The Washington times., 1918-07-04
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ne fioor. itB tavdry contantB fz11
exposed to visW-tfif1ss such - q
peddler might carry, gman arecl11
Of clothing, cheap jewelry and -
IKE, but prominent among the1
vas q nuRRst Of gold mounted - Q
pin, and scattered about were sono
eight or tan curfousiy ehapo1
mothar-oe-pearl buttons. II va u
sight Of these, coupled win -
conversation OF the morning. 0a1
had brought Won Geldenstsin % III
knees. qual<fng with fear Gn4 tAor
conviction OF guilt
1T cannot belt tmt possible
faitered lillian brsVely. but herssR
trembling with an underlined feAk.
Because We spoke Of = murder tn
nsoruInE-rsaIly, Niss Rachel - to-
fond OF gruesome subJectsl-oe
cause there happens to b go4
nugget here and pearl buttons
gold nuggets are not uncommon.-
and, see, there are other buttonD---
We mustn't jump TO conclulER
Mr.. Won Geldenstein-not yst-V
Yes, yea" groaned the unhaDrT
man. -thsre'B no doubt about ~
There were gold coins in the pocB-3
cts Of the clothes I was Wearln4
yesterday, and silver, and there Ua1
. litt1s leather purse with nama
on Il. What was the name of IN
sailor who was killedT
I think It vas FrankG mD-i
INJURED LIllian-
Franks. yes: Conway Franlas
almost screamed ths man That
Is the name on the purse And I
must have killed him-IF Soos
denly he thrust his hand among t.
TO right and left See hereF -
cried shrilly, drawing forth han6-.
kerchief in which some object w.
wrapped: ~thers - blood upon tn
blood It v the blood a. ths ~
dered nRnF
As he pulled At this gTuesemo
discovery, the handkerchief becAma
undone. and . knife fell from it-aa
ugly looking knife. with . Long
unsleathed blade. Al 4 clattoFo4
to the ground. LILLIAN looked e a.
man and she feared for his rsasaR
She acted promptly, for sha gathr
cred everything together, aA
thrust back the whole bunno in1D
the safe.
where Il that purseF- - whD
pered. and her own Votes aOu8
strange to her.
AerG he QroN u - -
pocket and handed II % her wftA
trembling nngerA- she DstSed = 81
threw Il into ths safe.
WAS there anything d. 49,
poeketS?-
-Money-Dothfag slsGS H -
st her Gtupidly.
Foreed to Return vafzsA1eA
Lillian pushed ths door Of o.
safe 70. Lock #" shs commanded
He obeyed mechanically. Swha4
are you going to dor ho GtaR
msrsd. =Aro you going 20 ssnd fsF
the police7 I'm q mmdsror, you
know He moved and acta6 me-
man In q dream
send for the poIiesR NA Pul
yourself together, man. LA1al
spoke with determination she ha4
realized quickly that he vaa
broken by the shock Of his discoV-
cry. Il was she who must think
and act 1--WE don't know any
thing definitely. You may not haRN
committed this murder, you reneD-
Der nothing yourself. and the fn0
OF these things being m your 20
session does not prove guilt We
must not be haSty. In any easa
nobody has been arrested for tho :
crime: IL isn't a. II another mG1
were going TO be vrongfuIly CO.
vtcted for. it"
what do you EisA me to dor
He had dragged himself up from
the floor, and was standing beGtdD
the safe which he had Just IockoA
pitiable spectacle
what should you do! NcthmG
What good would Il be to any .ono
if you denounced yourselfG Tho
mans dead and you cannot bring
him to life again Find his roan-
tives and recompenss them II yo1
like But as far as you are CO.
cerned, keep silence. No one II 80
millionaire, OF such . sordid crtmAs
But am guilty. he psrsiSts4
DULY.
you are not guilty. rstortsG
Lillian, accenting the pronoUh
your other self may BEL can
not say-but II would be the sheer
est folly to accuse yourself to IL
police You must consider Il as q
there were indeed two persona The
one who has done this thing has
vanished. and We know nothing
about him at present You are
yourself. and there IL not - breath
OF SUSPICION dSAln3L you ~
do nothing. that 10 my adj
vice Co to your oefice a. usual;
attend to your business As long
as no one else Is arrested for the
murder you have nothing to feaE!
COafesses to Murder.
Nothing but my conscience" -
muttersd II have fouIly killed .
He threw himself ints
a chair and rocked himself to and
fro. And who can say" he START
ed up wildly. how soon may -
gin again? am q criminal In thS
other life OF mine. . thief. . muEs
derer. How many people may
not have robbed, how many may
not have killed7 There have bSa1
many, many undetected crineA
My hands are red with blood
washed and washed them Asaln
last night, though l did not think
there was blood upon them. but
now know they will never b
clean" he writhed in his char
in a perfect agony Of despair.
CONTINUED TomorroW.l