The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-28
The Holiday Case]
sS soRroN <. STEVENSON.
- ecsyFsat 1904 ~ Henry Holt s Co -
ss susroN E. STEVENSON

- Il haven't lost hope yet-chance ofte
!. directs these things. Besides, at worsi
/ think Miss Holiday will change he
|: Ttn6. Whatever her secret, il wer
better 10 reveal Ii than to spend
Siasle hour in the Tombs. She simpl,
must change her mind! And thanks
Lester. for Your tho~ughtfulness. You'v
pat new life into me-"
l cleared away the debris OF the luncl
M a few moments later the room be
8 70 riil again, AT last the corone
II district attorney came in together
and the former trapped for order.
The inquest will continue" he said
Wis h examination OF John Brooks
Miss Holidays coachman."
| can give his evidence in two words
His mistress had driven directly dow1
the avenue to Washington square
There she had left the carriage. biddins
nin wait for her. and had continued
southwark into the seualid French
quarter. He had lost sight of her in 6
moment. and had driven slowly abou'
Tor more h two hours before she
r~eappeared. She had ordered him tc
drive home as rapidly as he could. anc
he had not stopped until he reached
me house, Her gown? Yes, he had
noticed that it was a dark red. He
had o seen her face for 1t was yelled
No. he had before driven her to
that locality.
Quaking at heart. I realized that only
one person could extricate Frances
Holiday from the coil woven about
her. If she persisted in silence there
was no hope for her. But that she
should still refuse to speak was incon-
ceivable, unless
That is ALL" said the coroner. ''Wul
you cross examine the witness, Mr..
Royce"
My chief shook his head silently. and
Brooks left the stand.
Again the coroner and Singleton
whispered together.
We Will recall Miss Holidays maid,
said the former at last.
she was on the stand again In a
moment. calnler than she had been. but
deadly pale.
Are your mistress's handkerchief
marked in my way?" Goldberg asked
as she turned to him.
Some Of them are, yes sir, with her
initials, in the form Of a monogram.
Most OF them are plain"
do you recognize this one?" and
he handed her the CHASTITY piece of
evidence.
I held my breath while the woman
locked 1t over. turning it with trem-
bling fingers.
No sir!" she replied alphabetically.
as she returned 1t to him.
Does your mistress possess any
handkerchiefs that resemble this one?"
on, yes, sir; it's an ordinary cambria
handkerchtef of good quality such as
most ladies USE
at least, fortune favored us.
That is all. Have you any questions
Mr.. Royce?"
Again u Junior shook his head.
That concludes our case" added
the coroner. Have you any witnesses
to summon, sir?"
What witnesses could we hayee-
only one-and I fancied that the iury-
men were looking at us expectanly. II
our client were indeed innocent, why
should we hesitate to put her on the
stand. to give her opportunity to de-
fend herself, to enable her to shatter,
IN a few words, this chain Of circum-
stance SO firmly forged about her? If
n were innocent, would she not nat
urally wish to speak in her own be-
half? Did not her very willingness to
speak argue
Ask for a recess 1 whispered. Go
70 MISS Holiday, n tell her that
unless she Speaks
But before Mr. Royce could answer.
q policeman pushed his way forward
from the rear of the room and handed
a note to the coroner.
"A messenger brought this a NOM
ent ago. sir" he explained.
The coroner glanced at the super
scrlption and handed it to my chief.
Its for you, Mr.. Royce" he said.
saw that the address read:
For Mr. Royce. attorney for the
defense"
He tore 1t open. and ran his eyes
rapidly over the enclosure. He read it
through q second time, then held out
the paper to me with an expression of
the blankest amazement. The note
read:
The ma Rogers is lying. The wo-
man who was with Holladay wore a
gown Of dark green