Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-27

oIIlcef telling the chauffeur to remain
stationary until old to move on.
II know Very little about the bust
ness, Mr.-er-Travers." remarked
Luke as soon as all three of them had
slowed themselves fairly comfortably
in the interior of the vehicle. Il sup
pose it is about this CHASTITY affair that
You wanted to speak to me-"
Yes. sir. 1t IA about that. /
thought % could give us some inior-
nation about the late Mr.. de Mount
fOrd's past life. or his former friends"
Il know nothing" re,orted Luke
DrNly. of my cousins past or present
life. He did not contide in me-"
But you were good friends?' inter-
posed the other quickly.
We knew each other very little"
and tonight? ?"
II saw him at his club"
Where was that?"
THE Veterans in Shaftesbury ave.
nue."
About what time?"
Between s and g."
You had some talk with him?"
Yes"
pheasant talk asked tho officer in
differently.
Family affairs" retoined luke dry
ly.
"-And you parted from him"
Somewhere about 9"
lin the club"
I'm the club"
1.-The door steps?"
NO. The lobby"
He was alone then? I mean-be-
sides yourself was NJ one with him 2"
No one. The hall porter stood there
of course"
No m Joined him afterward?"
THAT cannot say. When 1 parted
from him he was alone"
You know that Mr.. Phillip de
n n 49,, c--l To- .-s-- L
between Shaftesbury avenue n Hyde
Park corner, soon after 3 o'clock?"
II ave heard most of the details OF
that extraordinary crime
And you can throw no light on it at
all?"
None. How could -"
Nothing" insisted the police officer,
might help us in way to trace the
murderer"
Nothing whatever"
The man was silent. 1t seemed as
if he was m%editating how best to put
one or more questions. Up to now
and as they followed n another I'm
| quick succession there was q 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
iIto y SRCdh u RVODiSl
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 curtly. There was a note OF de-
mand in every question which he put,
"A peremptoriness of manner which did
not escape The observation OF his in
t%erlocutor.
AS the one man became more ag-
gressive SO did Luke also change his
manner. There had been affable u
tesy in his first reply to questions put
to him. a desire to be OF help IL help
was needed. but with his senses at
tuned by anxiety and nerve strain to
distinguish subtle difference OF manner
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 the 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
stand the officers attitude; 1T puzzled
him. and put him on his guard-but
it was just the instinct Of self prcser-
walton, of caution. which comes to men
who have had to fight the world, and
who have met enemies where they least
| expected 10 0nO one.
do you remember now resumed
Travers. after that slight pause, which
had seemed very long to Luke, but as
a matter of fact la 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 the hall
porter
alone in the whole club house?"
Alone" reiterated Luke with mea-
sured emphasis. lin the lobby Of tho
Veterans" club
How many rooms has the club?"
Il d0n't know: it was the 6rst time
I had ever been there"
Did you know any OF the staf?"
'No-since l had bean there
+ before
you were not known to any member
Of the STAFF"
moi that I know Of"
The Veterans club IL q new one and
it's rules apparently are not very strict.
/ asked If Mi. de Mountford was Ia the
club and was told that I should mud
him in the smoking room, ara I did"
How long did your interview with
Mr.. de Mountford last? 2"
About three-quarters OF an hovr. Z
should say"
And it was Of q perfectly amicable
nature?"
.tOf a perfectly Indifferent nature"
corrected Luke.
And after the interview what did
you dO?"
II walked ont OF = clt,l,."