The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-09-27
The Window at
the White Cat
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silently as he had come. It was
Schwartz. Then she saw the door into
the hall open. saw Wardrop come SLOW
" in and close 1t, watched bis sicken-
ing realization Of what had occurred.
then a sudden panic seized her. Arms
seemed to stretch out from the dark
ness behind her. to draw her into it.
She tried to get away. to run. even to
scream-then she tainted. 1t was gray
dawn when she recovered her senses
and got back to the hotel room she had
taken under an assumed name.
By night she was quieter. She read
the news of Fleming's death in the pa
pers. and she gloated over it. But there
was more to be done: she was Only be-
ginning. She meant to ruin Schwartz.
to kill his credit. to fell him with the
club of public disfavor. Wardrop had
told her that her husbands letters
were with other papers at the Mon
mouth avenue house. where he could
not get them.
Fleming's body was taken home that
day, Saturday, but she had gone too
far to stop. She wanted the papers be-
fore Lightfoot could get at them and
destroy the discriminating ones. That
night she got into the Fleming house,
using the key she had taken. She ran
sacked the library. finding not the let
tiers that Wardrop had said were there.
but others equally or more incriminat-
ing. Cancelled notes. private accounts
that would have ruined Schwartz for
ever.
1t was then that saw the light and
went downstairs. My unlucky stumble
gave her warning enough to turn out
the light. For the rest, the chase
through the back hall. the dining room
and the pantry had eliminated in her
escape up the back stairs. while had
fallen down the dumb waiter shaft
She had run into Bella on the upper
door-Bella. who had almost tainted
and who knew her and kept her until
morning, petting her and soothing her
and finally getting her into a troubled
sleep.
That day she realized that she was
being followed When Edith's invita-
ton came she accepted it at once for
the sake of losing herself and her pa
pers until she was ready to use them.
It had disconnected her to find Mar
gerry there. but she managed to get
along For several days everything
had gone we'll She was getting strong
er again. ready for the second act of
the play. prepared to blackmail
Schwartz and then expose him. She
would have killed him later probably.
She wanted her measure full and run
ming over, and SO she would disgrace
him first.
| Then Schwartz must have learned OF
the loss of the papers from the Elem
ing house and guessed the rest She
felt sure he bad known from the first
who had killed Fleming However
that might be. he had had her room
entered. Margery chloroformed in the
connecting room. and her papers were
taken from under her pillow while she
was pretending anaesthesia. She had
followed the two men through the
house and out the kitchen door. where
she had tainted on the grass.
The next night when she had retired
early. leaving Margery and me down.
stairs. it had been an excuse to slip
out Of the house. How she found that
Schwartz was at the White Cat, how
she got through the side entrance. we
never knew. he had burned the pa
pers before she got there. and when
she tried to kill him he had struck her
hand aside
At noon that day l telephoned to
Nargery.
"Come up." l said, land bring the
keys to the Monmouth avenue house.
l have some things to tell you and
some things to ask you"
met her at the station with Lady
Gray and the trap. My plans for that
afternoon were comprehensive. They
included what | hoped to be the solu-
ton OF the Aunt Jane mystery. Also
they included little drive through the
park and a-well. l shall tell about
that all am going to tell at the proper
time
To play propriety. Edith met us at
the house 1t was still closed. and
even in che short time that had elaps-
ed 1t smelled close and musty.
At the door into the drawing room !
stopped them.
Nov. this is going to be sort OF
game" l explained. Its a sort of
button. button. who's got the button,
without the button. We are looking
for a drawer. receptacle or closet.
which shall contain, punched together,
and without regard to whether they
should be there or not, a small revol-
yer. two military brushes and q clothes
brush. two or three soft bosomed
shirts. perhaps a half dozen collars,
and suit of underwear. Also small
fat package about eight inches long
and three wide"
what In the world are you talking
aboutY' Edith asked.
II am not talking, l am theorizfng. !"
I explained.
think Margery caught my idea al
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