The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24


he was a shocking rover, and really
more trouble than pleasure to his
master"
Mrs. Kelly was sitting with her back
to the great mullioned windows; she
could not, therefore, see her husband,
who seemed to have Just walked across
the terrace and to have paused
moment, with his hand on the open
window, before entering the room.
Whether he had heard what his wife
was saying, / did not know; certain
it is that his gaze looked very white
and set
81 remember now" continued Mrs.
Kelly innocently, "seeing my husband
put away Rags collar the other day
in his bureau. l dare say Edward
will be glad to have it later on, when
all this horrid business is over. You
must tell him that we have got 1t
quite safe"
all but uttered an exclamation then.
1t seemed too horrible to hear this
young wife so hopelessly and lnno-
Gently denouncing her own husband
with every word she uttered. | looked
up at the motionless figure still stand
ing in the window, Skin O. My Tooth,
who sat Immediately facing it, seemed
to make an almost imperceptible sign
of warning. Mr.. Kelly then retired
as silently as he had come.
Two minutes later he entered the
room by the door. He seemed abso-
lutely calm and collected, and held
out his hand, to Skin O. My Tooth,
who took it without the slightest
hesitation; then Mr. Kelly turned to
his wife and said quietly:
You will forgive me, won't you,
dear, if take Mr.. Mulligan into my
study? There are one or two points
/ want to discuss with him over
cigar"
"Ohl I'll run away" she said gaily.
60 must dress for luncheon. You'll
stay, won't you, Mr.. Mulligan? No?
/ am so sorry! Well, goodbye, and
mind you bring better news next time"
She was gone, and we three men
were left alone. /. Offered to leave the
room, but Mr.. Kelly motioned me to
1.-THE servants would WONDER" he
said Jelly, "and it really does not
matter"
Then he turned to Skin O. My Tooth
and said quietly:
~ suppose that you came here today
for the express purpose of setting a
trap for my wife; and she fell into it,,
poor SOUL not knowing that she
was damning her own husband. OF
course, you did your duty by your
client. Now, what is your next move?"
"To place Mrs. Kelly in the witness
box on my clients behalf, and make
her repeat the story she told us today"
replied Skin O. My Tooth with equal
calm.
"And after that"
"After that, you must look to your
self, Mr.. Kelly. | am not detec-
tive, and you know best whether you
have anything to fear when once the
attention of the police is directed upon
yourself. l shall obtain MIR. Edward
Kelly's discharge tomorrow, of course.
Backed by Mrs. Kelly's testimony, and,
if need be, that of M. de Kerhoet, in
Paris, ! can now prove that dog could
not have been shot by my client, since
it was following you on the afternoon
that the murder was committed. Since
the chief point in the theory OF the
prosecution lies in the fact that Mr.
Whadcoat and the dog were shot OF
the same day and with the same gun
and seeing that the animals collar
was known to be in your possession
the day following the crime. my
client is absolutely sure to obtain
full discharge and to be allowed to
laava tho co,irt without a stain upoI