The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20

planned it."
"You do!' said Gray in amaze
ment. $50 to Egyptg''
Eyes, i don't see why not. I'd
like the trip, and it would take my
mind off these horrors. Our pass
age is booked for q February sail
ing. If necessary I will postpone
it a few weeks, but / see no rea-
son why l shouldn't go. Do your"
NO." said Haviland slowly.
Hardy seemed about to speak
and then thought better of it, and
said nothing.
"Of course l shall not CO." be-
gan Anita, and Pauline interrupt
ed her with:
"You go! I should say not!
Why should you?"
why shouldn't /, if | choose 2"
returned Anita, and her pink
cheeks burn rosy. 81 am my own
mistress, | have my own money.
| am as free to go as you are"
"Of course you are" said Paul
inc coldly. "Only please advise
me on what steamer you are sail
ing"
"That you may take another"
and Anita laughed shortly. "But
/ may prefer. to go on the one you
do. Aren't you rather suddenly
anxious TO leave this country2'
Pauline faced her. "Anita
Frayne,' she said, eff you sus-
pect me of crime, I would rather
you said so definitely than to fling
fling out these continual innu-
endoes. Do your"
II couldn't say that, Pauline.
But there are-there certainly are
some things to be explained re-
garding your interview with your
aunt on Tuesday night. You know
| heard you in her ROOM"
"Your speech, Anita, is that of
a guilty conscience. AS you well
know, / saw you come from her
room at the hour you accuse me
of being there"
"Let up, girls said Haviland
"you only make trouble by that
sort of talk"
"But when an innocent man is
arrested, Pauline ought to tell
what she knows!"
II have told, and it seems to
implicate you'll"
The impending scene was avert
ed by Haviland, who insisted on
knowing what word should be
sent to Loria.
"May as well get it off," he
said; cit takes long enough to get
word back and forth to him, any
way. What shall | say for you,
Polly9"
"Tell him to come over or not,
just as he prefers, but. that | shall
be quite content if he does not
care to come; and that / shall go
to Egypt as soon as [ can arrange
to do so. Put it into shape your
self. You know more about ca
bling than I do"
Haviland went away to the IL
brary, and Hardy followed.
"Look here, Mr.. Haviland,
said the latter, "what do these
ladies mean by accusing each
other Of all sorts of things? Did
either Of them have any hand in
this murder7"
"Not in 1000 years!'' declared
Gray emphatically. "The girls
never loved each other, but lately.
even before the death Of Miss
Lucy, they have been at daggers
drawn. I. don't know why, I'm
surel''
"But what do you make of this
story Of Miss Frayne's about hear.
ing Miss Stuart in her aunt
room2'
"She didn't hear her. I NEAR
she didn't hear Miss Stuart what
she heard was Miss Darlington
talking to herself. The old lady
| was eTFdGlc III lOtS VI ways.
WI do you all say the ole
ladyq She wasn't really old"
"About so. But she tried 81
hard to appear young that it made
her seem older
"She was in love with thu
Count, Of course?"
eyes; as she was in love will
any man she could attach. No
that's not quite true. Miss Luc,
cared only for interesting lien
but, il she could corral one o
those, she used every effort t.
snare him."
lis the ~illustrious Count inter
estinga'
ten f,,nd Xiv 90 And vac