Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
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81 By JaRa Houston va

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At 8 o'clock In the afternoon Mark
Trevor locked his desk and went home.
Having let himself In with siifsslatch-
! key--he went upstairs steaihiiy, for IL
had occurred to Aim To enter dis -Hffes
room quietly, and If. her back xere. to-
ward him he would put his arms about
her and surprise her with a kiss.
f'rorh thfs It wiir be fsupposed-and
9cdfreetlyl efaflNfr. land Mfs ST.reyor
had not been long married. ~.s-"-es.-.-
aCautlonsl Vt. pushing tn ID! ,deoah aepen.
he saw Standing before Il dresser,
hunting IN one of the drawers. d WON
air. 9Th anoshef 5hIoffiane f. shal: eahght
stgltbyof ,hfs' reflection III the; 'hi1if6or.
Tdin1iie. 'she..faretf I'm! i'ra q. .@cSssf
H-itMada1n. :'ghe said, whit ,dFesy 6n do
ing here?' $500 ens.N
II came for your wife's jewels. But
since /, have not found Them sdHd, have
been interrupted in my sesrc.h,I ,.ytll
put in operation a scheme. WHICH, de
|. yised and for which | prepared lhefpBe
coming here In case | should fadL-,i
obtaining the jewels. Yolp wife II ,Aot
in the house. | left her some ten min
utes agos9t the deeI 7of 2 9pisnd of hers
with whom She was exchanging few
last woi3fs before parfihs.a fItn6wing
the disposition of my sex ito -proiong
those few parting words. | belieIed,,I
would have. plenty Of Tti1nti to 1sao1fie
here7and az least :mGkel a -l1egin5iingIys
Opening a retfcule. she took out a bit
or paper and Handed tito Trevor. 1T
was saenotesaorsSa.es) asse s9feSesosssss'iS
+ Sign it. hssie-the wornsns1 ~
X 4 MiltdSAb stfh thing. fs$
Yes yof viii When you has4s. heaxd
hX Eea ssnS 8 hg .sesiiNelad DsssbSh Br
| Won to do So Your wife Ynl be hoe
kn a few minutes" S}ie::.hsslSsgot g..
Eweeit.Tress,is and the adgi, H,skedlat
anhs PIT rhe ksy ,in 1Jessss .:e<ssbe
@lh. lind ypi itag et atEsshfFes ssaii, gse.
s'N'tI plesta Guilty. afia: Isl ttier 3l2gfta-
a ae.,sS Fsl.f !ssssi I9s a9ss; PING
| Ei,pfortunatefs fof; this pa1x::hf shpe
boaian's J. plan - at this noinent tie
4 Hont looa, WIS heard TO close. 'Af&.
\ 1reyd1i had finished the @few partiig
\ words, with her friend aud reacled
Der eheme. ~ e. Ascending the stairs. she
| attempted.etes open the door of t.hSr
foom, and found, IL loolked,is. .i5.
s"0pen tire DOORS said Trfee6r. ste1islF
| The woman produced the LEY. and
DID Ai4!sfis was difeetsdS hrrss S6r fhrak
Peq. tie door, .nhe woman esgessd
il d 8osiers affeefing shame, and .eoh-
dtition.3Il,,, Mrs.,.. Tfey6r Stood 1doshsg
from ,one 70 the other nr.t fsatrh .a1nas
| Inent. then with pain. 'r1fs.
ION Mars;~ She 'S'dff64,is Aeo%TT soeM
| vou?" ga, ia = -, - = ssg .t.f IL
s'..TAis- Woman 80 - Trey,or- bega.n..,ktst
| the criminal stopped him.
Forgive me. Mrs. Trevor she said.
Il have injuredsy6iii inSstepping in be-
tween you and your husband. Mark
loved me before be ever saw you, He
really; belongs to me rather than to
ynn. de will, deny what Il ;say.r tJses
/ will give. his own explanation, of my
being here! -'He will lie TO you, as he 8
has led tol men Besieye, Him 9 If yoI
will. but | assure you be is not, to, be:
|. believed. - -
/ Mrs. Trevor cast anappealing b1atdei,
at. her. husband. 1T, pleaded With hip
TO set himself right though convicted
/ by OVERWHELMING evddenee;s,t' 'fi l..
| Eileen he began again; and again,
the woman drowned his words =
\ s"Don't ,Astent TO. him,fpshe satd:e. 81
\ will tell YOU. the trqe; story in "a. few.
/ words. Seteral years ago he found
meal unsuspectirg country girt,, HiS'
/ words We're very sweet. He tod me
L that in me he had met his fate, OF
alb the girls He had ever metz: vas. the
only one to whom his heart L.
i AT this point the womafi begah 'edg,
ing around toward the door Mrs, fyef-
yor shrank away before her, leaving
the way clear. Trevor STOOD sBfar-
whemed. paralyzed with the self con.
fessed thief's unblushing assurance.
! Then the'Adfe found voice to say to the
] woman:
Leave" ,-.r,,,.~
Z obey you. I l, leave wy you with the
maj, WHO hps blighted sny life, Would
1 that you had been left III ignorance
! OF hts true Hharacier,a .Sevet'agafrmdnf
T. :..n
She was about to back out OF the
door when spreyoYT sprang :forsyarsl
| closed it. turned the key and put il IN
his pocket.
@foNr will never again play s,ieh N.
bold gaWe With .lDe, for ! shall put II
7 but OF your power to do 50. Give fne
! that retitule.Y.s rs1i ~ 9~.3G'
The woman turned pale, She. grasp
ed the reticule the tighter
! Eileen, said Trevor, take; .tbe bag
from her don't wish to use force
4 with d 'w6man." "''1 ~: S:Gbrs.
/ What dq. Won wish with. ~? asked
the wife.
sItl coutAins the proof that. this )wb-
i map is ,leyying blackmail." ..-,-s,,s.
Eileen advanced toward the woman,
wlD. opening tile tfap. tooE our am