
small voice Why. don't think 1t is
possible, is it2 IL was on MY way
to Baltimore to marry him myself.
when the wreck came.
But YOU said you don't care for
him" protested. my heavy mascu-
line mind unable to jump the gaps in
her story And then, without the
slightest warning realized that she
was crying. She shook off my hand
and fnmhled for her handkerchief
and failing to find it, she accepted the
one thrust into her wet fingers
Then. little by little, She told me
from the handkerchief. a sordid story
of motor trip in the mountains With.
out Mrs Curtis, of lost road and a
broken car. and rainy night when
they-she and sullivan tramped eter-
nally and did not get home And OF
Mrs Curtis. when they got home at
dawn, suddenly grown conventional
and deeply shocked Of her own
proud. half-disdainful consent to
make possible the hackneyed com.
promising situation by marrying the
rascal, and then-of his disappearance
from the train. 1t was so terrible to
her such lieavcn-sent relief TO me.
IN spite of my rage against Sullivan,
that ] laughed aloud At which she
looked at me over the handkerchief.
II know it's funny" she said. with
a catch In her breath When think
that nearly married a nnlrdercl-
and didn't cry for sheer Joy" Then
she buried her face and cried again
Please don't" | protested unstcad
lily II wont be responsible IL you
keep on CRYING like that | may for
get that have a capital charge hang
ing over my head, and that | may be
arrested at any moment
That brought her out OF the hand
kerchief at once Il meant to be so
helpful" she said. and I've thought
Of nothing but myself, There were
some things meant to tell you If
Jennie was what you say. then I'M.
derstand why she came to me Just be
fore left. She had been packing
my things and she must have seen
what condition was in, for she came
over to me when ! was getting my
wraps on. 10 Leave, and said, Don t
do IT. Miss West | beg you won't do
it; you'll be sorry ever after And
just then Mrs Curtis came in and
Jennie slipped ont"
THAT was all?
NO As we Went through the sta
ton the telegraph operator gave Har
mir Sullivan. a message. He read it
on the platform, and ii excited him
terribly He took his sister aside and
they talked together He was white
with either fear or anger-l don't
know which Then, when we boarded
the train a woman IN black. with
beautiful hair. who was standing on.
the car platform. touched him on the
arm and then drew back He looked
at her aud glanced away again. but
she reelcd as if he had struck her
Then what?' The situation was
growing clearer.
Mrs Curtis and had the drawing
room | had a dreadful night, just
sleeping q little now and then. !
saw his cigarette case IN your hand,
had given 1t to him You wore his
clothes The murder was discovered
and you were accused or it' what
could do? And then, afterward.
when ! saw INN asleep az me farm
house, Il was panlc'stfic ken:
locked him in and ran didn't know
Why he did IT, but ne mad Killed a
man"
Some one was eating Alison
through M gaphone, from the sefan
da. IL souhaea IKE Sah'' .sil.ee'
he called Alice I'm going to have.
some anchovies on toast Alice s
Neither OF US heard
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