The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-13
The House
Of the
Whispering
Pines
fconnnued NON yesterday.
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'.lSo. not in a storm"
How long did It take you that time
to reach Cufhbert road from the Whis-
pering PinesT'
NJ. 4ofat bounded to his feet. but
the prisoner had answered before he
could speak
aJust hfteen minutes"
-How came you to know the time 50
exactlyT
.Because that day I did look at my
watch / had an engagement in the
lower town and had only twenty min
utes in which to keep It was on
time
Honest at the core. This boy was
growing rapidly in my favor. But this
frank but unFvise answer was not
pleasing TO his counsel, who would
have advised, no doubt, a more gen
eraI and less precise reply. However.
Il had been made. and MoRat was not
a man to cry over spilled milk he did
not even vince when the district at
torney preceded to elicit from the
prisoner that he was good walker
Now, as the storm that night had been
Mt his back and he was in hurry TO
reach his destination It was evidently
Incumbent upon him TO explain how
he had managed to use up the inter
vening time Of forty minutes before
entering the hotel at 11:3o-
Ibid you stop in the midst OF the
storm to take drinkT' asked the dis
trict attorney.
AS the testimony OF the landlord In
Cuthbert road had been explicit as
to the fact of his having himself I'M
corked the bottle which the prisoner
had brought into the hotel Arthur
could not plead yes. BE must say no,
and he did
Il drank nothing. 1 was too busy
thinking. 1 was so busy thinking
wandered all over those links"
.'In the binding SNOWY
Eyes. in the snow. What did care
for the snow? 1 did not understand
my sister being IN the clubhouse
did not like It was tempted at times
TO so back"
And why didn't your
because / was more of brute than
a brother; because Cuthbert road drew
me in spite Of myself; because BE
stopped with the first hint Of emotion
we had seen in him since the morn
ing. II did not know what was going
on there or shouIe have gone back"
he flashed out. with defiant look Al
his counsel
when you heard your sisters voice
in the clubhouse how did you think
she had got into the buiIdinG2"
by means OF the keys RanelaGh
had left at the house"
when, instead OF taking the whole
bunch, you took the one key you want
ed from the ring did you do so with
any idea she might want to make use
of the restT'
NO; 1 never thought Of It I never
thought OF her ut ALL
You took your one key and let the
rest LEG"
you've said It"
was this before or after you put on
your overcoat?"
I'm not sure-after. I think. Yes,
II WAS after. for remember that had
a deuce or q time unbuttoninG my coat
to get at my trousers pocket"
You dropped this key into your
trousers pocket2"
81 did"
Mr.. Cumberland. let me ask you to
Fix your memory on the moments you
spent in the hall. Did you put on
your hat before you pocketed the key
or afterwnrdT'
wasn't on my hat I don't know when
1 put it on"
.Nor where you took it frOm7"
no"
..whether you saw the keys first and
then went for your hat or, having
pocIIeted the key, waited"-
81 did not wait"
did not stand by the table think
Ing?"
NO; was in too much OF hurry"
$50 that you went straight out?"
yes, as quickly as 1 could"
The district attorney paused TO be
sure of the attention OF the jury.
When he saw that every eye OF that
now thoroughly aroused body was on !
him he proceeded to ask: Does that
mean Immediately or rs soon as you
could after you had made certain prep |
arntions or held certain talk with some |
one you called or who called to your |
IT called to nobody. II went out |
1t was evident that he lied; evident. |
too, that he had little hope from bis /
ie. Uneasiness was taking the place
1f confidence In his youthful, untried.
1ndIscipIined mind. Carmel had spoken
10 him in the hnlI-I guessed it then.
knew It nfterward-nnd he thought to
deceive this court and blindfold a jury
whose attention had been drawn to
his point by his own counsel.
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