Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-28

Her face was a sirens face-beauti-
full. innocent, virgin fresh; n her
soul a SIRENS souI-merciless, selfish,
hard. And l had fancied that the soul
was like the face! had not thought
that a a like that could lie! Verify.
of women l had much to learn!
1T was only by the merest accident
l found it out" Godfrey was saying.
1T was the policeman who was on
duty at the Lawrence place yesterday
moaning who gave me the first hint.
l d already sounded him, as we'll as
whether any strangers had been no
ticed lettering about, and they We're
all quite positive that no stranger had
passed the gate OF entered h grounds
during the morning. After l left you.
yesterday morning, l started back to
the hotel to get my things together.
and in the hotel office I happened to
meet the policeman, whose name. 1t
seems, Is Clemley. He was off duty
and seemed anxious to talk, so I took
him In to the bar, and got him q drink.
and pumped him a little on ths aft
chance of his knowing something he
hadn't told me.
And you're still sure I asked him
after a while. that no strangers went
into the Lawrence house yesterday
morning.
",Oh. yes. STR he answered. Per
fectly sure I was on duty there all
the time, YOU know. There were a
good many people around, but 1 knew
them all. I've been a policeman here
for 20 years. and there's mighty few
people l don't know. The only strang-
er l noticed the whole morning was a
fellow who stopped to ask me where
Miss Kingdom lived
You can guess. Lester. how my
heart jumped when I heard that. Well,
he described him about as l described
him to YOU"
Even to his being a musician?" L
asked.
well. no." Godfrey laughed. "rhat
was a long shot OF my own. But he
told me the fellow was humming a
tune all the time he wasn't talking. He
came along just about IL O'Clock and
asked Where Miss Kingdom lived; asked
also what was going on at the Law
renee place, and seemed much inter
ested In what the policeman told him.
He rolled a cigaret and lighted it as
he talked-rolled 1t. Clemley says, with
one twist Of his fingers. so expertly
that Clei.ley marvelled at it. Finally
he went on to the gate out yonder and
entered the yard. That was all Glenn
ley saw"
Did he see him come out again?"
"No-he's certain he didn't come out
aAA XIX WeAo Ou Ouly, WHICH was GlI
8 O'Clock In the afternoon. OF course
he may have left by SOME other way
He could have gone out by the alley
at the back Of the lot. IL he'd wished
to avoid being SEEM"
And you believe Marcia Lawrence
met him here?"
I'm sure of It. There can be only
n explanation Of hat letter-it de
manded a price for silence: threatened
L oXn0SllTN-qf tho 0h1,roh 3tCnlP ~ovl.-.
unless the money was paid. Miss Law
renee flew here with what Jewels an(
money she could lay her hands on a
the moment. CAV them to him, and h,
LETT; or perhaps she only promised t,
reward him IL he'd keep the secret-st'
doubtful II she had money enough a
hand to buy him of. for his demand
wouldn't be modest At any rate. sh
got rid of him for the moment. Blu
after he had gone. she reflected tina
she would always be at his mercy
that h could never be Burr Curtiss'
legal wife. Suppose she should returl
to the ous and carry through tn
farce OF marriage ceremony. sh
would only be preparing for hersel
an agony of suffering even more ter
rible than that which she was the,
enduring. The time would surely com
when she would be unmasked befor
her lover. She could bear anything blu
that. She decided to end it-but t
end It in such q way that her secre
would be safe forever. So she lure
him away upon another trail, then re
turned here and" He finished wit
q Significant gesture at his throat.
/ thought 1t over; then I shook m,
head. -
1T won't do, Godfrey" I said. 81
won't hold together. In the first plac
how did this fellow know about tn
Kingdoms? II he met Miss Lawrenc
here, they must be his accomplices
II believe they are"
Granting that. I don't believe Mis-
Lawrence killed herself. I certainl,
don't believe any such fantastic theor
as that Miss Kingdom Is working ava
there In the cellar burying the bod,
Why should she incur such a risl
rs that?"
I've asked myself the same cues
ton, depend upon it, Lester
And found no answer to it,"
MOT yet"
Miss Lawrence Is on board the I'm
myself.
in the cellar?"
think"
WELL" said Godfrey, rising student,
I'm not going to theorize about it an,
longer-rm going to find out" =
To lind out7" echoed. rising toe
"Yes-rm going to enter the house.
But you'll be committing a felony.
oh. I don't think I'll have to breal
IN. I believe that door yonder IL un
locked, Lester. Lucy Kingdom came ou
OF 4, and I'm pretty sure It hasn't bee
locked SINCE
THAT makes no difference" I pointe,
out. II you turn the latch, you ~
!eeai!y. just - guilty as II you pickle,
the lock-"
Well. I'm going to take the ri.k
2 he stopped over and slipped Off hi