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The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24

n
% Elmer Sellers, RHo &&cll Enoaaln2 'y young
man of this city, was ,beld up and
rubbed by two Bufly negroes within,
. tsY7id9oF$ ql lhiy K6@ihh[e 81, INatef
strSft, ;lRst night at ABB. ab6{ptT&lsyen
= ''o'N Boa eaa p asfg c.nrb
Sellers is employee as clerk in
the store Of II. \. Nussbaum at G33
Good Hope street, and was Just re-
turning from his work when the rob,
berry occurred. B. The. street passing
bis home is very poorly lighted, and
he was. cropping his, wa" alohgg" in ~, :,
front Of the City Steam laundry, Us
when he was startled by the "ftotjfn9 - ~
mqnd to tAr9T his hands + qgP5ow,.tr W."
As the command was giyen, ahejsy
two highway men moved up so close d
TO him that ne could discern their
forms and features sufficiently, dodn
Recognize, them sas negrufs N Hentoid
them that they had got tea the wpng.,y >,
man; and mt about tdl lie same time il,
strhacbl't zone closest 60, him. nrA,g
fight followed, in which Sellers pe- -
ceiped 'ana bad Tbrurse Under his right
eyeiT .rajEoimohs1q aupgd =. soHsy
. He was nheId lafdhnd the body bysa
the larEet 6f the pair while the other
thrust an ugly looking gun in hsc1
face. The one holding him, proceeded 80
to 20 through his pockets relieving
him Of $3.50, all the money he had in -
his possession at the time, of the
encounter. ."iL1',sk O.
He described his assailants as being
voting negroes. r. One Col. 4 them he
thought would ~eig about $50
pounds, and The otberH was fatherIi
small.'d His EYE was badly wollenIt
as a result of the blow received
and his knuckles are!' dam ged eon-ls
siderabfy from having come In tcon-i'
TAFT with the negroes head IolilnSsh
Aftet robbing their 'sietini9 they"
Backed away into the darkness 3D.
monishihg him to make no outersaI
AS soon as possible he fastened baeKm
to Main street in search OF an officer.aN
Patrolman Beeve vas advised short-'e
ly after the occurrence; idhd proceededr
to the scene Of the hoidGp but could
find no trace Of the offenders 'nas.rl
s.F ~
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24

Prosecuting Attorney Hood, who
planned to obtain bloodhounds for
the purpose of trailing the siayers,
learned from a neiehboring farmer
that two young men had been seen
several times lurking about the store
"a day or 20 before the crime was
committed. One OF these two was
a member Of a well known family,
and for several days the County
officials declined to apprchcnd him.
Hhe other prisoner WIS first placed
under arrest. He denied nany know
ledge of the murder, but declined TO
explain his visits to the Muench
store He was sweatcd for several
hours by Prosecuting Attorney Hood,
but remained stcadfaEt to- his original
story. A report was current in
Perryville, early last evening that
he had made confession, but MIR.
Hood stated last light that this
report was unfOunded. e. i.r. -r .
The other prisoner declines to make
Il statement concerning his wherca.
bouts on the day Of the murla r
He denied committing the murder
or participating in it. He admits
he was acquainted with Mucnch,
but declares tlhit' nd tlfd not Know
tn" aged miscr possessed money.
| Prosecuting Ntoruty Iloedl SAID
he would hold the ,rtn fer further
investigation. E-.f 81 o.. g.,
! The crime has stirrodGt the whoR
country Mucnch was probably
a. wei. knO~u as any. man inGth3t
/ part Of the state. He hadflitGG in
that iitmcdiatcF vicinity dor 4inahA
years, shd his istGro waS coRsiderdc
almost u lmdmdrkg/ ~, "i - .Ee3
Little was known 'df his history
lie was man who paid'hs hills 'rcpu
larly and always settled them with
CASH. Iir was frequently Seen ear
rying large rolls Of grccrd5acks,r an,
Everyone who knew him .. trough
he possessed a great fortune |''"7
He Had always Been a man .
eccentric habits, and When his hcigh
= bors said that he used the nattrcs
of his bed for a bank, that wa
! generally believed to be the case
While he never carried large stocI
Of goods, he did d rathtt lhttd busi
ness, and if he deposited the none
: in a bank his best friends do no
know what bank he patronlzcd 81
But whether the men who murdcrc
him got away with his money, II
one knows. When the officers visitc
tn" scene after his charrcd body wa
found, there was no money in sight
Several versions of the robbcr
and murder have been advanced
: One county official thinks that tn
slaycrs Swallowed the cabin all da
and when late night came they wen
to the store, pCcped inthe window
to watch the old man prepare 70
bed, This is believed to have bee
done for the purpose Of asccrtainn
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
RESERVE BANK CHOICES

! Washington, July 2l.-The TREAS
bry Tein tnicnt today announced
that the fc76wine named have ire
ttived a majority OF votes of banks
In their groups and districts for direc-
tors of Federal reserve banks; 500
W. ID. Plunkctt of little Rock,
Ark, group 2, class b, st Louis
district; Frank Fell, Wichita Falls,
Tex, group 2 class Is, Dallas district
4. b. G.. nohmau, San Francisco,
group /, Glass b. and G. X. Mcln-
tosh, San Francisco, group |, class \,
both of San Francisco district,
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
NEGRO CARyEs BLACK WOMAN.
.PFEsl---44-4- Ls6i9sG

A cutting afIray in which negro
woman by. the name of Bertha Buff
wright WIS perhaps fatally injured.
occurred yesterday morning. on JEFF
ferson averi,ie near 1.-THE negro, Bap-
fist church, lat hhout II O'clock ri!
Another negro woman feGeiYed
slighticuts but was not hurt seriously.
The party who did tho cutting is
known to1the ppliee,' but up to this
time he has successfully svaded arrest,
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
SHAMROCK " ON WAY.

Falmouth, Eng, July 21.-Sham-
rock, ", with be-, convoy, the steam
yacht Erin, the former under he. own
sail, left Falmouth tonight ,fqr, tic
United States. ..f-...
1t is reported the next port Of
call of the challenger for the Americas
cup will be be the Aurcs, .....-.s.,
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24

When last seen he WAS in good
spirits, and stated that his business
that day had been good, He. was
alone when the farmers rode away.
The next day. Sunday, he was not
Friends called early Tuesday morn
ing, and when they were unable to
find any trace of the recluse, they
notified other farmers and a search
for him WAS instituted, Only Il short
distance from the store was found n
pile of ashes and on top Of these
were chsrrcd bones and some bore
particles Of flesh. &c.. .IH .....t
A large portion of the body was
covered, the burned skeleton and
parts Of this we're cooked to a crisp.
Beside the debris were parts Of cloth
ing and these were Unidentified by
friends Of Muench. 1.....u T. ..' .
Blood spatters IN the grass nearby
indicated Il at the man had been
murdered and then the body was
burned for the Purpose Of conCcaling
the crime An aX was found near the
scene, and it was coated with blood
As soon as the discovery was made,
Prosecuting Attorney Hood, who lives
at PcrFyVillc, was notified. He visited
the scene of the tragedy with the
other county officials, and after nm
investigation concluded that the aged
main Lad been rol bed ard thcn u,n-
dtNd On. $50. .. Az. 90.
II Is slrmsrd thnt che. SLAYER.
were arqunintetes 81 Mr. NIiicnch
and that they Killed him tn save
then selves ug. ...
It is believed that the murderer.
visited the store under the protcns,
of making a purchase, and thcI
assaulted the aged owner, knockt,
him unconscious, and then ransackcc
the place. .f'..n "....
According to the County officials
the murder WIS committed after IN
store had been robbed. II is believe,
the merchant was first Slupgcd an,
then robbed.
As the Officers found no reti
dcnccs Of struggle haven take
place, it is thought he was dtagge
distance from the building Will
stiIl unconscious and then knotkc
in the hcads .'@ ''.' a',"
After killing him, and for the pun
pose of hiding their crime, the nun
dcrcrs then built the fire and thrc,
the body on to it. Because Of tn
cncondition Of the torso, it is believe
the slaycTs fed as soon as the fir
pile Of debris had been ignitcd.
One foot, which had burned fror
the leg, was found ~ the edge {
the ash heap. The head and shou'
dcrs had been burned completed
away. EE
Two cats, which were the only oC
cupants Of the house with Mucncl
were near the scene after the mlrdc
was discovered, and they have bee
cared for since the killing by friend
Of tie Old mrclant~' n = y
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
Robert Smith 2 Years Old
And Willie . d The Rooster
Meet at Dawn on the Back
Porch and Eat Biscuits ., .
:. -Atnrn - III, l. tirn,Lr

90 r'.' $500 f''''''
mG7guqV .ogurM r. ~ M Lr
Like, most babies. gry for their par
cnts, little Robert smith 2 Years ola,
cries for his pet chicken. o. Robert is
the. son of Robert Smith, ST., who
lives at Benton and Bloomfield .-'i.
When dawn breaks every morning,
Robert can be found scramblinG
through the screenfin the Back door TO
meet willie" his boon companion.
willie is a spcckled rooster, not
large enough to fry, but he has an
enormous appetite r o., -
Mrs. Smith says Robert is simply
daffy about that chicken, and the
neighbors know that willie" is really
foolish about Robert, When Robert
crawls out of his cradle in the morn
ing, Willie can be found on the
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
ALTMAN > LEFT sI1, 1884 1903. III

New York, July 2l.LOhfcial APP
praisal of the estate of the late
Benjamin Altman, merchant, filed
today, places the gross taxable value
at is11;O94 sos, and the net taxable
value at sg,OOS,6l7.Ln Gifts to tie
Altman foundations partly for the
benefit Of employees of the Altman
store, were held to be exempt from
the inheritahce tax III .t1Hs>.'"
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
BITES OFF wIFE'Si NOSE T7aFH 4"
I'M -. III L a q, "

Virginia, MINI, suly 2O.-Jealous
pfc mis- ,%ife's good. looks and popu-
laAt% y! MdrfbitsG;, of Mountain Iron
pit thf y h9fTe nearly, IF his wiff'5
face after an argumeutsj He escaped
tohthe woods DeputyrSherifftNIoilani
and Others have found no traceioof
n lmhie.5s- 2n,rJ8m aiI .,Hlioao csl
, Mas MaSibit tce's - ose was aMpu-
tatet rita hospiulYllno, o hnn loodq
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
OITY's STREET RAILWAY PAYS

San francisco, July 21.--San Fran
clsco's municipal street railroad, known
as the Geary street line about SIX
miles long, earned sl36,45O20 net
during the fiscal year cneHcd juno
80, according to figures just made
public here. '.'' > '" ,''"' bod
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
TWO MEN LURKED AROUND The STORE, D. !.
DAY BEFORE CRIME WAS COMMITTED
Youths Held by Prosecuting At
torney Hood Deny They Slew
Aged Recluse---Report of Con-
fession is Denied Tragedy Stirs
Whole Community. .,.. =. ~,.,r .o

lrryylk being the parties
AIucnh merchant who lived miles
Of
made yesterday. .,,., co.. .f... d.,
about and ded
somewhat
he VAS I,atronied ly
his
II the
lie last alive Saturday night July IL lie
at
n who knew the aged merchant intimately! 'H
looked a wealthy and adj
that he
tune beneath his store building which little than cabin
building lived
midnight wandered
Of visible miles
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
TEACHER cows BURGLAR
} -"1'' '-.'sf i' COZ WITH RAZOR

New York, July 2l,AMiss Mary b.
Vincent, "a NgWafk School teath&f1
with a razor IN her Hand stood giiatd
over a burglar for half an hour while
She waited for the police. '"S..' "
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
ITET0-Nl n NnWWNN ,NiTO ,NnI'..|IJ
DRESSES HER Gov In KIMoNOF, ,

'TF' u |TET' = lLINNiIl J" Y" IU'
t..r"hla1h B. ga.'iH q j: nm bal
Chicago, July 20.6-Humanc officers
iocided IL Was none of.fheir business
{ woman wanted TO hdpess her cow
n a. yellow 'kimonod tGoproteot herr
rom the flies. Neighbtas had, kieked.;y
&
) y. g. Snihcf Of Oak" Ridge Was a
Cape visitor, yesterday. ~" F'7adi&"
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
---'T' - -I"-'a n = = ~ =
MAJOR GOES To- SPRINGS. :

= 'N"t"Sa"F EfG1h ,2nI-''InJ tsrgrJ
e Jefferson City, July .2o.r-Goyi Mar
orbsdepartedl this" moringJ forrest
week Eat Excelsior, Springs. AIRS. !
Major, daughter and. son, aho de d
parted this morningsto visit week
at, their; old home. in Bowling Greu.
4 70 Y.4.gl I'D
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
tENF 4 PIEcE FOE. IAN FAILS

LQDRldqnl July p, n, Tie FQt
plague having become serious, tbs
New port qslc Of Wight Council hfas
offred cent apiece for rat tails
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
MISER ROBBED,
SLAIN, BURNED
In PERRY co:

Charred Body of Edward Muench
Is found in Pile of ashes twelve
Miles From Perryville-4H- Banked
His Fortune in the Mattress of Bed
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
MISSING MINERS BODY FOUND

Hcrrip, IlIgiJu4y l4l,--IHunters in
q wood four Ipiles nogthwest Of here
found the body Of Harry Kendall,
d young miner, who has been missing
d month ,iThree bullet holes, had
PIERCED the body and 4, pistol with
opq empty fholl and five, loaded
cartridges was lying. beside him, In
dications are that the man was
murdered, ~ t-. ,...,
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24

Mrs. John Gold and Miss Fife
Gold came up from Chaifce to do
some shopping They returned to
their home yesterday. 90
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24

. e
Mrs. Rosie Howard, formerly, Of
this city, died yesterday morning at
her home near BurfordSyilIf, No.
( The remains, were brought to The
Cape yesterday afternoon by Under
takcr Martin Lorbcrg, and the, body
rfpared for burial in his parlors,
/ Mrs. Howard had been sick but a
short time, and her death came as an
unexpected blow, She was the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs William .Hcisc
OF this city, ., q. o., ~.
She was thirty-siX years of age at
the time of her death, and is sur
vivcd, by husband, Bon Howard,
and two small children. &c.. .
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
Elmer Stellers Fights Blacks.
But is Overpowered And
'>+ .,.., Relieved, Of So ID cd"
iinai s'sa!g in2 .Gu seso.yi.'rofoj
PAIR HEAVILY ARMED
u STOP CLE74AR1N DARK
"a .GSm -YaYG3d .1g1tc
Bruise. Prolesdvei Youth and Then >
b One Holds Him While Other
70 ~, RObs 80 bnf hsgys1 ,iar

sol sss'9sd cid !oa1unm n
9"a of ry.-v Y 1Lrf -yftcf-e5{ az. AN
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Continued on page -
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-24
WILSON ORDERS } 1: I.
new HAVEN MEN
.. Be PROSECUTED
r..nup lIa.sy ...--, ..t g., ..-..
J.. F915Ua ] % " HI.F fHIIq n
President Tells Attorney
General to Take Case Before
- eaoa the Grand Jury .!, ,.''
SUIT DISSOLVE THE IT.
RAILROADS.&C. ASKED

! It9njUI9 51inSlI bra IHV5l .1,nIl
.ybEd 1d' ID ETTg 81 bluo
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
SYNOPSIS.

Challis Wrandall IS found murdered in
road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dall 10 summoned from the city and iden-
compamed Wrandall to the inn and sub
eednently disappeared, is suspected.
Mrs. Wrandall starts back for New York
in an auto during a binding snow storm.
On the way she meets young woman in
the road who proves to be the woman
who killed Wrandall. Feeling that the
girl had done her service In Kidding her
of the man who though she loved him
deeply, had caused her great sorrow.
Mrs. Wrandall determines to shield her
and takes her to her own home. Mrs.
Wrandall hears the story OF Hetty Cas-
tleton's life, except that portion that re-
Aates to Wrandall This and the story or
the tragedy she forblds the girl ever 20
tell She offers Hetty home, friendship
and security from peril on account OF the
tragedy. Sara Wrandall and Hetty re-
turn to New York after an absence OF
year in Europe Leslie WrandaH, brother
of Challis, becomes greatly interested IN
Hetty, Sara sees in Leslie's infatuation
possibility for revenge on the WrandaHs
and reparation for the wrongs she SUI
fered at the hands OF Challis Wrandail py
marrying his murderess into the family
Leslie. IN company with his friend bran
don Booth, an artist, visits Sara at ner
country place. Leslie contesses 70 sara
that he Is madlv In love with Hetty sara
srranges with Booth to paint a picture OF
Hetty. Booth has haunting feeling that
he has seen Hetty before. Looking
tnrOugn pOTtIOH0 Oh pictures ny al W.
known English artist he finds one or
Hetty. He speaks to her about 1t: Hetty
declares It must be a picture OF Hetty
Glynn. an English actress. who resembles
her very much Much to his chagrin
leslie Is refused by Hetty. Booth ana
Hetty confess their love for each otner.
but the latter declarrs that she can never
marry as there is an insurmountabie par
rier liz the way. Hetty admits to sara
that she loves Booth. Sara declares tnat
Hetty must marry ] eslie. who must pc
made to pay his brothers debt to the
girl yIetty again attempts to tell the
real st Try Of the tragedy and Sara threat
ems to strangle her II she says a word
Sara irsults Hetty by revealing that all
this time she has believed Hetty to have
einned In her relations with Challis Wran-
dali. Later she realizes that Hetty is IN
nocent. Leslie again proposes to Hetty
and Is rejected Hetty prepares to ieaVe
Sara, declaring that after what has nap
pened she can remain no longer. Hetty
starts for Europe. At sea she receives q
messags from Booth that he has starred
on faster steamer and will be waiting
for her on the other side Booth meets
her and accompanies her to London: IN
an attempt to escape from him Hetty
starts for Paris. but finds Booth on the
same boat. She persists In her refusai 70
tell him the secret which keeps then
apart She declares that Sara alone can
tell him. Booth leaves for America de-
fcrnIned to get the story from Sara.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
COe111SHZ mn ~ GEC0T dHHR f7ECu7IzZD1T: cum

her champion suppose you know
that he was your rival at one time"
HE mentioned It," said Booth drily.
81 should have been very much dis
appointed in her if she had accepted
him."
"Indeed?"
Il sometimes wonder If Sara spiked
Leslie's guns for him"
81 can tell you something you don't
know, VIVIAN" said he. Sara was
rather keen about making a match
there"
Vivian's smile was slow but trium-
plant. That is Just what thought.
There you arei Doesn't that explain
Sara%
'In a measure, yes. But, you see,
1t developed that Hetty cared for some
one else, and that put stop to every
thing"
Am l to take it that you are the
some one else?"
Eyes," he said soberly.
Then, may ask why she went
away so suddenly"
you may ask, but l can't answer"
do you want my opinion? She
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
CHAPTER xvI.-continued.

The weeks slipped by. He was with
her almost daily Other people came
to her house, some for rather protract-
ed visits, others in quest of pillage at
the nightly bridge table. but he was
seldom missing. There were times
when he thought he detected a ten
dency to waver, but each cunning at
tempt on his part to encourage the
impulse Invariably brought a certain
knocking light into her eyes and he
veered OF in defeat. Something kept
telling him, however, that the hour
was bound to come when she would
falter in her resolution; when frank
ness would meet frankness. and the
the veil be lifted
There were no letters from Hetty.
no word Of any description. II Sara
knew anything of the girls movements
she did not take Booth into her conf
dence.
Leslie Wrandall went abroad in Au-
gust, ostensibly to attend the aviation
meets in France and England. His
mother and sister sailed in September.
but not before the entire colony OF
which they we're part had begun to
discuss Sara and Booth with relish
that was obviously distasteful to the
Wrandalls.
Where there is smoke there Is fire.
said all the gossips, and forthwith pro-
ceeded to carry faggots.
A week or SO before sailing, Mrs.
Redmond Wrandall had Booth In for
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
Humility.

We tell this story because 1t seems
10 us beautiful story that ought to be
told. 1t concerns General Bell and the
opening of the gigantic amphitheatey
in Manila that follows the lines of the
land. Tho general was much praised
for having built this imposing ar1
enormous structure. He pointed to ths
savage Igorrotes that were standing
about. trying to understand what Yves
going on. Il did not build e." hs said
God Almighty built 1t. but II you want
to take building in different sense.
to consider what we did. using the
great plans of nature, those poor fei
lows built ."--Harper's Weekly.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
CHAPTER XVII.
once More at Rurton,s I'M

Once wore at BUTTONS Inn.
Again Sara Wrandall found herself
in that Acknowledgements room at
Burton's inn. On that grim night In
March she had entered without fear
or trembling because she knew what
was there. Now she quaked with
mighty chill Of terror, for she knew
not what was there in the quiet, now
sequestered room. Burton had told
them on their arrival after long
drive across country that patrons of
the inn invariably asked which room
1t was that had been the scene of
the tragedy, and, on finding out, re-
fused point-blank to occupy it. In
consequence he had been obliged to
transform 1t into a sort of store and
baggage room.
Sara stood in the middle of the
murky room, for the shutters had long
been closed to the light of day, and
looked about her in awe at. the hetero-
geneous mass of boxes, trunks, bum
dies and rubbish, scattered over the
floor without care or system. She had
closed the door behind her aud was
quite alone. Light sneaked In through
the cracks in the shutters, but SO
meagerly that 1T only served to in
crease the gloom. A cismantled bed
stead stood heaped up in the corner
She did not have to be told what bed
1t was. The mattress was there too,
rolled up and tied with thick garden
rope. She knew there were dull. ugly
blood stains upon 1t. Why the thrifty
Burton had persevered in keeping
this useless article OF furniture, she
could only surmise. Perhaps # was
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
He Dropped Suddenly Upon the Trunk.

to be her wedding night. She found
no minister here. The man laughed at
her and scoffed. Then she knew. In
horror, shame, desperation she tried
to break away from him. He was
strong. She was a coed woman; q
virtuous, honorable woman. She saved
herself"
He was staring at her with dilated
eyes. Slowly the truth was being
borne in upon him.
1.-The woman was--Hetty?" came
hoarsely from his stiffening lips. my
God, Sara!"
She came close to him and spoke
in a half-whisper. Now you know the
secret. Is it safe with you?"
He opened his lips to speak, but no
words came forth. Paralysis seemed
70 have gripped not only HIS throat
but his senses. He reeled. She
grasped his arm In tense, fierce way.
and whispered:
BE CAREFUL No one must hear
what we are saying" She shot a
glance down the deserted hall. ne
one is aeax. made sure of that.