The evening world., 1913-06-30
: Ten Nation Famous :.
New York Murders
Iy Alfred Henry Lewis

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next night Robinson Vas ct No. Il
Thomas street. Within Q week their
love was raging like . forest IRE.
Helen warned her lover: II hs would
please her. have her. keep her. he must
ised. thought might have been but
cunning compliment at thAt-he COM
planned sometimes that he found the
promise overheard to keep.
In Maiden lane. ENGAGED about mef.
chant Joseph Hoxie's diamonds. Robin
son was "Dick Robinson" 30 also vac
no at his lodgings. No. ~ Dsy street.
But he. too. read Byron and was ro-
mantle. Being romantic. when he issued
forth OF nights to sec 'hs town he.
called himself Frank, Rivers"
Likewise he wore 4 poetioa1 spanish
cloak and . velvet cap. LAter. whom
he broke upon humanity - red muir.
derer. that gaping. idiotic fraction Of
the public with whom "homicids' Was
and still Is . synonym for hero COP. ID
those articles Of wear, and the robin
son cloak and tho Frank Rivers cap"
became q Broadway furor.
COnfessiOn ,Of Love.
Robinson. alias Rivers. led . double
hfe. and . double life II among :hs
worlds most expensive commodities.
No wages paid . simple salesman Of
Maiden lane sdmced him. and Rohi.
son. alias Rivers. took to embesslemsnt
and theft.
robbed Hoxis whom those th6fts and
distractions were discovered. and Rob-
inson. alias Rivers, would hAve gone
with High Constable Hays to tho Gala
boose had II not been for the unex.
pected. A. tho stern Hoxis was sum.
moning that ofhcer. his daughter. the
child Of the house. to say nothing Of
the heart Of Hoxie. threw herself weep.
Ing at his inexorable feet Voice tsar-
ehoked. sob-broken. she told her hush-
ing story. She loved Robinson. alias
Rivers! To send him to the caiaboose
was to send her to the tomb.
Robinson. alias Rivers. In the language
OF the railways. had been doubling the
road. While a. Rivers he had made love
to Helen. ~ Robinson he had been quite
as tender to Miss Hoxie. DID he love
Miss Hoxie? Or was Il but Q sly move
to arrange safety for himself IN case
his robberies found the light of day?
The chances are ne loved Miss Hoxie.
Some men love many women. And At
the same time. should say that Rob
inson loved Miss Hoxie Just ~ Rivers
loved Helen. The more since II came
out before all was over that Robinson.
alias Rivers, had loved under the name
of Douglass q Miss ChancellOr. living at
No, 3 Barclay street. and hndinE her
finally In the way. killed her with
arsenic. ~.
Merchant Hoxie. who couldn't with.
stand his daughters teers. did not call
High Copstable Hays A. settling the
bu siness, he took Rohinson's Illinois loO
acres Of swamp AZ covering his thetts
and embsxzlements, continued him IN
place a. salesman. and all upon the un'
derstapding that he was some day.
near day-to marry Miss Hoxe'
"You Shall N0t!"
what has been told in hasty
nuddis of paragraphs-those embex-
elements and thefts. the near arrest.
Miss Hoxie's saving love. the poison
ing of Miss Chancellor OF Barclay
street-occupied In itS occurrence the
greater part OF two years. And during
those two years the love tale OF Helen
and Rivers was going forward AZ
Thomas street.
Helen and Frank had their uuarrels
and their separations. Just as tney had
their seasons Of forgiveness and recon-
,cilistion--after the manner OF lovers.
II was not until the Hoxie troubles
and the scene wherein the Hoxie
daughter performed that there befel
q serious difference. d"
Helen heard the story and said to
her frank: -
"You shall, not marry herr
"why nctf You have refused TO
marry me-"
'That 10 not the point. I shall never
marry any man. Yen DO not love this
girl; you love me. You would but
marry her and rob her Of her happi-
ness as you robbed her father OF his
diamonds and his money. A hns
thing!-to atone for ono crime with
another! do not choose to have II
so. ana there's the end" -
nut. why? You cannot care for
this Miss Hoxie" t,'
'Have It 20! Say. then. that I care
only for myself. Just now I want your
love and will not give II up"
'some day you'll give II up"
''Doubtlsss! But not now.
"In L0Ue or in Hate"
Helen's Frank took her iooped and
cleaning arms from about his neck ana
departed. He vowed that he would
never see her again. He resolved "a
marry Miss Hoxis, because he must
those stolen diamonds. that smbesslsd
money! II vas other the bride or ths
Bridewell; and. - . gentleman Of Lively
habit who liked his liberty. he Orsfefred
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