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CH AFTER VI.
His Last Nigh Earth.
, i n: a ::ioiiHi:t tl.o li!;t -f r;
I itintiii lHpe l-iiriifU in U-
, lll- viu l.fu:m. IhU tin-'
r of tli? JiittiT : c:irs, of 1:e
vows, .-irf'.-fiiriz 1:k-U M t 1i time W.i n
tl!( i!i:ni U-loif lier h:ll takta ui'.'Ii
vl.t ri-li In i. or.'
clor.i'.i-d Irt f;soc
s'.ie 8 ni l r.iilly. il's iio use.
It'll ! just the same ever."
I tel! v u it won't." lie sni.I. "What
more i!o vou wnut? I jiive you my
word. I know tiiat I've v .-a it te
fore. I Tit H is tiuii' I'm in cuvvt-t."
There w as s.!( iunity in her tone is
she sai'l:
.;er.hl. ir 1 d tli is: it is the lst
ti:i;c"
It w as w ith poTiuine relit f that lie
c-X' hiinie 1: ";.'o.i: We'll hehj nil over
it a in :"
lie kis d her. Oh. truti!!- lien-t of
womanhood! She t"k i.is word sit
their fji'-e vnlne r.r.d retnrned the kis.
I'.:;t there wr.s slid u.isivinir in Jut i
li;-:nd thr't was not stilled ly the- wild,
.'lad l-eatlns of h'-r Jit-art. !
-;eta!d." s!ie said, "you'll keep yoir !
word'.'" i
-I'e said so." was his rejy.
"Then j,p mi.-e me that you'll t-reak !
off with (Lis woman." j
"What womaiiV" 1
"The one who a!!ed n:." ;
"ili. pshaw!" he sai 1. "There's n"th- ;
ir.r i:; that. You're w n n. You've
m:sj;-.d:e 1 me this time." I
They ki.-.W airalu. With a pnrtia
pool ni-'ht Tiask switched oiT the I
lijh's i:i the hiirary. and the two went j
t. their respective rooms. Su-.h was i
the last talk of 'leiall and Jc'.nTrask. j
The v email went to her room w ith the i
j.y .'.!. hope that she hail regained ler I
L".s'.::!id ::s he was In the tir.-t f"v i
n. 'i.tlis ...f their wed.le.l life. tUie l;a 1 ,
retlaia.ed him! i
.Mid t he !-tars mui? to her as she peer- I
ed fr.-in the wind
:w r.f her
citv. s:i;
room.
'ed ia
and
the
the vol
(.f ti:t
nil.t. spoke only .f ti.e happiness th.'.t
was to eume to her rt last Jif:er yrari
of s'.trerini:. Uerald was to be kerr.
;i..;n. a;: l all was well!
And the man'; He left h'.s wife with
a lie on his li;s
li;s and in his heart. Not j tftfy x : i
: h.u! prompted the re"oa- fe'f'!:r.'"V .:
l.e storm had blown over i ''
loe. h:!t ft
ciliati.-n. Tl
for the f:ii:e. II( would live quietly i
until J. 'n had time to f 'iizet a 1 it i
I oruc: ; .loan torcet; lie la. untied a
little bitter hr::.!). Curse it! Her
l!ie:ii'.r.v was too p.od. Thirteen years
sin.-e the Ieaue .-i.Tair at 'Jreat -' k.
Jove, how lucky he had l"eu! Why. it
ii.il; lit li'ivp brought liiin a ju aitor iary
-cut. ii e! Joan h. d rcmer.i'K red ci ery
fit. ill of the affai'. it seemed, and had
laiiir it into his fa-e that nh;!it. Wo
ii'en retnenilier some things much bet
ter than XL.' n. Ih:t there, it had pass
ed, fortunau ly for him. and lie hud
"s.juared" Joan this nT-lit. So what
was the use of rememberim: one affair
in mm;. V
I'.esi les. pp was in.' tired and must
rest. Tomorrow- he would plan liow to
iret around J-.a::. Th.is ;era!d Trask
went t his rest oi: the niLrht that was
li be his h.st t.n earth.
Other persons ire astir with the af
fairs of the Trasl: s thi n'-bt.
It was I it n ft w ininutes after Mr.
and Mrs. Tr.ish p.-id left the library.
All was in datki;ss. but the quiet f
tlie plat" was broken by a queer rat
li.j sound fr.-iu tlie ah-ove in which
Vo.-.t the safe. I; was meh'.J ri-'vins
jpi.!i nielal. a sli; l erin-z and scralchini:
:i 'i e To tlie nerves of Joan Trask.
rauTeii"d an 1 tl:ri'!ed by her talk with
fcor husband, all sensation is magni
fied. :md she heard the sound. She
:uo-es fowafil ir. entcri; i; the foori.
The figure "f a man rises from before
the safe, seirps a caif from tlie library
tub.e i-.u. Jidc-i to V. !e. lc the hesifilit
time of the v.iu.n s'.. n.i.s. i'-cioi-e
d.e c;:n i:ive voi, e t.p the words of in
quiry on her lip's he has sprung upon
her. siianui'.-.-s-' h'-r as he envelop.; h. r
head in the -euif. He foivos her to
the tioor. but as he does so another
man enters the ro. :n Jit the rear.
It is I.olK l t : :ri ida. d. come to the
ho-.ao of hi.- "fi h-nd" i r a I urp.s...
In his hand is s. .methini; bright and
nrauu of s'i'.pe.
1 he man wh" eliokiic Mrs. Tra-k
1 -.errs liir.i and bi ks up. di-it!:: from
bis tct rib'.' work. .!ea! 5 too far ;:oue
to !--li am. howe' er. lie has sian ee k-d
in
111- aim .'t stit 'i' ;:r .ht. i-i;r
"r kaiivl enters the 1 "o::i the s-raa-'
u!i''.cs otf t o-ie side and le.tis
JMovellGd by-
rom The Great Play
Hie newi-oiiiCr looking down In le il
ihMnient at the lirnre of Mrs. Trasl;
on the lloor.
Then, for the sefond time on this
rattfnl niht. the telephone bell rins.
A ni' U:ei:t more and tJerakl Trask in
his shirt sleeves stiunl.les into the dark
rooni. With one hand he leaches for
the telephone receiver, with the other
he switehes tn the electric liht.
Ilis p es are turned from the other
two ociupants of the room, and he
d'Ps not know of their presence. Mrs.
Trask cannot ca'l to her hushand.
f.r she has but liltle hreath left. I'.e
sjdes. h r eyes are lived in fas-ination
on the reflver wliieii Strickland It. is
pointed at Int. And Strickland, daz
zled h.v the sudden jrlare of liuht. seems
hew ildered !-y tlie sight f the woman
iyi' ir on the lhmr.
Tiit voice of Trak breaks the silence.
lleilo! Yes. this is Trask. Is tha'
yi.u. May';"
Tlie words cnlvanize Stiiekland into
action. IT.? rises from the crouching
position he lias assumed, aims his re
vorver at Ti-ask Mid tires. The shot
reuses Joan, and she screams. The tw t
sounds are r.lmost merged, rnd tliey
startle Tnisk. s,i that he drops the re
ceiver and turns in time to see whence
h'.s f.ite has descended upon him. Hi
last earthly utierince is;
"Sti i kland!'
And with that Ilobert Strickland fire
a'ai::. It is the end f earth for (Icr
:.ld Trask, for the bullet lodges in Lis
heart.
I"ro:n the rear tf the room rushes in
Stati'ey ;i ver. bearins in his hand n
heavy sti. !:. He dashes at Stri kland.
and the stick fails heavily on the slay
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"My God, he's killed Gerald!"
?r's uplifted riht arm. With a jrronn
strieUiand drop to the floor, the re-
'.iA i-t- fallini; from his hand.
And then Joan Trask. widowed by
tlie shot, stagers to her feet and
s reams:
"My b d. he's killed 3erald!"
It is ;!ovor who takes command of
the situation. Standing Uard over the
fallen Strickland, lie urjres the moan
iuir wo!uan to teh'phone to a doctor.
So ran the story of the widow t.f the
-l.iin u. an. It was not told connected
ly, but had to be elicited by the ques
'ionimr. at times insistent, but at al!
tines considerate and gentle, of the
district ."'.torney. It vvas his duty to
i iliu; out the facts, to invoke justice
upon the man who had invaded lhs
friend's home at ni;.:ht and had shot
k!:u down. The fact of the shootitu;
by Stri.-hland was established by the
testimony of Mrs. Trask. Trask lat
in his vt'-ive. and Strickland had done
the shoot ins. It was not denied. Had
I he not been willinir to plf.id suilty?
: Had he not in open court protested
j against the continuance of the le;--al
! pr.K tedinirs. whh-U uiiht send him ti
' the electric cluilr. siskins only that his
! little i;iii-his 1 is be spared the or
i ileal oi the witiu-i-s chair?
TliroiiLi'ioui the appearance of Joan
i Trask on the witness stand her tcsii
i :noii - had ber-n foiloued with the clos-
t-t atu'Lli'iu by judse uul jury, by
conn cl for b;.ii cities aiid by the
ihs-onn in the courtroom. It made the
d. epest of impressions. Especially
when the money w-s mentioue l. sit).-
nk i in c.rsh. a lare sum to the ureal
ni.i!o!tv of the i'udieuee. it was uo-
'tifiable th:it Mrs. Track's auuicme
j lciucd fjrv-iitd in their chairs.
1 lie:e, it teexcJ to their miuds, us
-
the district attorney bad asserted iu
Lis opening address to the jury, ruiirht
le found sutllcient motive for murder.
Strickland's financial difficulties, set
tled so short a time lefore tli shoot
ing, if really settled at all; hi.-asrer-ness
to pay In cash; his jossossion of
the combination to the safe; his dra
matic apiearance in the Trask home
only a short time after lie had seen
Trask In his own home; the elusive
accomplice, who had disappeared all
pointed, in the minds of the hearers of
Mrs. Trasb's testimony, to willful, de
liberate murder, only to be expiated in
the chair of death.
Having told her story of the sliootinjr
itself, Mrs. Trask was retained in the
witness chair to tell of the subsequent
happe:iiusrs in her home on the fatal
night and to undergo cross examina
tion by the attorney for the defense.
A few minutes after the shooting the
police arrived, she said, but her hus
band was dead by that time. He died
Instantly, the doctor said.
"Now, Mrs. Trask. did you observe
the safe before the iolice arrived?"
asked District Attorney Gray.
"Y'es; the safe was opened."
"Did you notice If any of the con
tents were missing?"
"Yes, sir; the $ 10.000 were gone."
"That's all. Mrs. Trask." And Mr.
Gray turned to David Arbuckle. chief
counsel for the defense, with. "Y'ou
may cross examine the witness."
Then the district attorney, his mili
tant air fclvins way to a relaxation that
told of relief and satisfaction with his
witness, settled back in his chair to
watch the proceedings closely. He was
a faithful prosecuting officer, intent on
safeguarding the rights of his client,
"the people of the suite of New Y'ork."
It was cow the turn of the defense.
"Mrs. Trask." said Arbuckle. rising,
"did you recognize your assailant, the
man who oieued the safe?"
"No," replied the witness. "He came
upon me so quickly. And tlie room was
in total darkness."
"Are you sure that no one but Mr
Trask knew the combination of the
safe?"
Was there a momentary pause by
tlie witness? Did It enter her mind
for a brief fraction of a second that
the question and answer would be
marked "important" In the minds of
the jury?
The answer came. "Mr. Strickland
knew it."
"I move to strike out the answer as
not responsive," said Arbuckle.
With that the district attorney sprang
to his feet. The point made by Ar
bu kle was too important to be per
mitted to go unchallenged to the jury.
"I your honor!" he exclaimed.
In the cold, quiet manner which
marked him throughout the case Judge
Dinsmore made his ruling.
"The motion is denied."
"I respectfully except." said Ar
liuckle. and he turned again to the wit
ness. "Mrs. Trask, did any words pass
between Strickland and your assail
ant ?""
"I can't le sure. There was a ring
lug in my ears. lie almost strangled
me."
"Hut to the let of your knowledge
they did not speak to each other?"
"I can't say one way or the other."
Dropping this line of questioning and
taking up another. Arbuckle asked the
witness:
"Mrs. Trask. do you know who
May" is?"
Up to this point t lie manner of tlie
witness had ln-en calm. She had suf
fered much in the months which had
intervened between the killing of her
husband and the trial of his assailant,
and the first fire of her grief and shock
had burned down. With the loving
kindness of a good woman she had for
given the offenses of the erring hus
band who lay in the grave. He had
wronged and insulted her -grievously,
and no effort of the will could erase
rhe memory of his wrongdoing, but he
w:is dead now. and she was not a
woman to carry even Justified anger
I'cyond the grave.
Hut now
The simple question of the attorney
aroused her. Her lips tightened and
her eye flashed as she answered with
emphasis:
"NO. SIR. I DO NOT."
This ended her testimony. Both
Grav and Arbuckle signified that she
was not to be questioned further, and
she stepped down from the stand.
At this ioint there was a slight hitch
in the trial of Uo!ert Strickland. Dis
trict Attorney Gray called for Dr.
Morgan, but he was not at hand.
Explaining to Judge Dinsmore that
Dr. Morgan was the physician who ex
amined Mr. Trask's body and that Dr.
Morgan had said he might lie detained.
the district attorney asked and obtain
ed permission to call Stanley Glover
to the witness stand.
From a waiting room entered, in re
sponse to a call from an attendant.
the dapper young man who hail been
the private secretary of Gerald Trask
He laid been present on the fatal niuht.
and he was conversant with all or near
ly a!I of the detai's of the case. It was
he who had taken the moiify from
Trask for deposit in the stife wlience
it had btvn removed.
(To he Continued)
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ALVO NEWS ITEMS
Noel Foreman spent Sunday at
home.
Ed Parsell of Lincoln was in town
Wednesday.
Henry Parsell was in Lincoln on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. William Casey visited friends
in Lincoln Tuesday and Wednesday.
J. A. Shaffer and son, Castle, spent
Sunday with Fred Weaver at South
Bend.
John Skinner, Ray Parsell and John
Clites were capital city visitors Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murtey and
Mrs. Belle Bennett were shopping in
Lincoln Wednesday.
lne Ladies Aid society held a
bazaar Friday evening:, making the
neat sum of $37.88.
William Sutton, Sam Cashner and
Bob Hamilton were passengers to
Omaha on NoN. 14 Wednesday.
Mrs. N. L. Folden of Beatrice visit
ed from Saturday till Tuesday with
her daughter, Mrs. Castle Shaffer.
Mrs. Schuyler Wolfe of Havelock
came in Saturday for a few days' visit
with her brother, Harley Toland and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Blankenburg of Oma
ha spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C
M. Jordan, having driven out in a new-
automobile.
Mr. Bell of University Place is in
town managing the auction sale of the
Evans' Mercantile Co., which began
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Boyles entertain
ed Mrs. J. V. Barngrover of Denver,
Colo., and Miss Ellowene Hamilton of
Lincoln Sunday.
Dr. Muir went to Lincoln Wednes
day night to bid his parents good-bye,
as they left Wednesday for San Diego,
California, to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klyver enter
tained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Leesley and children of Green
wood and Thomas Stout and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stroemer re
turned from Wabash Wednesday,
where they had been visiting the lat
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Ed Linch and daughter, Pau
line, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Linch of
University Place, took dinner Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. George Foreman.
Mrs. L. E. Bobbitt of Lincoln came
down Friday and visited her parents
until Sunday evening. Her husband
and daughter came down Sunday
morning to spend the day.
Mrs. F. M. Grove and daughter,
Arlene, , returned Saturday evening
from Central City, Neb., where they
went with George Vannoy in his new
automobile. They drove the 121 miles
in three hours.
Dr. Paul Thurreson left Monday for
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little daughter, Maxine, will join him
in about a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clarke were
pleasantly surprised Thursday evening
by a number of their friends, who
gathered at their home to spend the
evening. The evening was spent play
ing somerset and popping corn, which
was greatly enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Rosenow
gave a dinner luesday in nonor oi
their son, Verl's, thirteenth birthday.
Only members of his class at school
were invited. In the evening several
schoolmates surprised him by return
ing for a few pleasant games and
music.
Tuesday while Charles Ingwerson
was loading lumber from the old
livery barn his team became frighten
ed and ran away, breaking the tele-
nVinno nolo riff and ihf na reel nost at
t - i l
the postoffice, one horse falling on the ;
cement walk, tearing the harness to :
pieces and otherwise doing the usual
damage done by runaways.
Monday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Shoup gave an oyster supper
to celebrate the event of having fin
ished shucking corn. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Linder and son,
Frank, of Elmwood, Mrs. Gene Lewis
and sons and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Klyver and Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Klyver and daughter.
Obituary.
Alexander Skiles died at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Clara Prouty,
at University Place, November 17,
1915. Age 79 years, 7 months and
5 days. He was born in Schuyler
county, 111., April 12, 183G. He was
married to Margaret A. Morrison,
December 16, 1SF8. He enlisted in the
Thirteenth U. S. Infantry, Company
A, August 20, 1S6-1, being First Sar
gear.t of said company. He took part
in the siege of Vicksburg and Jack
son, Miss., and the battles of Chatta
nooga and Arkansas Post, and other
important battles of the Civil war.
He was a resident of Cass county
for the past thirty-eight years. He
resided on the farm just east of Alvo
until two years ago, when he moved
to Alvo. He leaves surviving him, his
widow, three daughters, Mrs. S. C.
Bowles, Alvo; Mrs. M. C. Keefer,
Litchfield, Neb.; and Mrs Clara
Prouty, University Place, Neb. Three
sons, Charles Skilcs, David City, Neb.;
George Skiles, Washington; and Joe
Skiles; also three brothers, Robert
Skiles, Wayne, Neb.; George Skiles,
Murdock, Neb.; John Skiles, of Mt.
Rose, la., and many friends whom
mourn the loss of a good citizen.
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