Mountain advocate., 1914-02-06
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and returned to the duh routine If Its
days
The two new boarders-they we're
longest naturally in settling TO the
routine. Indeed. two or three days
passed before the others grew accli-
mated to their thrilling and somewhat
perturbing presence. But Constance
and Betsy-Barbara behaved through a
soulracking week in such manner as
to secure Rosalie'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 dlning-room.
The rest OF the boarders stilled their
tongues for embarrassment. And not
only embarrassment; 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
lance to Paris. That served for an
ness Of Constance, as exploited by
Resale re Grange made its own way.
What had been a kind of horror of q
woman in her situation, became pity
and sympathy
AS for BetsyBarbara, that sprightly
young person was porular from the
first She took hold Of the Hanska-
devolved 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. Ii matter
ed not that Rosalie already her con-
fidant. shattered all these bubbles.
Betsy-Barbara would simply interview
her witness again, and blow another.
Constance was her daily and hourly
care.
leave TO the newspapers the Of
fetal 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 crematory; Law
renee Wade was held in the Tombs
without BAIL to await action of the
Grand Jury. The evidence against
him was circumstantial but strong lie
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 a 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, nat
urally, wanted a divorce. Captain Han
ska had refused. There was the mo-
tive. perfect, comprehensive. Wade
ard Hanska had met twice before and
Quarreled both times. On the night
OF the tragedy, Lawrence Wade, car
rying a handbag, 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.
ska's table. That was part OF my
Grand" he said. He had gone from
Mrs. Moore's to the Curfew Club. had
found from the desk clerk that there
was a one o'clock train TO. Boston, had
tnlephoned for berth, had taken the
train. had been arrested in Boston
while engaging passage for Liverpool.
At half past two, Captain Hanska had
been found dead-stabbed in the heart
with a clean thrust by one of the very
knives which Wade admitted bringing
from Arden. The Coroner's physician
testified that Hanska had been dead
an hour. and probably longer. The
knife travelled an upward course. He
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