Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-09-14

81 dHNIOuS 10 make.
We have lost too much time" he said
in his peculiar drawing nasal voice with
every here and there strongly Irish tones.
In cases Of this kind. time Il everything.
1t would Lave done the poor lady no
harm If had rummaged about a bit
while she lay there; she was pest being
disturbed"
1T would have been offensive to her
sister and to Colonel Callander," returned
Standish.
"And day or two more or less don't
matter" put in Mrs. McHugh, "when
them cruel devils have got clean off,
I'VE are not sure yet who is guilty."
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?"
1T was Mary. the housemaid. waited
on her-not me-"
"Call Mary"
Mrs. McHugh went in search Of her.
''The top of the bank is lower than
ihis window" observed Dillon, "and you
see the holes made by the ends Of the lad
der are good bit lower still; the ladder
sloped enough for q man to climb up
easy"
Il see that" returned Standish.
Here Mrs. McHugh returned with
Mary looking very uncomfortable.
Now, my girl, come along, tell me all
when Won last sap her"
"It vas cloae ~, oleron .,- 1rs, otto,
Mr. Eperton LOFT had haen shutting
window. a. LII o,+ 20 tho
front and sow Tho ,,obt ~ NJ Eoor.
TOMS cigar when he waiLed nast"
(Which side did he passr ~
Fright, sir, by the Beach roadr'
"Ha! Where did Mr.. Egerton put no ?"
asked Dillon.
AT the Beach Mansion Hotel" said
Standish.
THAT Is not to the richt?"
"No. sir. suppose he went for a turn
while he smoked for when I went to nut
up the shutters to the side door I saw
the red Of the cigar going down by the
sunk fence as if he were going round by
the beach,"
You went to your mistress mmedi-
ately after?'
Yes! she rang the bell just az I was
turning back from the door,"
did she seem the same as usualf
well, yes! I think she had been cry
ing. Her eyes looked like crying, now
and again, lately. She was weak-like and
poorly"
DO You know of anything to yex ber?,
Bless you, no, sir. Everyone loved
her. Door dear iady. Everyone tried IN
please her, from the Colonel down" cried
the girl. tears coming to her eyes.
We'll, how did you leave herY"
SShe had put on her dressing cow,,.
and said she would not have her hair
hocors. oh. .. .;,oa or. 80
O,e =, a 81 St,bt .ta n;o-h, ,;aht" que ''''
ssrha sia,t i;obt3 Whnr. au ,,r, mn,
-, Co,,lJ n he .oa, 60, a.. ..,ts;ss"
aJ don't knozr. 7 atood n here nv th;s
r,ndo,. !" eotn . nve, n N. rhioh ~ 49,, .n
W. - - -. -, -. ha,,.n M ne,
hotwaon ,bo nJo.. ,nd;o,,oa
, "A +ho win1ow nv n-bich The n,r-dar,r
Ia on,.rod
"u
II the Nsnt were ,isip'e ifodh "flaout
Il course II "0uia nave oeen gulde.
Ut sinii,al ny IA .ne Sin Wnn piace ai.ef
iarh anu "ni ~ VIZ, you, .
lress toid you 10 nsht 'nis wa.rn ,,,, nsht'
ne says ~
night light. L feei 30 nervous and rev
Tolets' that's what she called those shut
Ter olnas as wen as Tue WINDOW; sasf
'he, 1 don't feei aDle TO preathe.
And you opened them
Il did. You see, the nlduie piece foius
'ack, anu se' ~ LII! u. 'pSn' A"s'
ng the bar across the inside. You see 1t
goes right across. III snow sou"
'Stop? cried Dliion, graspinS her arm
ls she made step towards the dressing
able, don't touch that. has II beeh
ouched or stirreu since Ine .. nuuIu .t
No, not that l know or saia the siri'
niue iTIs ~ e
Mrs. McHugh kept the key to the room
ver since the coroner came, ana woulo
lever let none OF US come next OF hish
t."
Il did that, sir" added Mrs. McHush;
for Mr.. Standish warned me you "ah'e"
o see the place as II was.
Right, ma am. An! gong careidiy
o the side of the dressing table. There
5 not much room for man 10 come III
lere without moving ,hiSi iow eoiie
he outer blinds open IL this, uouchins tue
able, has not been mo'ea. ~,
hinus IL Wursa
Dillon then iookeu c'reiun! a. the S"l
et, the portioh VI ' 81 . ~ III
Eft uncovered along lne sue n oi M. aat ~ ta
iieie ',,nd .n doyn and felt all the edge
ven stoopea o1Wn anu ,n - - StonJ-
+ the carpet whica IA! ~ oi.'n,d
'h saw that one '' Ills """'' ""' '
5 ne rose up; rvth;ny2, he asked.
aase you. you .oh hiS head
Dltoh s"oN ;, I'll "I ,Iwovs re
only a.. pm, h. Who secs n min, and lets
member tllh' me ne "no 20 vant = min another
lay may "'' ~
lay; SWell. and that's true" said Nurse.