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ana, OF course, you QlQn I nOtlCe
whether he seemed in his usual health
or not?"
II didn't notice"
"Of course not. Then you went back
to Colonel Bostal's house with Miss
Bostal?"
Yes
"Did you notice the time at all? Can
you tell us what time it was Taan you
reached the house"
mo"
"You can't give any idea:'
mo"
"Not even within an hour?'
NO"
."And when you got to the house
what did you do?"
'I cried"
"Where? In the kitchen?"
Eyes. l think so. I hardly remem-
ber.'
Miss Bostal left you to go upstairs
and mend her dress. Do you remem-
Der that?"
"No. Oh, yes, think do"
"Now don't want to worry you, but
I want you to think before you answer
me. When Miss Bostal left you to so
upstairs, what did you do?"
I-I-I went into the kitchen"
"And you cried there"
EYES,"
"And can you tell US about how long
you sat there crying:
mo"
presently you made the tea, didn't
you"
A pause.
The coroner went on:
"Try to recollect. 1t only happened
last night, you know. Miss Bostal
says you brought in the tea, brought
it into the dining-room. Don't you
remember doing that?
"Oh, oh, yes!'
"And did you then look at the clock?
Do you remember?"
"No, I don't remember"
"You found Miss Bostal in the din
ing-room. What was she doing?
."She was lighting the fire"
"Yes. And you-had you been in the
kitchen all the time after she left you
until you took the tea into the dining
room?"'
EYES,"
"You had not been outside the house
for a moment?'
This question Nell answered prompt
ly:
"Oh, no!'
"You are sure Of that'-
"Quite sure"
"Have you, gentlemen, an. ques-
tions to ask this witness?' went on the
coroner, turning to the jury.
A stout man with gray whiskers
leaned forward in his seat.
II should like to ask Miss Claris."
he said, whether the deceased had
not used certain threats towards her?
He is known to have said that he had
used threats"
The coroner looked as if he was un-
certain whether he should allow this
question, but Nell answered by a.
movement of her head in assent.
HE did use threats to your per-
sisted the juryman.
Eyes, but"
"He threatened to tell the police
who it was that committed the rob.
berries at your uncle's house"
Nell turned very white, and threw at
the persistent juryman a frightened
glance.
"Yes. He said that he knew"
"And he threatened to give informa-
tion?"
II don't think" interrupted the coro-
ner, that you ought to put it like that.
Threaten is hardly the word. He said
he would give information, did he
not?'
"Yes," said Nell, almost inaudibly.
Are you engaged to Mr.. King"
asked he.
Really, gentlemen, we must keep to
the point" protested the coroner. But
Nell answered this question in loud
er voice.
II am not engaged 10 him." she said,
firmly.
THAT will do, 1 think" said the cor
oner, who saw that there was a strong
tendency on the part of the jury TO sat
isfy their curiosity on points quite
outside the subject Of inquiry.
And Nell was allowed to retire from
her prominent position. Miss Bostal
was waiting for her. and with gentle
hand she dragged the girl into seat
beside her, where little could be seen
of her now flushed and frightened
face.
There is now only one more wit
ness" went on the coroner addressing
the jury. 1T is the second medical
man who helped at the post-mortem."
rs not Mr.. King to be called"
asked one of the jurymcn.
"He is unable to attend. have a
doctors certificate to that effect. But
after the evidence which has been
given think his presence WIS hardly
material
Now. 1 think it very MATERIAL oD-
jected a juryman. 'He was known to
have ouarreleG with the deceased---'
1T can be proved that lie was in bed
at the time OF his DEATH answered
the coroner. He was so much in
jured that he was watched from the
moment he fell down, fainting, after
fllnging the deceased off"
well, but submit that we ought 10
have proof of this in evidence. When
a man is found dead, With o bullet In
his head"
He stonnpd short his attention ar