The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
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Part one-(Continued)

A moment later he was lost 70
sight. She was too dazed to cry out.
and her immediate impression was
that IL he had meant to rob her he
had failed. She walked on a pace
or two and then she felt dizzy and
faint; there was q seat close by ana
she could just remember stagger-
ing to this. When she recovered
consciousness she was In the hos
pital. Some little time had prob
ably elapsed between her fainting
and the recognition by passers-oy
OF the fact that she WAS badly hurt.
In that time the aSsailant had man
aged to get clear away.
With Sealed Lips She Died
She could not, or would not, de-
scribe the man who had struck the
blow. As soon as she had been able
TO establish her identity she had
been very anxious to see her mis-
tress, and Il seemed As II there was
sometNinE on her mind which she
wished to reveal to Esther, but,
whether or not this was the case,
she had died without speaking the
name.
AS soon az she was sufficiently
recovered to receive visitors, Esther
sent for Guy Hooking. She had de-
termined to make O clean breast OF
all her troubles and to take him
into her confidence; on her return
20 Helm Court she would speak also
TO Harold and to his mother. If
they thought well, the whole tale
should be told to the police-but
she would not take this step with
out their advice.
The murder of Mary Smith had
brought matters to climax II
was perfectly clear to Esther that
her life was not safe. and 1t was
absolutely necessary 10 take some
steps for her own defense. She
was no longer bound to silence-the
other side had distinctly broken
the contract-if contract there ex-
listed, Weak and Ill as she was, she
fully realized the necessity for i'm
mediate action.
Send for Her Cousin, Guy.
Guy obeyed her summons at once.
He found her a ghost of her former
self, lying on q sofa in the elab-
orately, II inartistically, furnished
sitting room of me hotel. Mrs.
Meredith was by her side, but she
rose and left the room after q few
words Of greeting TO the young man.
"Oh, my dear Esther" cried the
young man, his weak, dissipated
face drawn into lines by genuine
concern. II have been 50 anxious
about you. I've been to the hotel
every day to inquire. I've hung
about the door till they must be
at know" said Esther, smiling
again. Its good OF you, Guy, to
worry so much about me.
at is for that purpose sent for
you. Guy. have had my reasons
for keeping silence-they have not
been only considerations for myself
you have been in my mind
az" he asked, surprised.
Eyes, you, strange as it may seem
And Harold, also. / have been afraid
of involving you both in q mesh OF
troubles. But the time has come
when Il is necessary to speak, and
/ am going to tell you all that Is on
my mind, and you shall advise me-
Guy"
al WILL" he said, fervently. God
help me-anything that can do for
you VIII 90 WIN All my soui'
Tells Guy Everything.
And so Esther confided the whole
of her strange story TO her cousin
It was not without constant inter
ruptions and EXPLANATIONS OF
amusement on his part
ut Is q nightmare. a nightmare
ne cried, when she told of the flight
through the avenue from the IN
known horror, and of the subse-
quent experiences in the empty
house, NY poor Esther. this was
all before I knew you-and yet you
were yourself then! Why, / wonder
your hair was not white, that you
were not q poor. decrepit invalid!
You are wonderfuI-wonderful
and no woman on earth could have
gone through all that you have and
kept her reason"
Esther finished her story. She
told all without reservation. When