The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-21

cultured girl was really Such q hend
at heart that she could strike down . .
l put the thought from me-. It was
monstrous, unbelievable!
The coroner M the district attorney
were whispering together, and | saw
the former glance from the blood
stained handkerchief on the desk before
him to the sobbtng woman on the stand.
II needed only that-her Identification
OF that square of cambric-to complete
the evidence. He hesitated a moment.
said another word or two to Singleton,
then Strengthened up again in his chair.
Perhaps ne thought the chain was
strong enough. perhaps ne saw only
that the witness was In no condition to
90 IN.
Anything further. Mr.. Roger" he
asked.
Not at present sir" answered our
Junior hoarseiy. l think he was just be-
ginning fully to realize how desperate
our case was.
WE VIII dismiss the witness. then.
temporarily" said the coroner. w
shall probably recall her later on"
The maid was led back to the witness
room on the verge OF hysteria. and
Goldberg looked over the papers on his
desk.
WE have one more witness" he said
CIV oSS NhloS 4oiidod .
and perhaps a little testimony in rebuff
tai. If you wish to adjourn for lunch.
Mr.. Royce. I'm quite ready to do So"
THANK you, SIR" said my chief, well
coming an opportunity to pull himself
together n prepare a plan Of defense.
Il do wish it,"
Very well, then: Wen adjourn till q
o'clock" and he pushed back his chair.
May I have one word with you. sir2"
asked Mr.. Royce.
Certainly"
II should like to see Miss Holiday
a few moments in private. We wish, Of
course. to arrange our rebuttal."
The coroner looked at him for a mo-
ment with eyes in which just a tinge Of
curiosity asekered
I'll be very glad to allow you to see
her in private" he answered readily.
L regret greatly that we couldn't find
you last night. so that you could have
opportunity to prepare for this hearing.
1 feel that. In a way. we haven't been
quite fair to you. though I don't see
how delay could have altered matters.
and. in a case Of this kind, prompt ac-
ton Is important. l had no intention
OF placing Miss Holiday on the witness
stand. sc I thought it best to proceed
at once with the inquest. You must adj
NIT, sir, that, as the case stands, there's
only one course open to me-"
IT fear So" assented the other sadly.
It's q most incomprehensible case. The
chain OF evidence seems absolutely
complete, and Jet I'm convfnced-as
every sane man must be-that there is
in 1t sume fatal flaw. which. once DIS
covered. will send the whole structure
lettering. 1t III be my business to
find h a flaw"
Strange things happen in this world.
Mr.. Royce observed Singleton with a
philosophy born OF experience.
"The impossible neyer happens, sirs"
retorted our Junior. Il hope to show
o that Tits belongs in that category"
We'll, I hope you Will" said the dis
trict attorney. I'd De glad to find thai
someone else Is guilty"
"Tll do my best" and MI. Royce
turned to me- Lester, you'd better go
and get some lunch. You look quite
done up"
Shall T bring you something's" I
asked. "Or, better still, have a meal
ready for you in half an hour? Rotin's
is just around the corner"
He would have refused, I think. had
not the coroner i1terfered.
You'd better go. Mr.. Royce" Ire
said. o looking o n up IL
self. Perhaps yeu can persuade Miss
Holiday to- esas something. I'm sure
she needs it."
Very we'll, then; have two meas
ready In hair an hour, Lester" he
said. and a lunch we can bring back
with US. Til gu to Miss Holiday now,
and then come direct to Rotin's."
He hurried away after the coroner,
inc I walked SLOWLY over to Rotsn's
to give the necessary orders. I chose
a table In a srug corner, picked up a
paper and tried to read. Its one great
item of news was the Holiday case.
and l grew hot with anger as L saw
how unquestIoningfy. how complacent-
ly, 1t accepted the theory of the daugh-
ters guilt. Still. I asked myself. was
1t to blame? Was anyone to blame
for linking her guilty after hearing
the evidence? How could one escape
1t? Why. rel r
Preposterous. I tried to reason
calmly, to- find an opening in the net.
Yet. how complete 1t was. The only
point we had gained, so far, was that
the mysterious visitor had asked for
Mr.. Holfaday, not for her fatitersand
what an .tnffnftesimal point 1t was!
S~upposfag there had been a quarrel, an
e-strangefnent. would not she naturally
nav used those very wordse After
all, did no the black eyes the full
lips, the deep-colored cheeks bespeak
a strong and yfrile temperament, depth
OF emotion. capacity for srfft and vi
olent anger? But what cause could
there be for a quarrel SO bitter. SO
fierce. that it should lead to such a
dSSuy what cause. AND then.
suddenly, a wave of lsght broke in
upon me. There could be only one
yes, but there could be one. Capacity
for emotion mean capacity for pas
sion. II she had a lover, il she had
chung TO him despite her father.
knew his reputation for severity, for
cold n relentless condemnation
Here was an explanation. certainly!
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