The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-11-28
JOSSELYN'S WIFE

Su aiOunu, ana walked
back"
Reaching home"
Reaching home at about on,
O'Clock, | think. I sat by the fire II
my wife's bedroom for awhile. anf
she woke me up. We had a short con
versation. and l told her that I pro
posed to leave my fathers house tbs
next morning. Then went to bed"
"One moment, Mr.. JosseIyn. On
that walk back-a long walk. YOU
Know, for man alone in the dark
you must have passed through sew.
eral villages Didn't II occur to YOU
to stop somewhere else for food?"
Il don't remember thinking of food. -
yet you thought of food when YOU
reached the 'Wayside Inn?"
Gibbs was silent.
How do you account for the fact
that you did that?"
Il changed my mind, l suppose"
Exactly. You changed your mind.
But do you know what caused you to
change your mindT"
Again Gibbs did not speak.
Il could believe that to a man In
your excited condition the mere sight
or the woman he loved dining there
with another man might cause a de-
cided change of mind" the district at
torney said, thoughtfully, making a
series of hard little marks with his
pencil on the blotter before him, and
finally raising his head TO look Gibbs
straight in the eyes. But l wish. for
your own sake, Mr.. Josselyn. that you
could find some one TO confirm this
rather extraordinary story. Eight
miles," he added, musingly; well, a
man in condition might walk that far,
and decide not to eat anything, and
walk back-I used TO walk once my
self, good deal. But" He pursed
his lips and elevated his eyebrows
with the shadow of a shrug. zone
more thing" he asked, in a dead ST.
lence. you did not tell your wife
last night what you had seenr'
That l had seen my fathers wife
dining with Pepper? No."
"Why didn't you tell her, Mr.. jesse
Lynn"
"Why-ft did not occur to me to do
so. / never have discussed the mat
ter with her."
"Tell me just what you mean by
the matter'2"
The-the-anything that concerned
my stepmofher. ] suppose"
"YoL quarrel with your father,
threaten to kill him, leave his house,
over this very man, and then do net
consider this fresh evidence of Mrs.
Thomas Josselyn's relationship with
Pepper of sufficient Importance to tell
your wife? Didn't II occur to you that
here was an absolute refutation of
your fathers suspicious; suspicious
that you knew were shared by your
wife?"
mo, / don't remember thinking
that" Gibbs asserted doggedly.
you didn't say TO yourself: Here
Is an excuse for me-and more than
an excused You didn't say my dear,
to show you how innocent | am In this
whole affair, Lillian-or whatever you
call her-and Pepper were dining to-
gether this very evening r"
81 have told you that did not men,
ton 1t TO my wife," Gibbs answered.
81 should like to call your attention
10 the fact that Mr.. Josselyn was I'M
willing to bring his stepmother's name |
INTO this discussion a few minutes
igo," George said quietly. That |
would seem to me to indicate that |
here had been no prearrangement be-
ween them"
Exactly" Ryan said. with a sharp
ook. THANK you'll think that Is all.
Oh, one moment When you came
ZONE from this walk. you approached
he house by the rear road. crossed
he field of the adjoining property. en-
cred the gate On the tennis court, and
O came around the west face of the
ouse. to the front door,"
YES, sir"
$50 that. by a really circutous
QUITE. you did not pass the lighted
tudy Window"
Accidentally, did Just that"
Accidentally. of course. Thank
on. Mr.. Josselyn."
Again there was the little stir of
zen changing position. Gibbs and
Gorge went to the desk.
81 will make II my business TO look Ii
D those matters you called to my ar
,ntion. Mr.. Ryan," George said, In
tone. "I1I see Mr.. Josse
ms man of business-find out If
lere was anything Irregular. any dis /
ute there There was one point ! G
ould like TO make before we end this
vestigafion: is II possible that Mr.. q
,sselyn fell asleep in his chair, and 4
as shot in that slater
The district attorney nodded h
oughtfully. He had scored steadily. 4
the long day, but he was f
sped by the conviction that Gibbs Il
spised him.
IL will speak to Corrigan about IT, "
rat would be an important point. OF h
urse." He glanced at the coroner. Il
10 had risen. and was standing be "
lie him. a
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