Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-07-12
IF you don't I'll kill myself!"

II was at Duane's studio all the
time," she confessed.
"Then it was you who tried to brain
him cried Molly.
Goodness, no! I was there and
heard you bawl him out for making
threats and I saw you go, but some
one else came in and there was loud
talk. 1 was afraid they'd find me,
so I went out the fire-escape."
"But why were you there?"
at was my first time-I expected
to meet Flo there. I wanted to make
plans for a little party up to the
Woodbine. If my husband knows the
truth he'll divorce me and I'll kill my
self. 1 told him it was you'll"
"You told your husband it was 1?
How could you?"
"You must save me-you must come
here tonight and tell him yourself that
you came down the fire-escape and
came here and begged me to say you
were here all day."
"Of all things-why@"
Fanny went into a good imitation
of Mysteries. She declared that she
already had some poison hidden and
that if Molly didn't do as she asked
she would kill herself.
you'll be responsible for my
DEATH" Fanny walled. "My husband
is sure to come and ask you all about
it"
More Mysteries.
And so, tender-hearted, half dis
tracted Molly promised.
She didn't have to call at Fanny's
house that night. Mr.. Lang came to
her home that afternoon from his Of
flee.
Molly steeled herself for the ordeal
Lang mistook her hesitancy and en-
barrassment to be fright. He thank
ed her for telling the truth"
The next day Duane Winfield came
out of his coma. No operation haG
been necessary.
ct was all an accident" he declared
"just an accident. I pushed my chair
back too hard against the wall and
that club fell on my head. it wasn't
fastened securely"
The authorities did not believe him
but could not do much about it.
"Who was up there with you?" he
was asked.
81 was alone when it happened,
Winfield insisted.
"Then why should some woman
sneak out by your rear fire-escape p
you're crazy-I was alone" Win
field said, stubbornly.
When the afternoon papers printed
the story of Winfield's recovery along
with his statement that he was quite
alone and that his injury was due to
an accident that might happen to any
one under the same circumstances
Lawyer Higson was delighted.
He promptly got in touch with Tom
Austin, who was up country at Hig
sons camp, and told him that every
thing was all right and that he could
come back.
Then Higson went over to head
quarters to investigate. 1t was there
that he was told Fanny Lang's story,
to the effect that the woman had been
Molly Marston.
Lang dwelt on this for long time.
He finally decided that it was his
duty toward Tom to tell him.
Tom drove back with Higson's car
and took it to his home in the suburbs,
stopping in the city only long enough
to telephone Molly that he would see
her about ten o'clock and that every
thing was all right.
He stopped in, naturally, to thank
Higson for all he had done for him.
Higson told him all that he had
learned, and this included the story
from headquarters to the effect that
the mysterious woman who came down
the fire-escape had been, after all,
Molly.
Tom Austin was hard hit. He didn't
want to believe it.
"Well, Tom," Higson said, 81 didn't
want to believe it.
"That girl was ready to swear that
she smashed Winfield herself just to
save you, and thought it was a Won
derful thing-after she had convinced
me that she didn't do it. But I didn't
want to tell you this until I could
make sure. 1 got Lang on the tele-
phone and asked him. We're friends
and lodge members. I know him pref
ty we'll. He is too hard boiled not to