Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-15

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10 icf.ud Hiss Frances iOlladAy. accused of the
murder of her father Late In the preceding
afternoon Mr. Iiuiaday a widowed mIltiinil-
lonaire. has been found by hi- secretary. Hog-
ers. stabbed 10 death in his private Office. Roy
ers telling OF visit paid by Miss Holiday few
minutes before Mr. Ruyce who Is 1T with
Miss Holladay. takes charge of her ilh
myself a. assistant. We visit Mrs HU,a4ay al
the Coroner's office. where -h- is detained. She
refuses 10 testify. Il-Rosrrs l. certain that no
one but Miss Holiday entered her fathers
room the visitor being dressed in n rcd gown.
Miss Holladal's maid testifics to her absence
from home and tells of her wearing u red dress
III During recess am accostcd by French
man. who attempts 10 discuss the Holiday case.
Miss Holiday refuses 10 account for her where.
ahnuis ON thu fatal day. The coachman tells OF
hHvi Ing driven her 10 the French quarter and
tell OF her return after lon. absence. He also
tesii'irs 10 the red gown. | receive An Unsigned
note saving that Rogers il lying-that the wo-
III VINO visited MIR. IIolladav wore a gown of
green. w prove that Rogers ia color blind
and show that he has mistaken green for red.
Hiss Holiday is discharged, The CorOners YER
diet being that her father was Killed by "a per
son persons unknown aud VII am
dined by stranger, who discusses the murder
with me. We decide that the crime was com.
mittcd by an illegitimate daughter Of the dead
man resembling Miss Frances. her motive being
unknown. The stranger il shown to have been II
reporter. VII Miss HOlladay's maid is dis
charged without cause, an elderly stranger TAX
Ing h,r place. Miss Holiday refuses 10 see Mr..
l.v1ce. lie is told that she has decided to leave
for the country. Mr.. Graham calls upon Miss
Holiday at her req uest. and she asks him for
Royce and ! deliver the bank notes TO Miss
Holiday. We see her III very dim light, and
she seems to be very i'll. We call on her family
physician, who tells u that he has not been
called in the case The doctor calls on Miss
Holiday. but she begs To be excused. He be-
lieves her to be suffering from dementia. There
has never been any illness in her family, save
that her father had an attack of apopleXy just
before the trip abroad during which his dauSh-
ter was born. Royce writes to Miss Holiday;
receiving no reply; The $loO,co0 are converted
into gold. lN-lhe Frenchman NJ. Martigny.
whom met during the hearing. takes lodgings
in my toarding house. He takes great interest
in The Holiday affair. lie suffers from a weak
heart. Miss IIolladay's butler tells us that his
mistress has disappeared, accompanied by her
new maid. They have been gone ten days. Y
NY employers commission me to find Miss
Holiday. Mr.. Royce cOllapses. l tell Mar.
tgny of Miss Holidays disappearance. Nj
search for the supposed sister of Frances liol
laday, who, believe, killed their father aud is
eS ruda an
elevated train aud see him fall the train pulls
out. From the papers | learn that Msrtigny
carried in his pocket at the time of his attack Of
heart disease the address Of French cafe MI
II discover that Martigny has kept Miss HOlla-
day imprisoned in the cafe. learn tnat . wO-
man with two daughters. one an invalid, sailed
AoI TduCc tHt pTcccuiuS Week anu ueCiuc thut
the invalid is Miss Holiday. 1 decide to follow
them TO France. KILL learn that Mr. HOlla.
day aud his wife once lived In the town of Etre
tat. Mr.. Royce is to accompany me. On board
ship meet a charming Miss Kendall and her
mother. We are followed on board by Martigny.
who has risen from sickbed to do So XlV-I
cOnhde to Miss Kendall. Martigny attempts to
drop heavy spar on Mrs. Kendall and Royce.
XIV and XVI-M Kendall tries to unravel the
mystery. Her theory Is that Miss Holiday has
been impersOnated by another for some time
IN nnxr q nria in I Mar
tigny In his cabin, but learn nothing from him.
Royce and ! arrive At Etretat.