New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

He is still alivc'' she inquired.
He is still alive Icrmyn replied
She came and passed her arm through his. "Jcrmyn
IT. this is all so horrblc' she said softly "Comc and
down somewhere quietly. somewhere where we can
alone. There is a question must ask YOU
She led the way into the library. He followed her
loSt like a man in a dream. The card table was still
re, the dummy's hand spread out on the table, the
icur glasses half empty at the side. She poured out
ne brandy and made him drink 1t.
Icrmyn." she asked, shave YOU seen Miss Cluley?'
NO." he answered; shave you2'
She nodded and glanced anxousy toward the door.
Ter a moments hesitation she rose and fastened the
,nch windows that led into the garden Then she
ne back and stood by his side.
'Liscnl" she said. "Thcrc will be someone here from
police station before very long. DR.. Browning told
that he had been Obliged to telephone there. As
4 can very we'll imagine, do not like Miss Galley;
| don't want to see her give herself away COM
tclv"
Icrmvn caught hold of the edge Of the mantclpece
which he was standing. "You don't believe he
sped. "you don't believe that Sybi shot him.
Il know that she ddl' Lucille replied calmly.
There was a moments awful silence. Jcrmyn's face
S like marble Everything in the room was indistnct
him. He saw only Lucilc's eyes shining with SYM
thy heard only her rcgrcttul, convincing words.
Icrmvn." She pleaded, "you must face this matter
like a man For these few moments, at any
rate. you must look the facts in the face and
put sentiment 10 one side. | would not for
the world say a thing against Sybil Cluley;
but it is quite certain that Ayncsworth knew
something about her past that she herself was
! exceedingly anxious that he should not reveal
to YOU That much | think you must half
/ know yourself No, don't trouble TO inter-
1 rtipt me. 1t is the truth. You remember
that she tainted last night at something she
saw in the Taller She tainted, horror
stricken at the idea that as soon as Agnes
/ worth saw that little notice Of her career he
/ would be supplied with the missing link in
4 the chain of his memory Icrmyn, an hour
4 aftcrward that interview was cut out OF every
illustrated paper in the house Ayncsworth
Il sent to Norwich tOday-you saw his man re-
turning on his motor bicyce-and got copies
1 Directly he saw them he remembered. You
saw how she changed toward him. She firted
with him iagrantly at dnncrtime. She did
her best TO bride him TO silence. He probably
wanted more than she was willing to give
That isn't my affair. At this moment It isn't
1 yours. Anyway, there is no doubt that they
quarrccd in the billiard room this evening
Look at it any way YOU like Jermyn. Even
the angels are foolish sometimes, you know,
and this is the one moment in your life when,
for your own sake you must face the truth
There isn't the faintcst doubt in the world
I that Sybil Clulcy shot Ayncsworth sooner
than have him tell you OF a little episode that
/ fancy might have disturbed even your per
feet faith in her
81 can't believe it, Jcrmyn exclaimed
~Sybn was afraid Of Ayncsworth, | know.
There was something that she was going to
tell mc-somcthing she will tell me-
Rubbish Lucille replied. ~She never
meant to tell you, or if she did it wasn't the
whole truth that YOU were to hear. Those
two quarrced in the billiard room, and Agnes
worth was found shot Who else in the whole
world, do YOU suppose, could have done it,
Is there a single person YOU can think OFF