The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
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the room herself, and the remarks
were addressed to her, she might
be trying to lay the blame else
where; to create that converse
ton out of her wv brain is too
preposterous. You see, Hardy,
these things must b. weighed in
the balance of probability. If
Miss Flavne had set GU: tc invent
q 10 OF stuff which she merely
pretended to oycrhear, she would
have Lad two sides to The CONVEX
sation. 1t is that unusual effect
Of one voice only that gives her
story the stamp of truth.
"But there must have been an
other voice, even though inaudible
to her."
CHATS just the point. There
may have been-probably was.
But if the story was her own in
vention, she never would have
though Of representing that sec
ond voice as inaudible. Now, Ell
Their she did hear Miss Darlington
say those things, or she didn't. |
believe she did, because ii she
hadn't she must have invented the
tale, and if she had invented it,
It would have been different.
Likewise, Miss Stuaet's snake
story, If it were not true that
her aunt asked her to buy that
snake, Miss Stuart must have
made up that yarn. And if she
had made it up, it would have
been different. That's always my
test for the truth of an amazing
statement. If the teller were fall
styling, would he tell it that way9
If so, then it is probably a lie; if
not, then probably it is a true bill.
Now they say Miss Darlington
had a high, shrill voice. Did you
ever hear it, Hardy?"
mo. | never knew the lady.
But I've heard a record of it on
the photograph, and it is high,
and rather thin
Con the monograph How
does that happens'
Gray Haviland is a dabster at
THAT sort of thing, and he has peo-
pie sing for him and make records
frequently. And once / heard
that they had a record of the dead
woman singing, and / asked to
hear it, merely out of curiosity or
q general interest. And it con-
tanned some spoken words, too,
and her speaking voice is high
and shrill, just such as would car
~ through a closed door. You
can, of course, hear the record, if
yon care to"
81 do care to. I'll make a note
Of that. Now, here's another
thing Miss Stuart has declared
thai she obliterated a footprint
which was noticeable in that pow
der scattered by the dressing
table"
Yes, I know it. And Hayi-
land states that it was he who
wiped out that print! What do
you make of that9'
1That Haviland did do it, and
Miss Stuart fbbed about it to
shield Haviiand.'
oh, SO it's Hayiland You think
Miss Pauline is shieldingf"
think it may be; at any rate,
she suspects some one dear to her
and
Your way off, Mr. Stonel
Is you'll Excuse my saying So.
Miss Stuart has pulled the wool
over your eyes until you DON
know where YOU 're at"
Fleming stone gasped. Pulled
wool over his cyesi Over the
eyes, the gimlet eyes, the all-see-
ing eyes of Fleming Stone! What
could the man meant And this SO
called wool pulled by d womanl
What unheard of absurdityI
Mr.. Hardyhe began.
Yes, yes, I know. Nothing If
the sort, and all that. But It's
trne,SMr. Stone. Miss Stuart is a
siren from Srenville. She can
Mnke any man think black ii
white il she SO chooses. And she
as been bullied and cowed b.
thatO Did aunt Of hers for Years
erld Tor my part, ] don't blame
a getting to the end 8 other
81 Mr. Hardy Iknowsvonl
you're right, bntyou ara
IN ron hear you are mott
20 prove II TO you, and that
cessS M ferret out this thing;