Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1921-08-18

was better of with this cOnspiratOr
dead; nor would l denOunce the one
who had taken his life. l hid th"
knife in n pocket Of my coat, and
hastened down the side street to ard
the nearest car line, NY Onl.y desire
being TO escape that neighb ,rhood as
swiftly as possible.
BY quarter Of three I was safely
in my room nj the hotel for the first
time feeling a sense Of real security.
Yet II was not 10 sleep. | did not
even undreSs. except 10 remove my
wet Outer-garmcntS before tlinging my
self on the bed. My brain wouldn't
rest. and lay there staring up at the
ceiling, while my mind reviewed over
and over again every incident OF the
night, and planned for the morning.
How would the murder Of Alva affect
the plot ! had started TO overcome?
Would II continue under some other
leadership? Who? And the money!
what would become Of that1 What
1 reimbursement Of plans would Harris
consider necessary? Once | knew his
conception of the situation, could
better regulate my own action. Mean
while the only safe course was 10 re-
main still, and profess ignorance.
Then had the engagement at 247 lie
/ Compile street-that might reveal
something Of importance TO help me
solve the problem.
| got up, removed the dagger from
/ my pocket, and examined II I'm the
/ electric light. 1t was a toy weapon.
! yet sufficiently dangerous, for all that,
and | looked NJ II with n sense OF hOr-
ror. How could woman have ever
thrust even that keen blade with one
blow through to the heart? Yet the
evidence was before me. Those dark
stains were blOod-human Hood
| dried now. hut unmistakaSle in their
| proof Of crime. | washed the steel,
leaving the blade bright and polished I;
then wrapped It carefully, and hid II
away Mt the very bottom Of my bag,
locking the latter against possible in
! SpectiOn by n curious maid. felt re-
lieved once | had the weapon out Of
sight.
The morning papers contained nc
reference to the tragedy-the body Of
the dead man had not been found In
time. There would be noise enough
when II was, no doubt, for Alva must
have been widely known and ranked
| as Of some Importance. Even If his
| Identity was never established, II no
SUSPICION was aroused as to his posi-
ton. and secret work In this country
yet the very MISERY Of the case would
create a sensation. But perhaps he
had papers on his person Of value. l
regretted not having searched his
| pockets. Then the conviction came
that possibly here might be the true
solution Of the murder-a desire to Sc
cure some documents the man carried.
went down to Costig8n's place on
foot, not being entirely certain Of the
exact location. II was an ordinary
corner saloon. with a stairway leading
to rooms above. In the morning Eours
the barroom was nearly deserted. but
the man at the bar, LOOKING me over
cautiously. said that "Mr Parker" had
already gone out, and had left no
word as to when he void return. /
was rather glad, yet left a tele-
phone number, with a request that
be called whenever he caile back. l
waited impatientIy for the call in my
room. but none came. II dawned upon
me that in all probability Harris was
frantically endeavOring to find the
whereabouts of Alva, as yet having no
suspicion Of his death. telephoned
Costigan's, but M. Parker" had not
returned.
sent out for a noon edition, eagx--
IL scanning its columns, but finding
nothing. Surely the deserted car,
with its grim burden, must have been
discovered before this. The police
must have suppressed the news to en-
| able them to work in secret; they
might have found some evidence IN
the dead mans pockets, or in the dark
recesses of the car, by which they still
hoped TO capture the assassin.
l remember eating In a basement
restaurant, where I was totally I'M
known. and then departing for the
approached the number given with
serious misgivings. If the police were
actually on the trail, some knowledge
Of this place might be In their posses
| Sinn and could not he too cautious