The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-07-03

NO. Neitner Sne nor any one els
at that moment suspected murder o
even a violent death. All thought i
natural one-sudden, but the re
suit of some secret disease"
But the blood? Surely there mus
have been some show OF blood?"
No one noticed any. Not till thu
doctor came-her doctor. who wa
happily in his office in this yer!
building. He saw the drops, and ut
tered the first suggestion of murder.
How long after was this? is there
any one who has ventured to make
an estimate of the number of min
utes which elapsed from the time she
fell, to the moment when the doctor
first raised the cry of MURDER"
yes. Mr. Slater, the assistant
manager, who was in the lobby al
the time, says that ten minutes al
least must have elapsed"
Ten minutes and no blood The
weapon must still have been there
Some weapon with a short and in.
! conspicuous handle. | think they
said there were flowers over and
around the place where 1t struck"
Yes, great big scarlet ones"
Ten minutes! l must see every
one who approached her during those
ten minutes. Every one. Sweetwater,
and | must myself talk with Miss
Clarke"
you will believe overy word she
says"
NO doubt All the more reason
why / must see her Sweetwater,
someone drew that weapon out. The
question is WHO? We must leave no
stone gaturned to find that out"
Where will you see Miss Clarke ?"
fWhgfevef she pleases-only /
cant walk far - - 3
Il think / know the place. You shall
have the use of this elevator. 1t has
not been running since last night or
1t would be full of curious people all
the time, hustling to get glimpse OF
this place. But they'll put man on
for you" $500
Very good; manage II as you will.
I'll wait here till you're ready. I'll
not trouble her much. But there is
one point she must make clear to
me-"
Sweetwater did not presume to ask
what point, but he hoped to be fully
enlightened when the time came.
And he was. Mr.. Gryce had under
taken to educate him for this work
and never missed the opportunity OF
giving him a lesson. The three met
in private sitting-room on an upper
floor, the detectives entering first
and the lady coming in soon after. |
Miss Clarke was not woman to |
rouse an unfavorable opinion in any |
mans mind. OF slight. almost frail |
build, she had that peculiar ANNA
ton which goes with a speaking eye
and a widely sympathetic nature.
Without any substantial claims to
beauty, her expression was so WON
anly and so sweet that she was in
called lovely.
Mr.. Gryce was engaged at the mo.
'neht in shifting his cane from the
right hand to the left, but his man
1er WAS never more encouraging or
MS smile more benevolent.
Pardon me-" he apologized, with
'ne of his old-fashioBs1 bows. I'm
sorry to trouble you after al the dis
ress you must have been under this
morning. But there is something /
wish especially to ask you in regard
o the dreadful occurrence in which
'ou played so kind part You were
he first to reach the PROSTATE wom-
n, believe"
Yes. The boys jumped up and ran
owards her, but they were fright
hed by her looks and left it for me
o put my hands under and try to I
fe her up"
Did you manage it?"
I succeeded in getting her head
ito my lap nothing more"
And sat so?"
For some little time"
You knew she was dead, them" v
Il felt her to be So" s
How felt?" Y
L was sure-I never questioned IT,"
You have seen women in a faint?" a
Yes, many times" S
What made the difference? WHY b
lould you believe Miss Challouer Z,
lad simply because she lay still and s.
)parently lifeless?" h
Il cannot tell you. Possibly. death r,
lis It's own story. 1 only know how 4
felt" II
Perhaps there was another rea.
n? Perhaps, that, consciously or tc
consciously, you laid your palm ri
ION her hearth" nj
Miss Clarke started, and her sweet So
ce showed a moments perpIexity
ibid II" she queried, musinslv. III
zen with sudden access of feeling 10
may have done so, indeed. I be.
we I did My arms were around
T; II would not have been an I'M dc
tural action" AZ
No; very natural one, should
=. Cannot you tell me positively
Iether you did this or not?" "N
Yes, did. had forgotten II hut ne
remember now" And IN - | l..