The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-10-14
SDR. |. M. HAIR, &-~
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ietch the nearest policeman conso
Quently 1t was Miss Bull whom tb,
Inspector addressed, as she seemed +,
ue the sole person in authority. Tb,
h'''e oiu maid from being q nonentit,
became person Of first class tmpor
lance She displayed perfect tact and
seli control in dealing with the terrified
oid men and women, and no one would
nave given her credit for such general.
ship. But the hour had come for Mic.
pun 10 assert herself, and she proved
TO De equal to the occasion.
NOW, then," said the inspector when
ne had posted his men and was alone
with Miss Bull in the drawing room
what do you know of this?o
Miss Bull, her face white and drawn.
her eyes sharper than ever and ber
manner perfectly composed, shook her,
head. II know absolutely NOTHING y
she said in her monotonous vaicoi
Last night we had our usual rsceni
tlon, but it broke up. at 10 o,cIoci,
Madame dismissed the guests at a. :
hour and stood in the doorway 10 y,
SO. l. retired to my bedroom : wiz
madame's niece, and after a game ne.
patience went to bed" J
your" WIN
"Margery? No, she sleeps In a room
above. 1t was few minutes to n
when she left Inc. was in bed short.
ly after the clock struck the bour ri
am sure Marsery had nothing to do
WIN IL. She was quite devoted to her
aunt, aud as the poor girl has no
money don't know how she will Live
now that madame Is dead"
The room is not far from the front
door,' mused Inspector Quex. "Conld
any one have enteredr
NO, am sure Of that" put I'm Misc
Bull emphatically. MADAME a,woy.
locked the front door every night her.
SER and kept the key. 1t could NOT h.
opened In the morning until she chose,...
WHO opened it this morning2'
Il did. I knew that the key would |
be In madame's pocket"
"And It wasp
Yes. She must have locked the door
as usual and then have gone to put
the light out In her sitting room before
going upstairs"
WAS that before 11?"
Il can't say. l did not leave my
room after 10. But Margery may have
seen some one as she went up to her
bedroom when she left me-"
iii question the girl" said Quex.
and entered the sitting room.
1t was OF no great size, with one win
low, which looked out on to the square. I
This was locked, and even if it had not
been, no one could have climbed in, as
Quex- saw that the area was below.
every night with her own naune,
planned Miss Bull, who was watching
him.
The inspector turned suddenly to-
ward her. ut seems to me that the
deceased was overcautious. Was she
afraid?"
81 think she was" admitted Miss
Bull. "She had habit Of looking over
her shoulder. and as have stated, was
particular rs to bolts and bars But
she was a secretive woman and never
said anything to me about her fears,
Ii she had any"
Madame was sill in the black silk
dress which she wore ON the previous
night. Seated Mt the round center ta-
BILE, she had evidently been struck froId
behind and killed before she had tiprr1
to cry out. Her arms were on -
s.s.sscn Forward |
The furniture of the room was not in
the red tablecloth was not
even ruff1ed. The murder had been
without haste or noise. as
Quex pointed out to Miss Bull.
"Whosoever murdered her must have |
been a friend" said he.
"Tt doesn't seem friendly act to kill T,
a defenseless woman" said Miss Bull.
looking coldly on the limp figure.
''You don't quite understand What
mean Is that Mrs. Jersey knew the
person who killed her."
Miss Bull shook her head. II don't
agree with you," she observed, and
Quex was astonished that she should
dare to contradict. "She was struck
from Ec..ind before she had time to
turn her head" 9a ~
"Quite 80. But the assassin must
have entered the room, and unless the
deceased was deaf
Madame had particularly sharp
ears" ~
"Then that makes it all the more cer-
tain. Had any one unexpected entered
she would have been on the alert: there
would have been q struggle. Now, we
see that the furniture is not disturbed;
therefore we can argue from this that
Mrs. Jersey was in friendly conversa-
ton with the assassin. She was seated
at the table and the assassin was at her
back, which shows q certain amount
Of trust. In fact, Miss Bull. the person
who committed this murder was the
last person Mrs. Jersey expected to
hurt her In any way"
| "I understand. But I don't fancy that