Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-23

me cdrtan Que9uonk
81 won't promise"
swell, we shall ses," aid the lsvyer,
cheerfully, taking out his note book aisI rest
ing it on bis kneA %First, where were you
on the Thursday preceding The murderf' /
81 can't tell you y
"Oh, yes, you can, my friend You left
St Kilda, and came up 20 town by the II
"Eleven twenty" corrected Brian
calton smiled In gratified manner as be
noted this down
"A little diplomacy Is all that's required
be said. mentally "And where did you 60
thenF he added, aloud
~ met Rolleston in the train, and we took
cab from the Flinders street station up to
the club"
"What clubr u.. ..
"The Melbourne club"
"Yesr interrogatively.
"Rolleston went home. and went into the
club and played cards for a time"
"When did you leave the clubF'
"a few minutes to O'Clock in the morn
ing"
"And then, suppose, you went homeF"
"No; did not"
''Then where did you gor"
"Down the street"
Rather vague Ipresume you mean Col.
Inns streetT
"Yesn
"You were going to meet some one. I sup
posef"
~ never said So"
Probably not; but young men don't wan-
der about the streets at night without some
object,
"I was restless, and wanted walk"
"IndeedI How curious you should prefer
going into the heart of the dusty town for
walk to strolling through the Fitzroy gar
dens, which were on your way home! It
won't do, you had an appointment to meet
some one."
"Well-er-yes"
81 thought as much. Man or womanr'
~ cannot tell you"
''Then must find out for myself"
"You can't"
"Indeedl Why notF'
"You don't know where to look for her."
Her." cried Calton, delighted at the sue
cess of his craftily put question II knew 10
was a woman"
Brian did not answer. but sat biting his
lips with vexation.
| "Now. who is the womanT
No answer
Come now. Fitzgerald, know that young
men will I've young men. and Of course you
don't want these things talked about; but
in this case your character must be sacrificed
to save your neck. What is her nameT"
81 can't tell you"
"Oh! you know it, thenG"
"Weil yes"
And you won't tell meG'
"Nom
Calton, however, had found out two things
that pleased him: first, that Fitzgerald had
an appointment, and, second, it was with a
woman. He went on another line.
when did you last see Whyte"
Brian answered with great reluctance. 81
saw him drunk by the Scotch church"
what! you were the man who hailed the
hansomi"
YES" ussented the other. hesitating
slightly, ~ was"
The thought flashed through Cations
brain as to whether the young man before
him was guilty or not, and he was obliged to
confess things looked very black against
| him.
"Then what the newspapers said was cor.
reetT'
"Partly."
"Ahp Calton drew q long breath-here
was ray Of hope.
"You did not know it was Whyte when
you found him lying drunk near the Scotch
church,
mo, did not. Had known it was he
would not have picked him up."@
| "Of course you recognized him afterwardF'
"Yes, | did. And, as the paper stated,
dropped him and walked away"
| "Why did you leave him SO abruptlyf"
Brian looked at his questioner in some sur.
prise.
because detested him." he said. shortly
"Why did you detest himl"
| No answer.
| "Was it because he had admired Miss
Frettlby. and, from all appearances, was
going to marry herf'
"Well, yes" sullenly.
"And now," said Calton, impressively,
this is the whole point upon which the case
turns-Why did you get into the cab with
himg"
IL did not so into the cab."
1.-The cabman declares that you did"
"He is wrong. never came back after
recognized Whyte."
"Then who was the man who got into the
cab with Whyte"
II don't Know"
"You have no ideag"
"Not the least"
"You are certains"
"Yes, perfectly certain"
"He seems to have been dressed exactly
like you"
Every probably. could name at least a
dozen Of my acquaintance who wear light
coats over their evening dress. and soft
hats"
''Do you know IL Whyte had any enc
mioss"
No. don't. know nothing about him.
beyond that he came from England q short
time ago with letter Of introduction to MIR.
Frettlby, and had the impertinence to ask
Madge to marry him"
"Where did Whyte nveF"
Down in St. Klda, at the end Of Grey
street" .... ....
"How do you knowr' ....- ...
"It was in 'the papers, and-and-" hesi'
tatingly, II called OH him"
"Whyf' .....s
"To see If he would drop asking Madge to
| marry him md IN tall him that sha WAS an.