Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

there?"
Perhaps she went to meet Lord Calls
ton The reason why I think it's she is
that Mr.. Desmond says he promised the
lady he saw that he would not speak with
out her permission, and then he tells me
he cannot speak till Lord Collisions
yacht comes back, and as Lady Balls
combe is the only lady on board it must
be her.
But why should he refuse to tell you it
was her?"
Norwood shrugged his shoulders.
Well, it's hardly the thing for a lady
to visit chambers at that hour of tbs
night-her reputation"
Her reputation" repeated May Pen
fold, contemptuOusly; he need not try to
save it now, considering she's thrown it
away by clipping with Lord CaIIIstOn; but
what else is there in his favOr?"
The principal thing is the dagger,
said Norwood; -he told me he took it from
Lena Sarschine and brought it hOme-sO
If his landlady or any one else put 1t
away, they must have seen it-and so it
Will show the truth of his story.
Then in order to find out 1t will be
best to see his IandIady."
Certainly-but I don't know where she
lives"
Il do-Primrose Crescent, Blooms
bury. You go there and find out what
you can.
Il may as we'll try, said Norwood,
thoughtfully, "but I'm afraid it's a for
lorn hope"
"Forlorn hopes generally succeed, re-
piled May, with a confident smile. SO
you 60 to his lodgings, and then let me
known the result Of your inquiries.
Norwood agreed TO this, and after Miss
PenfOld had departed, called a cab and
drove to the address of Myles Desmond.
ROndalina, more wan and ghOst-like than
ever, opened the door and informed the
lawyer that Mrs. Mulgy had gone out.
That's a pity, said Norwood, in
disappointed tone. Are you the SER
yant?"
yes, sir, replied Rondalina, dropping
a courtesy.
And you attend to all the lodgers?"
Yes, sir.
ooh! then perhaps you can tell me
what L want to know, said Norwood,
cheerfuIly. Take me up to Mr.. Des-
mOnd's room"
Rondalina, being a London girl, was
very sharp, and looked keenly at Mr..
! Norwood to see if he had any design Of
burglary. The scrutiny proving salts
factory, she led him upstairs, and showed
him DesmOnd's sitting-rOOm.
Now, then" said Norwood, taking
seat, Il want you to answer me few
questions"
ROndalina looked frightened, and said,
yes sir, " in mechanical manner.
First, asked Norwood, do you dust
this room and put things straight?"
q do, sir"
do you remember seeing a broken
dagger about the place-a blade and
| handler"
ROndalina twisted her apron up into
knot and thought hard, and then init
mated she had seen it.
"Oh!-and when did you see it?
About g week or so ago, sir, replied
| Rondalina. Mr.. Desmond, sir, he comes
in at o'clock when I was a-layin' of the
/ cloth for dinner, and ses he, 7 amt
/ a9Oln' to stay in for dinner, cause I'm
| agoin' hout, then he takes the knife from
his pocket, being broken IN two, and
throws the bits on the table and goes out
to put his clothes on. takes the dinner
things downstairs, and when L comes up
he were gone, so sets to work an tides
up the room"
WAS the dagger still on the tablet"
THE knife, sir, corrected ROndaIina
yes, sir, it were, and I puts the bits in
the tournaments so as to keep EN- out of
the way of the children, an I 'OPe IL
weren't wrong, sir.
No, not at all replied Norwood, @but
tell me, did Mr.. Desmond come back on
that night?"
Yes, sir-but not till late, sir-3
o'clock in the morning. He admit his
latch-key, so 'ad to git h'up and let
him in.
was he scSer?"
quite, sir, only he seemed upset like,
and goes up to his room without saying
word.
This was all the information obtain
able from ROndalina, so Norwood de-
parted from the house very much salts
/ led with what he had discovered. He
| drove straight to Park lane and told May
PenfOId all ROndalina had said.
You see, he said, in conclusion, this
| evidence will prove one thing, that Des-
mOnd could not have committed the crime
with that dagger"
Then I suppose they'll say he did it
with another, said May, bitterly.
IF they do so they will damage their
own case, replied Norwood, cOOIIy, for
DOwller swears the crime was committed
| by this special dagger, and if Desmond
did not use it-as can be proved by the
evidence of the servant-no one else
| could have done so; by the way, you say
Sir Rupert was down at Berkshire on that
night.
He was" replied May, but he came
up by late train and then went to his
club shortly before twelve"
rs he in?" asked the lawyer.
mo; but you viii be able to see him
about o'clock, said Miss PenfOld He
| has been shut up in his library since the
elopment of his wife, but had to 90 out
to- day on business.
III call then.
What do you want to see him about?"
Il am anxious to ascertain if he knew
of his wife's movements on that night,
and whether she left the house"
I don't think he can tell you that, as
his wife and he were on bad terms, and
occupied different rooms. Besides, even
| if you find out that Lady Balscombe Wis
tied Lord Collisions chambers on that
night, it won't save AIyles."
don [ know 8 muCh nhOnt that re-
/ piled Norwood, cheerfully. 1T Will help
! TIC Tnrayel this mystery, and when every
thing is made plain Tn certain Myles
Desmond won't be the man to suffer for
this crime.
CHAPTER XIII.
MY LADY's HUSBAND.
ManN naoDLa thouohE CaIIlston- s E-altz