The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-09

Ire cd h0ls=zeepsr, MeAer Don6sine. g.
Sc vas called. at her usual hour began Der
C----S = t1s Like cottage witch had besa III
ta-..s1 By L2roueece. Is SIZE #e-. aboss
s. discovered, somewhat 70 h=r surprise,
tc2- t-e windows were open. and wien So
tA- ---Shed busting an3 sweeping sla Eezl.
. arrange Laroaet-a's room But she stood
P=.-l1ed upon tie threshold, with her eyes
Stang IRON her head, S she - " ss-etchei
IL - 500r n ,as midst @. It's
tr-ze1 Gnd dls0lier4d furniture, the sacre-
t. o.'=a s13 apparently r.11si, her master
d. w--a bal II his breast Everything
pei . murder and not suicide
80 E-St emotion passe3, Mother Don6aire
rs-2-.-a1 L. coo.1eSS She bane over the IL
a----zle form = I-2-1aecce ard feft for signs
C. =. tu- saw 81 o1oe tbs. there vas but
r.cc-1 co.-se before Ter, and she ran Is fast
6 te- years would permit % the police STA
70. -e--.Ig every one she net on tie way Of
te- .e--lo-9 discovery. An hoar later Il.
Lax. lie coZnln-Ssary Of Police &. Yer
s--as. er.lFe1 Eith Dr.. Aartiaa1d. q VsIls
{ Avay I1s sro man and the roman en-
te-a2 t-a house., while crowds gathered
e--u-G =.
I L1--oiI Questioned Mother Donda;ne.
h. s1e colld gre him 10 information
D ~ KNOW, szid e. whether Z La
r--=:t7 Lad any important sun Of money in
" se--e-ary!7
= @ III, sir. Re vas 1ot raan % con-
IL Is business secrets 70 CIV one
= Lzc-o-I made = search OF the premises,
T---e I19 doctor examined TIE BODY.
lie victim defended hinselt,s said be.
LEX. hare are traces Of finger nails and
t--e1 o->c 10 strange him, and because be
G. =; o1e cgick enough they finished him
w. Z l-z-ol shot, which proves tina. We are
E. = p-aSs1ce q t5s deed Of 3 vulgar
esslssin, bu- nan II has.e % finish. and
VIC E1--- hSve - Lis head, for g deeona-
IT, - = middle II tie night Is verr in
T---el-- L-= house = no- isolated The
VA = .z---zis IS but two s7eus from hare.
L L c. lime. La-ogus Or th=ir servants
We're Dc- = BED they must have heard the
p-s-1l So
! ~ question them directly. Can you
s.7s an .le2 Of how long he has been deedF7
Ee nus. aaye been dead s5uce between Il
a. i o'c,ock- Tns nursere- doubtless used
snail packet pistol Here Is the ball, which
found Il the hs2rt Death rllls. have been
l-4s-a--@L-ols.7 And the Doctor gave Lacroir
t1e l.. q sz-tened lesd Lacroix had male
E@-kage Of al TIE pap=-s II tie aesz, and
toey prepared ID leave We have nothing
more % do here be SAii, and they closed tie
c1c-s and went 70 the house OF Roger
L--r9le- When Victoria announced Il La
c---1 Eenriette grew deathly pals Great
CD. thought she. do theT suspect alraadvt-
=: us though: she felt IS II death had SIZED
t@-- an 81 gathered her courage AMI creps
ITO tie parlor Is though weighed down by
q invisible burden. Yes resolved 70 bea- i.
LxcCSs lae, madame, for troubling you.
III -aSt Night. hare 81 few s-eus fronl your
to-ss. was committed a dreadful crime. A
nan WAS assassinatad, doubtless for the Dur
pts= q robbery. aTli l have come TO ask few
questions o. YOU
OF ne, SRI What can l tel yo.,E-
Las night there Was pistol fred in the
house next door, which s opposite YOU The
WINDOWS were open. and thought possibly
that So,ne Of yea night have hard some
thing, OF even, perhaps, might have seen
something
al what hour WIS this crime committedf'
''Sorne minutes befors midnight"
That explains why We heard nothing
went u bad about 10 O'Clock. and nv husband
came home soon after. l did nos see him.
Us u Laroqas here!7
he took the Q o'clock train TO Paris, but
h said nothing, which proves that be heard
nothi1s=
You have little girl. 1 believe, Of CT 9
years Where does she sleepI Night she not
SIC have heard the dat0nationF'
She slep. in my bed last night, and never
woke un.5l morning.
She sad this with a quick, harsh accent,
which surprised Lacroix His keen eye saw
heFe mystery. and he looked at the young
Fo-nan whose eyes fell before his
Can So the chiIdE7 asked he.
"Ce--ai1ly, II you think II necessary, but
Sc : not very vel this morning. having had
: nervous attack, and unless II Is really
csoss2vr
"Aha.7 thought II Lacroix: she doesn't
want ne 70 Sc the little girl. Why-
III. Lacroix was on the point Of letting
tn question peS for the time, when the child
Seppsi % Der mothers side from the other
rron
No. mother she said, without being ques-
E7oed; I could 10. have heard anything; /
ssE7 al night without waking
= would Ike 10 question YOUR servants.
81 Lacr0lz, and Henriet-e rang Victoria
el-s-ei
B71ng the cook and coachman,- said she,
a11 return with them
Il another instant the three were there The
eoachI-lsl and cook had rooms opening upon
'-4e gA-Gel They declared they had seen
elaa heard nothing They had goaa 10 bed At
~ arc sept until morning. It was by report
Nas they had known Of the crime Lacr0ix