Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-09-28
A BOLD
ATTEMPT
D. ETHEL HOLMES


be Jaw standing before dresser.
hunting ia one Of the drawers. a WON
an. Ii another moment she caught
sight Of hls reflections IN the mirror
Turning. abe faced him
Madam be said. what are you do
Ing heref'
II came Tor Jour e1fes jewels Bur
since 1 have mol found them aud have
been Interrupted "a my search ! win
puf ga operation q acheme which De.
siaed aud Tor which 1 prepared before
coming hers IA case I should fall Ia
obgalains the jewels Your wife Il Dot
10 the house / left her some ten min.
utea ago az thc door 81 o friend OF hers
with whom SHE was exchanging few
last words before parting Knowing
the dlaposltion Of my sex 10 proiong
those few parting words. l believed |
would have plenty OF time TO come
here and al least make a beginning"
Opening a retleule. she took out bit
OF paper and-handed II 10 Trevor II
was note for si.ooo
sslgn if." said tho woman.
Il VII do no such thing"
"yes. you VIII when you have heard
my reasons why II would be best for
you TO DO 80 Your wife viii be here
Ia a few minutes" Chs had got be- /
tween Trevor aud the door. locked II l
and put she key 10 her rcticule "She /
will md you locked ia here with me. 1
viii plead guilty and ask her forgive
ness. Your domestic happiness VIII be
ended"
unfoftunafes Tor this part Of the
womana plan. al this moment the
front door was heard 10 close. Mrs
Trevor had Finished the few parting
words viiu her friend end reached
htr BONE Ascending the stairs. she
attempted e. open the door OF her
room and found 4 lsekeI
eopen the door said Trevor stcrnly.
The woiuan produced the key and
did ~ she waa directed Trevor threw
open The door THE woman covered
81 a cufuef. affecting shame aud con-
tritioa airs Trevor stood looking
frcm onc 10 tbe other. hrss with amaze
men,, then with pain.
~Ob. Mark she walled. how could
your
'srhls woman Trevor began. but
the criminal stopped him.
Forgive me. Mrs. Trevor" she said
Il have Injured yon In stepping la be-
tween you and your husband. Mark
loved me before he ever sa " you. He
really belongs 10 me rather than 10 .
you lie viii deny what | say. He
will give kia own explanation Of my
being here. lie will lie 20 you. as he
has lied 10 ms. Believe him n you
win. but | assure you he Is not TO be
believed"
Mrs. Trevor east an appealing glance
az her husband. u pleaded with him
10 set himself right. though convicted
BY oyerw hesmins evidence.
Eileen he began again. and again
the woman drowned his words.
-pop't listen to him." she said. Il
win tell you the true story In a few
~er'ls- Several years ago he found
IRE an unsuspecting country giri His
words we're very sweet lie told me
that IN ms BIO bad met his fate. Of
AL the girls be had ever met was the
only ope to whom bis heart
AT this point the woman began edg Y
lns around toward she door Mrs. IRE
sos shrsnk away before Der, leaving n
the way clear. Trevor stood over
v heined. pzralyxrd with the SELF con.
'r@sed thiers unblushing assurance '
Then the wife found voics to say TO the
woman.
~L~svef~ Y
Il obey you. I leave you with the
nan who has hlixhsed my life. Would r
hat you hsd been ieft Ia ignorance
4 his troe ehsrseseFl Never again vii
- II
Che YES about to back cot Of the A
leor vhca Trevor sprans fc~ward.
'les>d n. turned ths ksy sad put u In
10 packet. -
Toe viii ssvex agai. pisy such . -
~ ssns Win ~. ~ I sAaii ps< Il
~ Of ysss ps~x 10 - 90 Give ns y
hat rs<icule-
Tns wsaAs turned psie sss grasp y
Z ths rvSfcuts tho sigAtsv.
~Elt~es-~ ssi1 Trevo~. 'taks the bag ~
yca Der. ! sest wtsA 10 use fosvs
rftb = vo~sa.-
what d ysa vi~A vita nY- asked
- wtfe. n
TT essssins tAs presf that shIs 10
IAN = lsvytsx bls<k nall" a
kDe>a advanced toward the woman.
10. speasas tie bsg. took eut an
rory ksaAisd pistol and levsled Il 81
~ adserssry. Eiiees drew bach, bot
~ kusbasd. tEncrfsg shs vespca, ~
ancsd 70 tbs thief anA took the rvt1- -
pis out q bes kssd: thea op>ntag Il Y
. took cot the unstxp~d note. Amer
Episfning the womAn's scheme to
xlsen and eoastneing Der of his tano- -
uncs hs usiocked che door and .osl Z
sr TO 90 and teispboos far ths police !
Trsvor stood guard over tbs woman Al
u the arrival Of patrol wagon fro.
police once. and she was removed II
} the city jsii 70 await trial on . W
aargs Of ievytnx bisckmsiL =
Peace returned to the Trevor fam '"