Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-29

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tbi,k9 II tbe crime was not the after
matb NJ something in tho mast what
is 10 And 70 some s,,cb secret ex;sted
mud sbo wcro nm honest woman II was
bnr Jmtv to have told mo when Of.
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h1;nd ;nfotnotion 7 toll ynmi since tbe
frst shock nf tbe news suhsided 7 hive
tao,, .I;,li,, tho ,,.l,o1o offo;, o,,or ond
I,n boginnine to coo tbot I'm vol ont
of it' 1f I can onIv kean the foct
~ NV sorious Intentions rogord;ng the
yornS woman from bccoming nublic
Hronertr Il 10 all TosL Tho identity
pf tho norson who kilIeJ ber terrible ne
tbo crime wos is of M moment to mo
cor,norod With tho Ioos Of NV ronuto
tion NV dignity and NV standing 1,
this community. | cannot afford to have
my name connected with this affair in
any way, Mr.. Harvey. As it is. | shall
undoubtedly be subjected to much in
vidous criticism because I accented her
deposit at the trust company without
credentials. That am prepared to
meet, but if anything more personal
transpires | shall never be able to hold
up my head again / hone most hearth
" that the affair drops from public
notice and IS forgotten as soon as may
be
And the murderer-?"
"The murderer bo-be confounded
sir I'm thinking Of mvself,r his voice
dropned to n whine once more .J,ve
told vou,alI 7 know Mr. Harvey. I,vr
thrown myself absolutely on vo,,r dis
cretion. your mercv, For Gods sake
keen nv enlightenment with the woman
from becoming knownl haven't tho
Ieast idea who killed bar or the motive
for the crime, and l don't want to
know. I want to wash my hands of
the whole affair and forget it. ifI can
I'm a sick man, Mr.. Harvey. You'll
do what you can for me-"
eft NAV be necessary for Won 10 re
peat what Won have fold mo to Chief
Rurke hut 7 think can nromise Won
that for the present at least vour
engagement and the Gift of the neorls
to Mrs. Hartsborne will not be given
ont TO the prcss. PauI rose once more
"If Won can recall any hint which Mrs
Uartshorne NAV have dronned as to hcr
Dast 7 hone you will communicate with
me-"
'T shall do so. Mr.. Harvey. but I
doubt that I will he able to helm Won,
Ever since tbe news came of tha mur.
der I have sought in nv own mind for
a possible cine, hut none presents IT,
self I cannot remember n single ref
erence TO her mast life from Mrs uorts-
horne's lins - Rroddock rose o1so and
held ont n tremulous hand CT shall
be eternallv grateful If Won will keen
nv connection with the whole friphtful
affair from Incoming known"
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al hor oiononn.s haI ,Io Ian' oi .o
impression against the adamant self
interest of those with whom she had
sought to ally herself. With unconscious
unanimity they seemed to have virtu
ally arraigned themselves on the side
of the murderer himself, to help him
keep his secret, lest something noisome
be unearthed which might contaminate
them.
One moro interview remained bofora
Paul proposed making his report to the
chief and as he TAXED toward the i'm
| posing Bachelors Club, where Cor
neliuS Swarthmore maintained apart :
mcnts, he mentally correlated the re-
suit of the days investigation. Mrs.
iartshorne had undoubtedly taken
fright at the direct questioning of Bea
trice Ledyard, had read in it the first
gathering clouds of the storm of gossip
and criticism which might demolish all
she had built up and end by defeating
what plan she had made and ostracizing
her; she had decided to flee before it,
to sell her house and strike out for fresh
territory, when all unexpectedly Wendlc
Braddock had offered a sure means OF
turning possible defeat to victory.
And with the first taste Of triumnh
the Gun had been dashed from ber Iins
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