The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1922-11-08

Mrs. Bostock guess this isn't social
he said Last time We parted you
were quite vexed with me
Kitty put her hands to her eyes and
broke down. 81 can't bear it," she
sobbed. IT'S too awful I've been III
for DAYS. nnd-I had to come to you
It's Wilton and Molly. If you had ans
hand In that poor child's death may
God forgive you, Tom Bo YER"
Make yourself easy" he said sui
lenly. 81 hadn't any hand In 1t. l don't
know what happened. but ! guess she
didn't go to the camp against her WILL
Mrs. Bostock," he leered. "Maybe
he'd taken fancy to Lee Chambers
| saw something of that sort In til
wind, and so hadn't started to carr,
out our plan"
'Our planr' gasped Kitty.
THE one that We agreed on, to keei
her away from VIII Carruthers," sal
BOwyer venomously.
He expected an outburst, but Kilt!
was beyond that now. You know thai
I've come about WILL" she said In Il
choking voice. 81 don't know what to
do. Nobody but you can help me
What shall ! dor
Bowyer pretended to reflect. 81 don't
quite see what | can do, Mrs. Bos-
tock." he answered. 81 don't believe
he's guilty"
"Of course, he Isn't guilty 20
1--WE always said he isn't. But he'll
have to take his verdict from the jury
What is there we can doT'
Kitty looked at him in consterna-
ton. ''The safe" she gasped. That's
what"
But that has nothing to do with
Joe's death. Mrs Bostock."
She sprang to her feet, confronting
him with dramatic Indignation. you
know that IL has everything" she
cried. You're playing with me and
torturing me. Do you suppose ! don't
know what they're saying about him
that he forged JOe's name to those
checks and murdered him TO prevent
discovery DO you suppose ] don't
know that, when / gave you the com.
bination. just TO help VIII. that you
put those checks theref Let me tell
the truth on the witness stand!'' she
pleaded standing before him with
clasped hands. and the tears raining
down her cheeks.
Tell the TRUTH lou must be madl"
he shouted.
IF the jury knew that. they'd acquit
him. II could be arranged. I'd say
gave the combination TO Lee Cham
hers"
Again Bowyer began TO be afraid of
Kitty bur this time IL was her stupid
Ity he feared. And he saw that this
wa. the coca sion to let loose one of
his habituated RACES. He seized her
hands In his. one In each, and twisted
them until she screamed with the pain.
Let's understand each other. Kitty
Bostock T. he Kissed In a furious
voice. I'm take up your proposition
and show you what II means. Listen
First, youll break your solemn cove
nant with me. Dishonest, you Think
The sort that's made between people
every day. I've played fair with you.
And you'll play fair with me. or yourl
lose your fortune-every penny of IT,
That's first.
Second. so surely as you go into
the witness-box with such n story I'll
say you lie. III say he was your lover.
I'll say that he killed Joe at your In
stigation because you wanted to be
rid Of him. I'll say that you went TO
Big Muskeg and lived there, almost
next door TO him. I'll bring forward a
workman who saw you two together,
kissing on the swamp one evening. I'll
swear it's concocted story made up
by you to free your paramour. What
sort of figure do you think you1l cut
in the wltness-box then, Kitty Bos-
tockf"