The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-06

ANITAS STORY.

Instead of showing surprise a
this statement the coroner brok'
the breatbless silence that fol
lowed it by saying:
"Will YOU please explain wha'
yU1 mean by stealthily?'
Just what | say, returned
! HAsilard bluntly. "She Went
slowly, now and then pausing te
listen, twice drawing back AROUND
a eorner and peeping out, anG
then coming forth again; she wore
no shoes and carried no light she
went down the big staircase il
the manner have described, and
after about 10 minutes returned
in the same fashion. That's what
| mean by stealthily.'
what was your crrand?'
asked Scoficld of Estelle.
Nothing. | didn't 60 she re-
piled coolly.
She tells an untruth,' said
Gray calmly. "She did go, just
as | have described. But it was
doubtless on an innocent GRAND.
| have no idea she was implicated
in Miss Carrington's death. | am
sure it is OF casual explanation
or, | was sure until Estclle de-
MED it."
How was it you CHANGED to see
here"
Il was wakeful, and | was
proving around to find some
hall aud got a Magazine from TIE
table, and had returned to my
room and was just closing the
door when | saw a white figure
glide across the hall. She passed
through a moonlit space or | could
not have seer her. She was
wrapped in a light or white XII
mono thing, and I should never
have thought of it again if it We're
not for what has happened"
"You knew it to be this Els
telleg"
Eyes; her red hair was hanging
in a braid"
""Tisn't redl' snapped Estelle,
but Mr.. Scofield silenced,her with
a frown.
"Well, auburn, then" said
Haviland easily. "You may as
well own up, Estelle. What did
you go down forg"
II didn't GO repeated the
maid obstinately, and no cross
questioning could prevail on her
to admit otherwise.
"All right" and Hayiland
shrugged his shoulders; II sup
pose it doesn't matter, as the
was committed about /
o'clock. It's up to you, Mr.. Coro-
ner, to find some person who acted
suspiciously nearer that time.
And, by the way, as man of bust
ness Of this estate, unless some
worthwhile evidence is forthcom-
ing pretty soon, I'm going to
round up a detective or two who
will get somewhere"
9Give us a little more time, Mr..
Haviland,' said Scofield snavely !;
"this inquest is only begun"
We'll, get it over with, and
then, if the truth hasn't come to
I'll take a hand
Miss Frayne was called next,
and Anita, with a look of impor-
tance on her pretty face, came
forward.
Her evidence, at first, was
merely a repetition Of that already
heard, and she corroborated Paul
ines recital of the scene as the
two girls babe Miss Darlington
good night.
And then?' prompted the
coroner.
Then / went TO my room, but
/ didn't retire. I sat thinking
over what Miss Darlington had
said to me. And as | thought
about it I concluded that this time
/ was really dismissed from her
secretaryship. And that made me
feel very sorry, for it was a good
position and | had no wish to lose
it. So, after a time, | began to
think { would go to Miss Caring
tons loom and, if she were still
up, would beg her forgiveness.
Forgiveness for whata'
For any faniced grievance she
might have against me. | have
always tried to please her, but
she was-er-difficult, and it was
not easy to do the right thing at
all times.
Dbl you go to her roome
went tc. the door,
1sEl - AM Nash. 49, sE&g - = -.