Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06

police who are here"
"oh, I cauldn't! TN 80 timid about
such thtnss!, sBut-if you would go
miss Frayne5 will 80 with you"
said Pauline. eoolly; "You will find a,
policeman in the hall wli67will direet
yoT where % find.the 1%nspector"
bowed in a saSen 70 ,ncl eide the lady
and the Count also, and went fFay to
her own-room.
Stuck up thing" explained Mrs.
Rockingham, and Anita nodded her
golden head in agreement. >N -
Inspector Brunt Instructed Hardy to
hear the story. Of Mrs. rockingham,
and he. devoted his own attention to
Count Charlier, of whom he had
heard as being a friend Of Miss Car
He a1i.zsd., they Frenchman rather
unfortunate lady and the Count be-
came decidedly sill at ease.
why do you ask me so much?" he
objected; II was a friend, yes; l may
have aspired to a nearer relation, yes?
That is no crime?"> y
mot at. all, Count" said Mr.. Brunt:
IT only want to find out il Miss Carr
rineton's strange reference to some.
AS 0OO0Sa w AoHVCH " AAO4 SOuAU
have had any reference to YOU"
1T might be SO; I cannot say. But
all that has no bearing on the poor
lady's death" i. X
NO. At what ti4e did you 50 away
from here, Count Charlier?"
eat about midnight% 81
You went directly hoins?"
ITO Mrs. Frothinghatn's,s where /
am q house guest, yes.'-
HANS SyN,y NNx{eAA ~ --.H
And remained in, your bed till
mo aBueeot certainty, YES! VIVA are
you implying That IShsd a handstr
"No,> no: be calm, my dear sir I
ask you but one question. Is this
The Inspector took the glove from
Tho Frenchman tooKsit, examined
1t infinitely and Without haste.
mo, sir" he said. returning it..
that is not my property
THANK you, that is all,"", and the
Inspector put the glove back in his
pocket. 4
There is no doubt as to the main
facts" said the Inspector, a half hont
later, as. with the members Of the
4A1l1A1yf no SOullIISu IQp WtldI lldu USCN
found out from all known sources.
''The assailant, was most certainly a
burgiario1s intruder; the weapon. this
.black-jack;' the motive, robbery.
Why the robbery was not achieved
and what 10 the meaning Of the unex-
planned circumstances of. the whole
affair, we, do not. yet know They arss
matters TO BE llyestigateds, but they-
cannot greatly Effect the principal
n~~Siki~AA - XyA,,s ~k~~,. - tlo.lpAV,i
Miss stuart, that the sad death OF
your{aunt was undoubtedly painless;
and falso that the thief did not sue
coed in his attempt to purloin tina
valuable gems" Il
Tho Inspectors speech might seem
cold.hearted. but Brupt was aprac-
tical man. and he9was truly glad for
himself that in>addition to finding the
murderer he did not also have<to re-
so 'ySox !. fof 4. w.8 It r ar ' ~. 80 the
pcaid, Esteile. have talked with her,
but she is SO hysterical and her stories
contradictory, that I am inclined to
the opinion that she has some sort of
guilty knowledge or ut least suspicion
OF the intruder, The ma was stock
and 1t Is a pity, Miss
Stuart, that you erased that footprint
on the floor! But 1t would have been
- HNvel Yeeyt uaIe 80. w NAYS
the steps oflthe staircase, and though
the last ores are almost indiscernible
they seem to lead through the buffers
pantry, and to an exit by that win
dow. lBut the window WI found fas-
tened this morning, 30 II it was used
a means for the burglars getaway,
it must have been fastened afterWard
by, some person inside. Could this
-AA.,~A ~ rnAiA4 Ned = osp 4
Sure 1t, could!", excLAirhed~Havi-'
land, who was an Interested listener.
That girl ie q sly onei I caught hef
this morning. trying to take away
that glass Of milk. I told her to let It
alone" ~
''Why?" asked the Inspector.
Because / thought II she wanted to
get 1t away. there must be some rea-
son for her towant it!t'What was it?"1
scornfully a. naturally, Estelle
would do up The rooms, and would, Of
course, remove the, remains OF Miss
Lucy's night luncheon"
but that's just it!" said Haviland, !
triumphantly: she didn't take the
plate that had had sandwichesEon it!
II she. had, I should . have thought
nothing, Of it,, But she took the glass
milk, In furtive, stealthy way.
SSA0I a. Nv 1OVM 81 uCIS $6l1C 1uIU~l
edsrsd. and trembled. and Isttold her
10 set the glass down. She pretended I
not to hear, so I told her again. Then
81, ;,n. oDeysa: Hst she sl1rea at me
"Oh, rubbish" aid Anita. .she
was annoyed at being interfereds with
n her c! work; and perhaps fearful Of
"Ail riEhss aid H.vi!.nd, then
entirely innocent, what 7 said won't
burt her. But she looked tome asSif
On 2 scent errand and z desperAte
what puss,ss me ~ unused xhe
Inspector, why she persists In saying
that she sleftssthe tray In good order An
the room-though II was t~iscoveredd
IN hour lateS. upset--when we know
that Miss Darlington had been dead
Look here. Inspector" ana Havi,4
land frowned, III tie murder Wal
1t two OH three O'Clock,
how 2 II that Mrs. Frothingham saw
tss Intruder I'd escaping Ct four ,os
There u discrepasey there sd
mittedSByunt, b 1t may be- explain
ed sway. Thedoctors cannot be, sure
until the autopsy is completed IT the
nSkt door may have made an error IA
Well. I'll inform )yousthat Estelle
did upset that tray harSeIf,s1N saidI
Pauline with I'M air Of Nnaiify.
2 ssHoW do you know" and Inspector
peered an her ovsr. his gaasses
Ut VA willis Gray Was felephontns
eor the Doctor said ~ ni,Is. we
:~at1s.esntiy. .,thst /. loexsd carsfuialss