Evening star., 1918-07-28

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explanations and in fact had little to
say on the subject. He waA evidently
too much startled by the direct connec.
ton. which had thus been made between
the crime (or accident. II you willy and
the personnel Of the museum"
"That was natural. He should be.
the drst to see that the bow which
thot the arrow must Of necessity
have been brought into the building
by some other door than those at
which the doormen stood guard.
! had talk with those mon. and they
both declared that no sticks or ums
breilas or anything Of that nature
ever went by them or would be al
lowed to 60 BY them. no matter how
concealed or wrapped up. But to re-
vert to the matter In hand. 80 Core
tey made absolutely no attempt to
carried from cellar to gallery with.
but his knowledgef" j
~ Noi o,.ht ~ for one will have sleep.
mot hs alone. 7 must and will see
Z way throYsh this mass. Tomorrow
that spsnt an hour q tSs tprss ss sos sos
allowed mo with the captain Of the
steamer which :. brought lover these
two women. Az might be expected,
he had no information Of any sienifls
canoe to give me; nor could I obtain
crew as I could get hold Of. One
steward remembered the Englishman,
chiefly because he never showed him.
self unless the young lady was on
deck. But he never saw them speak.
tho Which 9aas astsiis ssaT: out Travis story to
4 Exactly. I think we can depend
upon him; otherwise we should be at
"Yet his story is q very strange
one"
,tran.,, nsT9ls .vs affair E,i. Is s'rsnfeshs THE
isn't against 1t. It's the common
place case which bafi1es. We shall
get the key to the whole mystery
,T.ye no doubt. Is Mr.. Travis to
be detained2"
"Yes, as witness"
Does he objectr"
Mot at all. Having spoken-told
his whole story, he says-he is rather
glad than otherwise to be relieved
from the common curiosity Of
II he stops to think. he must see that
he stands in a more or less ticklish
position. But. he does not betray by
look or action any doubt of our entire
belief in the truth Of all his state-
ments. His only. trouble seems to
human means, the girl upon whom he
had set his heart. Tomorrow we will
confront him with Mrs Taylor. She
should be able to say whether he
did or did not stand out in the open
gallery at the moment Miss Willetts
But Mr.. Gryce had no encourage.
ment to give him on this head.
Mrs. Taylor Is ill-very Ill. as I
take 1t. stopped at her hotel to
inquire. ! was anxious about her
fSr nort more soa than n one and the re-
cruelty from shock, How occasion-
ed. whether by the peculiar and star.
tling death to which she was a wit
ness or by. the strangely coincident
her deep emotion. will have to be de-
cided by further developments. Moth.
ing which was able to learn from
doctor or nurse settled this Interest,"
ing question. Meanwhile. no one 10
allowed to see her-or will be until
Let us hope that this may. be soon,
Or the inquest may. be delayed In.
Il don't know that that Is to be
deplored. ! imagine we shall ind
enough to MI in our, time. - s-'s
Any communications made by her be-
fore she collapsed? Did she send out
or receive messages Of any kind; since
her return from the museum7 r. 80
! she received none; but 1t 10 Inn
possible to say whether or not She
sent any out. There is letter chute
very near her door. She may have
dropped latter in that any time be-
fore . watch was put upon her. You
are thinking, Of conrse, OF tho anxiety
she expressed about her husband, and
whether she took any measures for
had any foundation in fact7" II
! II was. yes: but I presume this
fancy has passed, or else she is too
i'll to remember her own alterations.
Were you able to effect an UNDER
standing with her nurse?" ~. 1f4
Yes; that's hxed. I had short
talk. too. with the proprietor Of the
hotel. He thinks very highly IT Mrs.
Taylor. She has lived in the one
apartment for years. and he cannot
say enough Of her discreet and unl-
form life. Though she made no secret
her. husband, her conduct has always
been such as to insure universal re-
gpect. He did not even make mem
tion Of her eccentricities. II she Is
crazy, 1t is a late development She
seemed to have been all right up to
this morning. Whichever way you
turn, you encounter mystery and, d
closed door," ',
1.-THE papers may spring the loci
Of that door at any moment. Publicas
fion does much in q case of this kind,
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