Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-31
CHAPTER ~.

A Man Who Iavosa
what will become Of met" wailed
Mrs. Moore to Rosalie Le Grunge.
And Rosalie forebore st ArSt 20 an
swer, for the ultimate destiny Of MFn.
Moore appeared. indeed. black and
sacked. measured. and photographed
the Moore boarding-house 10 the limit
Of their Imagination, announced after
four days that Mrs. Moore might bring
her establishment back. But when
Mrs. Moore notified the boarders. she
met-the' expected They would not
come.
Rosalte LIE Grange pulled out chair
and gently pushed Mrs. Moore into It
Now let's talk this over sensible. -
che said. 1T certainly does look -
If I'd played It low on you. gettin' your
boarders away. You can't blame me
for ofeerin' my place that night. Meth
or can you blame me II they want to
stay. I haven't asked them to. It
hasn't occurred to you. guess. that
own this house and furniture. !
haven't got any rent to pay. More
over, with this MTv. Hanska and Miss
Lane, who came In unexpected. an
como particular personal friends that
are comm next week. I'll be full up.
Guess you can $50 how make It
pay"
Mrs. Moore Topped. What VIII Be-
como Of met" she walled.
Nov, Mrs.. Moore" said RosaheI
with the high rcnt they charged you
for you. You were bound to fail. rve
got better way. I'm % busy. an I'm
goin' to be buster. You sec this house
we'll, Il afn't my only interest. An
Jest at present I'm rushed 20 death
Goodness knows, standm' OF reporters
the way rye had TO do this last week.
10 one woman's Job. I've got to hire o
housekeeper to look after things an
tend front door an help out with the
cleaning. How would you like thai? (?
Over there, you were earrytn' the
whole thing an workin' for your board,
Here. you1l GIT thixty.0ve month. anf
RI DO the wofryin'."
'tOh, N1s. Le Grangee" wai1ed Mn
Moore; and this time the moving emoi
ton was grssitade.
SO. 1T the end q . mighty anxious
and perturbtng week. the old Moore
household settled down on Rosaho
LIe Grange, shook itself together again.
and returned TO the dull routine Of tn
days. f.'s
The two new boardefo they wera
longest naturally IN settling % the
routine. Indeed two Or three days
passed before ths others grew accai-
mated 70 their Thrilling and somewhet
perturbang presence. But Constance
and Betsy.Basbera behaved through q
soukvacking week IA snch manner -
70 secure RosaHo's growing affections
and to Win the respect a Tho rest.
On the mosnins aft.1 the mouestl
Constance quietly took her place "a
the common table IN tho dlning-Foom-
The rest Of the boarders st1lled their
tongues for embarrassment. And noo
only embarrassment; undoubtedly
there vas prejudice. Rosalie, pre-
siding ae the head Of the table. did
not mako the mistake Of trying to full
this feeling Immediately. She Let mat.
terv take their course for two meals-
At the third. she tactfully drew Con-
stance into an argument over the dis
tance to Paris. That served to1 an
opening. Little by little. the sweet
ness Of Constance. a. exploited BY
Rosalie Le Grange. made tn own way.
What had been . kind Of horror Of .
woman in her situation, became pity
and sympathy.
Az for Betsy Barbara, that sprightly
young person was popular from the
first she took hold OF tho Hanska-
Wade case % though IT. settlement
devolved upon her alone. Within three
days she had interviewed every one
in the house. from Mrs. Moore to
Miss Estrilla, and had formed . half
dozen theories. all proving the inno-
eence Of lawrence Wade II matter
ed not that Rosalis. already her con-
iidant, shattered all these bubbieA
Betsy-Barbara would simply Interview
her witness again. and blow another.
Constance was her daily and hourly
care.
leave 70 the newspapers tho Of
ficial events-"the developments" Of
that week. Indeed. they reported fow
essentials which wo do not already
know. The inquest was over: the body
Of Captain Hanska had travelled tho
road OF flesh to the cvsmatory; Law
renee Wade was hold in the Tombs
without bail. 70 await action Of tho
Grand Jury. The evidence against
him was ctrcamstantial but strong. He
had proposed marriage to Mrs. Han
ska. Both no and his attorney tried
to keep that oat when Constance went
on the stand: they lost, and she told
the fact With . simplicity which filled
column: asS columns q space next
morning. She insisted that he never
mentioned marriage after shs told
him her story. Lawrence Wade. nat
urally, wanted divorce. Captain Han
ska had refused. There was the mo-
tive, perfect. comprehensiblA Wade
and Hanska had met twice before and
quarrelod both times. On the night
OF the tragedy, Lawrenos Wads. caI
rying . hand-baE. had soos 70 Captain
Hanska's room at about tan o'clock.
The bag contained, among other
things, two knives.
Lawrunco Wade odmtttsd this; ana
admitted also that hs had left all the
debris which Uttered Captain Han
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