The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
Author OF "Martin. Con OF John"
Copyr;oht 1929 BIZ The Mcclure Ne,ospdper Svndieota

curiosity. IL suo uSo oA1y ios WO
alone! That was all I wanted
to clear my mind-to think. to
think, not to feel dared not
feel; yet, into my early morning
mental disarray. after a night OF
horror, the fool must bring her
baby girl! recovered myself
with difficulty. and, using my new.
awful gift Of suggestion, told the
child gently she had nothing to
fear-I loved little girls"
Teggie broke of. and I medi-
tated on his TRANCE tale. His new,
awful gift! Had he in truth the
hypnotic eye? 1t had not been
my experience of him.
Betty and I were soon great
friends, and I began to feel more
at ease" Teggie continued. u
foollshly took comfort, believing
the police were quite at . loss
both as to my identity and where
abouts. And all the time they were
on my trail. The open windows.
the marks in the garden were evi-
dence. Moreover, was well knows
In Hunston and had been seen. 4
five-pound note passed BY DR..
Jennings brought Abel Rudd with
a warrant for my arrest to Corn.
wall.
He came into my room.
Through his theatrical, absurd
get-up l recognized the typical do
tective.
My hour has come, I supposer
said as coolly as my heart would
let me.
And then, after warning me
that anything I might say would
be used in evidence against mo,
he had the fatal, the damnabls,
curiosity to ask me to tell him
in confidence how I had killed
John Gorth.
81 would tell you With
pleasure, says !, smiling, but you
would never believe me-
And without the smallest hope
OF success I played my hidsous
game again. This time, though,
really had q revolver. ! meant
to use 1t on myself rather than
suffer arrest. My one chance now
was to suggest and threaten and
brighten him into quieseence."
l held up my. hand. add TsSgts
stopped short.
Pardon me, my friend, but
what exactly do you mean By
'Quiescence'"
Very white, Tesgie stared at ~
each in turn. feeling doubtless
that our friendship hung on the
answer. And, indeed, 1t was With
the utmost relief. heard and BE-
lieved him.
You've got to realize this II
true" he said with passion. II
simply meant to put him in 3 blue
funk and get his toys; but he also
was fat Of body and scant OF
breath"
Teggie paused again; then.
gathering confidence from our
faces, went on steadily, monoto-
nously: II changed clothes with
that sickening corpse and left the
house, wearing my own things I'M
derneath. Then I made OF at top
speed to the beach, found Q small
boat, rowed a short distance round
the coast. abandoned the boat,
and changed into my own clothes
again. took the nurses costume
along In a bundle, and tramped on
to my lonely cottage thirty miles
across country.
THE old soul who afterwards
took care Of Btty was away. and
both cottages were locked up, but
I forced my way into the ono I
used TO rent. I had left some OF
my professional kit there, and,
disguised as an old tramp, !
hoofed it gradually to London"
His voice died away, and We sat
long in unbroken silence. At last
said: MY friend, I ask your
pardon; It was true, then. the his
tory you made mo at our drst In.
terview?"
"True!" he echoed in astonish-
ment. "Of course 1t was true. Did
you doubt me?"
I lowered my head In shama.
Teggie one could not doubt. Dare
confess that l had felt differently
about the Man Behind the Tinted
Glasses?