The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

And tonight?"
y saw him at his club"
Where was that?"
Ihe Veterans in S~haftesbury ave-
nue."
About what timer"
Between s ana g."
You had some talk with him?"
Pleasant talk" asked the office in
differently.
Family affairs" rejoined Luke dry
ly.
And you parted from him?'
Somewhere about o."
I'm the club?"
in the club"
THE door steps?"
mo-. The lobby"
was alone then? I mean-be-
sides yourself was no one with him ?''
mo one. The hall porter stood there
Of course"
mo n Joined him afterward?"
from him he was alone"
You know that MI. Phillip de
Mountford was murdered In q taxicab
between Shaftesbury avenue and Hyde
Park corner. soon after 8 o'clock?"
Il have heard most Of h details OF
that extraordinary crime"
And you a throw no light on 1t at
all"
None. How could II"
Nothing" insisted the police officer,
occurs to you at this moment that
might help US In any way to trace the
murderer"
Nothing whatever"
The man was silent. It seemed as
If he was meditating how best to put
one or more questions. Up to now
these had been curt and to the point,
and as they followed n another IN
quick succession there was a marked
difference in the attitude both Of
the questioner and the questioned.
The police officer had started by be-
ing perfectly deferential-just like a
man accustomed to speak with people
whose position in the world compelled
a certain regard. He had originally
addressed Luke as Sir" just as he had
invariably said my lord" to Lord
Radycliffe, but now he spoke much
more CURLY. There was a note 81 dg-
mand in every question which he put,
not escape he observation Of his In
te%rlocutor.
AS the n man became more ag-
gressive SO did Luke also change his
manner. There had been affable cour-
tesy in his first reply to questions put
was needed. but with his senses at
tuned by anxiety and nerve strah to
distinguish subtle difference of name
and Of intention, he was quick enough
to notice that he himself was, as it
were, in a witness box. with a counsel
ready enough to bully, or to trip up
any contradictory statement.
Not that luke realized he reason
Of this change. The thought that he
could be suspected Of a crime was as
far removed from his ken as the desire
to visit the moon. He could not under
him, n put him On his ~guard-but
it was Just the instinct Of self preser-
walton, Of caution, which comes to men
who have had to fight the world. and
who have met enemies where they least
expected to find one. Z?
DO you remember" now resumed
Travers, after that slight pause. which
had seemed very long to Luke. but as
a matter Of fact had only lasted a short
minute. whether you saw Mr.. Philip
de Mountford speaking with anyone
when you left him In the lobby Of the
club?"
II told you,' said Luke impatiently,
that he was alone, except for h hall
porter"
alone in the whole club house?"
Alone" reiterated Luke with mea-
sured emphasis, in the lobby Of the
Veterans" club"
How many rooms has the club:"
II don't know; 1t was the first time
I had ever been there"
Did you know any of the staff?"
i I1o ACfO1 USSu klltl0
before"
You were not known to any member
of the staff7"
mo- that I know Of"
1.-THE Veterans club is a new one and
its rules apparently are not very strict.
I asked If Mr.. de- Mountford was in the
club and was told that T should n
him in the smoking room, and I did"
How long did you Interview with
Mr.. de Mountford last"
About three-Quarters of an hour, I
should say"
"And it was Of a perfectly amicable
nature?"
"Of a perfectly Indifferent nature"
corrected Luke.
And after the interview what did
you do?"
II walked out Of the club"
but after that"
II walked about"
Tn the fog?" This in an ~undisguised
tone Of surprise.
TN the fog"
"In what d~irection?"
Really" here rejoined Luke with a
sudden show Of resentment, "Mr.-er-
Travers, 1 fail to see how my move
ments can be Of concern to you"
CONTINUED Next Week