Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-20

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E.avesdropping on
the Other Man
By ALLEN JOHN ADAMS

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ID ODGER MANNING walked stealth
IN lily around to the back door, and
sneaked in quietly--as If he were a
burglar, instead of the owner. Open
ing the back door softly, he peered
about and crept down the hall to the
living room. His return from town
was two hours earlier than he had
planned. He felt thrilled as he thought
Of the surprise it would give his bride
of a week. -..u4
He grasped the handle Of the living
room door and started to turn it slow
ly, but a strange voice from within the
room stopped him. The words that he
had heard seemed impossible; he
doubted his own hearing. But there Is
was again--that low masculine voice
that radiated such assurance; now 1t
was saying suggestively, 81 knew you'd
come back to me. You couldn't love
anyone else that way, as long as we
were together" And then silence
damnabe silence aaa Mna sla
1t was unbelievable Ruth! OF all
the women in the worId-untrue to
him. Only this morning, she had clung
10 him tenderly, and she whispered
that she had never loved anyone else.
But there was the irrefutabIe evil
dence again coming to his ears-that
low vibrant voice that sounded just
as the perfect lovers should! Now, 1t
was becoming more dramatic st
and at times 1874. trifle muffled
AS II they had their faces close to-
gether. He could think only of the
lovely race that he had thought be-
ionged TO nm. El aHa saIaa4 4. $500.
IL was more than ne could stand
ne teit very SICK inside as II he want
Gu 10 ran 10 the iloor' ana never rise
AGAIN. lie was aroused by the sound
OF that same insinuatlng voice again
tnrustihg user INTO ms suffering mind.
STRAIN as ne might' ne could not near
ms wires voice me torturlng thought
'nat siie seiuoin spoke ABOVE Whisper
"neii ne iieiu her III ms arms seiireu
.lls otner ill man arms now, Whisper
ing enuc'iins Pnrases 10 'nls hew-o'u
Do QUO ''au u nun e.z...-
ne leit uazeu ana helpiess VINO
was 50 "i-poWerIui as 10 come III ana
.ake MS wire away from MIN? His
piood seemed TO go cold at the thought
OF the thing. It was maddenlng!
1hen' ne heard the mans voice; 1t
was SOIL persuasive; 1t seemed like a
very intimate Whisper, but he caught,
ahd Wen run away together, dear
Iohlslt !! t7afH# s- sa-" -i-ai
Kodger Manning suddenly saw red;
and the blood that had seemed chilled
IN his veins began to feel as if it were
on ire. He reeled away from the
door, staggering with blind rage that
knew no bounds. The long restrained
temper had burst it's leash, and his
mind was filled with fiendish thoughts
of revenge action :. r.. anything
to destroy this soul-torturing vision !!
He went into their bedroom and
opened the right-hand top drawer of
the dresser. Yes 49,. it was still
there, all right. He picked ND the
cold and dark-looking automatic. that
now seemed like such a strange device
| to snuff out mems lives-and even
women's! Turning it over in his
hands, he stared at this black metal
thing that could deal death so quickly.
He was in the Supplied daze of
person whose mad rage has reached
temporary insanity. Seeing his refiec-
tion in the mirror in front of him
startled him.. He saw a man with di-
lated eyes and slightly open mouth.
who looked very pale and ghastly-a
strange man. who held weapon of
death in his hand, and prepared him
self for murder.
He thought Slowly murder
death-meant separation from
the only thing IN this world he loved ::
he didn't want TO live without her
4 he'd kill himself. too. But the man
the other man. as he thought Of the
one who had wrecked his dream of
honpiness. his law frightened fercelv .
and the Inns that had been omen. set
IN n hard line of determination. He
j would carry his plan through TO It's
| bitter end. ...'....
! After the shots people would
come in and thew would find
three bodies-oll dead. and tho eun
that had snoken revengefnl iustico and
death would SIN no tightIv prinnod nv
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