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

be the quickest way of proceeding To
begin, then, when did you first know
of the murder?"
Monday morning. virgie came and
told me-"
"You are sure you did not know of IL
sooner?''
"Virgie found me in bed. so how
could hear of it sooner?'
II said know, not hear"
well, know, then; it is all the
same.
"were you at home on Sunday
night?'
| "Why--why-of course. Where else
should be?" stammered the girl
You told my daughter that you were
going to drive with Mr.. Lucas, inter-
rupted the squire in his kindliest tones
Mr.. Lucas could not keep the ap-
pointment.
do you know whyr' asked Mr.
Upper.
II suppose he had some business. In
fact, he told me so.' a
Did he say that it was out of
town." The girl started with surprise.
eyes, sir. How did you know"
"He told the same thing to others
Do you know why he should have told
so many people that he was going out
of town and then not have gomez" Alice
in great perturbation looked appealing
ly toward Lucas. but the latter avoided
her glance. Very hesitatingly she an
| swered:
''Mr. Lucas could tell you better than
l." Her equivocal reply made Mr.
Barnes conclude that she knew the rea.
con, which. it will be remembered, Luz
cas- had refused to give, and he gave
the lawyer a sign TO press the point.
1.-THE question has been asked Mr..
Lucas, but We want to hear what you
know about the matter Have you seen
him since Sunday, when he told you
that he meant to leave town.
THAT is the last time he called"
but have you seen himf" Alice was
evidently troubled by the question. and
the lawyer determined to come to the
main point at once. He continued:
after he left You ON Sunday where
did you go?'
81 did not go anywhere, stammered
! the poor girl.
Come, You will best serve yourself
I and your friends by telling the truth"
1.-THE truth Why, what do you
mean?" She seemed greatly agitated. il
not positively alarmed.
after he left you," continued Mr..
Topper, "you went to Riverside farm.
You went there not to see your friend
Miss Lewis. but
'How do you know did not go to
see Virgie?" interrupted Alice excited
ly.
"You did rot go to see her, because
you had discovered that there was to be
meeting between her and Harry Luz
! cas-"
at is falsel How can you say such
thingY'
"You went into the summer house
and hid there. so that you might over
hear what passed between the two"
Its all a liza wicked heH cried
the girl, Historically sobbing between
the words. ~ did not go near the farm.
and did not go after Harry-and-it's
all made up-and"- Here she broke
down utterly, sobbing so that it was
necessary to delay the proceedings till
she could recover from her agitation
Lucas, much disturbed, arose and adj
dressed the coroner:
Squire, is it necessary to continue
the examination of Miss Maxwell"
"If it could have been avoided. I
IL nofnI hos
"But can you not let it drop now,
since you see that she knows nothingf"
"She knows what passed between
you and Miss Lewis in the summer
house." said the squire sharply. IF
cease questioning her, will you give MS
/ the information which we want5"
at is impossible" said Lucas de-
spondently, ''and / doubt that Miss
Marvel knows anything about 1t"
1--WE will let her answer that ques-
ton; she seems to be recovering her self
possession. Lucas reluctantly returned
to his seat As soon as Alice had suf-
fciently regained her composure Mr.
Upper resumed:
'Now, Miss Marvel, you see that pre-
varication is useless. We are fully in
formed as to your movements ON the
night in question. What we want you
to tell us is what passed between Miss
Lewis and Mr.. Lucas. A great weight
seemed lifted from Alice's mind, and
she replied quite readily:
"Oh, if that is all. I'll tell You the
whole thing" Lucas barely suppressed
groan. Before go any further
must tell you how came to be at the
farm. Mr.. Lucas came to me on Sum
day and told me that he could not 60
driving, as we had planned, because he
had to go out of town. OF course be-
ieyed him and was satisfied. After he
had gone ] found note ON the floor.
and picking it up knew that Mr.. Lucas
must have dropped it from his pocket,
for it was addressed to him. should
never have thought of reading it, but l
recognized the writing and knew it
came from Virgie, so read it at once
Iucas Starfad in SurDriSe hut did not