The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-05-12

serec1ent, though J suppose ihey b.
Nm Do broke Ii h, ,.ilj on he oos
oncf'1 Es1tII int1fro., cIIe <crtark-z
They were not : 81 IKE thxt. kis
Elaine, though she VS. 4 1T proud sns
pefticular. was always good 70 her sis
ter, and 1riss Ada nas - good tbnberst
md cheoFy. nothing could put her out
They never had . quarrel while they
were with me -leastways not 70 m,
knowledge last Friday evening
and that must have been something NOR.
than ordinary, for they did not speak u
each other again after that, except wher
they were actually obliged. though ] an
sure they we're dying 70 make Il up.r
"And you've no idea what caused THU
arrangement 7" asked the coroner.
NO." Mrs. Day replied; II knew
high words had passed between them by
their manner. was out that night, but
Martha-thats the girl-said she heard
one Of them crying, and then Miss Ada
went across the landing to her room
and stamped her foot in regular pas
sion, and called out to her sister, You're
jealous-thats what 1t Isl jealous be-
cause he preferred me to YOU
The coroner put up his hand 10 stay
the current Of her speech
Martha shall give her own evidence
BY and by. Ait what time did Miss War;
rington come back last night2n
About quarter to twelve. She was
docking dreadfully white and tired, and
| told her she ought to 90 to bed at
once; but, when she heard that Miss
Ada had not come in, she said she'd
wait up, and that / might go; then be-
fore I'd got halfway upstairs, she called
me down again, and said she'd walk a
little way up the street to see II she
could SEQ her coming. 1t struck twelve
as she went out. Then, after I'd waited
good bit, she came back looking
whittier and more ghost-like than ever,
and begged me to go with her toward
the theatre to see ii we could meet Miss
Ada. went with her through the gar
dens, as she fancied she'd most likely
come through there, though 1t was the
longest way and thought it odd. But
she proved right enough, poor dear, for
we had not got far before we saw the
crowd; and then | knew something had
happened. and so did Miss Elaine, for
she caught hold of my arm and would
not go on till ! said 1t might be Miss
Ada was hurt, and we'd better see. Then
she came with me, and called out for
them to make way-for | felt certain
somehow 1t was Miss Ada; and, when
the poor young lady saw her sister lying
there dead, she just gave little moan,
and tainted In my arms. We got car
riage that was passing and took her
home; and directly she came to she
asked TO go to her sister, and has been
by her bedside ever since mot shedding
tear, only watching her so sorrowful-
like 1t would break your heart to see
her. l made her drink a cup Of tea this
morning, and that's all as has passed her
lips; she seemed stunned like
That will do" said the corner; and,
when the landlady had been ushered out,
he summoned the next witness.
This was Martha, the maid Of all work.
She confirmed all that her mistress had
said. The two Misses Warrington were
the incest young ladies she had ever had
anything to do with, and very fond Of
each other indeed Miss Elaine was more
like mother than sister to Miss Ada.
They had had only one quarrel, and
that was on Friday night.
Did you know what the quarrel was
about p inquired the coroner.
No, Martha did not know; but she
could guess. 1t was about some young
man, of course. Why2 Because that
was what girls always quarreled about.
A smile fitted across the coroner's
grave face when Martha said this.
Now tell me did you overhear any
thing on that night to make you think
you had guessed right2n
" heard only one thing, and that was
something Miss Ada said She said
quite fierce-like, You're jealous because
he likes me better nor you.'"
" We're you up last night when Miss
Warrington came IMP"
Not /. II you were on your two feet
all day, you'd be glad enough to get to
OOA AACOSAy yOuA WIN was OVtE.
I'm sure should, Martha" was the
pleasant reply. ''And now will you 20
to Miss Warrington and tell her that we
should like to speak to her shortly ~
The testimony Of the doctor was taken,
and other witnesses were called to prove
that the pistol found near the murdered
girl had belonged to Elaine Warrington
and had been carried by her constantly
since she had obtained it, and that the
two girls had been on bad terms with
each other during the last week, though
both had tried to conceal it.
Nothing more important was elected,
and the faces Of the spectators wore an
expression Of awed expectancy as, the
last witness dismissed, the coroner, In
voice that he himself felt to be unus-
ually solemn, called out the name Of
Miss Warrington"
CHAPTER II.
N low murmer of sympathetic
IA emotion ran through the room
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