The Calumet news., 1912-02-16
when you left the room :"

portunity for rest and recuperation.
CHAPTER XXvI.
'wERE HER HANDS CROSSED THEM
TATHEN 1 left the courtroom
EMI with the other witnesses
Wv noticed a man standing near
the district attorney. After
ward | heard that ne was Sweetwa-
ter. the detective from New York who
had had so much 10 do In unearthing
the testimony against Arthur
! left hiIn talking 10 Mr. Fox ana
later received this account OF the in
terview which followed between them
and DR. Perry.
us this girl telling the truth?" ask
ed District Attorney Fox as soon as
the three were closeted and each could
speak bis own mind Doctor. what
do you Think
Il do not question her veracity In
the least"
"You believe that she burned herself
Intentionally
II wouldn't dlsbelleve it-you may
think me sentimental: knew and
loved ner father-for any fortune you
might name"
Mr. FOX turned to Sweewater. "And
your
"Mr. Fox. have you those tongsT
"Yes, forgot They were brought
TO my office with the other exhibits. l
attached no importance TO them. and
you will probably hnd them just where
thrust them into the box marked
Cumb'"
They were in the district attorneys
office. and Sweetwater at once rose
and brought forward the tongs.
'srhere is my answer" he said. point
ing significantly at one OF the legs.
The district attorney turned pale and
motioned Sweetwater TO carry them
back He sat silent for moment and
then showed that he was a man.
"Miss Cumberland has my respect"
said he.
Finally Mr.. Fox turned to DIT. Perry
and put the question:
"YOu are satisfied with your autopsy7
Miss Cumberand'S death was due to
strangulatiOn and not to the poison she
toOk?'
That was what | swore to and
what / should nave to swear 10 again
II you placed me back on the stand.
The poison. taken with her great ex-
element. robbed her OF consciousness.
but there was too little of IL OF it was
too old ana weakened TO cause death.
She would probably nave revived in
time possibly did revive. But the
clutch of those fingers was fatal: she
could not survive il. Ii costs more
than you can ever understand TO say
this. but questions like yours must be
answered ! should not be an honest
man otherwise"
To the relief OF all Carmel was phys
ically stronger than we expected when
she came 10 retake the stand In the
afternoon. But she had lost little OF
her courage
Mr.. Fox kept nobody waiting. He
asked:
"Mlss Cumberland. In your account
of the final interview you had with
your sister you alluded TO story you
had once read together. VIII you tell
us the name of this storyY
'1t was called A Legend OF Francis
L. IL was not a novel. but a little tale
she found In some old magazine. II
had great effect upon us. 1 have
never forgotten IT,"
"Can you relate this tale to us In
few wordsY
II will try. IL was very simple. II
merely told how young girl marred
her beauty TO escape the attentions OF
the great king and what respect be al
ways showed her after that. even call
ing her sister"
while you were holding your SIS
ter's hands in what you supposed 10
be her inal moments. did you observe
whether or not she still wore on ner
finger the curious ring given her by
Mr. Ranelagh and known as her en-
gagement ringT
ayes. | not only saw 1t, but felt It
IL was the only one she wore on her
left hand"
Mr.. Fox pressed his advantage.
And when you rose from the lounge
and crossed your sisters hands?"
1T was still there. | put that hand
uppermost."
"And left the ring on?"
"Oh. yes; oh. yesr' Her whole atti
tude and face were full of protest
$50 that. to the best of your belief
It was still on your sisters finger when
you left the roomT'
Certainly. sir; certainly"
There was alarm In her tone now
She was beginning to see that her tes-
timony was not as entirely helpful 10
Arthur as she had been led to expect
"Can you say whether you noticed
any especial chill In the hall when
you went out to telephonew
IL don't remember. l was almost In.
sensible"
But you do remember having shut
the door behind your"
Yes"
An open window in the baIl--that
was what he was trying TO prove
open at this time. From the expires.
sion of such faces of the jury as 1
could see think he had proved IT. The
next point he made was in the same