Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-02

Wnife S@IT9et16S were SLAlGSG MIL Afss
spilled tea and a huge Wei spot was
e the overturned S1ver teapot
Hastily Anita ran from the room
but she sank down on a couch in the
hall jus, outside the door. utterly an
able to CD further
Fascinated by the beady eyes of shs
green snake, Pauline stared al II
with clenched hands. HaSisane
stepped nearer and lightly touched 1t
lis its il aaiveer gaspeo Pauline:
! Its paper" replied Hayalan'
quietly. "A paper snake a 1dy-yoi
know"
But who put it there Aunt Lac,
is deathly afraid of snakes. Die
fright xii. her. Gray, is she-mur'
dered?"
Yes. Pauline. she has been killed
But could it be-frigh1e lnaposa-
ble."
Not for her: You don't know he-
horror of snakes Why, going through
the japanese department OF a shop
I've see her turn white and 1alri.
fly from the counter where those pa
per things were displayed"
But what else killed her. There
is no wound, no shot, no blood"
Get the doctor. Gray. Don't wal
a minute. Telephone al once.
@ A1S a W tloAil91iS. i - 800
is dead Hayiland spoke like {
a in a daze.
But no, matter, We mus call him
Shall II"
mo, l will"
go into her bedroom-use thai
telephone by her bedside"
Obediently. Haviland went on K
the adjoining room, the soft rug:
giving forth no sound OF his FOOTBALLS
The door was ajar. and as he open
ed it, he called, Come here, Pauline:
look, the night lights are burning. ant
the bed untouched. She hasn't beer
TO bed at ALL
"Of course she hasn't. She has he
comb is Broken"
"Broken. It's smashed, Its il
tiny bits! She has been hit or ms
head-don't touch her. Pauline. 1ol
mustn't. I'll call DIT. Stanton. goE
go out of the room. Go and md Al
ita.'
But Pauline staid. Turning n,
back to the still figure in the chair,
she gazed curiously at the upset tray
on the floor. She, stopped. whsT
Haviland's voice came sharply from
the next room. Don't touch q hing,
Pauline" he cried, as hs hnld MS
ioAh oNSI 1it !dllSIl1iittt
She looked up. and then as shs saw
him turn back to speak inrp II
strument, she stopped swiftly arc
picking up something from -ne anu-
she hurried from the room.
She found Anita on tbs courr II
the hall, and speaking s~u-,sav.E-
SHARPLY Pauline said, "Whs-ss =
Mercy! don't know: Z-5 -
ita's blue Eye stared culdI Nv
should 1 know anything E'n1- e
telle?"
But she must have h-nur- az.
or who?"
Pauline, .why do YOU ar. Rs :
knew anything about this mira L.
it because you do?"
The blue eyes. cold Like gag All
the dark ones. flashing frs 1ra-l .hs:r
shadows, looked steadily Il ear. oh
er.
Gray Haviland came hu:-1=6ly ou,
to the hall.
The. doctor will be hare q once. =
he said; land he will CAL ,hs :
oner."
Coroner" screamed anita; and
ran away to her own room.
Let her alone" said Pauline. con
temptuously; but Gray, We must
nerve ourselves UP TO this thing.
Don't you think w ought to-io put
away the jewels It's wrong 10 let
any one come into q room where a
fortune in jewels is DISPLAYED like
that
But Doctor Stanton said to touch
nothing-nothing at all You see,
Pauline, in a murder case"
oh, / know; nothing disturbed till
the Tnrnr1~ nm --l ~ 49,. 1-x
this is different, Gray. Doctor Stan
on didn't know there are TWO hun
dred thousand dollars worth OF jew
elry on that-that-on her" =
How do you know so exactly?"
I'm not exact, but she has told
me times enough that the rope of
Pearls cost n hundred thousand, and
that corsage ornament she is wearing
and her rings and earrings are easily
worth the same sum. l tell you there
will be policemen here, and it isn't
rlght-to throw temptation in their
way"
Besides and Anita.s voice spoke
again. as s. reappeared in the door
way, besides, Pauline. they are al.
yours now. and you should be care
full of them"
The ton more than the words con-
veyed a yelled insolence. and Pauline
accepted it for such. With a sudden
determined movement. she went
swiftly to her Runt's side, and un-
fastened the long rope Of pearls, the
wonderful glittering sunburst, and a
large diamond and emerald crescent
that held together the glistening silk
folds. The rings and earrings she
could not bring herself to touch.
1T is only right" she commended, as
III trying to persuade herself, these
are too valuable to risk; no one could
fail to be tempted by them"
= Why don't you finish your task %
said Anita. smiling unpleasantly,
why leave so much?"
mo n would attempt to take the
rings or earrings" said Pauline,
steadily, land that scarab bracelet is
not Of great value"
II thought that was a most ,valu-
able antique. that her. nephew sent
ssshe thought so. too" said Pauline
carelesslv, but Carr told me it was
an imitation. Not. one expert in a
hundred can tell the difference, any
way"
As Pauline placed4he mass Of gems
in the safe, the doctor came. what
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