The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-21
The House
of the
Whispering
Pines
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
Copyright. 1910. by Anna Katharine
Rohlfs
CHAPTER XVIII,
THE ARROW OF DEATH.

CHAPTER AAtIll.
THE ARROW OF DEATH.
TN my first glance around the
courtroom the next morning
sought first for Carmel and then
for the detective. Sweetwater.
Neither was visible But this was not
true of Ella Fulton. She bad come in
On her fathers arm. closely followed
by the erect figure Of her domineer-
ing mother.
The entrance Of the defendant cut
short my contemplation Of any mere
spectator. The change in him was so
marked that l was conscious of it be-
fore really saw him. Every eye had
reflected it, and it was no surprise to
me when l noted the relieved, almost
cheerful. aspect Of his countenance as
he took his place and met his coun.
sells greeting with smile. the first,
believe, which had been seen on his
face since bis sisters death.
The crier announced the opening of
the court. and the defense proceeded
witness stand.
/ need not linger over her testimony.
1t was very short and contained but
one surprise. She had stated under d.
rect examination that she had waited
and watched for Arthur's return that
whole night and was positive that he
had not passed through their grounds
again after that first time in the early
evening. This was just what had ex-
pected from her. But the prosecution
remembered the snowfall, and in her
cross examination on this point size
acknowledged that it was very thick,
much too thick for her to see her own
gate distinctly. but added that this
only made her surer of the fact she
had stated. for. finding that she could
not see, she had dressed herself for
the storm and gone out into the drive
way to watch there and had so
watched until the town clock struck 8.
This did not help the prosecution.
Sympathy could not fail to be with
this young and tremulous girl. heroic
in her love, II weak in other respects.
and when on her departure from the
stand she cast one deprecatory glance
at the man for whom she had thus sac
rifced her pride and. meeting his eye
fixed upon her with anything but in
gratitude, flushed and faltered till she
with difficulty found her way the sen
timents Of the onlookers became so
apparent that the Judges gavel was
called into requisition before order
could be restored and the next witness
summoned to testify.
This witness was no less q person
than Arthur himself. Recalled by his
counsel he was reminded of his for
mer statement that he had left the
clubhouse in hurry because he heard
his sister Adelaide's voice and was
now asked II hers was the only voice
he had heard.
His answer revealed much of hts
mind
mo; heard Carmel's answering
her."
This satisfying Mr.. Montat, he was
passed over to Mr.. Fox, and short
cross examination ensued on this point.
you heard both your sisters speak
mgr
Eyes, sir"
ANY Of their words or only their
voicesT'
Il heard one word"
"What wordr'
1.-THE word 'Elwood.'"
I'm which voiceY
I'm that of my sister Adelaide"
'And you 6edT'
Immediately"
Leaving your two sisters alone In
this cold and out Of the way houser'
II did not think they were alone"
"Who did you think was with them p
II have already mentioned the name. J"
"Yet you left themr'
Eyes. l have already explained that
I was engaged In a mean act. l was
ashamed to be caught at it by AIDE
laide. preferred flight. had no pre-
monitton Of tragedy-any such tragedy
as afterward occurred. | understood
neither Of my sisters. and my thoughts
were only for myself"
Had not this younger sister even
enjoined secrecy upon you in asking
you to harness the horseT
Eyes, sir"
"Yet you heard the two together In
this remote building without surprise? Z"
mo; must have felt surprise. but
didn't stop to analyze my feelings.
Afterward turned 1t over In my
mind and tried to make something out
Of the whole thing. but then l was far
out on the links. They were having il
out, thought, in the presence of the
man who had made all this trouble be-
tween them"
And you left them to the task?
"Yes. sir. but not without Struggle,
l was minded several times to return
This | have testified to before"
Did this struggle consume forty
minutes?
lit must have. and more. II entered
the hotel in Cuthbert road at the hour
they state"
Mr.. Fox gave up the game. and Mr.
| Moffat rested his case
There was no testimony offered in
rebuttai, and the court took a recess.
When it reassembIed | cast another
anyious glance arouud Still no Car