Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-05

and returned to the dull routine of Its days.
 The two new boarders-they were 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 soul-racking 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 diningroom. 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 Hull 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
 tance to Paris. That served for an
 opening. Little by little, the sweet
 
 Rosalie Le Grange. made its own way.
 What had been a kind Of horror of a
 woman in her situation, became pity
 and sympathy.
 As for Betsy Barbara, that sprightly
 young person was popular from the
 first. She took hold of the Hsnska- Wade case as though it's settlement devolyed 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. It matter ed not that Rosalie, already her con lidant 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 fcial events-"the developments" O, 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 i Grand Jury. The evidence against him was circumstantlal but strong He 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 divorce. Captain Han | ska had refused. There was the mo
 tive. perfect. comprehenslble. Wade
 and Hanska had met twice before and | quarreled both times. On the night of the tragedy, Lawrence Wade. car
 rying a hand bag, had gone to Captain | fiauskas room at about ten o'clock. The bag contained, among other | things, two knives.
 l Lawrence Wade admitted this: and | admitted also that he had left all the | debris which filtered Captain Han skas table. That was part of my | errand." he said. He had gone from Mrs. Moore's to the Cursew Club. had | found from the desk clerk that there
 was a one o'clock train to Boston. had ! telephoned for berth, had taken the 1 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 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