The evening world., 1911-03-18
one SconnLel's
Mute Confession.

Trant was closing the door carefully.
when a surprised exclamation made him
turn.
Cora Mr.. RranOwer exciaimed;
you here Ohi You came TO SEQ poor
Margaret"
II SEQ no reason for sending Mrs.
Branowce away II she wishes TO stay
which Or. IRELAND IL about TO give u.s."
Trant turned 10 the old professor and
handed him tho sheets upon whlch he
had written his record. ,
"Now. Dr. Reiland. pleased VIII you
explain 10 us what these tell YOU"
Or. Joslyn's hands cllnched and
Hanover drew toward his wife rs
IRELAND took the papers and examined
them earnestly. But the old professor
raised a puzzled face.
Luther" he appealed. "to me these
show nothing. Margarst's normal as
ISOLATION time FOR Innocent words. as
you established at the start. Is about
ai-2 second She did not exceed that
In any OF tho words with guilty ASSOC
Citations which you put to her. From
these results, ! should say. 1t Is sci
entincally impossible that she even
knows her father IL accused. Her re-
plies indicate nothing unless-unless."
he paused painfully. because she could
associate nothing with my name you
consider that implies"--
THAT you are so close to her that at
your name. as at the name OF her ia
ther. the emotion was very deep. DR..
Relland." tho young man interrupted.
But do not look only at Margaret's
associations! Tell US. instead, what
DR.. J~oslyn's and Mr.. Branower's shown
"Dr. Joslyn's and Mr.. Branower's?'
Yes! For they show. do they not
unconsciously, but scientifically and
quite irrofutably-that Or. Joslyn could
not possibly have been concerned &,
any way with those notes, part OF
which were due and paid upon the
fourteenth OF october. but that Mr..
Branower has a far from innocent az
ISOLATION with them. and with tho
twenty-hfth OF the month. on which the
rest were paid
lie swung toward the trustee. $50.
Mr.. B~ranower, you were tho man In the
room Sunday night You. TO save the
rascal Harrison, your wife's brother
and the real thief, struck Or. Lawrle
dead In his office, burned tho raised
notes. turned on thu gas and ier, him
to seem a suicide and n thiefl'
~ you could not spare me YOU mislt
at least have spared my wife this last
sa!Ahb sNiSH' UNIV - Ao
commanded.
Branower bent TO his wife; bu, she
s%traightenei and recovered.
"Mr. Branower.' TRAIT continued
then. ~ you will excuse chance errors.
! win make n fuller statement.
II should say. nTst, that since you
kept his relationship @ secret. ta!s liar-
rison. your wife's brother. was a rascal
before he came here. SIN YOU procured
him his position In tho treasurer's once.
where he soon began 10 steal. IL was
very easy. Or, LaWrie merely signed
notes; Harrison made them out. lls
could make them ont In eraSable ink and
raise them after they were signed. or IN
any other simple way. suffice II that ne
dld raise them and stole one hundred
thousand dollars. When the notes were
presented for payment, the matter was
laid before you. You must have prom
.sel DR.. Lawrle to make zap tie loss.
FOR hs paid the notes and entered the
payment IA his books. Then came tas
time when h books must be presented
for audit. Lawrie wrote that last ap-
peal 10 you TO put Off t1e settlement no
longer. But before tho letter was de-
livered you and Mrs. Branower had hur-
ried OF to Elgin 10 see this Harrison,
who was hurt. You got back sunday
evening and read DR., Lawrie's note.
You went to him, and, unable 10 make
payment. there n his o'lce you struck
him dead -
But DranoWer was upon him with a
harsh cry.
you devil! You - devil But
you lie J aid o Kill him"
"With "A blow? on, no! You raised
no hand against him, But his heart
was weak. At your refusal 10 carry
out your promF.a which meant his
ruin, lie collapsed before yOu-dead.
DO you wish 10 continue the statement
! now YOURSELF