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az A4D Thereon sort Oh teltoH, duu
lIN considered himself decided
& Iy hardly treated at being
Nh arrested on such a serious
charge as that of the muir.
~Sk der Of Lena Sarschine.
en- J According to the cynical
w creed prevailing nowadays
all his friends should have turned theil
backs on him now he was in trouble, but
there is q wonderful lot Of undiscovered
good even in friends, and none OF them
did.
And he sadly needed help. poor fellow,
for his position was a very critical one
the evidence against him being as fol-
lows:
l. He had last seen Lena Sarschine
alive on the night of the murder.
2. he had been met in st. James street
by Ellersby not far from the scene OF the
crime.
2. He had in his possession the dagger
With which the crime was, to all appear
ances, committed.
Myles answered these accusation as
follows:
/. He had not seen Lena Sarsohine on
that night, but another lady whose name
he refused to divulge.
2. His presence in st. James street
on the night in question was purely ac-
cidental.
3. And the dagger he had found in the
vase was one he had taken from Lena
Sarschine on the afternoon of the day
she had called to see Callistcn about the
elopement.
.f'll tell you about that dagger" e1-
planned Myles to Norwood, his solicitor.
Il was at Calliston's rooms on the Mon
day afternoon looking over his papers,
when Lena Sarschine came in like mad
woman to see Cailiston. tried to quiet
her, but she refused to be pacifed, and
pulling out the dagger said she would
kill Calliston first and Lady Balscombe
afterward. I tried to take it from her
and she flung it away-neither of US knew
it was poisoned, or don tthink We would
have been so reckless over it. In falling
the dagger rested slsntwise from the floor
to the fender, and in springing to get it
put my foot on it and broke the handle
off. In case she should get it again, put
the pieces in my pocket and took them
home-I left them on q side table, SO If
they were found in the ornaments some
one must have placed them there-and
Lena Sarschine went away on that day,
and since then I have seen nothing OF
her"
Then who was the lady you saw on
that night?" asked his solicitor.
-Icannot tell you, replied the young
man, doggedly. Il gave my word to the
lady would not say she had been there
till had permission, and till ] get it ]
cannot.
When will you get it?'
when Calliston returns in his yacht"
Why, in that case" said Norwood,
you: must mean Lady Balscombe?"
Il have not said so."
NO." replied Norwood, quickly, "but
you say your permission to speak must
come from q lady, and the only lady on
board the yacht is Lady Balscombe, as
she ran away with Lord Calliston. Come,
tell me, was it Lady Balscombe you saw
that night?"
Il won't answer you"
All that Norwood could do could not
get any other answer from the obstinate
young man, so in despair the lawyer left
him.
Its impossible to perform Miracles
he muttered to himself, as he went back
to his Office, -and if this young fool won't
tell me the whole truth cannot see what
can do"
On arriving athis Office he found alady
waiting to see him, and on glancing care.
Iessly at the card handed to him by his
clerk, started violently.
Miss Penfold," he said. by Jove!
she was engaged to Lord Calliston. Now,
! wonder what she wants?"
The young lady made her appearance,
and, the door being closed, soon enlight-
ened him on that point.
You are Mr.. Desmond's lawyer" she
asked.
Yes, I have that honor, replied Nor
wood, rather puzzled to know what she
had come about.
IL take great interest in Mr.. Des-
mond," said the girl, hesitating, in fact,
I'm engaged to Eim."
But thought Lord Calliston-"
Lord Calliston is nothing to me-" she
broke in, impatiently. i never did like
him. though INV guardian wished me to
marry him, and love Myles Desmond.
If did not I would not be here.
Well, Of course / feel sure ne is lnno-
cent"
Innocent! I never had any doubt on
chances there are of proving his inno-
cence."
1T will be difficult matter, said Nor.
wood, thoughtfully, as I can get him to
tell me nothing"
What is it he refuses to tell you?"
asked Miss Penfold.
The name Of the lady whom he saw at
Lord Collisions chambers on the night Of
the murder. believe myself it was Lady
Balscombe."
Lady Balscombe!" CRED Nay, in as.
tonishment, why what would take her
.tbere?" 49,,
Perhaps she went to meet Lord Calls.
ton. The reason why 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 II must
be her." ,,.. ,.
But why should he refuse to tell you it
was her2"
Norwood shrugged his shoulders.
We'll, it's hardly the thing Tor lady
to visit chambers at that hour OF tho
night-her reputation"