The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-07-07

against such danger of discovery.
Why that carelessness alone might
ruin every hope Of escape, might bring
her to the electric ehair-it was
damning evidence. +
/ dare not remain there In the
presence of this grisly spectacle. To |
be found would fasten the hideOus
crime upon me, while such story as
I must tell would never be believed.
did not know even who she really was.
or where she might be. cared moth
ing for Alva's death; horrible as it
was, I was conscious Of no regret, but
must not be mixed up in the affair
The only thing for me to do was to
disappear, and leave the police to
make their own discovery. And the
knife? the weapon which had done
the deed? What should I do with
that?
did not hesitate long. ] would |
protect her from discovery If I could;
at least until was myself convinced |
Of her guilt. There was no longer |
| the slightest doubt in my mind but |
| what this was her act. Everything
pointed straight toward her. Yet
| there might be q reason, worthy
cause, and, in any case, she had done
"a service to the country. The world
was better off with this conspirator
dead; nor would 1 denounce the one
who had taken his life. hid the
knife in a pocket Of my coat, and
fastened down the side street toward
the nearest car line, my only desire
being to escape that neighborhood as
swiftly as possible.
BY quarter of three was safely
in my room at the hotel. for the first
time feeling a sense Of real security.
Yet it was not to sleep. did not
even undress- except to remove my
wet Outer-garments before fiinging my
self on the bed. My brain wouldn't
rest, and I lay there staring up at the
ceiling, while my mind reviewed over
and over again every incident or the
night and planned for the morning
How would the murder of Alva arect
the plot I had started to overcome?
Would 1t continue under some other
> leadership? Who7 And the money!
: what would become Of that? What
readiustment of plans would Harris
, consider necessary? Once I knew his
i | ~O~-~~
better regulate my own action. Mean
t | while the only safe course was to re-
: main still, and profess ignorance
k. Then I had the engagement at PAT La
/ | Compte street-that might reveal
something of Importance to help me
solve the problem.
7 got I'D, removed the dagger from
NV pocket, and examined it in the
electric light It was toy weapon
yet sufficiently dangerous, for all that
and looked at it with sense OF nor
ror. How could a woman have evel
thrust even that keen blade with on
blow through to the heart? Yet TIT
evidence was before me. Those darl
stains we're blood-human blood
dried now. but unmistakable In the1
proof of crime I washed the steel
leaving the blade bright and polished
II then wrapped it carefully and nlo
n awav at the very bottomof my bag
"A lockingI the latter against poss1Dle III
n spection by a curious maid. felt RI
v lieved once I had the weapon out o
sight.
II The morning papers contained q
reference to the tragedy-the BODY Q
NJ the dead man had not been found l
n time. There would be noise enoug
r. when il was, no doubt, for Alva mue
have been widely known and ranke
as of some Importance. Even II d
identity was never established, IL d
SusDicion was aroused as to his pos
tion. and secret work in this countr'
vet the very mystery of the case woul
create a sensation. But perhaps 1
had paDers on his f'ersOn OF value
regretted no. havEng searched n
Dr. nockets. Then the conviction can
h that possibly here might be the tr'
,ly solution of the murder-a desire to S
I'M cure some documents the man caa 1-~
lg- went down to Costigan's place
es, foot. not being entirely certain OF q
eld exact location. It was an Drama
d. corner saloon, with stairway leaoll
: to rooms above. In the morning nou
os- tho harroOm was nearly deserted,
ID; the man at the bar, looking me ov
L Cautiously. said that "Mr. Parker n
rk- already gone out, and had le1t
we word as TO when he would return.
on was rather glad, yet l lett te
he, nhone number, with a request that
lily he called whenever he came PACK.
ne waited impatiently for the call IN
he, room hit none came It dawned up
it me that in all probability Harris "
ust frantically endeavoring to find
ave whereabouts of Alva, as yet having
ca suspicion of his death. / telepnon
ave Costigan's, but 'Mr. Parker had
I"0 returned.
nee sent out for noon edition, Gag
re- 1v scanning it's columns, but ind
in nothing. Surely the deserted c
BILE. 18th it's grim burden, must have bt
i'm, discovered before this. The pol
rom mist have suppressed the news to
not ahle them to work in secret; II
not might have found some evidence