The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-12-31
CHAPTER xxvTr.-(Continuea>,

" IN cAlN NJ AASlAh 49,
The bag which he had left on the pier
had been opened at the request of the
police n q card case found with his
address on it. Why he had sent in to
Vantine a card not his own, and what
his business with Vantine had been,
were details concerning which the po-
lice could offer no theory, and which l
did not feel called upon to explain, since
neither in any way made clearer the
mystery of his death.
An amusing incident OF the inquest
was the attempt made by G~oidberger
to heckle Godfrey, evidently It Grady's
suggestion.
"0n the morning after the tragedy"
Goldberger began sweetly, you printed
in the Record a photograph which you
claimed to be hat OF the woman who
had called upo MIR. Nantine the night
last person to see him alive. Where did
You get that photograph"
1T was a copy of one which Drouet
carried in his watch case answered
Godfrey.
"sSnce then" pursued Goldberger,
TO that feature of the case. / presume
you found out that you were mistaken"
ON the contrary, / proved that / was
correct"
Goldberger's face Redeemed, and his
look was not pleasant.
l. loNS Is IalLlSI Oh SItOliS WIN iShi =
1t " he asked.
ut is the right word"
What was the woman's connection
with the man Drouet?"
She had been his mistress"
You say that very confidently" said
Goldberger, his lips curling. After all,
It is merely q guess, isn't it?"
Il have reason to saw it confidently"
retorted Godfrey quickly, since the
woman confessed as much in my
presence
Apain Golaborear rn55epoa
Il sunnose She also confessaa that Il
was really She who called IN Mr., Van
tin ?r bn sneered
"She not only confessed that" said
Godfrey. stiIl more ouietly "brt h
told in detail what occurred d,,r.inp that
visit" ."
self alone, Of course? 81 oneried Cold
berger In a tone SeIiberafely insulting.
Godfrey flushed a little at the words.
hut Inanaped to retain HE s~elfecontroI
Not at all" he said, 1T was made in
the nresence of Mr. T,aster and of an
other distine11ished LAWYER whose name
[ am not at liberty to reveal"
Goldherper Swallowed hard ,s though
he had received a alan In the face, I
dare saw he felt as tboi1gh he had,
"rrhis woman "a IN New York q" ba
asked.
II believe so"
.NShat is her name and address, ~
II am not at liberty to nswer.
Goldberger glared at him.
"You viii he ~th1ndered cor
I'll commit Won for Contemptl"
Godfrey was quite himself again.
Very we'll" he said, smiling. IT
have not the slightest objection. Rrt
[ would think it over. IL I we're YOU. Mr..
Lester will assure you that the wom-
an was in no way connected with the
tine"
Goldberger did think II over: he
realized the danger Of irving to punish
a. paper so powerful as the Record. and
he finally decided to accept Godfrey's
statement as a mitigation Of his refusal
to answer
THAT is only one of the details which
Commissioner Grady has missed, God
FREY added. pleasantly.
That will do" GoldberEer broke In,
and Godfrey left the stand.
l was recalled to confirm his story. 1
also. of course. refused to give tho
woman's name, explaining to Cold
berger that / had learned it profess
sionally. that I was certain she had
been guilty of no crime, and that
to reveal 1t would seriously
embarrass an entirely innocent wom-
an. With that statement, the coroner
was compelled to appear satisfied.
Grady did not go on the stand: he
was not even at the Inquest. In fact,
since the first day, he had not APP
peared publicly In connection with the
case at all; and / had surmised that he
did not care to be identified with a
mystery which there seemed to be no
prospect Of solving, and from which no
glory was TO be won. The case had
been placed in Simmonds' hands, and
1t was he who testified on behalf Of the
police, admitting candidly that they
were all at sea, He had made a care
full examination of the Vantine house,
he said, particularly Of the room In
which the bodies had been found and
had discovered absolutely. nothing In
the shape of a clu to the solution Of
the mystery. There was something di-
abolical about it; something almost su-
pernatural. He had not abandoned
hope, and was still working on the
case; but he was inclined to think that,
If the mystery was ever solved, 1t would
be only by some lucky accident or
through the confession of tho e1,iItv
man.
Goldberger was annoyed; that was
a,iJnn+ aro,,pI, frnr, tba 1890,