The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-27

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known better. When she mad en-
tenered the restaurant a few minutes
before midnight. followed by Austen
Abbot. every one looked 10 see a thlrd
person following them. No third
person. however. appeared. There
was no Cainsaying the fact that Lefty
n her escort proposed suppinI
alone!
Lefty Shaw. being one OF the prin-
c.pal ornaments Of the London must
cal comedy stage. was we'll known TO
every one in the room. There was
scarcely a person there who within
the last fortnight had not found an
Opportunity Of CONTEMPLATING her up.
on her engagement to Captain the
Hon. r. Brian Sotherst. Lefty Shaw.
although h had had one or two
m f~irtations. was well known
rs a selfrespecting and hard-working
young actress. who loved her WORK.
and against whom no one had ever a
word 70 say. Consequently the shock
was all the greater when she was
thus 10 be seen openly supping alone
with a man OF bad reputation. d man.
too. towards whom Sotherst was
known 10 have n special aversion.
Her best friend rose 70 her feet
and came sailing down the roorl. She
nodded gaily 10 Abbott. whom she
hated and whom she had not recoe-
nized for years. and laid her hand
upon Letty's arm
where's Brian" she asked.
Lefty shrugged her shoulders.
On duty tonight" she answered
Her best friend paused a moment
Come over and Join cor party both
o. YOU she said.
Lefty shook her head slowly.
In afraid that We can't do thai"
she said. 81 am Mr. Abbott's guest"
ANA t%o-night." Austen Abbot IN.
%tervenod. 81 am o disposed TO share
Miss shaw with anybody.
The two We're left alone FOR no rest
OF the evening. When they G,par.ol
together. people who knew fel- that
4 Whit of tragedy had passed through
the room Nobody understood - or
pretended 10 understand Even he
fore Eer engagement Lefty had never
been known u sup alone with a
nan. That she should do SO now
and with this particular man. Was
preposterouS,
Peter Ruff made an inylriab'e rule
OF glancing throuEh the newspapers
before he paid and regard az an 20 hi.
paragraph which caught his eve as
he shook open the Daily telegraph
was sufficient absorbing.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ~ THE FLAT
or A WEII~kNOWN ACTRESS
AUSTEN ABBOTT SHOT DEAD
ARREST. OF. CAPTAIN. SOTH-
ERST.
\ policeman on the pavement out
sid tho fla in which Miss shaw and
her mother lived fancird that no
heard. about . o'clock In The morning.
the report Of "a revolver shot. He
under observation. About twenty
minutes later. a young gentleman .n
evening drcss came ont into 'he
street. and the policeman noticed az
ono" that no was CARRYING q small.
revolver. which ho attempted to con
ceal.
The constable thereupon vhisf'aI
TOT bis ~~eareeaut. ana accompanied
by 'he young c-0flsman-a-cerl.I
10 Miss shaw rooms. where 70 body
was discovered living upon mo 'n-a-
hole of Oh" sitting room with 70 small
bullet marx through '1e forehead
Tho deceased Wa- identified Us Ans.
ten Abbott % wolf known actor ami
the man under arrns. gave DIS name
az ono" az Captain 'In honorable
Brian Snlfra~--
Peter Ruff -.-t.l .- 300 ,sid down
the paper H. |a....rI.I. f.a min.
ute 'a'.r 'l dos oF l-f found rt-
secretary. SIZES Brown lu-, arranging
a InN. . JON ...
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