The Jasper news., 1920-11-04

he had TO kill them to make hls get
away. suppose he had been roaming
around 80 mach he had got careless.'
-How about the revolverr asked
German. "How did he come to plant
It in Nelson's roomr'
"He was puzzled BY MFR. Nelson but
ting In on the Bradford case, and Il
made him sore. l heard him and Wick
talking about II one day, and he said
that he'd teach Mr.. Nelson not to In
terfere. Howr asked Wick. I'll
frame him for the goat II anything
huppenS'
"And was II he who had me dis
charged from my officer ] asked, Gag
erly.
"Sure II was. lie wrote q note on
Mr.. Gaston's stationery snying that
you had forged q check after he had
befriended you. he wrote in the let
ter that he was not going to prosecute
you because Of your mother, but that
he felt that you were unworthy Of en-
ployment anywhere"
~ believe" said the district attor-
ney, "that that clears everything MP,
except for one thing-why, Mrs.
Moore, did you aid him and Wick In
all these crimesT
"He promised that II would help
him he would get Eddie out" she
cried. II was desperate. I'd do any
thing to get my husband back"
German and the district attorney
exchanged meaning glances. While
| foI n
they departed that both were thinking
that this brave young woman who had
solved the mystery for them certainly
deserved some reward, and l think we
oil realized that the only reward life
ever could hold for her was the free
dom Of her husband.
Presently they went and left Us
alone, German, my mother. Barbara,
and l.
There are still two things l cannot
understand" / said, as we sat talking
II over. "The frst is"-and turned
to Barbara-"what was your sister do
Ing In this apartment on the night Of
the first murder7 When l came up
from the Lutnn apartment | caught
her just coming out of my door. I
could not help wondering II they had
made her plant the revolver"
Barbara started up, blushing.
"Oh, no." she cried, at was nothing
like that You remember a few mo-
ments before you and l had been In
your room, looking at the secret pas
sageway. Claire just then had come
into my room looking for me. She
was puzzled by my absence, and the
only solution that came to her was
that must be In your rooms. Alarmed
at what she considered my tmpru'
dence, she had slipped out into the
hall, and seeing your door open, had
investigated. OF course she did NOT
find me, for had returned by way OF
the window ledge. She told me about
It the night before she was married
don't wonder, though, that you sus-
pected her."
"I didn't suspect her." cried. q
lust wondered what she had be N do
ing there"
THAT'S right" said German. "HG
! wouldn't believe for a minute that she
had had anything to do with it."
"But what puzzles me most" wen
on, as how you ever persuaded thu
telephone girl to give Granders away
It must have been done after she haC
i given her first testimony. How did I
happen that she changed so suddenl!
4 over to our slider
As / looked from one to the othe
y for an explanation, German burst on
you'll have to ask Miss Bradfort
=. about that" he said. "She did II an
turned again to look at Barbars
B. expecting her TO speak, but she mefei!
r blushed and was silent
o go on, tell me-" urged her.
= SWELL" she said hesitatingly, 'as
). heard her testifying, had an inspira
L tion. l heard her say that she love'
l. her husband. and that she did not car
e who knew It-nnd-And-and-a a
= once realized that love was tn
!, strongest influence In the world, so
i had Mr.. McGregor ask for an adjourn
IS ment, and then"
r She stopped In confusion, tho ros
q. bushes once more mantling he
d cheeks.
sr go on" insisted.
Ie ~ can't tell It," she cried.
m "You must tell" l urged. Il nave
n right to know It, What did you dor
81 managed to see her alone"
ID Again she hesitated.
s, "What did you say to herr l d
lg manded.
T. 81 just told her." she faltereo. lov