ISABEL
By
JACQUES FUTRELLE
ey
Ilustrarionse by M. KETTNER
Asmociated Sunday Magassines
he Bobbe Merl
SYNOPSIS,
pe
apy
4
done THAYe
wi
not. shoot
18 iit ual She received
the question with
tenance, but
ber breath
of relief
“Why do
a query?’
i beg
out change of coun
involuntarily
It m
she caught
ight have been a sigh
you come to me with such
she asked in turn.
your pardon,” interposed Mr
steadily
him?"
Grimm,
not, shoot
No, of course 1 didn't shoot
If there was any
the tone it was merely
AYWhy do you come to
ented
hy do I come to you?” Mr
him,”
was the reply
tion In
tience
she req
Ww |
me?”
sTimm
BYOB rested on
absolutely frank, as 1 feel
world be under the game clrcum-
stances” He paused a moment:
nodded, “Well,
shooting you ran along the
with a revolver in your hand;
will
sire
her face "I be
hallway
you ran
out through the back door,
entered an automobile. That Is not
conjecture; if Is susceptible of proof
by eye witneases.”
queer, helpless little gesture
arms, and walked te the window,
hands clasped behind her back.
“That brings us to another ques
tion” Mr Grimm continued merciless
“If you did not shoot
do you know who did?"
There was another long pause.
“1 want to Dbelleve you,
Thorne,” he supplemented
8he turned quickly with
of defiance in her attitude
“Yeas, 1 know,” she sald
were useless to deny it.”
“Who was it?”
“1 won't tell you.'
Mr. Grimm le
chair, and spoke earaostly.
“Understand, please, that by
answer assume equal guilt with
the person did the
he you ad
here to it you
YOU AS an
ing
plain
pos
“Oh, 1-1
something
waned
You
who actually
explained “If
me to
His question
“Will
into your
hooting.”
£ ompel
accomplice.”
lifferent line
Came
took a «
the
how revolver
gegsion
the
vaguely
Picked it up in
she plied
“I want to bel
Thorne,” Mr. Grimm said
You may 1 picked it up in the
hallway,” she repeated. “I saw it ly
ing there and picked it up.”
of RIVIDE an
there,
jfeve you, Miss
again
The shot
persisted
the hall
the kitch
vou did not do th hooting,
ing
14 NOCess
Carrs
Iv oe
yoivel
Hr
bead
pleasantly
ah
“For the reason that you
Grimm of the Becret
tell you the truth. I did take the re
volver because 1 knew who had fired
the shot Balleve me when [ tell you
that pe: did not act with my
knowledge or con You do be
HHeve that? You do? she was plead
him
Hervice
800
ont
to convince
Mr. Grimm nodded
“The revolver ig be
remaby 80,” she res
‘According to your laws [| suppose I
enor
Alt a while
yond your reach
sumed.
am accomplice That is my mis
fortuna It will io
determination to keep
arrested I can’t hely
his face with hope
be arrested?’
“Where is the paper that was taken
from Senor Alvarez Immediately after
shot? Mr. Grimm queried
“I don’t know,” replied frankly
“Ag 1 then, the
tive for was to obtain
For your
an
no way alter my
silent if 1
She studied
“Am 1 to
am
ful eyes
she
understand it,
the shooting
that paper?
mo
“The individual
varez did obtain
now, please, am
“And just
may
graphed with
room?
Benor Al
And
who shot
the paper, yes
I to be arrested?
purpose
vou tel
what was the
I inquire, of the 1
|e8EAEe
your fan
“You read that?”
Thome
Pua
Animal Discovered by Prjavaleiy
Never Has Been Famed and May
Be a Distinct Species.
It {8 more difficult
Some years ago Prievalsky, a Rus
gian explorer, discovered a distinet
wild horse In the Gobi desert,
A herd of 20 colts
were captured and landed in Europe
Most of them were sent to Russia, but
They were ragged of cont and of
awkward galt All efforts to tame
them have failed They will not sub
mit to man's rule and
unserviceable. They become badly
frightened when a man approaches
nearer than two or three rods of them
The Russians claim that by methods
of comparative anatomy and In other
desert horse is a distinct species of
the genus horse. Most naturalists
| have until now believed that the true
It is the general opinion that the
domestic horse of today was main!
derived from three wild speci:
and plateau varieties. The gob!
variety. This horse in its wild state
the pasture lands and
until sunset.-
New York Herald
AOA MSI
Like Moving Picture Shows.
merly well baloved by the Italian resi
dents from memories of their old
home, have disappeared in New York,
being replaced by the moving pleture
shows, but the mythological and le
gendary dramas familiar in the van.
ished playhouses are stlll preserved
and In more effective form by the
films of the blogmphs.
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
Lene amr ere
Paintings For The Capitol.
ohn W
agreed to enter
execute a
for the
sorios
nore
Capitol building,
industries
inally contemplated he decorative
§
for pitol
general 1
weoel aArries appropriation
' 20 ¢
of $822,
appro approved
last
000 for the purpose, and Sam-
perintendent
and julldings,
Mr. John
that he is willing
1ission Mr,
Alexander had planned to paint the
gories before the OC was com-
work
COL
Htato
unds
word
uel B, Rambo,
of Public Gro
has received from
W. Alexander
to carry out the comn
i
apitol
but the halting of all
in the days when the
of t of the
Fight Pq
»
“ts With Water.
Murder Of We
onfosses Mivian.
agents, and
all dairies and vill
Sam milk will be secur
gee if they are
of the new
comple
Wagons
ples of
within the provisions
milk standard act
Mechan To Ald Shad.
State Fish Commissioner William
E. Meehan issued a statement that
the difficulty with the fishways at the
McCall's Ferry Dam on the SBusque-
hanna, is that too much water flows
through them and the fish are unable
to get ud because of the force of the
girean He also stated that steps
were
tem of pools on the York county side
to facilitate shad getting up the
river. Shad were found to have
reached pools in rocks within
feet of the top of the dam.
State Charters Issued,
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The Leblang-Gross Company, Phil
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i shee JOD H
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