The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-08
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are the-Yes. come in"
He entered. waited while she shu
the door. and then followed. BY hel
direction, not into the kitchen, out Il
q cold. dark room on the right, which
smelt a. II it were little used. Miss
Bostal wisely-xept her shawl wrapped
tightly round her. and politely begged
him to take q seat. while she lit one
Of the two candles which stood on the
mantlepiece. The detective gave one
comprehensive look around the room
and quite understood why the lady
preferred to spend her time in the
kitchen. where II was. at least. warm
"And DOW" asked the lady. - she
seated herself on . prim. stiff backed
chair covered with faded needlework
what u II you want to ask meY'
"Well. ma'am." said the detective,
who sat On the edge Of his chair. and
felt surprise at the amount of dignity
there was about the little prim, shabby
lady. Its Just this: I want to know
n any little accident happened to q
young lady who spent the morning
with you-Miss Claris~
He saw his breath and hers on the
cold air Of the little room. and thought
it was much warmer In tie fields out
side. The lady was evidently aston
ished ut the question.
Little acc.dept:' she repeated. mot
that ! remember"
WAS she doing any sort Of work for
you. na'am! She said something about
,ronirg. think"
'-She didn't DO any ironing" an
swerc,l the lady. promptly. but did"
"She told Toe she was ironing and
burned her hand"
The lady shook her head.
1T was I who had the iron all the
ti,Ee." she said. decidedly.
Eut then the detective noticed that
the lady gave him q quick look, and
that she then. as II recollecting her.
self. altered her tone. He instantly
decided that she was making up a
story for the benefit Of her protege.
Il recollect. now I think Of It." said
she. that did come very near her
with the iron. and that was afraid /
had burned her. though she said it was
nothing. and. indeed, I could see moth
ing"
Thank you. ma'am," said the de-
tective, rising at once. And now
would you be 90 good a. to let me see
her and the man Jem Stickels togeth-
er. at once. before they leave this
house,"
III they are here. you can. certain
~" said Miss Bostal. n she at once
left the room and went down the pass
age toward the kitchen.
turned with q blank expression
I'm sorry to say." said she. shat
they have both left the house. whether
together or no." she added. with de-
mure and pinched little smile. Il can't
say."
The detective took mis- leave. not In
the hest Of humor.
Jem Stickels was the person to be
got at" that was certain. But Hem
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