San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08

sideration. "
"Oh, You suspect some one, do you?'
Any suspicious which I may have
would not be evidence. +"
"Were you i'm the house all the even
ing9"
"No, SIR"
"At what time did you go out, and
when did you return?'
II did not expect to be questioned
and 80 made no note of the hours"
"Will you tell us where you went?"
81 will not, as that is my private
affair"
"No ones affairs are private when
murder has occurred. However, since
you refuse I will tell you where you
went. First, you met man in the
summer house, and then you crossed the
river to meet another man." The law
yer paused, waiting to note the effect Of
his words, but Virginia remained inn
passive.
81 will go further and tell you that
the first was Harry Lucas, and, more,
that you invited him to the meeting.
Since have shown you how much /
know, you will doubtless see the folly
of any attempt at concealment
"Since you seem to be so well in
formed, I cannot see why you appeal to
me at all"
"We do not claim to know every
thing. Will you please tell us why you
asked Mr.. Lucas to meet your"
81 had a private commission to give
him."
"Do you refuse to give us any in
formation as to the nature of this COM
mission?''
81 do"
Miss Lewis" said the lawyer, 81
have intimated that we have discover
ed the identity of one of the men whom
you met that night, and it is perhaps
as well to tell you that we also know
who the other was.
"You appear to have learned great
deal, F" replied Virginia coldly.
"We have found out something, but
not all that we wish to know. You met
Mr.. Lucas. Your conversation was
overheard, and we therefore know that
you sent for him to ask his aid You
expected to meet Mr.. Marvel" Mr..
Upper spoke in his usual measured
tones, and both he and Mr.. Barnes
watched Virginia closely, but even at
this name she did not finch. Mr..
Barnes wondered how she would act
when they would produce the man him.
self. Mr.. Upper continued:
lyon had been notified that he would
await you in the woods across the
stream that night, and you were to de-
termine whether or not you would elope
with him. This you concluded not to
do. Therefore you feared that he
would become desperate, and you de-
cided to have his friend, Mr.. Lucas, op-
portunely meet him after you left him,
to see that he did no harm. Now will
you tell US what you feared he would
dor"
II see that you have managed to dis
cover all that Miss Marvel knew. Will
not that suffice?"
"We wish to know why you were SO
fearful of leaving this young man to
his own society"
81 believe such thing as fear is
unknown to me, so you are far from
the truth. No man is in an enviable
frame of mind when a woman rejects
him. Was 1t extraordinary, then, that l
should have wished his friend to join
him at such a timer She spoke with
feeling.
mo, Miss Lewis, your action under
the circumstances was very commenda-
BILE. But did you not have a deeper mo-
tive? Did you not think that he might
become desperate enough to take lifer'
81 admit that ! did.
"Whose-your uncle's?"
mo, mol thought he might commit
suicides he is passionate and impulsive
/ thought that in a moment of despair
he might raise his hand against himself
He would never take another's life"
HE attempted to do SO once before,
/ believer
To this Virginia made no reply, but
her face assumed an expression Of the
utmost contempt.
miss Lewis" continued the lawyer,
will you kindly tell us about how long
you remained at the interview with Mr..
Marvel? 1 don't expect any exact reply
An approximate one will do
81 cannot tell very closely, though
know about when 1 reached the house
again. But Twill not answer unless you
explain why you wish to know"
Mr.. Upper had recognized at the
outset that Virginia was not to be
frightened into anything, and he de-
termined to deal with her openly.
II will do so willingly, said he.
eve have found that you left the sum-
mer house at or near o O'Clock. Soon
after several shots were fired, one at
least at the deceased We are not sure,
however, that either of these killed
your uncle. Now, if you can give us
the time when you returned, it may be
the means of proving whether he was
alive or dpod ar that bour Tbaoa mot