The Washington times., 1918-10-21
The PIOtters
AN UNUSUAL SERIAL OF EAST AND WEST
Elizabeth Agrees to Question Talak
About His Possible Connection
With Chapin's Death.

-Aftsr that" she Said, Il saVss
Taiak seldom, although Amos toi4Ii
John and me that the Pole waSig
going 70 leave. declaring that a.
the fellow went away, before hlas
month was Up his pay would 49,
withheld. -
John sxpostuiatsd At this dsdss,I
non, and Amos seemed 70 aRroa 81
MS objections. But later Be az
send Talak OF without his monaT.s,It
How DO you knOWT" D0uEiaSy
because We met him Eoinr9
aWay-John and Las We wsrs ISL
day ot--of AmoS's' DEATH -
He was going away, was hsk5s
was he empty handedf~ ~
Poeest. We're EnOty. -
les and his pockets we're empty 4
too' ne girl tried TO smiIe. sIfsS
vas thSn that John save him thaoo
money Talak spoke % 70 you. rie
40 not know how much Il was. Ia
said he would not forget John ~
Dtd he say anything Olsof" M7
Elizaosth reelected for q momsHGSi3
Yea, remember he said that NJ
would not forget Amos either. IRs1
1NN-1N4 A-88 = kIEBAA1 8n0 a00A|.
her voice trembling. @Oh, Dou<5s2
las-don't you think II looks a. ~,
We had found . clue to-the muF-S5
der7" 10
Her hands were eIasped tiKhtiy.giI
and her brother took them in hisai
warn grasp lal
Dear" he expostulated, -if yOaIl
are going to allow yourself to 81
excited and nervous. / must noS,f
let you talk about this matte. AZ
Now listen II ali rests Wtthga
YOU mean whether we dtscoveE.s
that for which We are searehIng-xE
a motive for the killing OF AmoGd
Chaplin. I know you are strong'-a
but / also know, as do you, how
much is at stake Have YOU the,F
-self-control and will-poWer to seSh
this thing Throughout to break
down or go to pieees7 ~
IF not, do not fancy that I wfThN
blame you I won't. Yet 30 muehsH
depends upon you and your nervSs
just now"
She was gazing nxedIy at him ass
he talked, anR his words Wroughea
a wonderful change in her de-,E
meanor. She drew q long breakhiN
as " prepartns herself Tor 1nlE
ordeal. but when she answered,
was in a voice which, though tenss,s
was as steady as his own ~
81 understand. Thank you, dearsk
Douglas, for recalling me to N.Y.
more sensible self. -
Yes. I am strong enough-E[
must be strong enough-to do any
thing since IL IL all for john IL,
''Goodr' the young physician aD- =
proved. you and / will iinish dis y
cussing the various phases OF this :
affair, then~we viii make our plans y
accordingly. =
Now, TO go hack to your en-
counter with the Pole on the day
when you and Butler met him as
you returned from your waIk-thO
day Of the murder. You are sure
that the fellow had nothing in his
hand-no weapon OF any kindF"
Elizabeth Agrees.
Not when he was talking to
John" she affirmed. II noticed
that he kept opening and shutting :
his hands IN a hdgetty kind Of
way"
"Did you see him before he saw
your" =
Yes, he was walking along the >
path at the edge Of the wood.
When John called out to him he
stopped. Ohi"-her face changing =
suddenly as q memory came TO her
II think / do remember his stoop-
ing down and laying something On IA
the ground when he heard John'BlO
voice. / did not see what II waS,ro
but I recoIIect thinking II was
probably his bundle OF clothes" "a
and you did not see him take itsl
up AGAIN." -
mo, for after John had finished :,
talking to him we came right on -
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became Of Talak after that He
said he was going to Midland"
Perhaps he did go later" Doug-.y
las remarked But he may hays.S
come back here TO the house first. =
There is only one quick way Of
finding out" -
And that is 10y
ITO get him TO tell you about IL
I doubt IL / could coax him to talk
as well as you could.
you see, II he knows that Butler =
is likely to suffer the extreme pen
atty for his wrong doing, and II he y
can be reminded that John was kind p
to him-a fact which you say he 2
declared he could never forget
maybe his conscience may be stir y
red to confess the truth II he Is -
coming tonight, there is no time TO =
be lost Yet"-wAtching her mar
rowly-'you said a while ago that; p
YOU could not see him." rgF
The girls tone proved to the ply
stefan that her recent illness had II,
not weakened her indomitable will -
She lifted her head proudly, defy! p
ing her own feebIeness.
yes. I did say that then, but 20
do not say Il now. will see y
Tslak, and will ask him any ques- y
ton you suggest" -
To Ra Conffnued IN