The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-18
Il WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU
PUT TO EACH OF US THE
QUESTION OF OUR IN
OR GUILT


@If--aB seams extremely probable
the murder was committed by a MEM
Der of this club, that member Is I'm
QuBBtiunnbly one OF those who attend
cd my dinner last evening" Baid Har-
court. Al would suggest. therefore,
that Prince KAndwAhr and Mr. Cor
naHhs who are both downstairs now,
be asked 10 come into the room with
1#s and that you sir, put fatty TO each
OF uB upon our honor as gentlemen,
the question OF our individual limo
cence on Kuilt
A mumnr Of protest greeted the
conclusion of his sentence. and for a
hn3tf moment the Duke looked at him
In aBt0nishnent You mean then,
HHruou11y that you have reason 10 sus-
part one of us of this thing1" he de
mHmdsd
81 do"
The answer come with quiet conTic-
tiun, more startling than his sngges-
ton had been
Good Lord. jack" Marston ex-
claimed What on eaTth-"
Il do not think my suggestion I'M
reasonable. gentlemen" Harcourt
protested IF innocent, no one OF us
Gun object To declaring the fact openly
upon his honor. before rs all ] am
willing 10 be asked and 10 answer such
a question myself and ! earnestly
urge all OF you TO do likewise"
but why" FaIndale began. only
to be Bilsnced by a gesture from Har-
court
III has been stated that / was the
last man seen with Captain Townes-
hgnd," he explained This being
true. a certain amount Of suspicion
NATURALLY points 10 me IL l do not
hesitate 10 answer such a ques-
taUn under THESE circumstances. why
should you decline TO do so2 Your
Grace. ] ask that this be done. and
shall feed much relieved II the board
win consent 10 H."
~iSince you feed that way about il,
I VIII submit your suggestion II you
make II aS q motion" said the Duke.
HarcouI1 nodded and the vote was
called. There was a moments hest
fancy when the ayes were called for.
Then twelve men gave their consent.
and a servant was instructed 10 re-
quest The attendance OF Kandwahr and
CORNISH
When the man had gone. HArcuuTt
nj his cigarette. and staring at the
ceiling, smoked IN silence There Was
an awkward ln1l In the conversation
and nov and then someone shifted
VIGOROUSLY IN his seat Again the tick
ang 5s the Erezt clock sounded through
thu room. Several Of the Governors
looked az their watches consciously
and compared them with H. A little
whar11ng noise. followed By sharp
click and the chimes struck the quar-
Ter hour before two. A little start
ran through The company. Just about
twelve hours before. Captain Townes-
!. y.end had died In The room above them.
WITH n feeling OF relief they saw
The door open AZ q servant ushered In
Cornish and Kandwahr and then TO
tired
Il beiieYe you wished 10 SOC us,
genf1euae0." said Cornish. His great.
sturdy frame almost obscured the
slendsr, eaenfnate form of the Prince.
and the men about the table adrliring-
u compared his tremendous strength
and yigor with the slight build OF the
Indian.
we have sent 10 ask that Jou will
Join us In a proceeding which Lord
Harcourf has suggested" the Duke ex-
piain2A =
Then T. told them briefly what they
had decided 10 do. requesting their
consent TO the plan. ~of course" he
concluded, whatever may now be said
IN this room IL between gentlemen.
and Il Is understood between us that
nothing which takes place here shall
be repeated or even remembered out,