Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18

until We reached Ogden and I an
nuunCed that We would come on here.
Tonight after YOU broke away from us
YOU Went to the underground tunnels
where The siIl was kept after YOU
had, as you Thought, lost Colonel Shell
don, and YOU went directly 10 the place
where this woman was with the girl,
and on warned her to remove her, be
cause We We're on the track.
And in proof tf tie tact that you
knew her, We have y0ut attempt in the
restaurant 10 cry out and warn her
after Miss FO0te had identified her 10
Mr Mckabe. and later still, the fact
that after her arrest YOU spoke to her
in Italian and asked her not 70 betray
your connection IN the oase. As II
happens. heard YOU and understand
Italian as Well az Greek BESIDES that
We still have the MESSAGE addressed
70 her assumed name in Salt Lake.
which concMsiyrly shows that you
knew the address, which Miss Foote
tells me is that of the wife OF paulos,
and presumably the house where Miss
LaWton was held while in Salt Lake"
Reich sat pale and shaken while
Dual was speaking eyes fastened
on the floor Al the end he heayed a
long tremendous sigh and lifted a
hapeard face.
But" he began. ping vainly at
technical straw, 'but YOU haven't
proven that am married You haven't
proven that | am not Homer Reich.
You haven't proven that am this
Richmond or that
"Wait. Mr. Reich" said Dual wait
TN yoa know Of what J accuse you.
It is this: | accuse YOU first Of being
an associate of these people-of 20
ing 10 Goldfield and meeting Miss
Lawton and deciding TO betray her: OF
winning her affection and making her
an offer Of marriage and of establish
ing your position in that place by a
pretended intention to buy an interest
in a moving picture house. ! aleee
that after she had given her promise
10 we'd son Won came to SAT- Lake and
met Stakos and Paulos. OF which meet.
ing We have proof. and Of plotting the
eirl'~ capture.
"You 50 timed Your return to Gold.
field that YOU arrived TOO late for her
to be Intercepted by a warning on the
train She had taken, and YOU returned
TO Goldfield solely as You believed TO
clear Yourself from any suspicion OF
completely in the case. n that Won
hlunderod because after YOU went TO
Colonel Sheldon he kept YOU with him
so that you had no opportunity 20 dis.
appear Later, after | came into the
case, YOU sought to mislead me. but
failed for the simple reason that you
wer. combating a force YOU did not
understand, which demoralned your
self control and robbed your efforts OF
power
THE uncertainty of your position
made YOUR actions either to warn your
confederates or make your own escape
futile. Quite without your y0lition
YOU We're caught in web from which
YOU were unable to free yourself, and
SOL"
With a twitching face Reich cams
To his feet.
You ,iend' he cried hoarsely.
"You fiend' You're right. Yes, J
vas caught in a web---a web of your
spinning hadn't known YOU fifteen
minutes before | felt something about
you | couldn't understand. You
played with me--played with me for
days, damn you--like cat with
mouse, | was afraid to stay with YOU
and afraid to leave. Once or twice /
had a chance 70 leave, but my nerve
failed ne That night | went to see
Paulos | wanted to make a run for il.
and they persuaded me not 10. They
said | ought to stick and keep an eye
on you and tip off your hand,
ITO BE Continued