The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-05

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/ would call a. her hotel directly attes
/ the nstines Wher, 81 length. how
4 ever, he za admitted TO hls friends
/ presence IN the great, frowEfrg fort
rsss-ifke prison. he ceeusi It Eisest to
oEis any mention etther Of the act
ress'a telegram or Of his appointment
/ With her. Tor Ssan.on's appearances and
l der7sauor were sued as to forbid the
| suggestion Of the smallest disturbing
1 probiem- He Was hsggard and hollow
eyed, and he vas painfully nervous
tbs hand The younz LAWYER elssped
was cIg@mfly cold
Ny dear fellow" Hollis greeted
him. this viii never DO. Tou must
get grip OF yourself. I know how
you feel You needn't tell ne thing;
but you mHst overcome II It's an out
rage that you should be here-eyery-
body knows that-and I'm going to
get ron ont just as soon as It can be
managed: but, in the meantime, you've
got to show that you're Innocent
There's no question about that
But" Stanton began
There are no butts" his friend IL
terrupted- The whole case Is heaut..
fully clear. SO far az ron are con-
cerned- And mean to show the police
that they are doing az unheard-ot
thing IN keeping you under arrest"
He paused for little moment and
fixed the actor with gazs that meant
more than words They are losing
precious time" he went on, In a tone
so loud that any listener might hear.
They are giving the guilty man every
chance to escape"
At the words, Stanton shuddered. He
was. in inches, about Hollis's height,
but he appeared now considerably
shorter He was bent and slouching,
and his eyes sought the floor.
There's one thing l want you TO
do for me, Kent" he began, ignoring
al that the other had said, making
no promise, voicing no thanks. Il
want you to go up to MiddIetown, Just
as soon as you can, and see my old
mother. want you to tell her" He
faltered and glanced up, pleadingly.
Il want you to make her sure that |
that it's all as you say it is"
Why, she's the last one in the world
TO have TO be assured" was Hollis's
reply. 'Sh@but, of course, Warrie.
I'll go. III get away tonight, il l can.
Have you written TO herr"
Stanton shook his head. I'll
couldn't" he said, miserably.
"or teIegraphed?"
NO"
"1'll wire her. and sign your name"
Sign It Son. he directed. That's
the way shed know didn't write
1t unless it vas signed that way"
Hollis promised to remember, and
then, once more, he urged the i'm
portance Of more cheerful seeming.
Good heavens, Warrie, he insisted.
i know how il hurts; but you've got
to play q part now, q more important
part than you were ever cast for.
Keep that in mind, boy, and act Do
you hear me? Act, act, actl and
until you see ne again, know I'm
working for you, every minute There's
not chance in the world that thev
can hold you beyond the coroner's in
quest"
1t was very busy day for Hollis.
/ All other interests were sacrificed for
this paramount one He made a uer.
sonal appeal TO the Police Commits.
sioner. He saw the District Attorney.
He interviewed the CIydesdsle elevator
boy. He witnessed one act-the big
one, at the Avon Theater's matinee
and then he hurried away 10 see
couple OF his newspaper friends he.
fore going 10 keep his appointment at
MISS Beryl Wynne's upper Broadway
hotel
While he waited IN the little gilt
furnished reception room, he ran over
in his mind the several incidents OF
his day, and regretted that he had ac-
eomplished so little. Nothing had
been conclusive. He realized. however
that from the start made. from the
seeds sown, much might eventuate.
But his impatience rebeIled at the en-
forced delay
The halt OF purring taxlcab At the
hotel entrance interrupted his reyerie.
and he rose Just in time to intercept
Miss Wynne as she hastened In
through the palm decorated corridor.
She was q tall, slender woman. and
the long CLOAK she wore emphasized
her height. Her enormous purple
piumed hat and lavender veil, where
they did not hide, shaded the some
what vivid gold Of her hair.
@oh, its awfully good of you TO
come, she greeted him, little nerv.
onsly. and then she suggested her
apartment az more comfortable than
tne reception room, and together they
went up in the elevator
sne made him sit in a green-velours
upholstered Morris chair, placed a
tabouret With cigarettes and matches
ny his side. and asked him whether
n preferred tea or a high-ball. But
Hoiiz, in AT effort to indicate that his
call vas business one, rather than
social declined either.
just one minute, then" she said
and disappeared into the adjoining
room. TO emerge presently without her
cloak and with her masses OF blond
hair shining forth naked and mr.