The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-22

beneath tho hole had found In
the wall OF the room. next the hall.
Getting on tho chair again.
showed them the tiny flaps OF pa
per. turning them back carefully
for they were getting worn. and
thrust the threaded needle thru the
hole. leaving II there.
Il will ask that no one moves for
moment" | said. as stepped
down from the chair. and went out
IN the hall.
In moment. those In the room
saw the needle pulled on thru and
the threads drawn after II until
taut.
I sat on the stairs 10 do this.
Tho needle had come thru the wall
and thru the wooden mopboard tina.
ran up tho staircase next the wall.
Then. slowly and firmly. ] pulled
both threads at once. and the
watchers In Marybelie's room saw
/ the key Of the burner turn slowly.
as the thread pulled Il round. IL
had stood at right angles TO the
direction OF the thread. Now IL was
turned till IL was In the same dlree-
ton and the GAS was turned on full.
Then. letting so one end OF the
thread. pulled on the other. and
the whole length was drawn thru
the hole in the key. thru the hole
in the wall. and disappeared from
view OF those In the room.
| returned. and closed the door
behind me.
"Tha, In how ~ was done" ] said.
simply. AN ingenious means. but
neither complicated nor difficult.
Tho hole was bored with Mary
bellies own auger. perhaps some
time before Il was used. The
thread was strung thru. doubtless
the night Il vas used. before Mary.
belle came up 10 retire. With her
nearalEhtedness and her low.
shaded electric lights she did not
notice the thread. which was pulled
by the murderer a,-the doctor
says-about four O'Clock"
who did ~" said the Earl.
hoapely. his face as white as death
Itself
Suppose we ask for confess
sion.~ | said. keeping my eyes on
the floor lsst the face OF the Grim.
insl unnervs me.
Il will confess" said Janet. In
low. even tones Il am the muir
derer. May | ,efl YOU about IT."
looked up then. 10 see Jane,
Fields face aglow with vital emo
ton. She sat upright In her chair.
every muscle tense. hut with abso-
I lutte soif.controi. A red spot
showed on either cheek and her
black eyes blaHed with almost a
/ Wild light
Il killed Marybclle." she said,
''in exactly the manner Mr. Prall
has shown you. Nov. will tell
sou why. Nearly four years ago
came 10 live with Marybelle az
companion and secretary. | told
her was engaged 20 Bradley Moss
and wanted TO stay with her some
thing less than year. when J
would marry him. Marybelle
agreed TO this and said
might leave when ! chose. was
very poor, and wanted to save up
my salary for my trossseau. Mary
belle had never met Bradley until
no came here TO see me. From
the moment she saw him. she
planned to steal him away from
mo. For time Bradley resisted
her charm and was true to me-
laughing with me over the wiles
and snafes she laid for him. But
no man could long hold out against
such a woman. She flattered him.
she leased him. she tempted him,
she lured him with all the powers
of her siren nature. She made her
self beautiful for him. and wove
an enehantment that succeeded at
last. lie came and told me. lie
was manly and frank. He was
sorry beyond all words, but he
could not break her thrall and he
married her.
II went away. broken hearted.
broken.lived. but willing TO forgive
them both II she would give him
happiness You. Frank Wesley.
know whether she did or not. You
know how she tired OF him In six
months or less. how she made him
her puppet. boastlng that she could
rule his very soul. Then he grew
III. and the doctor ordered him TO
Arizona. Marybelle refused to let
him go, and kept him here. dancing
attendance on her. tho there was
no longer any love on either side
She shed her charms on other men.
she was cold and cruel to Bradley
she was unfalthful TO him--yet
she made him stay here until-un.
I'll he died--killed a. surely by her
hand as II she had stabbed him
with a dagger!
After his death she couldn't
live alone. aud she asked me to
come back to her. came-for this
sole and only purpose-revenge!
Il am OF Indian descent. My
forebears we're OF the Cherokees.
and vital. an innate trait OF my
character IL revenge-justiflable re-
venge. And vowed that in her
happiest hour. ] would kill Mary.
belle, as she killed me. My life
went out when Bradley Moss died.
Had Marybelle loved him. had she
made his life happy. | should have
rejoiced."
Janet rose. and stood. tragic, n
dominant figure. Tall. 1.-THE. and
strong, she looked the epitome OF