Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-07-11
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sfonned and looked closely Tor . n0
ment at Alicia. Then she went on
ITS the queerest thing, Mrs Jen.
ries but It keeps coming INTO ny
mind. Howard told me that wniie n
was at Underwood's that dreauiu'
night he thought he heard your Voioo'
II must have been dream, Oh coui DO
vet he thought he was sure Vi ~,
Your voice-that's queer, isnt IT.
Why-what's the matter?"
Alicia had grown deathly pale anu
staggered against a chair. Annie ran
to her aid, thinking she was i'll.
IT'S nothing - nothing" STAN
mered Alicia, recovering herself.
Fearing she had said something u
hurt her feelings, Annie said sympa'
thetically:
81 haven't said anything-anythlng
out of the way-have /? If l nave Ill
sorry-awfully sorry. I'm AFRAID
I've been very rude and you've been
so kind!"
mo, MOI" interrupted Alicia quick
ly. you've said nothing-done notn-
ing-you've had a great deal TO pear
"a great deal to bear. | understand
that perfectly" Taking her compan-
ions hand in hers. she went on;
Tell me, what do they say about the
woman who went to see Robert IN
derwood the night of the tragedy
THE police can't find her-we don't
know who she is" Confidently she
went on: But Judge Brewster VIII
find her. We have dozen detectives
searching for her Capt. Clinton ac'
cused me of being the woman-you
know he doesn't like me-"
The bankers wife was far too busy
thinking of the number of detectives
employed to find the missing witness
to pay attention to the concluding
sentence. Anxiously she demanded:
"Supposing the woman is found
what can she prove? What difference
will it maker"
All the difference in the world" re-
piled Annie. "She Is a most I'M
portant witness" Firmly she went on:
"She must be found. If she didn't
shoot Robert Underwood, she knows
who did"
But how can she known" argued
Alicia. Howard confessed that he
did 1t himself. If he had not con
fessed it would be different"
HE did not confess" replied the
other calmly. Mrs. Jeffries-he
never confessed. If he did. he didn't
know what he was saying"
Alicia was rapidly losing her self
possession.
did he tell you that?" she gasped
Annie nodded.
Eyes. DR.. Bernstein says the po
lice forced 1t out of his tired brain
I made Howard go over every second
Of his life that night from the time
he left me to the moment he was ar
rested. There wasn't a harsh word
between them" She stopped short
and looked with alarm at Alicia, who
had turned ashen white. why
what's the matter? You're pale as
death-you-"
Alicia could contain herself no long
er. Her nerves were on the point Of
giving way. She felt that If she could
not confide her secret to some one
she must go mad. Pacing the floor
she cried:
What am I to do? What am l tc
do? believed Howard guilty. Why
shouldn't l? l had no reason to doubt
his own confession! Every one be
lieved this own father included
Why should l doubt it. But l see 4
all now! Underwood must have sho
himself as he said he would"
Annie started. What did Mrs. JET
fries mean? Did she realize the tire
mendous significance of the words sh,
was uttering?
'As he said he would?" she repeat
ed slowly.
YES" said Alicia weakly.
Annie bounded forward and CRASHED
her companions arm. Her fac,
flushed, almost unable to speak from
suppressed emotion, she cried:
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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