The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-04

it, pointed to q nature singularly calm
and self-controlled, charitable and low
ing. AS. to the lover theory, did not
the light in her eyes which had greeted
dsPsGHS th thsr at % Hase soma
fatal flaw in the evidence, and it was
for us to find it. Il, =.
7 leaned my head back against the
wall with a little. sigh Of relief. What
q fool ! had beenl Of course, we should
words, the district attorney lad pointed
abb! And the next witness would do
it; Her coachman had only to tell
where he had driven her, at what places,
she had stopped, and the whole question
crime was committed, she had doubtless
been miles away from Wall street.! So
the question would be- settled--settled,
too, without the necessity Of Miss Hol-
laday undergoing the unpleasant ordeal
OF cross examination.
1T is a most extraordinary affair.", :
said a voice at my elbow, and I turned
behind me had been taken by man
who was also reading an account Of the
crime. He laid TIE paper down, and
a sa9gn he repea %G't appeaag to
mo. r
preoccupied to notfce him Closely. u I
got an impression of ford face, Of
stout, we'll body, Of an air
Enthusiastically French. H. go. -.
You will pardon me, sir,' he added,
leaning little forward. Gas a strang-
er in this country, I am much inter
rested in your processes Of law. This
perceived you there. It seemed to mo
that the young lady, was in-what you
| He spoke English very well, with an
accent Of the slightest. I glanced at
him again, and saw that his eyes were
very bright and that they were fixed
upon mo intently. 49,
ut does seem so," I admitted, 10th
to talk, yet not Wishing to be discour-
teous.
"The ver' thing I said to myselfl''
he continued eagerly. The-what you
call-coe~ Of the dress, nowi"
did not answer; I was in no humor
"You will pardon mo-. he repeated
s.:.,but concer-rning one point. I should
guilty what will occurY' ::
"She will be bound over to the
grand jury,' l explained.
nr mTh a; is she will be placed in
|
"Of course.'
may be released by bondsmen. ';' 'A'
"Not in a capital case,' I said;
"not in a case of this kind, where the
penalty may be death.' >.
"Ah, I see,' and he nodded slowly.
"She would then not be again released
until after she shall have been proved
5 non0D~s;, How great a time would that
~ CAPT say-six months-a year,
"Ah, I see," he said again, and
drained a glass of absinthe he had
! much, sir.'
He arose and went slowly out, and +
noted the strength Of his figure, the
The waiter came with bread and but
long past the half-hour. Indeed, a
glance at my watch showed me that
nearly. an hour had gone. I waited
fifteen minutes longer, ate what I
could, and, taking a box-lunch under
N.Y. ny. arm, hurried back to the coroner g
office. AS I entered it, r saw bowed
figure sitting at the table, and my heart
whole attitude expressed a despair alb
solute, past redemption.
,'l'ye, brought your. lunch, Mr..
could muster. "The proceedings Will
commence in half an hour-you'd bet
ter eat something's and I opened the
box.
He looked at it for a moment. and
then began mechanically to eat. -
tured. "Wouidn It 1 better o Get Won ven =
1An right,' he ass es tea i GSd aRi
and I hurried away on the errand.
The brandy brought a little color
ta;eh to his cheeks, and he began to eat
Unjust I order lunch for Miss Holla-
daygn I questioned.
az MN \ - he sajjd: "sho said she
He relapsed again into silence. Plain
y, he had received some new blow dur
We \ X ss;r ; Il ~. esssH know
PIECES this Whole house of c az dn9sk TO
eyes, that 8 all,' he agreed UBut
suppose we can't do it, Lester9H '
Won mG maad& do it," I faltered. edo
~ mean that Miss Holiday positively
d GaEr s. to say where she spent yester.
ooss; Hues Sh 81, understand the-the ne
~ pointed it out to her. as clearly AZ
could. I am all. at sea, Lester.'' :,
J. Well; IT even he were beginning TO
doubt, matters were indeed serious! :
l. tits incomprehensible!, + sighed.
a dtt a m !, 8 confused thought.
nYes-past believing.''
"But the coachman------"
The coachman's evidence, I fear.
won t help us much-rather the re-D
verse; -.-.:.'<- :.
I actually gasped for BREATH felt
ike a drowning man from whose grasp
the saving rope had suddenly, unac-
countably, been snatched. u
lin that case" I began, and
sto9pR Red, :, 49,. .....,,
"We must find some other way out. -
concluded, lamely.
els there another way, Lesterf' he
demanded, wheeling round upon me
! fercely. els there another ways If
there is, I wish to God you'd show it
! to mel"
"There must bel' I protested, des-,
perately, striving to convince myself.
There must be-. only, ! fear, it will
take some little time to find.
And meanwhile, Miss Holiday will
be remandedl Think what that will
mean to her, Lester!':,'
"a had thought. was desperate as
he-but to find the flaw, the weak spot
in the chain. required, I felt, a better