The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14

but she wouldn't kill Maddy because of that
 "Who can tell what hystericai, jealous woman will do?' said Rob, with the air of an oracle. And more over, to my mind. that explains her exclamation of which you told me. When she said, N'They must not think Schuyler did it, it meant that she knew he didn't do it, but she didn't want suspicion to rest On him. That's why she insists it was a suicide."
 So in earnest was Fessenden that Kitty felt almost convinced there was something in his theory.
 ''But it can't be- she said, at last, with an air of finality. Tt ewouldn't be possible for Cicely to do such a thing! I know her too well.'
 "Then, Miss French, if that, to you, is a logical argument, you must ad- init mine. It wouldn't be possible for Carleton to do such a thing! know him too we'll"
 Kitty had to smile at the imitation of the strong infections she had used and, too, she had to admit that one opinion was as permissible as the other.
 ''You see," went on Rob quietly we're not really assuming Miss Du- puy'S guilt, we're only seeing where these deductions lead to. Suppose for the moment, that Miss Dupuy did during that half-hour in the library have an altercation with Miss Var Norman, and just suppose,-or ina. zine, if you prefer the word.-thar she turned the dagger upon hel friend and employer, wouldn't he' subsequent acts have been just a. they were? At MT. Carleton's alarm she came downstairs, fully dressed later she tried to remove secretly tha written paper; always at serious questioning she faints or flies into Mysteries; and, naturally, when sus picion comes near the man she care for, she tries to turn it off. Ant then, too, Miss French, a very strong point against her is that she was tn, last one, so far as we know, to SC, Miss Van Norman alive. Of course the murderer was the last one; but mean, of the witnesses, Miss Dupu. Van Norman. Thus, her evidenc cannot be corroborated. and it ma, not be true. If she is the guilty one we cannot expect the truth from her and so we must at least admit tha there is room for investigation, if no suspicion"
 T suppose you are right" sail Kitty slowly; "a mans mind is sai, to be more logical. A woman de pends more on her intuition. Now my intuition tells me that Cicely Du puy can not be the guilty one"
 "At risk of tiresome repetition, returned Fessenden, 'I must sa again that that is no more convinc ing than my intuition that Carleto can not be the guilty one"
 Kitty's smile showed her quick ap preciation of this point, and sRo went on.
 Though suspicion, so far, is cas in no other direction, it is only fai to consider all the others i1 tn house. This will, of course be don in due time. I approve of MT. Ben son. and I think, though his man ners are pompous and at times egotis tical. he has a good mind and quic intelligence. He will do his part, am sure, and then, if necessary, oth CTS will be brought into the cas,
 But, as Carleton's friend, I shall de vote all my energies to clearing hii
 from what I know is an unjust sus ricion."
 And then Rob Fessenden wer away. Mrs. Markham asked him { remain to dinner, but he decline, preferring to go home with Carleton He said he would return next morr 1 ing, and said too that he meant | stay in Mapleton as long as he coul
 be of any service to any of h
 the friends.
 This decision was, of course, tn
 result of his great friendship fe
 Carleton, and his general interest the Van Norman case, but it was als | partly brought about by the bewitc1
 ing personality of Kitty French an
 the impression she had made on h
 rot usually susceptible heart. | And being master of his own tim
 Fessenden resolved to stay for a fe days and observe developments alor several lines.
 | CHAPTER XIV.