The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-03-12
sected to rafse the WINDOW.

sected to raise the window, DR..
! SheefS she said in low voice. ut
was very cold in there" She shivered
slightly. "Will you be SO. kind as to
tell me what / am to do now? What
formalities remain for me-"
The coroner was at her side. "Time
enough for that, Mrs. Wrandall The
first thing you are to do is to take
something warm to drink, and pull
yourself together BIT"
She drew herself up coldly. .T am
quite myself, Dr.. Sheet. Pray do not
$ alarm yourself on my account. Ishall
be obliged to you, however, if you will
tell me what am to do as speedily as
possible, and let me do it SO that
Smay leave this-this unhappy place
without delay. No! / mean it, sir.
] am going tonight-unless, OF course, I"
ashe said, with quick look at thesher-
la, "the law stands in the way"
q "You are at liberty to come and go
Vas you please, Mrs. Wrandall," said the
SheriR, "bat it is most foolhardy to
ssnink Of
Thank you, Mr.. Sheriff" she said,
Eor letting me go. thought perhaps
aere might be legal restraint" She
INT swift glance over her shoulder,
ID theasSpoke in high, shrill voice,
dicatiqaf extreme dread and uneas-
hess:
"Close the door to that room!"
3 The door was standing wide open,
just as she had left it. Startled, the
coroner's deputy sprang forward to
close It. Inyoluntarily, all OF her lis
teners looked in the direction of the
room, as if iflexpecting to see the form
of the murdered man advancing upon
them. The feeling, swiftly gone, was
most ancanny.
Close it from the inside" COM
mandsd the coroner, with unmistaka-
BILE emphasis. The man hesitated, and
then did as he was ordered, but not
without curious look at the wife of
the dead man, whose back was toward
, him.
He viii not find anything disturbed,
Doctor said she, divining his thought
q had the feeling that something was
creeping toward us out of that room ;"
You have every reason to be nerv-
Gus, madam. The situation has been
most extraordinary-most trying"
said the coroner. 81 beg of you to
cone downstairs, where we may at
tend to few necessary details with
out delay. 1t has been a most fa-
tiguing matter for all of US. Hours
without sleep, and such wretched
weather"
They descended to the warm little
reception room. She sent at once for
the inn keeper, who came in and glow
cred at her as if she were wholly re-
sponsible for the blight that had been
put -pon his place.
':WillEou be good enough to send
some one to the station with me in
your depot wagon?" she demanded
without hesitation.
He stared. I'VE don't run a bus
in the winter time" he said, gruffy.
She opened the little chatelaine bag
that hung from her wrist and abstract.
ed a card which she submitted to the
coroner.
You will find, Doctor Sheet. that the
car my husband came up here in be,
longs to me. This is the card issued
by the state. 1t is in my name. The
factory number is there. You may
compare it with the one on the car
My husband took the car without OBJ
tanning my consent"
Joy riding" said Burton, with an
ugly laugh. Then he quailed before
the look she gave him.
"f no other means is offered DOC.
tor Sheet, shall ask you to let me
take the car. am perfectly capable
! OF driving. have driven it in the
country for two seasons. All ask is
that some one be directed to go with