The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-23
Illustrstioa, BY Ellsworth Young
csvvoshs fe13 By Gorge Barr Aocuuhsen
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longs to me. This is the card issued
BY the state. II is in my name. The
factory number ia there. You may
compare 1t with the one on the car.
Ny husband took the car without OBJ
tanning my consent
"Joy riding" said Burton, with an
ugly laugh. Then he quailed before
the look she gave him.
III no other means is offered. Doc
tor. Sheet, shall ask YOU to let me
take the car. I am perfectly capable
of driving. l have driven 1t in the
country for two seasons. All ask IS
that some one be directed TO go with
me to the station. No! Better than
that, n there is some one here who Ia
willing to accompany me to the city,
he shall be handsomely paid for going,
| Il Is but little more than 30 miles.
refuse to spend the night in this
house. That Is final
They drew apart TO confer, leaving
her sitting before the fire, a stark fig
| ure that seemed to detach itself en-
| .irely from it's surroundings and their
| companionship At last the coroner
same to her side and touched her arm.
81 don't know what the district at
torney and the police viii say to It,,
Mrs. Wrandall. but shall take 1t upon
myself TO deliver the car to you. The
,heriH has gone out to compare the
numbers. II he finds that the car is
Yours, he will see to II. with MT.
Drake, that II Ia made ready for you.
take It that we will have no difficulty
n" He hesitated, at a loss for
words
In finding It again in case you need
for evidenced" she supplied. He
lodded Il shall make II point Doc
or Sheet to present the car to the
| state after 1t has served my purpose
| tonight shall not ride In 1t again. "
| THE sheriff has a man who will
ride With you to the station or the
! .ity. whichever you may elect. Now.
| NAV I tronhla you TO make answer 10
pertain questions shall write out for
Tou at once? The man Is Challis
Wrandall. your husband? You are
positive?"
81 am positive. He is--or was
7hallis Wrandall."
Half an hour later she was ready for
he trip to New York city. The clock
the Office marked the hour as one
toddied individual in a great buffa
o coat waited for her outside, hic
coughing and handying jest with the
half.frozen men who had spent the
! night with him in the forlorn hope o.
finding the girl
Mrs. wrandali gave final instruc
tons to the coroner and his deputy
who happened To be the undertaken
assistant. She had answered all th'
questions that had been put to her
and had signed the document with ;
Arm. untrembling hand. Her veil hat
been lowered since the beginning o
, The examination. They did not Sc
her face, they only heard the calm
low voice, sweet with fatigue an,
dread.
1 hndll DUtHS MY VI bAhti liiih~ "a
soon as reach the city" she sale
"He will attend to everything MI
J Leslie WrandalI, | mean. My hui
bands only brother. He will be her
In the morning, Doctor Sheet. Ny ow
apartment Is not open. ] have bee
staying In a hotel since my retur
from Europe two days ago. But
shall attend to the opening OF tn
place tomorrow. You will find m
here"
The coroner hesltated moment b
fore putting the question that ha
come TO his mind as she spoke
1.-TWO days ago, madam May ! lr
quire where your husband has bee
living during your absence abroad
When did you last see him alive?"
She did not reply for many SEQ
BILE effort.
Il have not seen him since my re
turn untl-tonight,' she replied.
hoarse note creeping into her voice
| fd HlN HpN HttL Hlc pu my ItNui 4
His brother Leslie came 10 the docl
He-he said that Chalhs, who cam
hack from Europe two weeks ahea
OF me. had been called to St Louis o.
very important business. My hushan
had been living at HIS club, | under
stand. That is all can tell you, sir.
Il see" said the coroner, gently.
He opened the door for her and sh
passed out. A number OF men wer
grouped about the throbbing motto
car, They fell away as she ar
preached, silently fading into tn
shadows like so many vast, unwhoc
some ghosts The sheriff and Drak
!, came forward.
. This man viii go with you. me-
l. DAM said the sheriff, pointing to a
o unsteady figure beside the machin,
He is the only one who will under
take it. They're all played out. yo
see. He has been drinking. but onl
on account Of the hardshirs ne ha
undergone tonight you will be quit
safe With Morley
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