Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-17

/ heart, don't know what curse hangs
over this house; but this l do know,
that / cannot leave you here. Come
with me now. | will find some place
for you tonight. and tomorrow We
will be married"
! With sharp movement she shrank
back from him.
Married Tomorrow The words
seemed to choke her. Don't you
know who / ann"
| Fear chilled his mounting blood as
kent's analysis of the probabilities
came back to him.
IF you are married already" he
said unsteadily tit would be bet
| ter for me that Kent had let him
shoot"
"Who?e she cried What has been
passing here? You have been in
| danger?'
What does it matter?" he returned.
What does anything matter but"
"Harkn she broke in, spasm of
terror contracting her face.
Footsteps sounded within. There
was the noise of door opening and
closing Around the turn of the
wing Alexander Blair stepped into
view. His pistol was still in his
hand
"stil here, sir?" he inquired with
| an effect of murderous courtesy.
"You add spying to your other prac-
| tises then He took a step for
ward and saw the girl. ''My God!
Marjorie!" he cried.
| Sedgwick turned white, at the cry,
| but faced the older man steadily.
II fear, SIR" he said, that l have
made a terrible mistake. The blame
is wholly mine | beg you to be-
lieve that / came here wholly with
out the lnowledge>of-of your wife
"Of whom?'' exclaimed Blair; and.
inN the same moment, the girl cried
ouN 'Oh, no, no. Not that
"Not2" exclaimed sedgwick. "Then
-,
Marjorie" interrupted Mr.. Blair,
"do you know this man."
"Yes," she said quietly.
'sinde wheng'
"Since two weeks"
"And he has come here before"
"No"
Then why do l find him here with
you tonight: this night of all nights
HE is not here with me-" said she,
flushing.
81 came from-from where you saw
me- began Sedgwiclx. con reckless
impulse, Believe me. sir"
cone moment! Marjorie, I think
you had best go to your ROOM
The girls soft lips Strengthened into
a line of infiexibility. 81 wish to
speak to Mr. Sedgwick," she said
Speak, then. and quickly"
mo; | wish to speak to him alone
There is an explanation which / owe
him."
"And there is one which he owes
/ you,'' retorted Blair. "As he seems to
have been too cowardly to give it,
will supply his deficiencies. In order
that there may be no misunderstand-
ing, let me present Mr.. Francis Sedg-
wick, the murderer"
A low cry, the most desolate, thu
most stricken sound that Sedgwicl
had ever heard from human lips
trembled on the air. Before he coulC
gather his senses to retort and deny
she had drawn herself to her feet
and the rose bowered window framed
only emptiness Sedgwick whirle,
upon the other man. "Of course h,
said with deceptive calmness, ''yol
know that you lie."
81 know that / speak truth" re
torted Mr.. Blair with so profount
conviction that the other wa
shaken.
rs II possible that you really be
lieve it?" he exclaimed.
$50 7pcses'e that, but for the scan
DIAL I would do what l can not invok
the law TO do and exact life for life
And to crown air l find you with m.
sons wife,
"Yourss sons wife," The cry burs
from SedgwiclSs lips.
lin the dead of night at a rendez
vous," concluded Blair.
THAT is lie." said Sedgwick yer,
low for which shall kill you if yoi
dare repeat 1t even to your owl
thoughts. 1t was no rendezvous /
your mind so vicious that you can,
believe In innocence? Stop and think
How could it have been rendez
vous, when came here, as you know
for another purpose'
THAT is true" said the othe
thoughtfully. THAT still remains t
be explained"
"By you, returned the artist. ''Yo
speak of your sons wife To carr
out the farce Of the sham buris