The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-10
cant help forming an opinion.

maven you one '
Il have
"Oh, what is itf"
Il think those, words were
spoken to some inanimate object
not to a person. Suppose the re.
mark thought to be said to Count
Charlier was addressed to his
glove, which she was undoubtedly
holding at the, time"
Il never thought of that, be-
cause / have assumed that Pauline
put that glove in her hand after
after it was all over, to implicate
the count. And, any way, that s
only that one remark-or two. To
what inanimate object was she
talking when she said Tomorrow
all these jewels may be ~yours?'n
That | cannot answer. That
whole conversation is most myste-
rlous.'
Indeed it is, Mr.. Stone, under
any other hypothesis than that of
the presence of Pauline Stuart in
her aunt S room at the time!"
May | come in2' and Gray
Havlland' good natnred face APP
peared, as he knocked and opened
the door almost simultaneously.
Yes said Stone, land I will
ask you, Miss Frayne, to leave us.
| am getting to work in earnest
now, and | want to push things a
little"
Stone watched the effect of this
speech on Anita and was not sur
prlsed to see her look at him with
startled eyes, as she unwillingly
went through the door he held
open for her.
What's doing?" asked Havi-
land, IN his breezy way and Stone
replied, frankly: Lots. Those
two girls are sworn foes, aren't
they?"
"Of late they have seemed to
be. The break came a month or
more before Miss Darlington died.
Two beauties never can remain
friends
They are both beautiful wom-
en-, agreed Stone. (Which do
you think had a hand in the trag-
Good Lord! Neither of them
What are you talking about? That
count man is responsible for the
whole thing, Bates and all"
know you think SO, Mr.. Havi-
land, but | cant agree with you.
Now, look here, we've got to face
things squarely. Take the story
Miss Frayne tells, about that mys-
conversation. If it We're all
tigment of her brain"
What! Man, you re crazy
ANITA Frayne make that all up
out of the solid! Never, in a thou
sand years! If she said that talk
was talked, it was talked, and
that all there is about that! Why
or by whom it was talked. is an
other matter, and as / understand
It, that's what you're here to find
out. And between you and me
and the r light, / don't believe
YOU ever will find OUT
"No2"
mo! And this is no aspersion
your powers. | believe that fool
count was in there, and as he'll
never admit it, and you'll never
believe it, how a it be proyed7"
Never mind that, now. Pre-
pare yourself, Mr.. Haviland, for
some unwelcome questions. You
want to, but | must insist on
your answering them. Which do
you consider the more truthful and
honest of the two young women
we just been talking TOT"
Mike! You cant get an an
sWer to that question out Of me-!
Why, I'd be a cad to say anything
but that they are both impeccably
and honest
20 you would, IN ordinary cir
c~umstances. But you must realize,
Mr.. Haviland, that I'm here for
the definite purpose of solving the
mystery OF a terrible crime, and /
can only do it by inquiry and in
vestigation. If you really refuse
to help me | must learn what I
want to know in other ways
But, hang it, man. and Hay
LAND, impressed by Stones man
ner, considered the question; 81
DO think they're both truthful
that is, one Of them-Oh, / can't
say it! I cant talk against a
Woman!'
sYouW be obliged to tell all
49, l-LaEhtrtE