Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

The 6eif mslafsr, s.aaay. openeo
bright and beanktfol, ana my spirits
partook ct the pesenity of the day.
Sunday brings RELIEF in many ways.
and this Sunday brought an especial
relief to- me. felt comfortable In the
fact that 1 would not be troubled with
duns- passed some timo AFTER break
fast reading 4 morning newspaper.
One piece Of information / read espe
ctally interested me. It was headed.
"Foilowed to Ills Death An Italian
had been found dead In his bed with a
knife sticking In his heart The police
had discovered a clew to the murderer,
and his arrest was expected. The ciew
indicated that the man had been muir
dered from revenge. The supposed
murderer had occupied a room In the
same building with his victim and had
left a paper On which was given the
motive for Ne crime. He had fed, but
the police had a description of him.
But what struck me fat aback was
that the murder. had been committed
in the house where ! had had my room
and which / had left the day before.
As l read on another shock awaited
: me. The murderer had been fol. some
time a lodger In the same building and
had been given notice to move for non
payment Of rent. He had been seen.
to leave the house soon after the muir
der had been committed. a description
of him was in the hands Of the police,
and he was being traced by detectives.
A sudden Thoughts horrible thought
struck me. This case fitted me OK
actly. had been notified to leave my
room for nonpayment Of rent. Great
heavens! They were looking for me!
Here was a pretty combination Of
circumstances. In addition to other
uncertainties about me. / was in the
position of a murderer flying from
justice. l dreaded that the police might
come down on me at any moment.
Calling Nina. ! led her out into the
garden where we were alone and said.
Sweetheart, ! am about to be ac-
cused Of having committed a crime.
VIII You trust me as you yesterday
said you would?"
What crime?' she stammered, pal
ing.
Murder"
"Oh, ~heavensr"
Here they come now"
saw several men passing through
the gate. They came up to me, and
n of them, putting q hand on my
shoulder, said, You're wanted"
What for?"
Murder"
"The n committed in the apart
ment on x ~street?'
Yes"
What proof have you of my guilt2"
THAT you will find out on your
trial.
Nina's father, followed by her mother
and the rest of the family, came hurry
ing from the house to learn what was
the matter. A police officer stated the
case, and when / demanded some evil
dence against me-, after consultation
with his fellows. he drew a paper
from his pocket and began to read:
Giuseppe, for this act of perfidy you
shall suffer. You have anded me over to
be dealt with by the law. l will be the
law to you I will not be long behind
bars. No prison wallis lave yet been built
strong enough to hold me-"
"Stop! ] shouted. laughing hyster-
ically. Il know what that Is. | must
have left 1t IL my room when
You admit it?''
Certainly do"
"Oh, go on walled Nina.
When i am free. as the carrier pigeon
looks about him for the flight he will
take. will locate you, and wherever you
are there will / go. II may be when the
earth is awakening after a nocturnal
slumber, 1t may be when the sun is pour
ing a flood of light on hill and vale. 1t may
be when you think yourself concealed in
the shadows of evening. that / will come,
but come ! will, and when you feel my
! blade cutting into your heart your eyes
shall serve you for the last time, and
they will behold me bending over you
gloating In my revenge.
As the man stopped reading | heard
a thud, and, turning. | saw Nina lying
in a heap on the ground. Her father
picked her up and was about to carry
her away when she revived and In
sisted on remaining, giving me a look
of terrible appeal for my vindication.
'oThese FOOLS" cried-"these con-
founded fools have taken the closing
paragraph of a novel l have been
writing for a threat to kill a man. OF
all the stupid asininity | ever heard
The police force looked at each other,
doubtful as to whether or no they had
made a mistake.
Can you prove what you say?" ask
ed their chief.
Certainly. In my satchel | have my
novel and the substitute for that pa
per which | rewrote."
My modification at pulling only
manuscripts instead Of toilet articles
from my satchel was nyertopped by
my delight at having a vindication at
hand The policemen went back to
the city without me, and my escape
from arrest excited the sympathy Of
all my entertainers. | was invited to
remain till my credentials came from
Italy, and when they arrived they con
tanned a check from my father that set
me up in good shape.
Nina and ! are now very happy to-
gether. have given up %scribbling,
my father-in-law having taken me into
his business.
q IURTNG UPWARD