Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-16


n5ic saying that Rogers il lying--fhat the wo-
man who visited Mr. Holiday wore gown of
green
CHAPTER I'LL (Continued).
He hurried away after the coroner,
and l walked slowly over to E1;i;'s
to give the necessary orders. chose
a table In snug corner, picked IN
paper and tried to read. It's one great
item of news was the Holiday case.
and 1 grew hot with anger as | saw
how unquestioningly. how complacently
it accepted the theory Of the daughters
guilt Still, asked myself, was it to
blame? Was any one to blame for
thinking her guilty after hearing the
evidence? How could one escape It'll
Why, even l.
Preposterous! tried to reason calm
. ly;"tO find an opening In the net, yet
how complete it was. The only point
we had gained so far was that the
.; mysterious visitor had asked for Mr..
Holiday, not for her father, and what
Oil infinitesimal point 1t was! Suppos-
ing there had been a quarrel IN es-
arrangement. would not she naturally
have used those very words? After
gil. did not the black eyes, the full
lips, the deep colored cheeks bespeak
q strong and virile temperament, depth
Of emotion. capacity for swift and VI
client anger? But what cause could
there be for a quarrel so bitter, SO
aerce. that It should lead to such Z
tragedy? What cause? And then sud-
denly a wave Of light broke in upon
me. There could be only one Yes,
Out there could be one! Capacity for
emotion meant capacity for passion II
she hi lover, If she had chung to
kim despite her father! I knew his
,reputation for severity. for cold and
relentless condemnation. Here was
. On explanation, certainly!
.. And then I shook myself together
sangrily. Here was I reasoning along
the theory Of her guilt, trying to find
q motive for it! l remembered her as
II had seen her often, driving with her
Father; recalled the many stories
had heard Of their devotion; reflected
how her whole life, SO far as knew
1T, pointed to 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
:, our junior disprOve that at once and
: forever? Certainly, there was some
fatal flaw in the evidence, and It was
for us to find it.
II leaned my head back against the
wall with little sigh of relief What
: d <S& ] 43d been! OF course we should
find it. Mr.. Royce had spoken the
words; the district attorney had point.
cd out tRe,way. We had only to prove
TN hnDi, and the next witness would
40 it. Her coachman had only to tell
where he had driven her. at what place
she had stopped. and the whole ques-
ftion would be settled. At the hour the
<erimetwas committed she had doubt
ss beef miles away from Wall street,
Ego thq question would be settled-set-
tiled, too,ew1thout the necessity Of Miss
sHolladay undergoing the unpleasant
erdeal Of cross examination.
1T is q most extraor- rdinary affair.""
ssaid q voice at my elbow, and turned
with start to see that the chair just
.1ehind me had been taken by a man
sWho was also reading an account Of
The cripe. He laid the paper down
Atnd cauSM my eye. "a most extraor-
4inary Afah!" he repeated, appealing
me.
nodded, merely glazing at him, too
Ireoccupied to notice him closely.
9ot an impression Of Horid face. Of q
estout. well dressed body. Of an DIR IN
9pistakably French.
"YoV WHY pardon me. SIR" he add
ID. lehpiAs ( little forward. "As a
stranger in tbis country, I am much
Nnter-rested IN your processes Of law.
This morning was present at the trial.
|per-rceived you there. 1t seemed to
spe that the young lady was in what
xOY call q tight place"
VHNSp6R6.Ehglish very well, with an
accent Of the slightest. 1 glanced at
him again and saw that his eyes were
avgXpbaSht and that they were fixed
upon me intently.
! does seem So" I admitted, loath
TO t4l4 yet fnot wishing to be dis
aSVuASSAcA
& 1.-The YER thing I said to myselfr
She continued eagerly. "The-what you
<fall-coeencidence Of the dress now"
q. did not answer. I was In no hu-
Smor to discuss the case.
Z "You will pardon me-" he repeated
3ersuasively,s still leaning forward.
fbut cpnser- ~ 3 one point I should
Iiko h1Ylck n nv r. ohio "a <hos,0h<
"Shewill be bound over to the grand
Jury" I explained.
THAT Is, she will be placed In
brison~
"Of course"
"But. as I understand your law. she
may be released by bondsmen."
Not in q capital case" I said; mot
In q case Of this kind, where the pen
llty may be death"
"Ah, l see," and he nodded slowly.
rShe would then not be again released
until aftf,sbe sPaall have been proved
Innocent fIoI ereat a time would
SHAT occupy"
VI can't say-six months-a year. per-
haps"
AH1Ssee4 he said again. and
drained q glass Of absinth he had been
toying. with. Thank you, YER much,
:, He90e@3@4fhnt slowly out and
y noted the strength Of his figure, the
q WVVh6eo006 with bread and but
ter. and ! EeAlized suddenly that it
was {ohg 'tast the half hour. Indeed,
= glance lat ms watch showed me that
.nearly an ,hour had gone. l waited
Sf1fteen'' minutes 10iger. ate what
could, and, taking q box lunch under
ONT. fulf IA OK to the coroner's