The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29

H uil ne could ascertain II Miss
nnen would DO disturbed BY their in
nu1lou. The door. which had been
oken IN between the two rooms,
sld not have been put back secure
and he dreaded incommodinx her.
- vas gone but q minute. Almost %
- ~ the lawyer started to follow
-. he could bs seen beckoning from
0oor 0eorgian's door.
Miss Hasen is asleep" whispered
Deom. - the other drew near. I'VE
- look about this room with i'm.
unlty."
Thsy both entered and the lawyer
ooDed at once to the window.
Your wife could never have taken
- lap ascribed to her by the WON.
- yQu call Anitra." he declared, after
~ Nlnuts's careful scrutiny Of the
tocn0tions. The balustrade Of the nd.
Ming balcony 10 not only in the way.
- ne distance h at least ave feet
- the extreme end Of this window.
go. a woman accustomed 70 q life
- edveature or TO the feats Of q
nnasAum might DO Il, but not q
~ Of HrA Ransom's habits. II your
- made her WY from this room 20
- balcony outside her sisters win,
ws ~ did Il By means Of the com.
>mnnjcating door,"
Dus The door was found locked ON
- aide. There 10 the key In the
- now 'lFT
~You are sure Of thisYs
- vas the frst one to call stten.
- % r."
-" began the lawyer Judicially.
- oeoppea - he noted the peculiar
Nn0srnsss Of Ransom's expression.
- turned his attention instead to
- interior Of the room and the vari.
- articles belonging 70 Mrs. Ran
- which were to be seen In Il. "The
oo1 POUR wife wore when she signed
- wfll." hs remarked. pointing 20
- hght green gown hanging ON the
en1ods Of the door By which they had
GnAsrsd.
9ansom stepped mp to II, but did
- touch It. He could see her a abe
Dp1od IN this gown In her memorable
naGo through the hall the evening
~slDgA and. recalling her expression,
= V04orpo u they yet understood the
M q her purpose and the deter.
nntiou which gave It such extraor.
0nnyy vigov,
~. Harper called his attention to
80 ether articles Of dress hanging In
Ungeher part Of the room. These
ypso her LONG Sray rain.coat and the
\ ~ and veil she had worn on the
SS.s.
s,She went out bars-headed and IN
- plain serge dress In which she ar
eved." remarked Mr.. Harper with q
80 glance at Ransom. IL wonder II
- giri met on the highway was With.
- hat and dressed IN black serke."
Ransom was SILENT
~Anltra's hat IL below and here Is
IsA Ransom's. She who escaped
4em this house last night went out
SooEeheaded." repeated the lawyer.
: !. 4r. Ransom. moving aside to avoid
- probing Of the others eye, merely
Soaatked:
!. ~Yor aotced my wife's dress very
UnRzcularly It seems. II was of serge.
- say."
Yes. ! am learned in stuffs. I re-
unArked Il when she got into the coach,
Dossibly because I was struck by its
simplicity and conventional mako.
4Aro was no trimming on the bot
-. only stitching. Her sisters was
3s1t Ike It They had the look Of be-
- ready.made."
But Anitra had no rain-coat.
ronember that her shoulders were
VT when she came In from the lane"
mo. she had no protection but her
abuse. black like her dress. pre-
ome that her hot blood resented
Svsry kind Of wrap"
Again that sidelons glance from his
tssn eye. "she wore a checked silk
handkerchief about her neck--the one
she afterwards put over her head"
You were on the same train with
NV wife and sister-in-law," Ransom
TOW said. did you sit near them?
Converso with them, that is. with
i'rs. R:rsc:nr
: II hcvc 70 reason for deceiving you
IN that regard" replied AR. Harper.
IL did not come up from New York
ON the same train they did. They
must have come up In the morning.
for when arrived at the place they
call the Ferry. saw them standing
on the hotel steps ready to step into
the coach. I spoke to Mrs. Ransom
then. but only word. My grip-sack
had been put under the drivers seat.
and I saw that was expected to ride
with him, Notwithstanding the In.
ciemency OF the weather. Mrs. RAN
som saw II too and possibly my natu-
ral hesitation. for she turned to me
after she had seen her sister safely
eusconced inside. and said something
about her regret at having subjected