The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-01-17

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vincent Darlington arrived at Lea
vile. found the house locked I'M and
MS sister, who had not known pre-
ciseiy the day of his return. absent
nursing a friend In a neighboring town.
He went to a hotel, was bright anf,
CHEEKY In meeting his friends and ac-
quaintances. and retired about mid
night The next morning Vincent OAR
nngton was found dead In his bed.
his nand grasped revolver, upon the
handle OF which his initials were
scratched. Powder marks showed
around the death wound, Indicating
close range explosion, and q verdict
OF suicide was returned by the cor-
oner's jury.
stricken, crushed as she was. Elva
darlington resented this decision. She
was able to learn, trying to trace the
movements of her brother, that where
ne changed trains he met Mark Up-
ton' now worthless vagabond. He
was seen to give Upton some money.
1t was sought to find Upton later. but
ne had drifted away. His watch and
other Jewelry were found on Darling
ton, and small amount of money.
His life was insured for $4,000. Elva
being the beneficiary named, but the
insurance company resisted payment
on the ground of suicide.
So, Elva was left without a rela-
tive In the world, homelessness star
ing her In the face. for she could not
hope to pay Off the mortgage when II
was due, and hence the visit of Ros-
coe Waldron.
The latter was In q serious, thought:
full mood as he entered the one ho-
tel the town afforded. He noticed the
name across the front, "Sanganash
House." and he remembered that to
be the name Of the hotel where Vim
cent Darlington had met his death.
Then he recalled fact that was
startling coincidence. waldron look
ed over the papers at the city Office
giving details Of the suicide.
June twenty-seventh ~ he muir.
Wureds Just Q year tonight since
the tragedy 6ccurfedn
I'VE can't give you single room.
Would you mind a double-bedded one7
You see, we are overcrowded on ac-
count Of the farmers convention"
spoke the clerk, when waldron asked
for accommodations for the night.
II would prefer a single ROOM" ex-
pressed Waldron.
~ Let him have twenty-four," spoke
the proprietor in a half undertone,
siding up to the clerk.
"Twenty-four r. Waldron expert
enced a quick thrill. He distinctly re-
called noticing in the old account of
the suicide that "a was the number
of the room Vincent Darlington had
occupied. He felt a certain squeam.
ishness. Then he drove away the SUI
perstitious dread that probably made
the room banal with the direct resi-
dents of the district.
Waldron went up to his room after
his evening meal. He found 1t slight
ly stuffy, as though 1t had not been
aired for some time. He sat in
chair thinking deeply, for nearly two
hours. Then, without disrobing, he
lay down on the bed.
He had not intended to go to sleep,
but he did. All was still when ne
awoke, except the stroke Of a distant
bell tolling out the hour of midnight.
He had left the lamp burning. Abrupt
~ his attention was directed to the
window, as a slight noise echoed from
that direction.
With a wild start, an irresistible
ejaculation, Waldron arose in bed
Through q pane in the window he saw
ran beside 1t q white-faced, staring
eyed human being, man who glared
within the room like some restless
wrath.
AS Waldron arose, this being or ap-
partition In turn uttered a curdline
shrek. There was a chatter, the wa
ter pipe had given way, the uncanny
visitant had fallen TO the ground
/ below.
Waldron hurried to the window,
I opened 1t and peered below. The man
( lay prone across a stretch of brick
walk. Waldron ran from the ROOM
down the stairs, past the drowsy night
clerk, and around to the side of the
building outside. The victim of the
unsafe water pipe lay insensible. FILL
I ed with all kinds of strange thoughts,
Waldron lifted him and carried him
/ into the hotel. He shouted to the
clerk:
"A man hurt, perhaps dying-send
/ for a doctori"
! "It is not a doctor want" gasped
the victim Of the accident, opening his
eyes. "Pm done for"
"Mark Uptonp exclaimed the clerk.
recognizing the injured man.
Eyes. II came back. was driven
hereto the room where robbed and
killed Vincent Darlington. Remorse
has haunted me. l in turn was robbed
of the money that tempted me when