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

took and pressed slightly, 30 thus muteIy
they made up their quarrel.
All the foregoing conversation about
honor was Greek to Flip, who, after some
cOgitation, came to the conclusion 1t Wes
a scene out Of the play. But now they
began to talk on a subject more suited TO
his comprehension.
May said Myless Il want you to tell
me all that Lady BalscOmbe did on-On
that night
The night when she eIoped?"
Eyes"
Let me see, said May, knitting her
pretty broWs, we went to a BALTIC Lady
KerstOks's."
AT what timer"
Between nine and ten"
And what time did YOU leaye?"
Very earlY-abOut half past ten; in
fact. we were there only few moments.
Lady BalscOmbe said she had a headache
and went home. You know our house is
only a few doors away. I expect she only
went there to avert suspicion as to her
elopement."
What happened when she came home?"
There was a woman waiting to see her
in her bOudoir.
A wOman2" repeated Desmond; who
was she?"
Il don't know; I didn't even see her.
She saw Lady BalscOmbe and then left
the house between eleven and twelve"
How do you knOw?"
My maid told me-.
And what time did Lady Balscombe
leave?"
Il don't know. did not see her again
that night. She went to bed because Of
her headache, and, I suppose, departed
early in the morning to catch the train to
Shoreham."
Where was Sir Rupert all this timer"
He had been down in Berkshire, but
arrived some time before l2-he and
Lady Balscombe had quarreled lately,
and occupied different rooms. Besides,
he went OF to his club on arriving in
town. so he could not know Of her flight
till the morning"
did she leave letter for him?"
Il suppose so; but why do you ask ali
these questiOns?"
Because I want to save my neck, if
possible. The woman who was murdered
is said to be Lena Sarschine, whom I saw
during the day. I saw woman in Calls
toms rooms on the same night, whom the
detective thinks was the same person.
Now, between the time I left the cham
bers and the time 1 met Spencer Ellersby
was wandering about the streets and, as
I spoke to no one, I cannot prove an albi.
Ellers by met me coming up st. James
street, and the scene of the crime was
not far of, so, if am arrested, circum-
stances will tell very hard against me.
Nobody viii believe my ass ertiOn that /
did not see the dead woman that tight.
and cannot prove it without breaking
my promise"
see what you mean, but what has
Lady BaIscombe to do with it?"
Simply this: 1 am anxious to find out
If CallistOn really left town on that
night, because 1 want to know if he had
anything to do with the death Of his mis-
tress. He left his chamber to catch the
ten minutes past-9 train from London
bridge; but did he catch it? I think
not, because he would not have left
town without Lady BalscOmbe, and,
from your own showing, she did not
leave her house till early on Tuesday
morning. So I think CallistCn must
have remained in town at some hotel,
where she joined him, and they went down
to Shoreham by the first train in the
morning"
But you don't think CallistOn killed
this W0man2"
mo. don't think so, he answered,
thOughtfullY. Il really don't think so,
but would like to have all his move
ments on that night accounted for.
AS for myself, I am in a very awkward
position, for, if arrested, I cannot eL-
tricate myself from it till CallistOn re-
turns"
"Why?"
Because, till his yacht comes back,
cannot prove my innocence"
But you are Innocent"
How can you doubt me?"
Il was certain of it"
Il hope the jury of twelve good and
lawful men Will be IS certain, he re-
piled, grimly, as he walked away.
Flip followed them at a distance, but
only caught scraps of conversation which
seemed to him to be about trivial mat
ters. So, with all the conversation he
had heard in the Park indelibly inscribed
on his brain, Flip darted away to give his
patron an accurate report, and thus add
another link to the chain which was
gradually encircling the murderer Of
Lena Sarschine.
ITO BE CONTINUED