The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
How had she got possession OF the re-


how mao Sne got pOSSeSAlOu VI TIE To
volver after the murder7
Come what may, had no intention
Of telling any One-nOt even German
of Claire's second visit to my apart
mont For Barbara's sake ! made up
my mind l would keep my lips closed
about that Incident. even II had to
stay In prison indefinitely. At the po-
lice station when the detectives had
brought me In, had quietly but firmly
refused to answer any questions, al
though they had badgered me for near
~ two hours before they let me alone.
where did you live before you
came to the Granddeck?"
where did you work."
'Where IL Rufus Gaston7"
"Where do your people Iive7"
"Why did you kill Daisy Lutan?"
"Where did you get the money you
have?
We've got the goods on you. Why
don't you copfess?"
These were the sort Of questions
that were flung at me, first by one and
| then the other. Evidently at first
they had had hopes Of breaking me
| down.
II have nothing to say" had been
my unvarylng answer to all their ques-
| lions.
Finally they gave It up and locked
me in cell for the night leaving me
! thankful that the honor of being a sus-
pected murderer relieved me from
sharing cell with some of the frowsy
prisoners | saw brought past my
barred door,.
| Haven't you any friends you would
like to have notifled?" was the last
question they asked as they left me.
! 81 have nothing to say" repeated
once more.
Nor was this answer this time mere
stubbornness. Who was there that
could notify Of my plight? Birge and
Roller. my two intimates. were some
where on the high seas. The men
whom had known In the office where
had worked, for obvious reasons,
were not to be called on. l had no
idea Of the whereabouts Of my aged
relatives beyond the fact that they
were somewhere in Maine.
had no intention whatever Of COM
municating the fact Of my arrest to
my mother. Indeed, l was hoping that
she would not hear Of it until after my
innocence was established.
| thought Of German. l would have
been glad of his counsel, but remem-
bered that l did not know where he
lived. He had told me he was giving
up his position at the hotel. 1t would
be useless to try to find him until
morning.
Yet in spite Of my apparent friend
lessness, although to all appearances
there was no one in New York to
whom l could turn in this time of
trouble, 1t was wonderful comfort
to feel that l was sure OF one stanch
friend-Barbara Bradford.
Although we had been acquainted
but a few days, and although hardly q
word of love had passed between us
knew that her feeling for me already
was something greater than friendship
knew that she trusted me and that
she would remain faithful in her at
lection for me, no matter what &C
cusations were brought against me.
had been madly In love with her from
almost the first time / saw her. What
ever happened, l must keep her gu
Of It, / must find some means O.
warning her to say nothing to any one
knew that her first impulse as sool
as she heard OF my arrest would b.
| to come to my rescue, regardless 0
the fact that In establishing an alb
for me she would be blasting her owl
even II was convicted, must she b
permitted to speak. No explanation
can account for the presence Q
s a young girl alone in a mans room
: at eleven o'clock at night. eve
t though she and I both knew how vi
e terly undeserving OF censure he
= presence there was and how importan
: had been her motive In coming Their
+ Mention OF Barbara's name In an
e way In connection with murder cas-
y would be certain to wreck her sister
n matrimonial plans. 1t would mea
the ruin Of her mothers ambitions ar
y the unmasking Of the parlous cond
y ton Of their finances. 1t would mee
d that the reproaches of her mother or
l sister would be heaped on my Ba
It bara's poor head.
/ was still unsatisfied In my ov
n mind as to just what part Claire Bra
e ford was playing in the web OF my
t terry about us. She was emotional al
l. Eighty, given to doing rash things.
It felt that there was n strong possib
e ity that relations with her ex-tusbal
e had been In some way re-establishe
'e felt at times that she was being us'
r as tool by the conspirators in Il
te Granddeck mysteries II Claire W
e. involved In any way, 1t behooved Z
= to move carefully lest she should
~ betrayed in my efforts to clear N
ID self.
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