The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1905-02-25

Quences. But he could not forget that
she was DOrothy's aunt. and he wished
he could see some way of rescuing her
from this dreadful position
Miss Bull was, as Bawdsey had stat.
ed, playing patience. Seated at the
very table where her victim had sat
she dealt the cards and seemed quite
interested in the game. Margery was
seated in chair near at hand, looking
with fearful eyes into the face Of her
friend. Beyond the fact that Miss Bull
was whittier than usual she showed no
signs Of emotion.
You have come. George" she said.
addressing him by his name. Il am
glad 10 see you. Mr.. Bawdsey, you
may 60
Bawdsey shrugged his shoulders and
with a glance at George. went out.
After all, he had heard the story be-
fore and did not particularly care TO
hear it again. Besides. Bawdsey was a
kindly man. and he felt sorry that he
had proceeded TO such extremities.
Miss Bull shuft1ed her pack of cards
and laid them away in a box. Il shall
play that game no more. have been
playing patience all my life. but the
end has come. and | am CAD il has
come. | suppose you were astUnished
when Mr.. Bawdsey told you:" said
she. looking with piercing eyes at
BrendOn.
II was. l never thought that you
you
That I would kill Mrs. Jersey" fin
ished the woman quietly. why not?
She was a bad. wicked creature, and
caused the death of your father She
boosted Of it,
Where? When?" asked the aston
ished young man.
In this very room. in my presence.
But 20 make you understand / had
better tell sou ALL
One moment, Miss Bull. When you
told the fortunes on that night did you
intend To Kill Mrs. jersey
No. The death card did turn up.
That was strange coincidence,
George. When l came down The stairs
had no Lore idea than you of killing
the wretched woman
What made you do it,"
Il am telling you, replied Miss Bull
folding her hands Oh Lcr lap. Wait
and hear. Mrs. Jersey was. very rude
TO me Oh that night. | intended to
demonstrate with her. She added in
suit to injury by locking Margery in
her bedroom, 80 as 10 keep her from
me. | heard her scOlding Margery in
the passage. and when all was quiet
and Mrs. Jersey had gone down the
stairs | went up to Margcry's room
and unlocked the door. Mrs. Jersey
had struck the poor child. and she was
sobbing Oh her bed. then determined
to 90 down for the second time and
see Mrs Jersey
For the second time: Were you
down before"
Il was" replied Miss Bull calmly.
Il wondered who Mrs. Jersey had
coming to see her, particularly after
she had lost her courage when she saw
yellow holly in your coat
You noticed that"
Yes. and noticed the holly also. l
wondered why you wore it.. The sight
of it put into my mind that fatal night
when he"-MiSS Bull brushed aside
her thOughts-"but no matter. |
thought | would see if Mrs. Jersey was
seeing any one. and also | wished to
talk about the yellow holly"
But why should you trouble about
seeing any onc?'
Miss Bull looked down and then
looked up abruptly. Mrs. Jersey
would have sent me back To the asy-
lum if she could. and | was always
afraid lest she should see some one
secretly about the matter. crept
down the stairs, leaving Margery in my
room playing at patience Mrs. Jer-
sey's door was closed. | heard the
murmur of voices, and put my ear to
the keyhole | heard that dancer-aft-
erward | learned that il WAS the dan
cer-I heard her accuse Mrs. Jersey of
having killed Percy Nane"
''On what grounds did Lola base that
accu>ation:"
'She said her mother told her"
And what dld Mrs. Jersey say:
asked George.
''She denied it and made some sort
of excuse. remained to hear no
more knew then that Mrs. Jersey
had killed my Percy
But she did not. 1t was an acct
dent"
Il know, She explained. But she
was the cause | was right To kill her
But for her Percy would have been
alive. | would have been his wife, and
you. George, would have been my step
SON.
What did you do next"
Il went up TO my room ana resumed
my game of patience. | intended to
have a talk with Mrs. Jersey the next
morning. but when l found that she
had struck Margery l came down at
once
THAT was after If"
About a quarter past. Mrs. Jersey
was in her room. We talked, and
told her what | had heard. She de-
MED il. | pointed 10 the stilettO which
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