The Dermott news., 1914-01-08

and returned to the dull routine Of It's days
 The two new boarders-they were longest naturally in settling to the routine Indeed. two or three days passed before the others grew accii- mated to their thrilling and somewhat perturbing presence Rut Constance and Hetsy Barbara behaved through soulraeking week in such manner as 10 secure Rosaie.s growing affections and to win the respect of the rest
 on the morning after the inquest. Constance quietly took her place at the common table In the diuing-room The rest of the hoarders stllled their tongues for embarrassment. And not only embarrassmeut. undoubtedly there was prejudice Rosalie. pre- siding at the head of the table. did not make the mistake of trying to lull this feeling immediately She let mat ters 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 for an opening. Little by little. the sweet ness of Constance. as exploited by Rosalie Le Grange made its own way What had been kind of horror of woman in her situation. became pity and sympathy
 As for Betsy Barbara that sprightly young person was popular from the first She took hold of the Hanska. Wade case as though It's settlement devolyed upon her alone Within three days she had interviewed every one In the house. from Mrs Moore to Miss Estrilla. and had formed a half dozen theories. all proving the inno- cence of Lawrence Wade It matter cd not that Rosalie. already her con tidant shattered all these bubbles Retsy-Barbara would simply interview her witness again. and blow another Constance was her daily and hourly care
 l leave to the newspapers tho of lcial events-"the developments Of that week. Indeed they reported few essentials which we do not already know The inquest was over the body of Captain Hanska had travelled the road Of flesh to the crefnatOry Law renee Wade was held in the Tomhs without bail. to await action of the Grand Jury The evidence against h.m was Circ0mstautial but strong He had proposed marriage to Mrs Han. ska Both he and his attorney tried to keep that out when Constance went on the stand they lost and she told the fact with simplicity which filled columns and columns of space next morning She insisted that he never mentioned marriage after she told him her story Lawrence Wade. nal urally. wanted divorce Captain Han. ska had refused There was the mo tive, perfect. comprehenstble. Wade and Hanska had met twice before and Quarreled both times On the night of the tragedy. Lawrence Wade. car rying hand bag. had gone to Captain Hanska's room at about ten o'clock The bag contained, among other things. two knives.
 Lawrence Wade admitted this, and admitted also that he had left all the debris which Uttered Captain Han skas table That was part of my errand." he said He had gone from Mrs Moore's to the Curfew Club had found from the desk clerk that there was I one o'clock train to Boston, had telephoued for berth had taken the train had been arrested in Boston wh.le engaging passage for Liverpool Al half past two, Captain Hanska had been found dead stabbed in the heart with clean thrust by one of the very knttes which Wade admitted bringing from Arden The Coroner physician testified that Hanska had been dead an hour. and probably longer The l.rLtn trnvnlnh an nnm.nrd cnnrsn la