The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-10-14
The Yellow
Holly
BY FERGUS HUME,
Author OF "The Mystery OF q
Hanson Cab" Etc.
COPYRIGHT, 1908. by g. ". Dalin0hd'n
Company
Continued from 3rd.page.) ssssl

ment," protested Train uneasily.
II know you didn't. Nevertheless IL
this police inspector knew what 1 told
you he might get 1t into his stupid head
that-well'-Brendo broke off abrupt
ly-"I don't know what he mightnt
think. However, shall answer his
questions as to my visit here and then
20 away"
TN 60 Also" said Train, with shud-
der. II can't stop here after what has
occurred It's terrible. To think OF
that poor woman murdered! How lucky
I locked my door last night!'
Brendon stopped in his walk and
looked sharply ut the young man.
'"Why did you lock your doori' he
asked, surprised.
well, you see, after Mrs. Jersey
came into the sitting room didn't like
to think Of her prowling about One Is
90 helpless when one is asleep" and
Train shuddered.
"Did you expect her to murder your
asked Brendon derisively.
'T didn't expect anything" retorted
Leonard, rather nettled. But didn't
want her to come into my rooms, so l
got out Of bed and locked the sitting
room door,
mot your bedroom door,
mo, the sitting room door. So both
you and were quite safe from her
prying."
Brendon look ed steadily at Train and
gave n short laugh. "Yes. AS you
locked the sitting room door she could
as little enter as you or I could go out.
Leonard"-he paused and pinchcd his
lip do not think it will be wise for
you to tell the inspector this
"Why not? You and are innocent"
THAT goes without the saying" an
swered George sharply. Put tAsa sSaSfS
We hav4nta petter. suppose we, in
common with every one else mere, Will
be called to give evidence at the in
quest. Once that is done and Mrs.
Jersey Is safely buried l wash my
hands Of the whole affair"
Train shuddered. $50 do l." said he.
II am the last man in the world to
wish to pursue the subject But who
can be guilty? 1t must be some one
In the house,"
II suppose So" replied Brendon, "un-
night"
"She might have had" said Leonard.
when locked the sitting room door,
and that was about half past IL. l
think, I heard the closing of tho front
The deuce you did,"
"Yes. put my head out and listened
to see II all was quiet. distinctly
heard the front door close"
"She must have had visitor" said
Brendon thoughtfully. yet as she
alone could have let that visitor out
and as she must have been alive tc
do SO, the visitor cannot be the as
sassin."
'"The visitor might have killed hel
and then have closed the door himself
Himself? How do you know the
visitor was a man! 1t might have
ne rHur-e"o-zo~.nael1lns- Miss Bull told
and that she took the key this morn
Ing to open it from Mrs. jerseys pock-
ct No, Train, the person who killed
Mrs. Jersey is in the house. But were
you l should say as little us possible
to the inspector about this"
Leonard took this advice and when
questioned simply stated that he had
retired to bed at II and had heard
nothing. Brendon made similar
statement, and Quex saw no reason TO
doubt their evidence.
he questioned all the boarders and
all the servants. but could learn moth
Ing likely to throw any light on the
darkness which concealed the crime
No one had heard noise fin the night
no one had heard scream, and 1t was
conclusfvely proved that every one in
the house was in bed by IL o'clock.
the majority, indeed. before that hour.
Margery, who saw madame at the
su1king OF that hour. was the last per
son to see her alive. Mrs. Jersey went
TO her own sitting room and there had
been struck down.
1T was about II o'clock that she
was stabbed" said the doctor after
ne had made his examination, but I
can go only by the condition of the
body. should say little before or
arter IL. She was stabbed in the neck
with sharp instrument"
with knife?" said the inspector
NO" rejoined the doctor decisive
~, 1T was with dagger-by kind
or stnetto. 1t was not by an ordinary
knife that the wound was inflicted" :"