The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-24

than any other influence in the worlu.
She wanted to use it for good"
How"
We'll, she knew something of my
affairs. They are large, Mr.. Holmes
large beyond the belief of an ordin-
airy man. | can make or break-and
it is usually break. 1t wasn't individ-
uals only. 1t was communities, cities.
even nations. Business is hard game,
and the weak go TO the wall. | played
the game for all it was worth. / never
squealed myself and | never cared if
the other fellow squealed. But she
saw it it different. / guess she was
right She believed and said that a
fortune for one man that was more
than he needed should not be built on
10 thousand ruined men who were left
without the means of life. That was
how she saw it, and | guess she could Z
see past the dollars to something that
was more lasting. She found that l
listened TO what she said, and she be-
lieved she was serving the world by
influencing my actions. So she stay
ed-and then this came along"
Cdu you luIoW dHs ASHL UPON
| that?"
| The Gold King paused for a min
| ute or more, his head sunk in his
hands, lost in deep thought
Its very black against her. can't
deny that. And women lead an in
ward life and may do things beyond
the judgment of man. At first was
so ratified and taken aback that l was
ready to think she had been led away
in some extraordinary fashion that
was clean against her usual nature
One explanation came into my head.
give it TO you, Mr.. HOLES. for wnat
it is worth. There is no doubt that
my wife was bitterly jealous. There
is soul-jealousy that can be as fran
tic as any body-jealousy, and though
my wife had no cause-and | thi1k
she understood this-for the latter,
she was aware that this English girl
exerted an influence upon my mind
and my acts that she herself never
: had. 1t was an influence for good, but
that did not mend the matter S.
was crazy with hatred, and the heat
the Amazon was always in her blood
She might have planned to murde-
Miss Dunbar-or we will say tC
: threaten her with a gun and so fright
: en- her into leaving US. Then there
! might have been a scuffle and the gun
gone off and shot the woman who
held it,
That possibility had already oc.
CURED to me- said Holmes. in,
deed, it is the only obvious alterna-
l tive to deliberate murder
But she utterly denies it"
well, that is not final - is it?
: One can understand that a woman
! placed in so awful position might
! hurry home still in her bewildermenI
: holding the revolver. She might even
throw it down among her clothes,
;. hardly knowing what she was doing,
= and when it was found she might
= try to lie her way out by a total de
), NAL, since all explanation was i'm
+ possible. What is against such a
supposition?"
+ Miss Dunbar herself"
1 well, perhaps"
q Holmes looked at his watch. az
I have no doubt we can get the neces
sary permits this morning and reach
Winchester by the evening train
s When I have seen this young lady
S it is very possible that l may be OF
Il more use to you in the matter
n though l cannot promise that ms
conclusions will necessarily be such
t as you desire
e "The Problem of Thor Bridge
r / continued Tuesday.