Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-23

7 from under the moleskin cape coatee she
wore and clattered down on to the floor
Il jumped back. for / was always
scared of it, but she said it WASH t
, loaded that she was taking it to have
it repaired She picked it up herself
while l was getting up my nerve to
touch it, and went on out.
Did you see the revolver again."
NO. sir" Jenny shuddered oh
how did any one get in to kill her?
locked up real careful last night before
I ! went to bed just like | always do,
only left the chain off the front door
so that she could come in with her key
I'm particular about it because of there
being no man in the house and it
makes me nervous to have all that
money lying around. to say nothing of
her icwelry.
What money!" Paul eyed her
sharply.
Hundreds and hundreds of dollars -
She lowered her voice as if awe rtricken
at the sum she named. The first
knew of it. | found hundred dollar
bill in q little ivory box on the draw
ing room mantel when | was cleaning
Quo day about two months ago. took
il to her. but she laughed and said she
was always hiding money about, that it
was all right After that I found more
in all kinds of places and I begged her
to put it away. for if any of it was
gone of course we would get the blame
It's girls. mean. She said she
eto
wouldn' t listen. But it made me ncrv-
Gus to think of it being in the house,
even.
Did you ever speak of this money
to any one outside the household.
Jenny
NO. sir"
Not even to your fellow the one
who calls on you here?' Paul pursued.
The girls face famed.
II should think not But even if I
had. Harry is all right Why. his
father is a bank messenger down at the
First National. and Harry himself is
under bond, as they call it; he's a de-
livery boy for Webster & We'll. the
jewelers.. | said to him only Yesterday
afternoon-"
oh, he called on you Yesterday,
did he%' The chief leaned forward
He did not :" snapped Jenny. II
have no callers interferin' with my work
in the daytime : He came here with a
package for Mrs. Hartshorne.
What was it?'
How should I know" she tossed
her head. 1T was square and fat. and
it must have been a present, because
she looked surprised when | took it VI
to her. | didn't see what was in it.
Was this before she went out?'
asked Paul.
NO, real late after o'clock, for
she was getting ready to 60 out to din
ner and that Red Cross dance, and Miss
,, Adare was here, attending to some let
ters.
Did you see Mrs. Hartshornt
again."
, Only as she was going out. Sht
1 was all muffled up in her cloak, bu
Miss Adare said she looked lovely, lik,
queen And to think of her now :"
| There were symptoms of returnin.
9 tears and Paul hurredly dismissed her
AL IiSHt' btuuN "bu I dSh WI
, any more questions now, Will you tel
e Miss Adare that | should like to speal
, to herr"
s Rose entered quietly and took tn
r chair indicated. The first shock of tn
mornings discovery had long passed an,
she had forced her thoughts back tt
her first meeting with the dead woman
!. = striving to recall some incident whicl
y might throw light upon the tragedy. I
came to her with an element of surpris
that she really knew very little abou
Mrs. Hartshorne.
q What is your full name, please? p
o 1t was the pleasant faced, limpin
d Young man who addressed her.