The Morris County chronicle., 1909-09-07


ered-"but he may not be in the
county at all, Reynolds; in fact,
should not be surprised if he wasn't
out of England by this time. .
The inspector looked a trifie dis
concerted. There was no pleasing
DR.. Waters, he said to himself.
zone moment . Gervais followed
the fussy- little man into the hall.
II suppose you can have formed no
idea what weapon was used?"
II can only conjecture that it must
have been large .claspknife," DR..
Waters answered, thoughtfully; "the
wounds are narrow and deep as If
struck by knife or dagger.
have concluded it was the first, as
'-om the description have gathered
of the man, he would hardly be likely
to have dagger about with him"
Unless it were a premeditated
thing"
Exactly; but as to that of course
we can say nothing. suppose you
found evidences of struggle in the
plantations, Lord Derriman?"
tYes, for few yards the bushes
were beaten down, and the earth and
bracken disturbed, as though the
dead man had been dragged along
and then dropped; we could find no
sign of a knife or any weapon, though
| had men searching there all day
yesterday, and they are at it still
Gervais watched the doctor drive
away, stood for moment in silence,
and then went back to the library.
He had several things yet to say to
the inspector and his men. No one
could tell how this business worried
the earl; it was SO horrible to him to
think that life had been taken so
near to his house; that while all with
in had been probably laughing and
enjoying themselves, the poor crea-
ture had lain bleeding to death so
close to them, yet so far away. 1t
was not the disagreeable duties
forced upon him as lord of the manor
and as magistrate from which Ger
vais shrank; he recognized that this
was expected from him, but it panied
him to think what shadow this
murder had suddenly cast over his
peaceful existence and happy con-
tentment. He had vowed to himself,
when Dorothy became his wife, that
he would ever make her life beauti-
full, perpetual sunshine; and now
she was plunged into all the horrors
of most CHASTITY murder committed
in the very precincts of her home!
1t was OF her he thought FIRST, and
her white face the previous night at
dinner had made him beside himself
with uneasiness and pain.
The police did not remain long at
the Manor House, but they were dis
tributed about the grounds in case
any scent should Ee found and their
services be needed.
Groves, the gardener. was a person
of much Importance in the kitchen
by reason of having been the discov-
erer of the body; he was never tired
of detailing the whole story over and
over again to his eager audience, and
most of the men servants, it must be
confessed, were inclined to envy him
his unique position. AS is often the
case with ignorant minds, the domes-
tics we're thrilled and not altogether
displeased at the dreadful thing that
had happened in their quiet, smooth
lives; and they could not quite under
stand why all the grand folk should
have hurried away so quickly, nor
ruh Mics ncIin In oh a,.Is a
be SO very much upset by it.
my lady, she moan and moan and
seem SO ill; she ave the white
cheek" Virginie said, struggling her
shoulders and putting away at Gig
arctic which she had stolen from
Gervais' dressing-room. "And for
Mademoiselle Enid, she so tranquille,
she, what you say, she vii not utter
world"
''Miss Ends got such good
cart" was Maria's vigorous reply;
hook 'ow kind she is if there's any
of us ILL.,"
LAY, that she be, to be sure, -
agreed stout kitchen girl. virginie
took no notice of these remarks, but
turning her back began to gesticu-
late and chat lightly with the chef
who at that moment made his ap-
pearance.
You ask Mr.. Simmonds from the
All, what he thinks of Miss Enid
and you'll soon find out If she amt
all I've said Maria went on; ther
in a stage whisper to Eliza, Il can't
abide caring people spoke bad of
but I suppose furriners can't helI
being nasty"
The entrance of the policemen who
had been sent by Gervais to have
what refreshments they wanted, wal
a welcome interruption, and very
soon Groves was made to stand uI
and go over his story again ant
again.
And up in her room Enid wal
walking to and fro weary with hel
long sleepless night--weary with tn,
ceaseless flow of agitated though
through her brain, and the agony o,
doubt, fear and pain in her tender
young heart. She tried to dismiss
from her mind the suspicious tha
would rise; but love, trust, belief IL
Gervais were too strong She knew
the tale Dorothy had told her was 1
lie. She knew. it, for she had faith
omed his nature SO we'll
He a criminal? He commit som,
deep and wicked sin, and yet beal
so frank and fearless face? No, ;
thousand times no. Were he to tel