Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

uSS R2ticnC Soul may nave peon
with opportunities: may have threat
ened him with scandal which would
rave interfered greatly with his po-
!itical hopes II It had not ended them
q 2nce; I can conceive such an end
tiemsn1 And what 10 more. il this
we're 90, and the gentleman found
the situation intolerable, It might
account oatt,d Tor the fiight Of that arrow
"Howi III Il was i hot she@ % .ae'F 'ee''
IT was not she who was struck,
n1t 1t was she who was aimed at
The young girl merely got in the
way But before enlarge upon this
e the two officials slowly reseated
themselves, "allow me to admit that
any proof Of correspondence between
these old.time lovers would have
added much to my present argument.
an interchange Of letters took place,
and that In all probability some one
or moro Of them still exist, Mrs. Tay-
lors illness and Mr.. Roberts high po-
sition prevent any standardization Of
the same on our part. must, there
fore. ask you to assume that 1t was
In obedience to some definite agree
ment between them that she came
to the museum on that fatal morning
I and made her appearance in that es-
II. If this strikes you as inconceiva-
Die and too presumptuous for belief,
you must, at least, concede that we
nave ample proof OF his entire readi-
ness for her coming. The bow
brought up SO many days before
from the cellar was within reach:
tho arrow under his coat, and his
place Of concealment so chosen as to
make his escape feasible the moment
that ina arrow arrow few from the bow. Had
the arrow found Judgment in her
breast instead Of in that Of another
nay, I will go even further and say
that had no cry followed his act, an
expectation ne had every right to
character Of the attack-he would
have reached the curator's office and
been out of the building before quick
discovery. Of the deed made his COM
plsf.o t 91 tn ,r' aat d i'm
the assistant district attorney. How
do you account for that, since, as
you say, 1t was not natural for one
pierced to the heart without warn
ing~
"Ah. you see the big mistake we
Had Miss Willetts, or, I should say,
Mile. Duclos. been the one to let out
that dolorous cry, the man just be-
hind the partition would have been
n mere ALMOST mos IN time to see her fall
the first sound, would have been at
the gallery entrance before the man
OF the arrow could have dropped the
hanging over his retreating figure.
girl. that this gasping shrek went
up, but from those Of the woman
who saw the deed and knew from
whom the arrow came and for whom
IT was meant. How do I know this?
Because Of tho time which elapsed.
the few precious minutes which al
low Mr.. Roberts to get as far away
as the court. For she did not voice
her agony Immediately. Even she,
with her own unwounded heart keep
before this horror. Not TIL the full
meaning Of 1t all had penetrated her
reluctant brain did she move or cry
out. How long this interval was
WHISTLER three minutes We're con-
s %sass tsas y sse We IN hare sr d no
SPAR. would take no note OF time,
nor would Mr.. Travis. Keeling in the
opposite gallery under the shock Of
seeing all that he loved taken from
Here the detective turned with
great earnestness toward the two
."This question of time has been, as
i nave repeatedly SalQ, the greatest
stumbling block we have encountered
In our consideration Of this crime.
How could the assassin. by any means
possible. have got so far away from
the pedestal in the infinitesimal lapse
Of time between the cry that was
heard and the quick alarm which fol-
lowed. Now we know. Have you
anything to say against this conclu-
sion? Any other explanation to give
which will account for every fact
as this does?'
His answer came in dubious ges-
ture from the district attorney and
q half-hearted "No" from his as
sistant. They were both either too
awed by the circumstance or too
fearful OF mistake, to accept without
q struggle an accusation Of this grave
ana momentous character against one
Of Mr.. Roberts stamp and conse-
Quence.
This was no more than Mr. Gryce
had expected. and, while he realized
that his reputation as a detective Of
extraordinary insight in. cases Of an
unusually banning nature trembled in
the balance. he experienced a sudden
distaste Of his work which almost
drove him into renouncing the whole
AFFAIR. But the habits Of q lifetime
are not parted with SO easily, and
when the chief inspector observed
evidently with the idea of goading
him on-'"This seems to be mainly
. matter Of conjecture, Gryce," his
old self reasserted itself, and he
answered boldly:
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