The Washington times., 1913-06-16

4ALLs IIiin man Win grave eyes
~ and pale cheeks rose to meet
n Emily De Reuss when she en-
tered the sitting room into
which he had been shown. She .agaid-
ed him with faint curiosity She con-
cluded that ne .:;1d called upcr her Will
reference tc one cf her servants. She
had large household, and II was pos
sible that some of the members of II
had fallen under police supervision. She
only regretted that ne had net chosen
some other evening.
The Countess de Reuss, ] believer
She assented. A mol was quite suf>
fcient
IT have been instructed 10 call and
ask you few questions With reference e
to your journey from AccretoI en- Feb
ruary 10, last" he continued. II am
sorry to trouble you, but from infor-
nation which we have received, 1t
seemed possible that you might be able
She stood quite still. not muscle in
her colorless face twitched or moved in
any way. She showed little Of her sur
prise. none Of her intense and breath
less interest The man looked at her
in admiration. She was politely inter-
ested-also acuuiescert
Il remember my journey from ac-
creton ps .fe -tly we'll" she sail But
] cannot see that anything in connec-
ton with it can possibly be Of interest
TO Scotland Yard. Perhaps you Will
be a little more explicit
The mar bowed.
you had a travelling companion, We
are given to understand. A young
man who entered your carriage at the
last moment" he added.
II had a travelling COMPANION. II IS
true" she admitted slowly. 1T Is also
true that he entered my carriage at
possibly concern you I cannot irIag-
fne.'' >,
the man said.
Emily de Reuss shook her head slow
IT really am afraid" she replied.
s'that / cannot tell you tnat
"He was a stranger then-you did
not know him beforc?" the man asked
a0n the contrary" she answered;
shaking her head. 'he WIS an old
Ghe % mans face fell obviously. he
was disappointed. Sne toyed witn a
bracelet for a moment ana tneh
IF he was an old friend Mr. Grey
said. why win you not give me MS
name?" s,,,r.,.,,, -eo-
Will moi hesitate. But you force me
10 ask you Whit possible concern can
Your iadyship may remspber'. remember .od1e he
said, that there was shocking acci-
dent upon the train! ,,..,
She assented with nstie shuoet'
Yes, 1 remember that
"A mar threw himself from the train
and was crushed E. DEAN i.s bnt mts from from
some papers found upon or near him
il was concluded that his name was
Douglas Guest"
Il remember hearing that' too' she
"Well. there seems to have been
plenty of reason for Douglas Guest
TO have committed suicide; bs as naners ! gs 3 3
81 never by any chance open an
English one" she said;
Then you probably didn't hear OF a
murder in a Cumberland village the
night before. No? Wen, tnere Was
one. and the man VINO was "ah'eo i''
'srhe man who threw himself from
the carriage Window
Apparently, yes. We made search
ing inquiries into the matter, ana We
! came to the conclusion that Douglas
Guest was the man, and that he nad
tirier committed suicide or been killed
- are disposed, therefore, to let the
matter drop until few days ago. when
we had a visit from a Miss Strong. who
proved to be the daughter OF the old
farmer who was murdered.
.'She semed to have got hold OF an
idea that Douglass Guest had by some
means foisted his identity on 10 the
dead man, and was still alive. She
absolutely denied that a part of the
clothing. which was preserved had ever
belonged to Douglas Guest, and she
worked upon the chief to such an ex-
tent that he told me on to see this
through"