Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
Further Doubts.
CHAPTER ".

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ham. Sir Thomas had remained at the
club with MacBee and Harcourt was
glad that he had done so, for he was
trying rs best he might to associate
he monogramed cigarette with the
lager locked up safely in his own
DOM.
Here, OF course, was a clue. 1t
would be comparatively simple mat
| er to discover which of his guests
carried cigarettes so marked, yet it
seemed unlikely that man who thus
openly carried such marking would
use, to commit murder, knife so
easily identifable.
His reflections were cut short, how
aver, as the motor drove up before
Grace's home, and he walked quickly
Ip the steps to be admitted by Bajhab,
,he old Sepoy servant Major Marston
had brought back with him from In.
dia.
Harcourt smiled at the Indian in his
quaint native costume, and with a sa-
laam, Bajhab led him to the library,
saying his mistress would be there in
/ q moment. Over the mantle was
group of scimitars and queer eastern
weapons Sit Thomas had collected
during his term Of foreign service,
and Harcourt stared at them fascin-
/ ated He had often seen and exam
/ med the swords, but this afternoon
they made him shudder, for the mere
sight Of them suggested what he
would have given anything to forget.
At the sound of a footstep behind
( him he turned and saw Grace. She
was simply dressed, and there were
/ traces Of weeping in her great blue
eyes. bat she came forward eagerly
with smile on her face and both
hands extended in happy greeting
at has been such a long day" she
said. Il thought you would never
come"
81 could not get away any sooner
Harcourt explained. There has been
great deal to do
And is there any news? Have they
found the"
She paused, hesitating to speak the
word.
Nothing yet Harcourt said "Sit
down here. have something l want
to say to you"
Something in his tone frightened
her, and she looked anxiously into his
! face.
There is nothing wrong nothing
that concerns US ?" she asked nervous
,ly.
yes, something that concerns US
very much. J suppose you are ia
miliar with the details Of this affair.""
Father has told me, and / have
road all the newspapers" she said.
You know then that was the last
man seen with poor Tovnay?"
Yes
Then want YOU to try>to under
stand what am going to say, and to
realize what it costs me to say Il.
You know the old weakness of the
Harcourts-the one thing that made
YOU hesitate
"Oh. jack" she cried with am ex-
prcssiop of pain. You haven't-"
yes, dear" he said, taking her
hand in his. Last night-for the first
time since | gave you my promise not
TO touch til drank too much. You
remember, told you long time apo
that had become frightened at the
effect liquor was beginning to have on
me, the absolute loss of mental fac
ulty-the failure to recall single
happening while ] was under the in
iucnce Of it? That is what happened
last night"
"Then you don't remember having
talked with Towney ?"
mo" said Harcourt, looking away
from her. Il remember nothing
Then you cannot help the po-
lice"
Harcourt turned and looked into her
eyes. He saw that she did not realize
the significance of what he had said.
II was a difficult thing to explain to
her. yet he knew he must do it and
do it then.
Cant you see what the result is.
dear? The fact that I do not remem-
ber-and other things, of which can
not even tell you-makes me wonder
if
She seemed to divine his meaning
and looked at him in terror.
"You-you can't mean" she fall
tered.
IL do mean-just that 1t is possible
! may have been the MANI
With start of terror she drew back
'or moment. Then with laugh she