Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-15
CHAPTER ".
OTNF EN TNs The Woman In the Case.

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 Now. Rogers" Grady began, "l want you 10 take your time and tell us in detail everything that hap pened here tonight"
 Well sir began Rogers slowly as though carefully considering his words. "Mr yantine came out from dinner about half past maybe a it. tie later than that and told me to light all the lights in here and in the next room. You see there are gas and cleo tries both. sir. and l lighted them all. He had gone into the music room on | the other side of the hall. so l went | over there and told him the lights were all 1t. He was looking at a new | picture he'd bought. but be left it right away and came out Into the hall. "l don't want to be disturbed. Rog- CTS be said and came in here and | shut the door after him
 "It was maybe twenty minutes after ! that that the doorbell rang. and when opened the door there was a woman standing on the steps" Did you know herr" questioned Grady
 Rogers loosened his collar with convulsive movement.
 No. sir. I'd never seen her before" he answered hoarsely. | Describe her"
 'She wore heavy veil. sir. so that l couldn't see her very well: but the first thing l noticed was her eyes they were so bright. they seemed to burn right through me. Her face looked white behind her veil and 1 could see bow red her lips were-l didn't like her looks. sir. from the first"
 How was she dressed?'
 'in a dark gown. sir. cut so sklmpy that knowed she was French before she spoke"
 "Ahr said Grady. "she was French. was she?"
 Yes. sir: though she could speak some English. She asked for Mir. Van tine 1 told her Mir vantiue was busy. And then she said something very fast about how she must see him. and all the time she kept edging in and in. til the first thing 1 knew she was inside the door, and then she just pulled the door out of my hand and shut it. T must see Mistaire Vangtine. she saya very fast I must see Mistaire Yang tine. It is most necessaire that see Mistaire vnngtine.
 Just then Mir Vantine opened the door there and came ont into the hall
 "'Whnt's all this. RogersT he says. Who is this partyY
 "But before 1 could answer. that wildcat had rushed over 10 him and begun to reel off string of French so fast 1 wondered how she got her breath. And Mir. Vantine looked at her kind of surprised at first. and then he got more interested. and finally be asked her in here and shut the door. and that was the last 1 saw of them"
 You mean you didn't let the woman outf" demanded Grady.
 Yes. sir, that's just what l mean. thought if MT. vantne wanted to talk with her. well and good; that was his business, not mine. So 1 went back to the pantry to help the cook with the silver. expecting to hear the bell ] and after maybe half an hour came out into the hall again to see if the woman had gone. md 1 walked past the door of this room, but didn't hear nothing; and then 1 went on to the front door and was surprised to find it wasn't latched."
 Maybe you hadn't latched it." sug. gested Grady.
 Tt was a snap lock. sir. When that woman slammed it shut heard it catch"
 What did you do then?'
 T closed the door. sir. and then come back along the hall. felt uneasy, some way. and l stood outside the door there listening. But couldn't hear nothing. and then tapped. but there wasn't no answer. So just opened the door and looked in, and the first thing l see was him. l was so scared 1 couldn't scarcely stand. sir But managed to get to the foot of the stairs and yell for Parks. and he came running down. and that's all l remem- Der, sir"
 'The woman wasn't here?" "i
 "No. sir"
 Did you look through the rooms?"
 No. sir. When l found the front door opened l knew shed gone out. She hadn't shut the door because she was afraid I'd hear her" | lTo na Contiuuaal