The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-15

woman" Estrella crossed her arms on
her waist and drew herself up. exactly
as her mother does when she thinks
some u is beneath her. You see"
Halle went on. explaining a little more
to me, "she was-well. a sort of friend
Of Mr.. Rood's. and the paper says she
feels dreadful about him." Estrella
shifted.
But" I cried, you said last night
that the shooting had been over herr"
Eyes. | know" Halle leaned for
ward impressively and seized "A hand
of each Of MS. Its perfectly true-at
least it's what my father said when
the news came. He said, That IN
founded Valencia woman is at the bot
tom Of this, depend upon it, But your
father was very angry that | had spok-
en- of 1t. so of course I'm telling you
this in strictest confidence. The pa
per-" Halle went. we both listening
with open eyes. doesn't say the Span
ish woman had anything to do with
the shooting. So, you see. no n does
know exactly what it's about. It's real
ly the most mysterious thing. They
found Mr.. Rood lying there quite
dead" she continued ~breathlessly, land
they went TO Johnny Montgomery's
house. but he wasn't there. Then some
n told Mr.. Dingley they had seen a
man run down Washington street. so
they followed that trail. and finally
they got him in a houses down on the
water front. in a bad part OF the city.
My father said 1t would have made
things better for him il he had given
himself up quietly. but he barricaded
the house and almost escaped out Of
a back window. They had n dreadful
fight before they got him ever then"
, Halle is wonderful when she is tell
ing news. She never says unkind
things about anybody. and she is al
ways SO excited over what has hap
pened that she makes 1t sound like a
romance. But now | was too anxious
to enjoy it. | felt I had TO ask one
question more. though every word that
came out of my mouth was a possible
slip or lie. But. II they found Mr..
Rood in the street with nobody near
utAhs NhA hh Y Aiihh ~ WIS
Mr.. Montgomery who shot himr'
THAT is the very queerest part Of it,"
Halle declared. nodding until her
green feathers nodded again, but he
was suspected Immediately. What
they say is"-she lowered her voice i'm
pressively-'that some II saw him
do it,"
| fairly covered in my chair. But
he can't have meant to kill him." l
urged. "Why. his family was one OF
the best in the city. Just think, Hal
lie. your mother knew his mother well,
and he used to play with Estrella's
brothers,"
Estrella flushed. "He hasn't been in
our house since he was a little boy"
she said angrily. II wouldn't think OF
bowling to him on the street: lie
hasn't been received in good society
for a long time"
/ Halle sagely shook her head. Yes,
but | guess it's because he didn't care
to 90, and lots of very nice girls have
always been in love with Johnny
| Montgomery. Lilly West kept his pic
ture in a satin case hidden among her
party clothes for ever so long. And
do YOU know. when Laura Burnet
heard about Johnny's arrest last night
! she tainted fiat IN the floor"
Hallie's bolt upright impressiveness
seemed to demand some comment. but
I could o manag a sound, for at her
words there rushed back to me with
humiliating clearness my W hyster-
les of the night before. Was it posi-
Bile that Halle thought I was In love
with him too? My cheeks burned and
burned.
.Were YOU ever introduced to him,
| Ellie?" Estrella asked, looking at me
curiously.
NO. she has never met him." Halle
promptly took the response out of my
mouth. But she saw him once-don't
Won remember, Ellie, Mt my sister AIDE
ladies coming out ball?"
| said yes / remembered It..
ale danced most OF that evening
with Laura Burnett" Halle pursued.
.and she was perfectly wild about
him. My brother Tom saw him kiss
her in the conservatory'-Hallie chuck
lodi at that memory-"and for awhile
n was said that they were engaged,
though she was three years older than
no was. But he was terribly in debt
then. and. of course, b had lots OF
money" Halle sighed and added:
DIsn,t II awful he should have nded
in this way? Adelaide always said
there was no one who could put YOUR
shawl around you so beautifully as he"
I felt sick and bruised. All sugges-