The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-03

WoiIloii III WIioll He Is
"1'hen they are going to suspec
me9' .Pauline's voice was so full
of despair hat Fleming Ston,
caught his breath as he looked a
her. Her great eyes were wide
with fear, her hands were clenchee
and her whole body tense will
Mortified suspense.
"Give me some good reason!
why you cannot be suspected" hi
cried, eagerly leaning forward il
his chair. "Give me some proof
that you were in the hall at thai
moment, or that you were in you,
own room, OF"
That proves, Mr.. Stone, that
you do suspect me! Your assump.
ton that | could have been in my
own room shows that you do not
believe | was in the hall-as
was"
"Then why didn't Miss Frayne
see you theref"
How do you know she didn't
Why do you accept her words as
truth, yet disbelieve mine9" Paul.
Inc had risen now and stood be.
fore him. Her tall slimness, her
wonderful grace and her beauti-
ful, angry countenance made an
alluring picture. II was not in
favor of your taking this case Mr..
Stone, and | am even less SO, now,
that you refuse to believe what /
sayl | shall cable at once for nv
cousin to return. / do not wish
Gray Haviland and Anita Frayne
to arraneg all this to suit them
selves. l am mistress here in MI.
Lorna $ absence, and if my author
lt:y is doubted I want him here to
stand up for mel"
Just a moment, Miss Stuart.
iou r not entirely Just to me.
1t is necessary for me to question
you, but you must see that your
lnnocence-of which I have no
doubt-will be more easily estab-
l'shed by a policy of frankness on
your part, than by futile anger to-
ward Miss Frayne or Mr.. Hayi-
land. The incident of the paper
snake, as explained by you, is not
necessarily discriminating, and if
you will wait a few days before
calling your cousin home, I think
very likely you will prefer not to
do SO. | understand that you do
not wish him to come, unless he
can be of assistance to your"
Yes, that is his desire, to STAY
there unless I want him.
But, Mr.. Stone" and now the
face was almost smiling,
IT you mean what you said.
that you do not doubt my limo.
:ence, then | will not send for Mr..
l1orla. | am content to let it all
rest In your hands,"
The girls beauty now was daz-
Color showed in her,
cheeks, her eyes shone, and the
curve Of her exquisite red lips
almost q smile. Stone looked.
at her in amazement. He had
spoken truly, he had not doubted
her innocence, but this sudden
elation on her part puzzled him.
What did it meant Only, as she
meant It to seem, that If he be-
in her innocence it could be
easily provedf Well, he would
accept that diagnosis Of her atti
tude, but he- would move warily.
This case was unlike any other he
had ever engaged in, so he must
attack it in a different way. And
first of all, he must decide which
OF these two women was speaking
the truth. Yet, how could he de.
If Pauline had been in
that room when Anita listened at
the door, she would, Of course,
try to prove that she was else
where. But, In such a case, why
not say she was in her own roomi
Il wasn't plausible that she should
confess to being in the hall, il she
were really in the boudoir. That,
then, wac in Pauline favor. But
the conversation detailed by AMI
tai That must be further ana
lyzed.
These thoughts few through
Stones quick moving brain as he
stood looking at his beautiful
hostess.
Puzzling it out, ME-. Stonef',s
and Pauline smile was 4 fun
aedged one now perhaps I can
help You. IL you'll eccept my