The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-01
CHAPTER v.
Precautions.

HI
Parks who treasured US when
/ he came hurrying back a min
ute later with glass OF water
In one hand and a small phiaI in the
other.
A 'E5s has these spells" he said TITS
kind Of vertigo Give him q whiff
Of this He'll be all right pretty soon.
though never saw him quite so bad"
1--WE can't leave him lying here on
the door" said Godfrey.
There's a couch seat In the music
ROOM Parks suggested. and the three
Of ns here the still unconscious man
to IL sss.--.--s-
Then Godfrey and sat down and
waited While hA gasped his way back
10 Ia .
'sThouKh be can't really tell as
much. Godfrey observed. I'm fact 1
doubt. II he'll BE- willing to tell any
thing But his face. when be looked
at the picture. told rs all we need TO
know = -
Thus reminded. took the photo
graph out Of the. pocket into which l
had Slipped II and looked at &c again
sKhere did you get it'' asked.
1.-THE police photographed made some
copies This On one OF them"
sRut what made you suspect that the
two women were the same?"
81 don't Just know. answered Cod
trey renectively They were both
French. and Rogers spoke Of the red
Hello-our friend Is coming around
How do you feeI?''
Pretty weak Rogers answered. al
most In q whisper. what sent me
OFT" Then his face turned purple.
and thought he was going or again.
But after a moments heavy breathing
be lay quiet II remember now" he
said. "Let me see that picture again"
/ passed IL to him. His hand was
trembling SO he could hardly take it.
but saw he was struggling desperate
Iy to control himself. q
EDO you know herr" Godfrey asked &
Never saw her before" Rogers NUT
tered when / FIRST looked at her I
thought ] knew her. but It amt the
same woman"
do you mean to say" Godfrey de-
nnanded sternly. that that n not the
woman who called on Mr.. vantine to
| night?"
Again Rogers shook his head.
4Oh. no." he protested: its not the
same woman at all. This one In
younger"
Godfrey made no reply. but he sat
down and looked at Rogers. and Rog-
ers lay and eazed at the picture. and
gradually his face softened al though
at some tender memory.
Come. Rogers" i urged at last;
you'd better tell us all you know. If
this is the woman don't hesitate to
say So"
SI've told you all know. Mr.. Les
ter" said Rogers. but he did not meet
NV eyes. "And I'm feeling pretty
bad. think Id better be getting to
bed" -
Yes, that's best agreed Godfrey
promptly. sParks will help you" and
be held out his hand for the photo
graph.
Rogers relinquished It with evident
reluctance. Good night. gentlemen"
he said weakly and shufied away.
leaning heavily on Parks shoulder.
"wellr' said I. looking at Godfrey.
~He's lying, OF course. We've SO to
ard out why hes lying and bring it
home to him Bnt it's getting lata i
must get down 10 the Office One
word. Le&ter-be sure Rogers doesn't
give you the slip
ST'n have him looked after" PROM
tsed "But I fancy he'll be afraid 20
run away. Besides. it Is possible he's
telling the truth. I don't believe any
xvounan had anything TO do with either
death"
who did. then % asked Godfrey.
Nobody, -----@
lyon mean they both suic4ded in that
abnorrnai way2"
enc. IL wasn't suicide-they were
kI1led-but not by human beinS-at
least. not Directly felt that was
Aoundertng hopelessly and stopped. Il