Gunnison news-champion., 1914-03-27
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asked that . sex0ae e aiststse n~s,,-
81 boys - ssst - - sse0 visA ~
hsast psssihse aslay. rhs A~sAsA.
scared voice ef the tsaevAsoe sisl
e0wnstairs eoaviaced her that news
of the Tragedy was abroad; she could
Imagine the etri loohtaG q - hesA-
HINES with awsd eyes evea . she ~
seonded to the call fyoo roO0 A1S
and her shuAder ss she reslized that
n wss the wife Of the aeaa nan spsah-
taS.
One Of the night clerks, psls saI
asitated. came up with the papers.
without - much a. . glance Il The
Aesdlines. she tossed the papsu q
the table. Il have sent Tor tvo -
senGer boys. II 10 too early to e
eomplish much by telephone, I fear
viii you be so kind as to Telephone At
seven O'CLOCK o. q little after 10 ny
apartment!-You will nnl the number
under Mr.. WFaRdalls nane. Please
fnfOria the butler or his wife that they
nay expect me by ten O'Clock. and
that shall bring friend with me-
young lady. Kindly have my motor
sent 10 HaRner's garage, and looked
uk Wien ths reporters come, ss
they win. please say 10 them that I
will see thea ct ~ swn home ct
eleven O'Clock"
The cierk. csasilerably relieved,
took his departure in some haste, and
she was left with the morning papers,
each of which she scanned rapidly
The details. Of course, were meager
There WAS q double-leaded account Of
her visit TO the inn and her extraor-
Ainary return 10 the city. Her chief
interest, however. did not rest in
these particulars, but in the specula-
tions of the authorities as to the iden-
tity of the mysterious voman-and
her whereabouts There was the like
hhood that she was not the only one
Who had encountered the girl on the
highway or in the neighborAooA of the
Inn. So far - she could CLEAN from
the reports, however. 10 0oe had seen
the girl. nor vas there the slightest
MT offered - - hes t1satity. fAe
papers Of ths previeSs sfternson hal
DsblisheA lur4l sccesnts u the nur-
1ss. witA all Of the known aetails. the
aAne Of the victim ct that time still
icing . mystery. She remembereA
seeAing the story With 10 little inter
est. The OAly Rev feature In the case,
therefore, VS. he iAentifcatioa of
CAalhs wpnAan BY his "beautiful
wife," anA tie Sensational manner in
which II haA bssa brought about
the hour that these 1ispatches had
been received IRON special corre-
epondents." anl woadered where the
sArewd- lynneyel reporters mapped
While she vas at the Inn. All of the
1ispatches wese timed three O'Clock
I'd each paper characterised its issue
- an Extra" with Challis wrandall's
name in huge type across - many
columns ~ tie dignity of - aheet
permitted.
Not a word e the girl! Absolute
nystery!
Mrs. wrandan returned to her post
beside the bed of the sleeper In the
adjoining room. Deliberately she
placed the newspaper on q chair neal
the girls pillow, and then raised the
window shades TO let in the hard gray
light of early morn.
IL WAS not her present intention tc
arouse the wan stranger, who slept at
one dead. So gentle vas her breath
ing that the watcher stared in some
fear at the fair. smooth breast tha'
seened scarcely TO rise and fall Fol
long time she stood beside the bed
booking down at the face Of the sleep
er, a troubled expression in her ey e.
Il wonder how many times you wers
seen with him, and where, ana o,
whom" we're the questions that ran II
n single strain through her mIno
..kxhere DO you come from? Nher'
aia You meet hint Who is there tina
Knows of your acquaintance VII
him."
Her lawyer came in great haste ant
perturbation at eight O'Clock, IN re
snonse 10 the letter delivered by on
of the messengers. A second letter ha'
gone b. Ike means TO her husband
lbro,her. Leslie wrandall instruotlni
him 70 break the news TO his fathe
and mother and TO come to her par