American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-27

The Enrseed Lover Attacks the oIrl.
to the wall, her face CHASTITY beneath
the rouge.
Dropping her beach wrap, Patria I'M
covered her pistol.
BE good enough" she said coldly.
ITO let me have that costume you ara
wearing. l give you this chance OF es-
cape, but warn you not to waste time
The police will be here in ten min
utes!'
Dumb in despair, Elaine began to
tumble with the f~astenings OF Lcr at
tire.
The door was tried; from the hall
way the voice OF the maid became
audible:
Miss Channingl do you need megs
mot in the least" Patria replied.
"GO away and don't come back for hale
an hour"
Patria moved across the room and
picked up the costume out Of wh1cs
Elaine had just stepped, a Spanish
dancers dress.
But it was far from easy to manage
the change and a pistol at one add the
same time. On sudden decision Pa&ria
unlocked the door.
Put that beach cloak over your un-
derthings,' she ordered Elaine, "and
go!"
Submissively, Elaine picked up the
cloak and went to the door. Patria
crossed TO a cheval glass on the far
side of the room, on the way putting
her pistol on a little table in the re-
cess Of the window. A moment later,
while hooking up the dress before the
glass, she saw Elaine fling the door
open and dart toward the table.
Patria moved. bur Elaine had moved
too quickly for her. Her hand closed
upon the pistol.
simultaneously a mans hand was
thrust in between the window draper
les, holding a revolver. This last was
discharged with what. in that smal2
space, seemed deafening defamation
Without as much as a sigh Elaine fell.
She was dead before she lay at rest.
Thoughtless Of danger. Patria
reached the window in time to see IA
nun leave the foot Of a ladder whose
tOpmost rung rested on the window
sill, and scurry of in desperate haste
AS she turned back she heard sew
eral people hurrying down the corri-
dor, talking with more or less ANNA
ton. The accents of Baron HUI
roki were distinguishable.
At her feet the pistol glistened
temptingiy the rays it reflected struck
fire from patria's brain. Hastily she
picked It up.
Followed by Fanny Adair and Juan
de Lima. Baron Huroki unceremonious-
~ entered the room.
THE maid said she was afraid yoa
were in some sort of trouble" he be-
gas. ami checked in srupefaction. star
ing dow at the body Of the dancer.
shut that door" Patria brusquely
told De Lima.
"Wlat does it meang- Mrs. Adair
~whimpere1.
With Il hint Of c,ntempt Patria
looked from face to face.
"Mean?i she said. Tt means that
Parria Claiming is accounted for at
last. Somebody had to do it-and YOU
men bungled every time you tried it.
Now I've done my part it remains fox
you to cover this up. I'm going back
to my guests before they miss me-"
She left the three staring, dumb
founded, aghast.
In the lower hallway she encoun-
tered Parr, drew him aside, told him
what she had done.
But why? To what endr7 he
stammered.
A long as they think me Elains,
and therefore are sure that Pat1a is
dead-I am inside their councils" she
explained Il shall become intimate
with all their schemes-and disclose
to you all I find Outr'
In the dim gray twilight OF dawn the
body of Edouard was found az the fook
of the cliffs. 1t was surmised that
blinded by remorse and drink-in the
haste of his flight. he had stumbled
over the brink to his death
The discovery furnished Baron Hu-
roki and his circle with a way DOT or
their dilemma. The story tner gave
out was TO the effect that Edouard had
shot Elsine IN a ut OF Jealous rasN An@
then killed himself.
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