Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-18
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II must get out of doors; I'm ner-
vous! l can't breathe under a root"
said to Chrys. Perhaps you'll stay
with Mother this morning" Chrys ap-
piled a comforting pat to my shoulder
and waved me away. l wandered to
the backing of the park and sat down
on a bench under the gay autumn fol-
iage to think and think. But my
thoughts were sadly out of harmony
with the lovely fall day.
They went round n round that
odd likeness of Babs to her mother.
Some day it would become very con-
%spicuous. Doubtless Katherine Miller
realized this, after Chrys had COM
mented upon it SO lengthily. Doubt
less Katherine realized that her beau
ty was of a unique type. too are to
be simply freak" or accidental. In
Babs, it was destined to attract at
tention as the child grew up. And 1t
was SO peculiar, as mere beauty, n
so extraordinarily, as resemblance,
that 1t might easily betray the rela-
tionship between the child and the
woman
Might 1t not, therefore, become the
motive for a shocking crime?
1t would be absurd, 1 knew, to take
my theory to the detectives, for they
had scorned my other theories. Be-
sides, I would have to discuss it with
Bob. He must decide If 1t were best
to let the police revive the Lorimer
scandal.
Mine was a far-fetched theory, uni
que wen in the strange history of
crimes by unwed others. One which
could be attached only to an Amor
NAL mother.
Katherine Miller was-just that.
She was ~sub-normal. primitive. I re-
membered her love letter to my hus-
band. She wasn't clever but she was
complex. She schemed and planned
to get her own way, In the most
roundabout fashion. She actually re-
lied upon other peoples goodness and
sincerity to make a shield for her own
hypocricy. And how well her schemes
worked
Down the alley between the walls OF
box, I heard mems voices. Bob and
| Morrison were talking as they paced
slowly toward me. AS they came into
the open, and caught q first glimpse
of me. Morrison stuffed hat pitlful
| bit of white lawn into his pocket. l
couldn't bear to look at 1t, but / said:
Mrs. Chaplin told me-she had to
do so, Mr.. Morrison, h was nearly
crazy. When you've q minute 30
spare, Bob, I want to talk with you"
OF course Morrison went on to the
house and Bob sat down beside me
He looked awfully stern. 1 slipped my
hand into his. And l fastened to ex'
plain my theory TO him-my strange
theory as to the real motive leading
to Babs' abduction-or murder.
Bob listened with respect. At length
he exclaimed:
Jane! I don't believe she did It'll
don't believe the child is dead!'
What grounds he had for defending
the mother, I couldn't see, but I JOY
fully accepted his hope about tn
darling child.
IT'S a blind! That b1ood-stainet
rufhe was put out for us to find! M.
dear, I wasn't with Miss Miller NOR
han 20 monutes last night. 1 started
walk home through the park and
found that cloth in the bushes, I call
ed the chauffeurs and the yard mel
and we hunted frantically, until-well
you know how ate"
I put my fingers over Bob's lips.
couldn't Dear to recall how L had act
cd about that long wait. Bob pulled
my hand down and held it in his ant
went on:
THAT cloth was dropped by tn
ghOstly gray shape you scared ava,
in the mist"
ut was put there to mislead us?"
Tn darn positive!"
"Then find Babs! You can beat tn
detectives. and besides, you won't hav
to rake up the Lorimer scandal"
How do you mean-fnd herr"
MAKE love-make love to the mo
ther!" I cried in desperation. Il