Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08

''"' 'SH'iht HouSenOll UHu lcSllu'u w
an abrupt and ineXplicable change in
the demeanor of their mistress dating
: back to the previous Tuesday night. just
} week ago. That this change had bcCu
due TO fear there could he no doubt {;
fear for her very life, of the doom which
eventually did ovcrtakc her, for from
that night, too, she had armed yhcrsclf
Mrs. Hartshornc had dncd at the
Gaylors' gone to the Lcdyards' to play
bridge, then suddenly pleaded an excuse
and with Swarthmorc's escort returned
TO her home. The swift change had
come to her at the Icdyards, but it
was inconceivable that an impcrtiucnt
question or two from. the lips of n
jealous girl should have wrought such
metamorphosis. What subtle alarm
could have reached her. what note of
warning sounded in her ears
AT 3:3O that afternoon when the
closing market reports 'wcrc in from
Wall street and his business Of the day
was transacted, Colonel Lcdyard was
on the point of leaving his office when
Paul Harvey was uShcrcd in
Bless my soul, | thought you had
finished with u.s. tho rotund little man
exclaimed good naturrdly. "I'H know
enough never to commit q murder in
this town Inv Cad, what arc vou ortcr
now, Mr.. Harvey
/ "Just a littlc oddition,l inf,rrotior
about Mrs. Hartshornc. Colonel Led
ward =, paul ,o.,,,,,,lol on, ,-,, ,,
member the last time you saw her
prior to the dance
The colonel Wondered for a pomout
and then nodded vigororslv
Il do. If was on Tuesday. ,vhcr She
dropped in for bridge rubbcr NJ two.
Which She did not remain to rIav, ''
suppIementod pouI
"No: had headache or something.
Swarthmorc took her hnmc You'vc
heard about Swarthmorc haven't ,ou?
The federal nuthoritics---, -
eyes. Colonel Icdygrd p,ul
stemmed thc others flow or words "Hut
about Tuesday evening. DO Won recall
the subject of tho conversation inst be-
fore Mrs. Hartshoruc,s arriyaI:''
1--WE were discussing hor.' rcplicd
the older. man with some hesitation,
"Wendle Braddock, Doctor Pcrripc and
Mrs. Cowles had dincd with lis. and tho
ladies had their cof'oc in tbo DRAWING
room. When we iofnod thom thn, vcrc
pulling Mrs. Hartsborno to nicrcs: ot
least Trixy was. NV wife was dcfcri'.
ing her while Mrs Coulcs was an ,he
fence. so 10 sneak. Won know what
women orc,
"Thcn Triv If into us and ,.oIlcd
our attention to tbo fact of how Iirtlo
We know about Mrs Tortshornc and
her mast Wendln Broddocl was e+ond-
inr mn for hor whom ebo was nm
with Mr. Swartbmoro
"Sbe did not ot frst mention hor
baodacbeG.,
"Oh, no, She was t,Ikipy in - most
animated manner with Doctor prrrino
Rroddocx ond mo whom Triv con,o mn
and ioinod in the conversation switch
iny II ro+ber ab,,rtlv 10 tbo nos+ and
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