The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-07

Absurd ridiculous, Do you
think ] don't know Mrs. Willougby
when I see her? And not one OF
the servants disputed her identity"
Snatched F-Om the Grnve.
The reporter shrugged his shoul-
ders. II can only tell you what my
paper says" he said. "But, jove.
it was close call. The parson had
prayed over the wretched man. they
had marched out to the tune OF the
prayers for the dying. and he was
actually sitting in the chair. That's
what ! am told, anyway, for, as you
know. I wasn't up at the prison. He
walked in that funny, jerl1y way OF
his. but at plucky as you could
wish. Repeated what he said at the
trial-that he supposed he struck
the blow, but that he remembered
nothing OF II. He said he wasn't
sorry TO die, for he was best out
OF the way. And so everything
would have ended and he'd been in
another realm by now il that mes
sage hadn't come in the nick of
vowing he had gone through the
suffering OF death and didn't want
TO live. They Carried him back to
the cell, and there he is-awaiting
developments. or course, they won't
electrocUte him now, whatever hap
pens"
There was nothing more to be
learned from the newspaper man
and soon after Blake took his de-
parture.
Twsedledum was left alone TO
wrestle with his own fears, and to
console Violet as best he could.
PanEbOurne II ExOnerated.
1t was not till later in the after
noon that the actual truth became
known. Then here was no lack OF
detail in the papers; they We'd with
each other. indeed, in the Rngth OF
their articles and the space which
they devoted to this. the greatest
sensation and romance OF the day.
It was true that Mrs. wiIlougby
was not dead. She had appeared
Just in time to communicate with
the authorities and to save the con-
demned man. And what she had
10 tell completely eXonerated Pang-
bourne from the charge OF murder.
Toward midnight" she said. ~
saw that Mr.. PanEbourne had taken
more to drink than he could stand,
and I suggested that he should go
home-this in spite OF the fact that
I knew his wife had forbidden him
to return to his own house. He was
UH-s
at once and stumbled down the
stairs. I let him out at the front
door, after helping him on with his
coat. noticed after he had gone
that, while playing with the knife
the one that did the murder-it is
very sharp. though ! used it for
cutting papers, must have wound
ed my hand, for there was blood
upon my fingers. This is the bloou
which left a stain upon Mr.. Pang-
bourne's shirt front. and il must
have happened while buttoned the
cloak for him--the poor fellow could
do nothing for himself.
kidnapped BY Italians.
Il watched him from the door as
he stumbled down the street, and
and when he reached the corner
il struck me that 1t was not safe
for him to go home alone. so, acting
upon the spur of the moment. ! ran
after him. leaving the door Of M
house open. There was a cart at the
corner Of the road. and, two men
and a girl were sitting in it. AsI
passed the girl spoke a few hurried
words to her companions, and they
Immediately spranIi down and seized
me. There was no one in the street
TO help me. and 1 was gagged before
/ could cry out Thy threw me into
the cart and drove off. ! was kid
naped, and 1 knew that was IN the
power of some Italian rogues who
wha had a grudge against me-"
Tweedledum, having read thus far,
threw down the paper.
love" he cried. Il see il all
now. But what does this mean for
Niolet-and for me-"
Violet Leaves New York.
Mrs. PanEbourne left New York
that evening, as she had arranged 10
do. but the circumstances Of her de-
parture were very different from
what she had anticipated. First and
foremost. Tweedledum did not &C
comnay her, he teurned a deaf ear
to all her entreaties.
It was necessary, he pointed out.
that sehould see Lillian and make
certain Of her discretion in the ex-
animation which must follow the
extraordinary development OF what
had become known as the '.Pang-
bourne case."s She seems to have
been talking very freely" he said.
land you may not realie II, but II
she gives any hint Of the plot to
which she lent herself. you and /
Violet, may find ourselves in the
dock"
she dare not" cried Violet, FOR
her own sake. She dare uot-'
I'm not so sure OF that" retorted
Tweedledum. You must remember
that circumstances are not quite
the Same now as when she acted for
us. She never liked the Job. and
incidentally, she hatse me. ! forced
her to do what wanted by threat
ening to give her away on the little
matter OF her bigamy. but that rods
broken now, for, as you know. the
whole truth leaked out when the
police investigated her affairs. II
hight not have done so II that
Tanned fool, Frank wiIIoughby had
not claimed her estAte-such as IL
was"
She'll be tried for the bigsmy.
now, suppose?" said Violet
CONTINUED Tomorrow.)