Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-01

to the wall, her face ghastly beneath the rouge.
 Dropping her beach wrap. Patria un- covered her pistol.
 Be good enough" she said coldly. ''to let me have that costume you are wearing. I give you this chance of e. 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 fastenings of her at- tire.
 The door was tried; from the hall- way the voice of the maid became audible:
 Miss Channing, do you need me-"
 "Not in the least" Patria replied. "Go away and don't come back for half an hour"
 Patria moved across the room and picked Up the costume out of which Elaine had just stepped. a Spanish dancers dress.
 But it was far from easy to manage the change and pistol at one and the same time. On sudden decision Patria unlocked the door.
 Put that beach cloak over your un- derthings," she ordered Elaine, "and Eor'
 Submissively. Elaine picked up thc cloak and went to the door. Patria crossed to a cheval glass on the far her pisSol 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. but Elaine had moved too quickly for her. Her hand closed upon the pistol.
 Simultaneously a mans hand was thrust in between the window draper ieS. holding a revolver. This last was discharged with what, in that small space, seemed deafening detonation. Without as much as a sigh Elaine fell. She was dead before she fay at rest.
 ThOughtleSS of danger, Patria reached the window in time 10 see a man leave the foot of ladder whose topmOst rung rested on the window sill, and scurry off in desperate haste.
 AS she turned back she heard soy eral people hurrying down the corri- dor. talking with more or less animal ton. The suave accents of Barou Hu- roki were distinguishable.
 Al her feet the pistol giistened temptingly; 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- ly entered the room.
 "The maid said she was afraid you were in some sort of trouble-." be he. gan, and checked in stupefaction. star ing down at the body of the dancer.
 shut that door," Patria brusquely told De Lima.
 What does 1t mean?" Mrs. Adair whimpered.
 With a hint of contempt Patria looked from face tO face.
 ''Mean?" she said. Tt means that Patria Charming is accounted for at last. Somebody had to do it--aud you men bungled every time you tried il. Now I've done my part; it remains for you to cover this up. Tm going back to my guests before they miss me"
 She left the three staring, dumb aghast.
 la the lower hallway she encoun- tered Parr. drew him aside, told him what she had done.
 But why? To what endTr he ,tammered.
 As long as they think me Elaine. md therefore are sure that Patria is lead-I am inside their councils" she explained. Il shall become intimate with all their schemes-and disclose O you all find out,'
 
 In the dim gray twilight of dawn tho 'ody of Edouard was found at the foot f the cliffs. It was Surmised that '!iRGed by remorsc and drink-in the taste of his flight, he had stumbled 'ver the brink "a his death The discovery furnished Baron Hu- oki and his circle with a way out of heir dilemma. The story they gave ut was to the effect that Edouari had hot Elaine in fit of jealous rage. and hen killed himself
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