The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22

You then left the door step or TIT
Veterans club, and a later III,
II finally left the club o after 9
but l did not again see Mr.. Philip d,
Mountford alive.
The deceased suggested that 70,
should come with him then and there t.
see Lord Radcliffe at Grosvenol
entered it with him" insisted the coro,
ner with sudden, slow emphasis.
Il last saw Mr.. Philip de Mountfor6
alive in the lobby of the Veterans
club" reiterated Luke calmly, "soor
He overlook you in the street out.
side the club"
1T is not true"
And hailed a cah?"
He ma AVE done so, but not in my
company"
You entered the cab with him, and
he told the driver to follow along Pic
cadiIly.''
He may have done So" once more
reiterated Luke III the same calm and
even voice, but not in my company
You parted from him in the lobby
OF the club?"
7 have told you so"
that?"
Never"
You were not with him when he
came out of the club?"
s'hen he hailed a taxicab?"
The answer had come clear. sharp.
and distinct, quick ripostes of the foils
against the violent attack. Now the
adversary drew breath. The pause was
ram6tl IN its effect, far reaching in
steadily fixed on the witness made a
quick movement with his hand. He
drew away the long narrow strip of
green baize in front OF him, revealing
8 snakewooi stick with ferrule stained
and furnished
ly. ne ASKED curt
IT is my stick" replied Luke.
he mad not finched, yet there were
many cores of pairs of eyes fixed upon
nam, when that green baize covering
was But not one of those
Sho gazed SO steadily upon him could
BOAST that he or she had seen the
slightest tremcr of the lids or the
n1erest culver OF the mouth. The voice
sounded perfectly clear, the cheeks.
though pale. had assumed no grayish
hue.
Very well. That will do." said the
coroner quietly.
What more was there to say? The
dagger stick, stained and rusty. told
the most graphic tale there was to
tell Yet Luke de Aountford stepped
quietly away from the table looking
neither s~eIf-conscious nor dazed. He
went back to his seat, beside Mr. Dob
son, and leaning toward him answered.
some whispered questions which the
soicitor was putting to him. He fold
ed his arms before him and after
awhile allowed his head TO fall forward
q little. closing his eyes as he did so.
ne seemed a little tired. but otherwise
I'M no RI w. $500 ~. -, -
ter now was recalled and was busy
Identifying the stick which lay across
the c~oroner'S table with the one which
he himself had handed to Mr.. de
Mountford's visitor at 9 o'clock the
night before last.
And the police too added its share
TO this work that was going on of en-
meshing g criminal There was the
constable who had found the tick in
/ the ratings Of Green park and had
taken II straight away to his chiefs
at scotland yard before the stains on
il had been further disturbed; and
there was finally DR.. Blair, the district
medical officer. also recalled, who ex-
anined the dagger which fitted into
that snakewood stick.
he lad been shown 1t yesterday II
seems and found hoy accurately 1t
fitted h wound in the murdered mans
throat To this he swore now in open
NN- ~oAP nc q Li1s pIO-
duction OF the dagger stick, had been
kept back until now. in order that IL
should work it fullest and most dra-
matte effect.
Colonel Harris. sitting near his
daughter. would have given worlds to
did not know what to think. His SIM
pie, unsophtsticated mind was In a
The question of Luke's possible
guilt had suddenly doomed up before
him, disEipating the former blind i'm
of -partisanship and loyalty. Mr..
family solicitor who a seen Luke
his brothers and sister grow up,
a few hours, nay minutes. ago
have sworn to his clients limo
cence before the entire world. he too
was a c to face with a hfdeous
of doubt.
Not one other person In the room
either, believe me, who was not con-
Of Luke's guilt. Louisa knew
that well enough as her aching eyes
over the sea of faces, meet
hollow compassion, morbid curl
esity. at best a certain sympathetic
horror, in the giances round. She knew
that every n here. the officials, the
jury. the police, the public. believed
Luke struck his cousin In the
dark; She knew that Mr.. Dobson had
begun TO doubt. and that her father
a begun to Tear.
And she. with all the fevour OF un-
love. prayed In her heart
that che might understand. She prayed
TO 10y TO open the eyes of her mind,
for it was her reaso which did not
which yearned to under
stand.
Her heart cared nothing. cared for
nothing except for the man she loved
and the bitter. bitter Borrow which he
ndure alone. Ehut away from all,
ever from her.
There wag general stir in the court
room. the coroner had risen. also the
jury. The journalists were holding
sgitated pariance with the boy messen-
gers. Louiga-iike one who had re-
a sharp blow on the head won
dered what all this stir meant.
Was 1t all oyer2 Had Luke ire
%trievabIy lost himself in that secret
orchard of his. into which he was OBJ
yiously determined that wen h
should net enter?
Then she found ont that the stir only
meant the luncheon hour Ali these
people were going TO eat and to
chatter. Heavens aboyei % they
would cbattert