Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16


"You have come. George" che said,
addressing him by his name. Il am
glad to see you. Mr.. Bawdsey, you
may TO-"
Bawdsey shrugged his shoulders and,
with glance at George, went out.
After all, he had heard the story he.
fore and did not particularly care to
hear 1t again. Besides. Bawdsey was a
kindly man. and he felt sorry that he
had proceeded to such extremiticS.
Miss Bull shufflcd her pack Of cards
and laid them away In box. II shall
play that game no more have been
playing patience all my life. but the
end hns come, and I nm glad 1t has
come. suppose you were nstonished
when Mr.. Bnwdsey told your said
she. looking with piercing eyes at
Brendon.
II was. l never thought that you--
| you
THAT I would kill Mrs. Jersey" IN.
ished the woman quietly. why not?
She was a had. wicked creature, and
caused the death Of your father. she
boosted Of IT.
where? when7" asked the aston.
ished young man.
I'm this very room. In my presence
But to make you understand had
better tell you all"
"One moment, Miss Bull. When you
told the fortunes on that night did you
intend to kill Mrs. Jersey"
mo. The death card did turn up.
That was strange coincidence.
! George. When t:sme down the stairs
l had no more idea than You of killing
the wretched woman"
What made you do it,
IL am telling YOU replied Miss Bull,
folding her hands on her lap. Wait
and hear. Mrs. Jersey was very rude
to me on that night. intended to
demonstrate with her. She added in.
suit to injury by locking Margery in
her bedroom, so as to keep her from
the. heard her scolding Margery IN
the passage, and when all was quiet
and Mrs. Jersey had gone down the
stairs l went up to Margery's room
and unlocked the door. Mrs. Jersey
had struck the poor child. and she was
sobbing on her bed. then determined
to go down for the second time and
see Mrs. Jersey.
For the second time: Were YOU
down before:'
Il was" replied Miss Bull calmly
~ wondered who Mrs. Jersey had
coming to see her. particularly after
she had lost her courage when she saw
a yellow holly in your coat"
"Yoa noticed that
Yes. and noticed the holly also.
wondered why you wore 1t. The sigh
Of it put into my ulind that fatal might
wher he"-Mise Rul: brushed asid,
he: thoughts-"bu: no matter.
} thought I would see il Mrs. Jersey wa:
seeing any one. and also wished Il
talk about the yellow holly"
But why should you trouble abou
seeing any one?"
Miss Bull looked down and ther
looked up abruptly. Mrs. Jerse!
would have sent me back to the asy
lum If she could. and | was Away
afraid lest she should see some on
j.. secretly about the matter. crep
down the stairs. leaving Margery in N.
room playing at patience. Mrs. Jer
. sey's door was closed. heard tn
t murmur Of voices, and put my ear t
J. the keyhole. I heard that dancer-aft
] erward l learned that ii was the dan
cer--I heard her accuse Mrs. Jersey o
D having killed Percy Vnnc."
0 "On what grounds did Lola base tina
accusati,n:'
"She said her mother told her
and what did Mrs. Jersey say:
asked George.
"She denied il and made some sol
0 Of excuse. | remained to hear n
e more. | knew then that Mrs. Jerse
had killed my Percy"
But she did not. II was an acc
dent"
II know. She explained. But sl
was the cause. was right to kill he
l But for her Percy would have bee
Q alive. would have been his wife, an
vow, George. would have been my steI
:. SON."
u What did you do next:"
Il went up to my room. and resume