Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-27
(Continued from our last issue.)
 CHAPTER TX.

Sergeant Barry waited until the racking, fearless sobs had ceased, and then he asked quietly:
 What had Miriam Vane to do with your wife, MT. Griswold?"
 Griswold raised his head and the detective had the shock of his career. He had thought that the mention of the dogs foolish pet name had re- called the dead mans wife, and that 1t was genuine grief which had opened the crusty tinancier S long, closed heart, whatever his relation to the oher woman and his share in the mystery. But it was not resurrected sorrow which met his amazed eyes; Griswold's thin, acidulCus face had been transformed into that of an eX- ultant fiend and personal fear scene to be wholly forgotten in the suIren- dering of the hold which he nad heia over himself.
 Miriam Vanei" The repetition CT the name came with d raucous laugn. Miriam Vane was my wife, my law ful wife to the hour of her death, and she was too clever to give me an op- portunity to free myself from her, at
  knew 1 could not afford. It took some one cleverer than she, less eau tious than 1, to fire that shot last nlght, and because Of it l owe a debt for the first time in my nIe. GeDt of gratitude which even my money can never repay!"
 Despite the astounding revelation. Barry did not allow his expression to change, and his tone was sauvely persuasive as he sugges,vr:
 Suppose you tell me the whole story, MT. Griswold. Our knowledge of the truth may enable us to prevent the notoriety you wish to avoid. How long were you married to the woman who called herself Miriam Vane?"
 For twenty years, ever since sn- was girl of sixteen and l law stu dent of twentytwo down in a little town called Springyille in Delaware. I've given out these many years that ! was a widoWer because of the dis grace of the whole affair, but it is evident now that the truth must be known and you'd find it out sooner or later.
 Six years our marriage lastcj-siX years that brought disiilusionment to me in spite of her beauty.
 ''She was twenty-twO, '-.5 fuu tide of her deviiish fascination and knowledge of how to use it when 1 accepted a clerkship Tn Cleveland with the law firm of Venner & Scul- ly'-he broke off to add:
 ''Venner had a son, a goOd-lOOk;ng weakling with a delicate Wife wha aLored him. The chances are that he would never have, amounted Jo anything anyway, but the minute he laid eyes on Miriam it was all up with him.
 He paused again -.- his bony hands clenched. Barry ventured:
 Do you mean that she broke up their home and yourS?'
 T mean that they ran away to- getfer and his sicllly wife went mau She died in sanitarium within a year."
 But why didn't you divorce her, Mir. Griswold?" asked Barry.
 The other groaned.
 Because I thought she was cut Of my life forever. 1 thought she wouIu drift the way of all such women the opportunity to rehaDilitate herself by marriage with another infatuated fool was denied her.
 He and she were in some out-ot the-way hole in the south, leading a cat-and-dog's life, chen somehow Ee learned of his wife's madness | death, and ill remorSe ne blew his brains out."
 So that was the explanation of tn empty cartridge shell treasured all these years like the symbol Of q ghost that could not be laid, Barr. whistled softly and then sudden { question came to his mind.
 MT. Griswold. you told me while | ago that Mrs.-Vane was too clever to give you an opportunity to free yourself legally without notoriety wLich you could not afford. Surely her elopement with young Vennel | provided you with evidence enough
 Griswold rose and commenced tC pace the floor When VenneI slipped through her fingers she re membered that she still had lega i hold on me and all her calculating shrewdneSs came to her aid. When she found me-I was lying ill wit, typhoid in d Chicago hotel. Men d strange things in delirium and I must have babbled her name.
 Some fool specialist thought he, presence would pull me through tho crisis.
 When I awokc to consciousness sh, was in full command and l was to, weak to do anything. In the eyes O the law had condoned her offense The sergeant nodded and Griswoll resumed.
 Tt was sheer blackmail. met he terms; quarterly allowance on con dtion that she change her name au leave the country.
 He halted in his restless pacing an when he spoke again it was with hi face averted from the detective Last October the janitor brougl 2 note up 10 me, and I found that sh
 had had the impudence not only {
 break our agreement by returning { | America but had actuallV dOmicilc