The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-17

I'm Your wife. Stephen. 1naC tn4Ae
Won did was brutal. Those men VIII
talk. was guilty no doubt in my
thoughts. buE I'm young. and you have
no right to blight my life and my rep
.utationA- and yours-by q thing Ike
Kfhafl we Wilt have to meet bose men.
What are you going to do2''
II don't know, the said, Elm albany
lie i never. feit but one moment Of
power and that, 1t seems was false
For years have Ionged to show my:
self man. ahdt now-what have
done? What have 1done2 81 am no
! monster. why couldn't you be con-
sistent? why did you go halfway?
Why couldn't you be all good or all
bad and save me this|
"All women are half good and half
bad"
II can't blame you for not loving me.
l suppose he mumbIed. mo woman
of your kind could love man Ike
me-"
'erhose menv' she said in way that
made him writhe.
'sWait until I-think. I must think"
perhaps in the morning we can see
a way out. 8
.srhat,s it," He nodded "You go to
bed anasIsh think. I'm trying to think
now. but thisi heat is suffocat1ng me
and my head a tired"
Despite the hreathless oppression on
the night, sheshivered. It never can
meet them now, and 1 don't see how
you will dare to, knowing that you
were wrong
..Don't!'' he pleaded. ''The other was
had enough, but this Tell me what
to dor
IL can't. 1 don't know myself. All
I can see is that those men will never
cease to believe. no matter what you
tell them"
As she prepared for bed an hour later
she heard him still stirring about In
his quarters. but afterward she did
not detect his cautious footsteps when
he stole out of his chamber, closing the
door softly behind him.
Kirk was, reused from a heavy.
senseless slumber the next morning by
a vigorous rapping at his door. He
opened the door and Runnels rushed
, in.
..where did you go after I left you
last night?'
II came here, OF COURSE. SO LIZ
memory of the previous night swept
over Kirk he scowIed.
"Did you stay here?"
mo. / went out again. and was out
nearly all night trying to walk 1t OF"
Runnels' face blanched, and he drew
back.
'SThen, of course, you known
about cortlandt. He's deadr'
''Dead? When? Where? How did il.
| happen?" 49, =.
/ found on thessea wall near Alfarezs
house. shot ssf BE 17
.'shot! Good Lord!'
"Did you see Cortlandt again after i
left your Runnels swallowed hard;
kirk whirled about and faced him
Great 3heaYens! No! See here, that
idea is ridicuIousr'
Runnels sank weakly into a chair
and mopped his face. when you
! said you'd gone out again 1t knocked
me nat, understands"
! II can prove where was; for Allan
was with me. couldn't sleep, SO
tried to walk OF my excitement No,
no; / couldn't do a thing like that!
/ thought last night that could, butt
couldn't really"
.sI'm afraid Wade will tell all about
the party If we don't stop him"
/ ''Then we'd better hunt him up.
Kirk resumed his dressing. while Run
nels consulted his watch.
I ssNo. 8 is due in twenty minutes
wen probably ind him at the Office.
Together they fastened to the rail-
road building, Runnels telling all ne
knew OF the tragedy as they went
along. Cortlandt's body. it seemed, had
been found about daylight by SpiS-
gotys policeman. who had identified it
Becoming panic stricken at the impor.
| lance OF his discovery. he had sounded
| the alarm. then reported directly to the
governor, whose house was close by.
The whole city was alive with the
news. The police were buzzing ike
| bees. Rumors of suicide, murder, rob
berry, were about. but no one seemed
TO know anything definite.
cit was suicide" Kirk averred. with
conviction. 1.-THE man was insane last
night. ana that accounts for what he
said about me. He's been sick for
long time
If those boys will only keep their
mouths shut" Runnels said anxiously
."There's no telling what these Spis-
gotIes might do IL they heard about
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