The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-24

ton of the examination. If thus IL
might be called. was over.
The coroner glanced meaningly ar
the district attorney. who. tapping
with his fingers on the table. hesitated
for a moment before he finally turned
again upon Arthur Cumberland.
You wish TO return TO your sister?
You are at liberty TO do so. i will trou-
BILE you no more tonight. Your sleigh
is at the door. presume"
They watched him go. each as silent
as he The coroner tried to speak, but
succeeded no better than the boy him.
self. When the door opened under his
hand they all showed relief. but were
startled back into their former atten-
tion by his turning suddenly in the
doorway with this final remark:
What did you say about a bottle
with a special label on ii being found
at our house? Ii never was. or. if it
was. some fellow has been playing you
trick / carried of those two bottles
myself. One you see there; the other
isl can't tell where, but l didn't take
it home. That you can bet on"
One more look. followed by a heavy
frown and low growing sound IN
his throat-which may have been his
way of saying goodby-and he was
gone.
A few more words. some understand
ing as to the morrow. and Sweetwater
was also gone, The district attorney
and the coroner still sat, but very little
passed between them. The clock over
head struck the hour. Both looked up.
| but neither moved. Another fifteen
minutes: then the telephone rang. The
coroner rose and lifted the receiver.
| The message could be heard by both
! gentlemen in the extreme quiet of this
| midnight hour.
..Dr. PerryT'
Yes: I'm listening"
! He came I'm at a quarter to IL.
| greatly agitated and very white. ran
upon him in the lower hall. and he
looked angry enough to knock me
down, but he simply let out a curse
and passed straight up to his sisters
room / waited till he came out: then
/ managed TO get hold Of the nurse,
and she told me this queer tale:
HE was all in tremble when he
came in, but she declares he had not
been drinking. He went Immediately
to the bedside. but his sister was
| asleep, and he didn't stay there, but
| went over where the nurse was and
began to- hang about her till suddenly
she felt twitch at her side and. look
ing quickly, saw the little book she
carries there falling back into place.
He had lifted it and probably read
what she had written in it during his
absence.
.She was displeased. but he laughed
when he saw that he had been caught
and said boldly: You are keeping n
record of my sisters rawlings. Well,
think I'm as interested in them as you
are and have as much right as you to
read as you to write She made no
answer, for they We're innocent enough,
but she'll keep the book away from
him after this-of that you may be
sure
"And what is he doing now? Is he
going into his own room tonight?"
mo He went there, but only to
bring out his pillows. He will sleep in
the alcove-"
| DRINK"
"No, not drop. He has ordered
the whisky locked up. / hear him
moaning sometimes to himself, as il
he missed it awfully, but not a Thin
bleful has left the decanter."
Good night. Fexford.'
Good right
"You heard"' This to the district at
torney.
Every wOrd''
Both went Sor their o~a-colts. Only
on leaving dii th"v s-r;i. again. and
then l. w.-s 10 Sl,':
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning"
AT 10 o. K
Continued Monday