Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-19

his watch. aizAassssd Stus with the
conviction that. 50 ~ as - knew II,
he was spssxaasy tha tEsIla. Then
sent for tho resAit. 2Tsere was &
/ brief delay. gaSsS7Ss1s hy the sound
of soft fooeStsS< aN4xv'e ec1 taa
opening and 81 sEs4llE 81 coor.
glanced up frG<G TIE copy Of
O'Hara's evt9e5~r wiki, | had S%sa
studying, and / recs1rad. / tbtnE.
the greatest sA>ck c: ny lie. WA
her back pressed Il, TIA closes aoor.
her fingers cLnEing to the handle.
stood the woman whom / had known
as Janet Standald!
| NTEITHER OF US spoke for several
LIN momeE.s. Her lips were parted,
but II SEE gave vent TO any ex-
clamatlon, IL was inaudibie. Her
eyes were fixed upon my face in a
stare Of amazement.
Janet came slowly over toward
me.
I did not know that you were
here" she said.
Nor that you had re-entered do
nestle SERVICE" l replied.
She flinched a little, but she an
| swered M quite quietly.
Poverty is a hard mistress. When
! you met me in Bond Street some
months ago. and | lunched with YOU.
was engaged at a dressmaker's
establishment. Then my husband
sent for me to go to Paris. You
know very well what happened to US
there. l returned to London worse
| off than when | had left It. i lost
my situation. Then | became a mani
curist. / stood that for about three
weeks. u had nine shillings in nv
purse when ] saw Mrs. T-umpe-.
ton-Smith's advertisement an
swered it and came here"
You are better off now?" l ven
tured.
Hadn't you better warn me thai
anything | say may be used as evil
dence against me?' she asked mock
ingly.
q agree. Yet l shall ask you one
question. and one only"
Il 90 not promise to answer it"
But you will answer it," insist
ed, watching her steadily. and YOU
will tell me the truth Had YOU anv-
thing to do with Mrs. Trumperton.
Smiths death9"
Il had not" she replied uafaIter-
ingly
You were no: even an accom-.
plce?'
"One question you promised to
ask, and one to answer" she SAID.
Il have finished.
l was thoughtful for A moment. /
was thinking o. TIA doctor : evidence
at the inquest. The coroner rad
asked him whether the INJURIES on
the throat of the deceased cou.d
have been inflicted by woman. The
reply was there on the dispositions
before me: II should think it very
unlikely"
VERY WE'LL" l said. 81 will waive
my second question Instead / xiii
make al appea! to you. am ne~e
to try and discover the person wac .
robbed ana murdered your haze mis-
tress. Can you help me?"
IF l could, way saou'd ~. she
demanded. I'VE are n opposite
camps.
There will certainly be a reward
for the recovery Of the jewels
4 should very much like 10 earn
it, she admitted. Il do Tot know
who stole them"
Have you any idea" l asked her.
why Mrs. Trumperton-Sni,a lef.
the ho-el for her bridLz-party tina;
night without aay jewelry at APP
She considered fo- a moment.
Mr.. R.oor suggested that she
should take of her diamonds and
leave them at nome" she answered.
And die she?"
Yes"
You know tina. Mr.. Boo. came
back to the suite?"
Il have been told So"
And you know that the evidence
is very conflicting as to what time
he paid his visit?"
Eyes. know that. Why shouldn't
he have paid lwo?"
1T is an idea" | admitted. "Do
you think that Sidney B.oor is the
man we wan.?"
Why should you imagine that I
would help you if | could?" she
asked coldly.
From the little have heard Of
Mr. Sidney Bloor. ! should have
looked upon him as d nincompoop,
l continued.
Continued in Our Next Tssue)