The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-11
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yourselves tho murderer nd-
vance to tho other bed. the iuser-
tiun of the tube between the lips
ut tho unconscious rirl: the nppli-
cation OF n bundago over her mos
tglls 30 that pcrforcc. she must
breathe in the deadly gas the de-
pgrturn from the FOR d cor
.liu, well.rulculltcd period: the
roturn3 removal % tho mask from
uuc face and handaRe from tho
uihrr; and hurled exit with the
cuntI'uo
But the murderer had made
ihr fntnl mistake OF trusting Co the
scusc uf touch alone. u wits upon
The wrong face that the mask was
adjusted upon the wrong face thnt
uhr handage was placed and into
Che wrong lips that the tubing was
DO. crtedt
stop! ! can boqr no more!
The ringing cry came from Mira
Tudor * white ipF, and she started
ugnin from her chair,
Why not Barry asked coolly.
Does thu recital OF your own
crime bring n back too wildly ho-
fore your mind Woman. you are
the murdrfcss 90 your own
daughter.
4 swift chauro had como over
The countenancr OF Mrs Tudor 10
hidcuua, maievulcnt change which
wiped from DO the last .tmbiaucy uf
youth and ureitinesH She sat rlsid.
her blue eyes flNcd with "a sort Of
knocking mirth upon those uf
Barry
There was mo- thought of muir
der In your mind when your niece
returned from Europe. Barry
continued You felt secure IN
your coming happiness, but tho
mind OF a woman IN love ls more
kocnly intuitiye than at normal
times ana within q fow days suti
realized something which your
niece did NOT dream of-thnt tho
man You loved ana hoped to marry
had turned from you. Il was not
Fay Tudor alone whom you hated
then TO the point of murder. It
was the common cacmy OF all wo-
men % middle life youth, youth!
You planned to KIN her on tho
night Of the dance, planned 20 stab
her think with the dagger from
tho hall arrangement Of weapons
which ! found concealed in Your
room an hour HRo, and 10 thni end
you slipped into the pantry when
Louise attention was engaged
Vlsnwhrro and put into the hot
mus, which the YOUNG ladies We're
20 drink six powders of the drug
which Miss Fay had brought from
Paris Tor insomnia, "a triple dose
Tor each 20 that neither would
awaken n you entered the room.
YOU meant tho affair 10 leok
IKE q suicide but during the dance
YOU learned from the lips of Pro-
lessor Semyrnoy Of AN easier
method and ono practicniiy anfn
from discovery AA you though.
ipu determined Immediately upon
~ adoption and that determlnl-
ION was c~rysinlilzud ~ a CONVEX
milton you overheard upon the lutte
porch which openH OF The break
fast room You planned IL down
10 The most minute detail, even ia
the usn ~ THO gas mask to save
y"ur daughter from harm Alter
your guestr had gone YOU clipped
down here 10 the hall closet 10 gh-
tam the Keys tu tle gnrHRe from
the rooiioi % Nour motor coat
which huns there. You found there.
quite hy accident, q pair Of Miss
iays cnst-nff slippers which
lpuire hoped 10 have stretched for
her own ufe and YOU mamged 10
rut ihem on, with a tardy thought
Tor r1aslhif footprints which might
Dc irft on thr ground.
You committed ihs crime.
making the fatal mistake which
have ALREADY described and which
you icnrnvd Of Ia the morning
when Vol heard the votes 81 the
yery Girl you thought Won had slain.
7 could find q ln my heart To uity
You m thai mpmcnt VERY Il not
that YOU planned immediately 10
Throw fir crime unou Tho ~ahouiIar.