The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-13

first signs that I had ever seen that Ter
temper was jus. q little sharp. The Incl
dent, however, is too trivial 10 relate,
and can have no possible bearing upon the
case"
PRAY le; us have i. for al that"
"On, Il : childish She dropped her
bouqge. az she went towards the vestry
She was passing the front pew e. the
time, and il fell over into the pew. There
va. moments delay, but the gentleman
il the pew handed il up 70 her again, and
il did not appear TO be the worse for
the fall. Yet when l spoke 70 her OF the
matter, she answered me abruptly, and in
the carriage on our way home she
seemed absurdly agitated over this triding
cause"
Indeed. You say that there was a
gentleman in the pew Some of the
general public were present then?'
''Oh, yes. II IS impossible ID exclude
them when the church is OPEN
This gentleman was not one Of your
wife's friends"
NO, no; call him gentleman by
courtesy, but he was quite q common
looking person. | hardly noticed MS ap-
pegrance, but really l think that We are
wandering rather far from the point"
Lady ST. Simon, then. returned from
the wedding in a less cheerful frame of
mind than she had gone 70 il. What did
she do On re-entering her fathers house,"
II saw her in conversation with her
maid"
who is her maid?"
"Alice is her name. She is an American,
and came from California with her"
"A confidential servart?"
"a little too much so. Il eemed TO me
that her mistress allowed her 20 take great
liberties. Still. Of course, in America they
look upon these things in a different
way"
How long did she speak to this Alice ?"
"oh, few minutes. l had something
else 70 think Of"
You did not overhear what they said ?"
Lady 81. Simon said something about
jumping q claim. She was accustomed to
use slang Of the kind. l have no idea
what she meant"
American slang is very expressive
sometimes. And what did your wife do
when she had finished speaking TO her
maid ?"
''She walked into the breakfast room"
"On your arm ,"
NO. alone. She was very independent
in little matters ike that. Then after We
had sat down for ten minutes or so she
rose hurriedly, mutterei some words of
apology and left the room. She never
came back"
But this maid. Alice, "a I understand,
deposes that she went 10 her room. covered
her brides dress with long ulster. put on
a bonnie. and went out"
Quite so. And she was afterwards
seen walking in Hyde Park in company
| with Flora Miller. a woman who is now
in custody. and who had already made a
| disturbance at M. Doran's house that
morning"
'Ah, yes. should like few particu-
! lars rs to this young lady and your rela-
| tons TO herr"
Lord St: simon shrugged his shoulders
= q, /
1 on friendly footing for some vears-I
| may say on very friendly footing She
/ used ia he at the Allegro. l have not
| treated her ungenerously and she has no
| Just cause of complaint against me. but
| YOU know what women are. NJ. Holmes.
1 Flora was dear little thing, but exceed
| ingIy hot-headei. and devotedlv attached
| 10 me. She wrote NE dreadful letters
/ when she heard that I was about 10 be
! married, and TO tell the truth. the reason
| why had the marriage so quietly was
| that | feared lest there might be 4 scandal
! III the church. She came 10 Nj Dorau' :
! door, Just alter We returned, and she en-
| ceaFoFed 10 push ner way IN, Uttering very
! abusive expressions towards nv wife and
! even threatening her bug l had forseen
! the possibility OF something OF the sort.
| and had TWO police fellows there in pri-
| vate clothes. who soon pushed her ont
/ again. She was quiet when she saw that
! there was no GOOD IN making row"
Did your wife hear al This -
No, thank goodness. she did not"
! And she was seen walking with this
| very woman afterwards"
Yes, that IS what Mr.. Lestrade, of
! Scotland Nard. looks upon as SO seri5us.
| Il is thought that Flora Gecsred nv wife
! out and laid some terrible trap Tor her"
| Well, certainly, that i also conceiv-
! able hypothesis, said Holmes, smiling.
| And now. Lord st. Simon. l think that I
| have nearly all my data Nav | ask
! whether you were seated at the breakfast
! tao.e % that you could see out of the win
| dew .'
We could see the other side OF the rosd
| and the park"
! Quite 50. Then do not think that I
need detain you longer. l shall commune
! cate with You"
Should you De fortunate enough 10
| solve this problem said our client. ris.
| ing.
! Il have solved it."
/ Where, then, is nv wife -
| That IS detail which l shall sreedrv
supply"
LORD St. Simon shook his head. lam