The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
THE AFTER HOUSE
A Story Of Love. Mystery and Private Yacht
By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
CspyrsAf. 1913. ky the Mcclure PNSGsnfis.,. is.
Cs,v,rhs. 1919, By May Rsb~n RIssAs~.
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what lid .,,u un with them an
reaching New York;
IL left them in my trunk"
why did you not return them to
Mr.. Turner
II was III and forgot Id like to
/ know what right you have going
through a PERSONS things-and taking
what yoti want!
/ The stewardess was excused. tie de-
Tense having scored perceptibly. 1t
was clear what line the young Jew
intended to follow.
| Oleson. the Swede. was called next
and after the usual formaities:
Where were you between midnight
and 4 a. M. on tile morning of Aug.
To-"
"ln the crows nest of the Ella"
state what you saw between mid
night and O'clock
Il saw Mate Singleton walking on
| then he went TO the rail He seemed
| to be vomiting. 1t was too dark to see
| much. Then he went aft along the
| port side of the house and came for
ward again on the starbord side. He
went to where the AK waskept.'
where was that!'
Near the Starboard corner of the
forward house. All the Turner boats
| have an emergency box. with an aX
and other tools. in easy reach. The
| officer on watch carried the key"
Gould you see what he was doing?
NO: but he was fumbling at the box.
| | heard him
"Where did he go after that?"
"He went aft
"You could not see him?"
Il didn't look. thought | saw
something white moving below me.
and | was watching it,
This white thing-what did it look
| ike"
Like dog. should say. 1t moved
about and then disappeared"
How?
Il don't understand"
over the rail:"
"Oh-no. Sir 1t faded away"
Had you ever heard talk among the
men of the Ella being II hnuuted ship"
Yes. but not until after Id signed
on her
Was there sume talk of this white
thing"
Yes"
Before the murders"
NO. sir; not till after. | guess saw
il first
What did the men say about it,"
They thought it scared Mr.. Schwartz
overheard The Elias been unlucky
as to crews. They call her devil
ship"
Did you see Mr. Singleton on deck
between > and 3 O'clock =
! NO. sir.
The cross examination was very
short:
What sort of night was it,
VERY dark
Would the first mate as officer on
watch be supposed to see that the
emergency case you speak of was in
! ordery
"Yes. sir"
Did the officer ON watcn remain on
the forecastle head:"
Mr. Schwartz did not: Mr.. Singleton
did mostly. except when lie went back
TO strike the bells
Gould MIR. Singleton have been on
deck without you seeing him.
Yes, if he did not move around or
smoke. could see his pipe lighted"
did you see his pipe that night
mo. sir"
"If you were sick. would you he
likely to smoke?"
This question, | believe. was ruled
out.
"ln case the wheel of the vessel
were lashed for short time. what
would happen:'
Depends OH the weather She'd be
likely to come to or fall of consider
able"
Would the lookout know it,"
"Yes. sir"
"How?"
THE sails would show it, sir"
That closed the proceedings for the
day. The crowd seemed reluctant to
disperse. Turner's lawyers were in
troubled consultation with him. Single
ton was markedly more cheerful. and
thought the prosecution looked per-
turbed and uneasy. I went back to
Jail that night. and dreamed of Elsa
not as had seen her that day. bending
forward. watching every point of the
evidence. but as | had seen her so
often on the yacht. facing into the salt
breeze as If she loved it. her hands
In the pockets of her short white
jacket, her hair blowing back from her
forehead in damp close curling rings.