The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-15

door, but could not reach it. Doubtless
the only thing that saved Hassam Ali,
or Storm for that matter. was the sec
ond opening of the door, which let in
gust Of pure air and carried out a
certain volume of the poison.
Fortunately for both of them Zudora
and Mrs. McWinter were both starting
out for the shack at the very moment
the door closed on Hassam Ali Mrs
McWinter dreaded to see the fatal
shack again, but Zudora insisted She
must see the shack and everything in
it, if she was to aid Smith in the
slightest degree. After Mrs. McWinter
had fully explained conditions, Zu-
dora was quite confident that the man
Smith was innocent no matter how
deeply circumstantial evidence had in
volved him. She also felt instinctiyely
that the widow was holding something
back.
There it is" announced Mrs. Nc
Winter, with shudder
| why, there are no windows in it,"
81 know it. My husband built it.
For what purpose | cannot say, unless
| it was to experiment in Mrs. Me-
| Winter began to cry.
| ~ IHeIe, tHSlG- Sdlu LuuoId. ffUu
what 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
1 death was never my lover. He was
my brother"
Good heavens; why didn't you tell
that to the coroner
81 dared not. | dared not tell even
my husband that"
"Why?"
my brother is an escaped convict.
Again it was circumstantial evidence.
He suffered in another mans place.
For two years he has lived quietly
here and the police have lost all track
of him. He was sentenced for five
years and escaped during the first year
of his term. II l had taken my hus-
band into my confidence he would
have enjoyed nothing greater than ex-
posing George"
you can trust me with the secret.
He would be totally lost if the people
knew this. Well, there's the shack.
What thick door!"
Reaching it she tried to open it. 1t
refused to bulge. She called to Mrs.
McWinter and the two of them sue
ceeded in pressing it back.
Hold it," cried Zudora, reaching
for log near at hand. With this she
was able to hold the door.
Then she saw Storm and Hassam
Ali lying senseless ON the floor. She
shifted and for moment felt dizzy.
The fresh air. however, came in
strongly and after few minutes the
two men opened their eyes. Zudora
helped them both outside, shaking
them roughly. 1t took quarter of
an hour to bring them around to any
thing like normality. Whatever Storm
thought of the affair he kept to him
self
Zudora, believing it wise to close
the door again, was about to cast
aside the log, when her eye was at
tracted by a tuft of coarse hair caught
by a splinter.
did your husband have dogg'
she asked the frightened woman at
her side.
Yes. But he ran away the day my
husband died and / haven't seen him
since"
Zudora again studied the log though
fully. The earth about was soft and
presently she discovered the footprints
of dog. The tuft of hair and the
tracks set her thinking deeply.
WAS your man quite right? she
asked, touching her forehead.
How do you mean?"
81 mean, did he act queerly at
times?'
; why now you come to speak OF it.
yes | thought he was just cratic
Here's a bit of luck said Zudora
suddenly. She pointed down to the
road where wagon was visibly APP
preaching He'll be able to give us
lift back to the village. | want to
see the authorities at once. I've an
idea how your husband came to die.
; How
"All in good time" Zudora hailed
the farmer. He would gladly give them
lift These two men, said Zudora
indicating John and Hassam Ali, have
met with an accident. Help me get
them into the wagon"
SIN a fifty, miss
The exhausted men were bundled in
to the wagon, and the farmer touched
; his team with his whip. At the out
: skirts of the town, they came upon
mob. 1t was very disorderly. In
the midst of this mob was pale man
securely bound
MY brother! They are going tc
lynch hint" cried the widow wildly.
1t looked that way to Zudora too
There was one thing for her to do
Into this mob she resolutely pushed
her way. The excited men stepped
. aside grumblingly.
Men, even If this poor man was
,, guilty, you are acting like pack Of
wolves. He is innocent | can tel
you how John McWinter came to his
death. He died in a trap he had sci
for this very man you would hang
His own dog was the cause of his
; DEATH"
His dog
Come, come; this is no time fol
fairy stories. String him up boys, be.
fore the police nose in"
Smith was backed against tree