Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-06-12
CHARTER I-contlnued.

Keeling that she isn't one OF the ordl-
mary type. 1t wouldn't surprise me II
she belongs to-well. you might say
ahe upper ten. Somebody's wife, don't
you see. That will make it rather diff
Acult, especially as her tracks have
Been pretty well covered"
1T beats me, how she got away
without leaving single sign behind
her" acknowledged the sheriff. She's
q wonder, that's all I've got to say
At that instant the door opened and
airs. Wrandall appeared. She stopped
short, confronting the huddled group,
ary-eyed but as pallid as ghost. Her
eyes were wide, apparently unseeing;
her colorless lips were parted in the
drawn rigidity that suggested but one
ahfng to the professional man who
Socks: the "risis sardonicus" of the
strychnae victim. With a low cry,
abe doctor started forward, fully con-
WINGED that she had swallowed the
deadly drug.
For Gods sake, madam he began,
But as he spoke her expression
changed; she seemed to be aware of
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syes narrowed in a curious manner,
and the rigid lips seemed to surge
with blood, presenting the effect of a
queer, swift-fading smile that fingered
dong after her face was set and seri-
Dus.
Il neglected to raise the window, Dr.
Sheet, she said in low voice. ct
was very cold In there" She shivered
slightly. VIII you be so kind as to
tell me what / am to do now? What
formalities remain for me"
The coroner was at her side. "Time
enough for that, Mrs. Wrandall. The
first thing you are to do Is to take
something warm to drink, and pull
yourself together a bit"
She drew herself up coldly. II am
quite myself, DIR. Sheet Pray do not
alarm yourself on my account / shall
be obliged to you, however, il you will
tell me what am to do as speedily as
possible, and let me do it SO that |
may leave thisthis unhappy place
without delay. No! / mean it, sir.
am going tonight-unless, of course, .
she said, with quick look at the sher-
10, ~the law stands in the way"
You are at liberty to come and go
as you please, Mrs. Wrandall," said the
sheriff, "but 1t is most foolhardy to
think Of"
Thank you. Mr. Sheriff." she said.
for letting me go. | thought perhaps
there might be legal restraint" She
sent swift glance over her shoulder,
and then spoke in high, shrill voice,
Indicative Of extreme dread and uneas-
mess:
f@Close the door to that room!"
The door was standing wide open,
Just as she had left it. Startled, the
eoroner's deputy sprang forward to
CLOSE It. Involuntarily. all of her lis
aeners looked in the direction of the
room, as II expecting to see the form
Of the murdered man advancing upon
them. The feeling, swiftly gone, was
most uneanny.
Close 1t from the inside" COM
manded the coroner, with unmistaka-
ale emphasis. The man hesitated. and
then did as he was ordered, but not
without curious look at the wife of
the dead man, whose back was toward
him.
He Will not find anything disturbed,
doctor" said she, divining his thought.
\ had the feeling that something was
creeping toward us out of that room"
You have every reason to be nerv.
GUS. madam. The situation has been
most Acknowledgements trying,
Aaid the coroner. Il beg of you to
come downstairs, where we may at
aend to few necessary details with,
out delay. 1t has been most ia
Aiguing matter for all of us Hours
without sleep, and such wretched
weather"
They descended to the warm little
aHception room. She sent at once fol
Ahe inn keeper, who came In and glow
sred at her as II abe were wholly re
wponsIble for the blight that had beer
Out upon his place.
Win you be good enough TO sent
some one 70 the station with me II
your depot wagon?" she demanded
without hesitation.
He stared. I'VE don't run a 'bui
In the winter time" he said, gruffiy.
She opened the little chatelaine bal
ahat hung from her wrist and abstract
sd card which she submitted to tn,
coroner
You will find. Doctor Sheet. that tn
ear my husband came up here in be
longs to me. This is the card issue
by the state. 1t is in my name. Tn
factory number is there. You ma
compare 1t with the one on the cal
My husband took the car without oil
tanning my consent"
Joy riding" said Burton, with a
Ugly laugh. Then he quailed befor
the look she gave him.
II no other means is offered, Do