The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-30

1t was the same question Estelle
had asked of them.
can overdose Of bromide may
be fatal" parried the coroner, not
answering the question directly.
why did you do itf"
81 didn't do it," and the
French girl shrugged her shout
ders. why should 1 poison my
mistressf She was quick tenn
pered, but / was used to that"
Don't be stupid" said the cor
oner; "the bromide didn't poison
Miss Carrintgon, for, in the first
place, she didn't take it. The
J glass Of milk was found next
morning untouched, though the
J sandwiches were gone. Therefore,
the bromide in the milk was
found. Why did you put it inf
81 didn't do it, reiterated the
maid. Look higher up for thatl''
What do you meant"
II mention no names, but some
body must have done it if bromide
was found in the milk"
"But you tried to get the glass
away next morning without being
seen"
HWho says / didf"
Never mind that; you were
seen. Whyf"
"sWell, sir, if I thought anybody
was going to get into trouble be-
cause of it, / was only too glad
to help, if / could, by removing it
before it was noticed. Estelle
spoke slowly, as if weighing her
words, and her furtive glances at
Pauline bore only one signifi-
canoe. It was palpably apparent
that she suspected Miss Stuart Of
the deed, and out Of kindness had
tried to remove the discriminating
evidence.
Pauline stared at her with a
glance that went through her or
over her or around her, but gave
not the slightest attention to the
speaker.
"Did you put bromide in your
aunt's glass of milk, Miss Stu
artf" asked the coroner, aud Paul
inc said, calmly: Certainly not"
Mr.. Scofield sighed. Il was a
difficult matter to get at che truth
when the witnesses wers clever
women in whose veracity he had
not complete confidence.
He gave up Estelle for the mo-
ment, and called Gray Haviland.
The young mans appearance
gave every promise of f:ankness
and sincerity. He detailed the
circumstances precisely as Pauline
had told them. He denied having
heard or seen anything suspicious
during the night. He referred to
the coroner's list Of motives for
the crime, and added that he
agreed with Miss Stuart that the
present case could scarcely be
ascribed 20 love or revenge. If
the murder was committed for
gain, it was, Of course, a formal
necessity to question all the bene-
f~iciaries of Miss Carrington's will,
but he was SUR that all such in
heritors were quite wiling to be
questioned. For his part he be-
lieved that the criminal was some
enemy Of Miss Darlington IN
known to her immediate house.
thold, and he suggested that such
a one be searched for.
you've got tina: gloSe,'' he re-
minded, THAT was found clasped
in the hand Of the murdered
woman. Why not trace that; or
endeavor to learn ir some way the
reason for the many peculiar cir
cumstances; or discover at least,
a way to look for further evil
dence ; rather than 60 vaguely sus-
pect those who lived uader Miss
Carrington's roof"
III am not asking your assist
ance in conducting this inquiry,
Mr.. Haviland," and the coroner
spoke shortly; "brt pursuing my
own plan Of obtaining evidence in
my own way. Will you kindly
answer questions without COM
ment on them3"
"Oh, all right; fire away. Only
remember that we relatives and
friends are just as mush interest
led in clearing up this mystery as
tyou are, and we Aant to help, If
we can be allowed to do so in
telligently."
Asked again if he saw or heard
anything unusual IN. the night,
lHaviland replied: "YaI said 'sus-
Epicious' the other time. did see
something unusual, I saw Estelle
go stealthily downstairs at ga. m.
That's unusual, but / Cont go so
Efar as to call it suspicious"