Evening star., 1932-06-19
Thrilling Part He Played BY William H. Heath

county solicitors office he passed the jail and
saw Sara at the entrance. He stopped his car,
intending to speak to her. but she turned away
without seeing him. At first he failed duly, to
account for her presence in Brampton. But
suddenly recollected that Nellie was in the
Brampton jail Sara was undoubtedly in town
to see her. He gaZed after Sara as she passed
down the street. Her bronze hair cleaned III
the sun. Her voice reveI Iberated in his ears
Gordon found Clayton the county solicitor,
in his Office, with the sheriff and a newspaper
man.
II want to ask you about the warrener case,'
he said to Clayton I see by the papers that
Miss Lindsay is held for killing him.
Clayton nodded.
There is no question Of her guilt The
sheriffs brother is representing her. He will
tell you that am speaking correctly!
Gordon looked toward the sheriff. who
nodded deliberately.
"'Eow did she kill him?' asked the doctor.
"'She gave him strychnia in his coffee
Then the picture of Nellie Lindsay which
he had received that night in Linds once,
REQUIRED, and her frail beauty became idealized.
~ have come he said, slowly, to tell you
that killed Herbert Warrener'
Then he told how he had supplied Warrener
with poison, and Clayton asked: How much
did you give him?'
'GorQOn answered without hesitation: one
grain
Are you aware continued the lawyer, that
not less than two grains were administered to
Warrener?'
For moment Gordon hestated Incidents
which had been obscure were suddenly clear:
The face at the window, the missing tablets e. :.
d" 1t was he said I am positive, two grains
that gave him.
Thus Gordon spoke to the prosecutor And
then the prosecutor told him what few knew
then. Nellie was insane, hopelessiy SO. Prob
ably had been for months, since Warrener and
her aunt had ended her romance. But it
wouldn't have made any difference il Gordon
had known she was mad. He, too, was mad
not legally So like her-yet mad but he would
not could not have kept 1lent after Nellie had
been accused
Carlton looked about the group, from member
to member, earnestly; if eager to c-nvince
us there was bit of good in Gordon; lastly at
the judge.
Gordon was ably defended" Carlton ccn-
tinued waving toward the judge, "and the fact
that he confessed and that Nellie was involved
in the case, too won him what the public called
leniency He got twenty years-twenty years;
and because he was good prisoner, he was
eight years ago.
And this" he turned to Bill, gives one ans
wer to your question.
Bill opened his mouth to speak, but Carlton
wasn't through talking:
1T gives an answer to your question but
another question IS left unanswered. The story
have told is not complete. Warrener is dead,
Nellie IS In the madhouse, Gordon went to
prison. But Sara Lee-where is Sara Lee?"
Slowly the judge raised himself to an erect
position. He looked over Carlton from head
to foot with the Scorn one reserves for vile
things His stare seemed to infuriate Carlton;
the doctor rose on his toes, clinched his teeth.
drew his breadth actually in gasps through set
teeth. Here suddenly, drama none of us
had expected. Then the judge spoke.
"She Is dead" he said.
Dead Dead!" Carlton literally shrieked.
You He!'
She died eight years ago."
Carlton trembled. like a man with a chill.
His face was deathy white with fury, we
thought.
You are lying to mel" he yelled. "Lyingi"
The judge rose, took from his pocket black
book and from the book clipping which he
handed to Carlton.
Il wouldn't bother lying to thing like you,"
he said quietly. II repeat. She is dead-dead
to you-and has been for at least eight years.
There's no news in this for you, but read it
just the same to see if your twisted brain can
grasp fact"
Carlton grabbed the clipping, barely glanced
at it, tore it in bits.
You'll tell me where she is and tell me now"
he shouted, Or" He leaped at the Judge,
with hands talon-like as if to throttle him;
leaped, cursing, then suddenly gasping. The
judge swiftly sidestepped and Carlton crashed
to the floor.
THE surprising and dramatic denouement Of
! Cartons narrative had dazed U.s. The
judge made no move toward the fallen man
and for a moment, no one did. Then Jack
went to him. rolled him over. His eyes were
open, but fixed. He was motionless, limp, life
less. The stranger in our group was dead.
Jack rose Hes done," he said. Must have
been his heart"
The Judge nodded. Put that blanket over
him he directed "And to