South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-26
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Mr.. GTlswold ."
Grtswold raised his head and the
detective had the shock Of his career
lie had thought that tho mention OF
the dogs foolish pet name had re-
called the mans dead wife and that
it was genuine grief which had
opened the crusty lnanciers long
closed heart. whatever his relation TO
the other woman and his share IN the
mystery But 10 was not resurrected
sorrow which met his amazed eyes;
Griswolds thin. acidulous face had
been transformed into that or an eX-
ult7rf rerd and personal fear
seemed 90 be wholly forgotten ia the
sundering or the hold which he had
held over himself
Miriam Vaue The repetition
~ the name came with a rauco1s
laugh Miriam Vane was my wife.
uy lawful w-te 20 the hour of 1er
death and she was too clever TO give
ue am opportunity 90 free myself
from her. at least without The no.
toTicty that She knew could not
afford. It took someone clevercr than
she. less cautious than j. to- fire that
shot last night, and because Of 1T /
owe debt for the first time in my
life debt o. gratitude which even
my money can never repay.
Despite tho astounding revelation
Barry did not allow his expression 90
change and his tones were suavclv
persuasive as he suggested.
'Supposa SOU tell me the whole
story Mr. Gr.swold our knowledge
OF the truth may enable us to prevent
the nutOriety you wish TO avoid How
lons were you married TO the woman
who called herself Miriam Vane ?"
For twenty years. ever since she
was "a girl of sixteen and law
student OF twenty-five down in
little town called Springviue. In Del
aware. I've given out these many
years that I was a widower because
OF the disgrace Of the whole affair.
but it is evident that the truth must
be known now and you'd find it out
sooner or later.
six years our marriage lasted
six years that brought disillusion-
nent 10 me in spite OF her beauty
''She was twenty-five, i'm the full
tide of her devilish fascination and
knowledge of how TO use il when I
accepted a clerkship i'm Cleveland
with the law firm of Veuner &
Scully'-he broke off 20 add.
''Venner had a son, a good-looking
weakling with a delicate wife wao
adored him. The chances are that
he would never have amounted to
anything. anyway. but the minute he
laid eyes on Miriam it was an up
with him.
He paused again and his bony
hands clenched. Barry ventured.
do YOU mean that she broke up
their home and yours"
II mean that they ran away to-
gether and his sickly wife went mad,
She died in a sanitarium within
year"
But why didn't YOU divorce her,
Mr. Griswold p" asked Barry.
The other groaned.
Because ] thought she was out of
my life forever. I thought she would
drift the way of all such women if
the opportunity TO rehabilitate her
self by marriage with another in
fatuated fool was denied her.
He and she were i'm some out-of-
the-way hole I'm the south leading a
cat-aud-dog's life. when somehow he
learned OF his wife's madness and
death. and I'm remorse he blew his
brains out"
So that was the explanation OF the
empty cartridge shell treasured all
these years like the symbol OF
ghost that could not be laid, Barry
whlstied softly and then sudden
question came 10 his mind
Mr. Griswold, YOU told me a while
ago that Mrs -Naue was too clever
90 give YOU an opportunity 10 free
yourself legally without notoriety
which YOU could not AFFORD. Surely
her elopemeut with YOUNG Neuuer
provided YOU with evidence enough"
GriswoId rose and commenced 10
pace the floor when Nenner slipped
through her fingers she remembered
that she still had a legal hold ON me
land all her calculating ~hrewdness
Camc TO her aid When she found
mel was WINS iI WITH typhoid i'm
Chicago hotel Men do strange
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