The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-12


suddenly harsh. what do you meant
Don't you known
I'VE will know" she said, trembling
I'VE Will know In little while now.
Gibbs. I'll tell you just how II all
came about Lizzie and Joe and
Tommy came down from Bridgeport
this morning. and II was while ] was
keeping Tommy quiet-for It's a long
| trip for a child-that he suddenly said
something about grandpa. Lizzie and
| were not listening exactly. but the
words seemed to come back to meas
words do. You know, and | said. as
quietly as I could. What did you say
grandpa let you dor
HE said, Fire his revolver" FL
lens words fell in tense silence.
Gibbs looked at her with awakening
eyes.
MY God-my God!" he whispered.
well, we looked at him. and was
so afraid I'd brighten him, or make
him self-conscious, that could hardly
get any voice. But Lizzie asked him
when this was. and he told us the
whole thing. That he had wandered
to the top of the stairs in his night
gown. and grandpa was walking
across the lower hall he had just put
telegram on the hall table, for Tor
rens to take in the morning, and he
called Tom down. Tommy said that
he wanted to play with the chessmen,
and he opened the table drawer
Gibbs, you would be amazed how
clearly he told it, He said grandpa
was sitting in that very chair. and
Gibbs. he even took the attitude-i
He said that he saw the pistol. and
grandpa said, Take II out. Tommy,
it's not loaded"
HE couldn't possibly have loaded it,
dear, with dad looking on. And my
father surely wouldn't have had 1t
loaded"
"But, Gibbs, Lizzie had loaded 1t
that morningr
"G-d" Gibbs said again. under his
breath
And this part. Gibbs. is so strsngel
He fired IT twice. your father d.
recting him. He fired first at some
target over the mantel, and then some
where else"
Couldn't pull the trigger Gibbs
said breathlessly.
"Oh, indeed he did He fred twice.
but you see those chambers were
empty. And, Gibbs, he says that
grandpa said to him, Good old
Tommyr You remember how he used
to say that? Then they had some
talk about soldiers. and finally your
father was spy-and the amazing
thing is. Gibbs, to hear Tommy .ell II
every few minutes he would put in
veloped. and Lizzie and | would look
at each otherl couldn't realize it
the Importance of 1t, but | knew
George was on his way, and that he
would know Well, and then Tom
got frightened. and he tried to rouse
your father, and threw the pistol In
the basket, and ran out and called for
Lizzie. But Lizzie. of course. didn't
hear. He wasn't sure whether your
father was. fooling or not, but the
noise of tse report frightened him.
He was afrsid he'd be scoded for get
ting out of bed and going downstairs
so when hr found Lizzie was not In
the room. Le got into bed and before
she came in he fell asleep. The next
day. of course. we carefully kept any
Of the excitement from him"
"What does George think about
t?'
"Well, / don't know. But he tele-
phoned the district attorney imme-
iiately. and Ryan is here now talking
to George, and to Tommy. Oh.
!" she broke off fever
SHY. ITS made me | can't tell
you-so- nervous II can't tell you"
81 knowi" he interrupted nervously
we mustn't allow ourselves to think
ibout it,"
could a child Tommy's age testify,
Iibbs?"
81 don't know, dear"
"And-f they believe this, does II
mean new trial?''
1T might, ] don't know"
1--WE can only wait" Ellen tight
med her fingers on his. and they sat
'ilent.
A messenger came to the officer at |
he cells door who spoke a moment
alter TO Ellen. Would Mrs. Josselyn |
tep into the wartlens office minute,
o speak to Mr.. Lathrop? Ellen. with
me quick flutter of breath. smiled a
,oodby 10 Gibbs and was gone.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)