Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27

and hear and understand The words Pamela read off
the key seemed utterly remote from the man him.
self. But at the doctors words the w1thered wrist
evaded his grasp, and the hand found the key again.
"Don't want rest Pamela translated. Give got
proof Find it."
Pamela took chance, drew her chair little closer
to him. and opened the black handbag that lay in her
lap The next moment she held out before his eyes the
charred fragment of the tentheus an bill
as this what you wanted to 6nd?" she asked.
"That's the other half said the key. where did
get ill., tf ..ve i said Pamela and then she
took another chance. "John Scott, she concluded.
"Your father. Your father, clicked the key Pre-
tending you re little Jane are you: Little Jane was
drowned drowned. Ask Hiram if she wasn't. No. ask
the doctor. You're in with Hiram, trying to fool me.
There moments pause, then the key went on
"Give it Worth nothing to you-less than half
"II give it to you,' said Pamela steadily, IF you'll
tell me how John Scott got it and why it was divided
@He got it for staying dead, said the key. .
Pamela translated, then asked another question
4Jus this piece? What good would it be to him, since
"The whole bill, the key answered. Il gave it to
him in Chicago. | followed him there: The fool
started to burn it. knocked it out of his hand Then
he gave piece for reminder, he said and kept
the other. No good to either of Ten thousand dol
lars wasted"
"Had he come to Edmonton Pamela asked 4Then
why did you go to Chicago?
mo good giving it to him, said the key, until he
"And did that happen" Pamela asked, "while Mr..
Williams and your daughter away at Green
Springse"
questions enough: And call Susan Harper Tell her to
get my box" The old hand reached out from the key
and clutched the charred fragment of the bill out of
Pamelas hands, smoohed and stroked it with long,
trembling fingers.
"I1l get it." said Hiram.
The hand flew back to the key again. NO." it said;
Susan Harper
"Better let him have his way" said the DOCTOR and
he went to the door and called.
THE shrunken, waxlke hand stroked the bill again
contentedly.
Hiram was striding nervously UP and down the
@Tel him to sit down and be still, - said the key.
Pamela hesitated over the translation little.
@Tel him. the key insisted.
fear working at time like this Hiram paled little;
but he sat down.
The doctor met the at the head of the stairs and
told her what wanted Whatever she thought, she
went away without word, to carry out the summons.
There silence in the big till she returned and
laid the box the table.
ture which she seemed to have trouble in inter-
preting She wheeled the chair with the patient in it
over his bed and guided the hand under his pillow
There little leather wallet in 1t when he drew 1T
out again. She wheeled him back to the table.
1t took good deal of fubng to get the wallet open;
but at last he accomplished it. drew out key and fitted
it into the lock on the box.
The doctor and the watching him closely;
but Pamela's eyes had gone around to Hiram again.
Unless he had restored it late last night early this
morning. the other fragment of the bill that the old man
was looking for still in HramS pocket. And his
face was any index to the facts
Then the key spoke. @Thief!" it said. @Hram,
you're tn" The old hand stopped on the key-lay
there inertly holding it on the down stroke.
The doctor moved swiftly round the table, The
gave little sted outcry And the hand, all that had
been left alive of old Peter Darve slipped down off the
table as lifeess the rest of him.
HIRAM had not seen. He had caught the words of
IL Pamelas translation out of her mouth
"Im not thief" he protested. Il was legally ap-
pointed his CONSERVATION by the court. had right
No one had paid any attention to what he said. Now
he understood what had happened and sprang to his
feet.
"Has he"
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