Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15

SllOW HOW uuru WIS INC truMNlC NOT TO
break down.
Standish devoted himself to support
Dorothy. but she bore up better than he
expected. 1t was all over ut last. and
as Dorothy drove back, her hand in Hen
rictta Oakclcy's. she felt indeed alone
worse than aloneAburdcncd with IL So
crct conviction which for potent reasons
she must not speak. with II bitter sense
of wrong for which she must seek no
sympathy.
StAndish found IL detective awaiting
him on his return from paying the last
tribute of respect to the dead. AS soon
as Colonel Callanler, with Il hastily ex-
pressed desire to he left alone, had re-
tired to his own room, the two men, nc
c%ompanicd by Mrs. McIIugl. began the
examination which the former had been
SO anxious to make.
I'VE have lost too much time," he sn;d,
in his peculiar drawing nasal voice, with
every here and there strongly Irish tones.
I'm cases of this kind, time is everything,
1t would have done the poor lady no
harm il I had rulnmaged about n bit
while She Jay there; she was past being
disturbed"
ut would have been offensive to her
sister and to Colonel C%allandcr,' returned
Standish.
".And a day or two more or less don't
mntter," put in Mrs. McIiugh. when
them cruel devils have got clean Off"
I'VE are not sure yet who is guilty."
said Dillon. dryly. and. walking to the
window, looked intently at the bank op-
posite.
Come here" he said to Nurse. How
was the window fastened when your mis-
tress went to bed that night?:"
ut was Mary. the holsemaid, waited
on l,er-not mo-"
Call Mary"
Mrs. McHugh went in search Of her.
1.-The top Of the bank is lower than
this window" observed Dillon, .and you
see the holes made by the ends of the lad
der are Il good hit lower still: the ladder
slopcd enough fer n man to climb up
easy"
II see that" returned Standisl.
Here Mrs. McF1ugh returned with
Mary looking very uncomfortable.
Now, my girl. come along. tell ME all
you can remember about your mistress
when you last saw her."
ut was close on eleven. sir. just after
Mr.. Egcrton left. l had been shutting
masters windows. as look ont to the
front. and l saw the light OF Mr.. Eyer
tons cigar when he walked past"
(Which side did he pnss?"
Right. sir. by the Beach rond!."
"lIa! Where did Mr.. Egerton put up?:'
asked Dillon.
AT the Beach Mansion Hotcl.' said
Standisl.
THAT is not to the risht?"
"Nn. sir. suppose he Went for Il turM
while he smoked. for when l went to put
up the shutters to the side door I saw
the rcd of the cigar going down by the
! sunk fence us il he were going round by
Tie beach,"
.lou went to your mistress immcdi-
! atcly nf,cr:"
YES! she rang the hell just MS 1 was
turning back from the door,"
ibid she seem the same as usually
well. yes! l think she had been cry
ing. Her eyes looked like crying. now
and again, lately. She vas weak-like and
poorly"
"Do you know of anything to vex her:''
Bless you. no. sir. Everyone loved
her. poor dear lady. Everyone tricl to
please her. from the Colonel down. cried
the girl. tears coming to her eyes.
We'll. how did you leave herr"
"Shc had put OH her dressing gown,
and suid she would not havc her hair
brushed. because she was tired. She told
me to light the night light"
''Ihr night light? Where did you put
it! Could il, TX stpn from the outside: 2
II don't know: l stood it hero by this
window going over to one which opened
on the east side Of the house. The lied
interviewed between the place indicated
and the window by which the murderer
had entered.
III the light were visible from witlou,
Of course it would have been IL guide
Put IL similar light in the same place afte,
dark and l will test it. Well. your mis-
trrss told you to light this watch light:'
"Slr says, Mary. 1 think Ill have ,
night light. l feel 81 nervous and few
cr:sh.' says she. and open Il bit of thu
vulc,s' chats whit she called those shut
y ter blinds, AS wei! as the window say
r she. 4 don't feel able To BREATHE"
And you opened them
II did. You 500. the middle piece fold
: back. and I sci it Il tiny h' open. fas:cn
A in. tile liar across the inside. Yon SOC
sutS IlSNt slCIuSS. II SilbM NOu-
o stop" cried Dillon. srasping her arr
as she made Il step towards the dressin
q table. don't touch that. Has it lcc
touched or stirred since The mur.cr:'
No. not that l know "f." said the cir
Z Il little frightened hy his vchemenct
e Mrs. Mcllugh kept the key To the roo,
ever since the coroner came. and Won.
never let none of us come next or mig
IL it,"
L. II did that. sir" added Mrs. McIIugl
''for MIR. StnmliSh warned me- You wantc
ii tn see the place as it was
r. Right. ma'nm. .Ah". going carr:Aul
to the side of the dressing tnble. .,rhc,
IL tx not much room for n man to come
If here without moving this. How con
II the outer blinds open if this" touching Il
IL table. ''has not been moved?"
lie II made Collins open them from Il
IL outside" said Nurse.
~ Dillon then looked carefully at the ca
pet. the portion of the painted tiooril
ia left uncovered along the side of the h.
~, u.hopn tho ,n,,uSlo~or nn,,ot hn q ~xro.l.