Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
EPISODE VI.
rHz CASE OF THE MwINTER
tr FAMILY.

III FAMlL1.
fortunately for both Storm and Has
4.m All. Zudora and Mrs. McWlnter
5e both starting out for the shack at
| 4. very moment the door closed upon
ssssam All. Mrs. McWlnter dreaded
sse the fatal shack again, but Zudora
INSISTED. She must see the shack and
|,verything in it, If she was to aid Smith
| the slightest degree. After Mrs. Nc
|yInter had fully explained the conditions
.Eadora was quite confident that the man
.tmnh was innocent, no matter how
| eeply crcumstantial evidence has in
|,olyed him. She also felt instinctively
.hat the widow was holding something
back
sThere 1t ls," announced Mrs. McWin-
er, with shudder.
'Why, there are no windows in it,"
. II know it. My husband built it. For
What purpose l cannot say, unless It
vas to experiment. in" Mrs. McWinter
.began 10 cry.
There, therer' said zudora. From
that you have told me don't think that
husband Of yours was worth tears"
| But have not told you ALL"
| well, what more is there to tell?"
. THE man accused of my husbands.
saih was never my lover. He was my
.Totherg
Good heavensl Why didn't you tell
bat to the Coroner?"
4 dared not. I dared not tell even
ny husband that"
'Why?"
my brother is an escaped convict.
gam It was clrcumstantial evidence. He
In ann fIn,, -, No.. NHUr1
'ln he has lived quietly here and the
piee have lost an track of him. He
H sentenced for five years and es-
ped during the first year of his term.
had taken my husband into my con-
oeace he would have enjoyed nothing
ieater than exposing George"
lou can trust me with the secret. He
,euld be totally lost If the people knew
nls Well, there's the shack. What a
Pick door!'
Reaching 1t she tried to open 1t. It re-
lsel TO bulge. She called to Mrs. Nc
inter and the two of them succeeded
pressing 1t back.
holditl" cried Zudora, reaching for a
near at hand. With this she was able
hold the door
lneh she saw Storm and Hassam All
in6 senseless on the floor. She shifted
lot moment felt dizzy. The fresh
hoWeVer, came in strongly, and after
~ movements the two men dazedly
snea their eyes. Zudora helped them
N outside, shaking them roughly. It
z quarter of an hour to bring them
Suha TO anything like normality.
aassYer Storm thought of the affair
kept to himself
esaoia believing 1t wise to close the
n akaln, was about to cast aside the
nnen her eye was attracted by a
y NJ u coarse hair caught in a splinter.
~ your husband have a dog?" she
~ me frightened woman at her side.
sut he ran. away the day my
sosa a aied and no one has seen him
suV's again studied the log thought
me earth about was soft, ana
,suey she discovered the footprints
e9g. The tuft OF hair and the
Sr w. 'eI her thinking deeply
~ your man quite rlght?" she
NJ ~, Uaehing her forehead.
pos DO you mean?"
'u1l.'. Iisal. did he act queerly at timesY,
y now you come to speak of Il.
gsr.u uought he was Just erratic.'
5ors DIT OF good luck" said
"A ~ ssseaenly She pointed down the
sroseh,a, ny, wnere a wagon was visibly
iael ~ :. nell be able 10 give us a
hori,,sss We village, want to see the
= Ansbs,s' AZ once I've an idea how !
aowf' 70 uls'
~ n good time" zudona bai,sd cha
he would gladly give ths,,
lnese two men," said Zudora In
ss sohn and Hassam An. ,.have met
Nsgon.H mo SGT them INTO |
g ilfry, mlssl''
Anansted men were bundIad into
80 ana the farmer touched mis- |
MS whip. At the outskirts ~ |
u9ey came upon mob. IL was |
ieeiiy' In the midst az this
Il, pale man securely bound
Ihey are going 70 lynch /
sHed the widow Wildly ''"s"
sa Fnat way to Zudora. too
nss one thing for her 70 do. INTO /
3se.-a tssoiutely pushed her way. |
men stepped aside grumb-
wen II this moor man -
~ gre acting like a pack Of |
n is Innocent i can ten Won
az deMinter came to his death. /
tfap he had set Tor tbis
tea would hang. His own dog
.,sze of his deathi"
senei this Is 40 time for fairy
1Hlne HIN up. bow. bsfore ne
go lnrs ~
backed against tree.
10y Anaz yea Hiil ba eaazsii,