Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18

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the dining room all evening"
"Yes. SIR. Setting the table, and
such. But now it's all ready, and !
was waiting Miss Van Aliens word to
Where is Miss Van Allen?" /
"I-1 don't know, sir" Luigi hesi-
tated. and Doctor Renmson inter-
We mustn't ask these questions.
Mr.. Calhoun. We must call the po-
The po,ice!" cried Mrs. Reeves,
"oh no! no! don't do that"
1T is my duty" said the doctor,
firmly. and no one must enter OF
You walters. stay there in that pantry.
Close those doors to the other room,
Mr.. Calhoun, please. Mrs. Reeves
I'm sorry. but I must ask you to
stay here"
II won't do it," declared the lady
you're not an oflcer Of the law. I'll
stay in the house. but not in this
ROOM"
She stalked out into the hall. and
Doctor Remson went at once to the
telephone and called u headquar.
tiers.
The guests in the living room, hear
ing this. flew into a panic.
OF course. it was no longer pos
sible. nor. as I could see. desirable
had happened.
After calling the police, Doctor
Remson returned to his post just in
side the dining room door. He an
swered questions patiently, at first,
but after being nearly driven crazy
by the frantic women. he said, sharp.
ly. you may all do just as you like.
I 11vvA ~ ass<A~.e<., h~.>' n~~AAA thai ~.
ethics Of my profession dictate. That
does not extend to jurisdiction over
the guests present. But 1 advise you
as q matter of common decency to
stay here until this affair is investi-
gated"
But they didn't. Many Of them
hastily gathered up their wraps and
went out of the house as quickly as
possible.
Cassie Weldon came to me in he.
distress.
II must go, Mr.. Calhoun" she said,
Don't you think l may? Why, il
would. interfere greatly with my work
to have it known that 1 was mixed
up in a." .
You're not mixed up in it., Mis-,
Weldon" I began to speak a little
sternly. but the look in her eyes
aroused my sympathy. We'll, go on
I said, II suppose You will testify il
called on. Everybody knows where
to find you"
yes" she said. slowly, "but I hope
II won't be called on. Why. it might
|spoil my whole career"
She slipped out of the door. in the
wake Of some other departing guests
After all, I thought, it couldn't mat
ter much: Few. It any. Of them Were
implicated. and they could all be
found at their homes. Il
And yet, ! had a vague idea that
we ought all to stay.
Il shall remain and face the music
u heard Mrs. Reeves saying. Where
is Vicky? Do you suppose she>knows
about this? I'm going up in the mu.
sic room to see If she's there. You
know. with all the excitement down
inr ~ th Gs upstairs may knoy moth:
Ariadne Gale. "Why should eSE anyone Saae
kill Mr.. Somers? Did the caterers
people do it? What an awful thing!
Will It be in the papers?"
will it," said Garrison, who was
standing near. Reporters may be
here any minute. Must be here a.
sMGiH sa 1 as the s,, police come Where is
II don't know" and Ariadne be.
"stop that" said Mrs. Reeves, eruf.
fly, but not unkindly. "Stay il you
want to, Ariadne, but behave like q
sensible woman, not a silly schoolgirl
This is an awful tragedy. Of some
sort"
,x* *Wh M,s do you. mean of some sort''
ia mean we don't know what rev.
Citations are yet to come. Where,
Norman Steele? Where's the mar
who brought this Somers here?"
Sure enough, where was Steele?
had forgotten all about hisn. Ant
it was he who had introduced Somers
to the Van Allen house. and no one
else present, so far as I knew. wa.
now lying dead the other side Of that
closed door.
I looked over the people who hat
stayed. Only a handful-perhapf
half a dozen.
And then I wondered IL I'd bette,
go home myself. Not for my owr
sake. in any. way; indeed. I preferred
Lucy and Win. Ought I to bring OF
them any shadow Of trouble or op,
probrium that might result from m,
presence in that house at that time.
Would it not BIO better to go while
could do so? For, once the police
took charge, I knew I should be callet
On to testify in public. And sven a.
I debated with myself. tho police ar
rived.
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: WHO KILLED MIR. SOMERS?
Read Chapter III. of Vicky |
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