The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-24
CHAPTER X~IX-Continued.

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ton that fits the facts. Aunt Lucy's
myersion to drugs or medicines could
have been overcome by few people,
but Pauline could have wheedled her
into taking it by some misrepresenta-
kon of its healing qualities or some
thing like that"
at must have been under some such
misrepresentation that she took It, said
Stone. "For I'm convinced she took
st dissolved In a glass Of water, and
therefore, was unconscious OF the act,
thought not Of the nature OF the dose.
nut couldn't Miss Stuart have given 1t
~4nnocently by mistake. as a headache
powder, Or
Miss Darlington never had head
aches" returned Anita. land, any way,
Pauline couldn't make such a mistake.
1t Isn't as If Miss Darlington had a
Redicine cabinet like other people,
where drugs might get mixed up. No,
~You think Miss Stuart admins
eersd the poison %purposely, to kill her
aunt?"
II would have been a brazen soul,
indeed, that could have spoken falsely
9nder the piercing CLEAN in Fleming
Stones eyes then.
II am forced to think that" replied
Anita. quietly. "And you know I was
present when Miss Darlington de-
uounced Pauline and told her to leave
this house the next day. And I also
heard Miss Darlington when she said,
later. that half her fortune should not
20 to a niece who treated her as Pau
.Gne did
Would she have used those words
In spanking 60 Miss Stuart?" asked
Stone, ~pointedly.
Surely she would. Why not?'
Never mind all that, 'Nita," said
Haviland. "Polly's gone-run away
and it's up to us to do all wa can to
help her. II her flight means she's
guilty. v mind, we must stand up
Ior her. and deny anything that in
eliminates her. If she did poison
Aunt Lucy, we don't want her convict
ed of it. She'll go straight to Loria,
- ss~ = " OuC LII SACl dA IlBAL.
But il we find anybody's going to head
her OF az Naples, or anywhere, we
must warn her and help her to thwart
their ,sslaias"
Accessory after the fact" be-
agan Stone.
"Sure!" said Haviland. "You bet
Ven DO accessories after the fRct, to
help Polly out! Why, Mr.. Stone, If
she did this thing, the best possible
Naan Gar her wal to vamoose, Just as
she dad DO. Carr Loria can hide her
IN Egypt. so nobody 9 an find her, and
liter a Waile
aMr H%ayiland," and Stones eyes
cleaned. "I'm surprised at youf atti-
tuds. How can you s. easily taxa Miss
Stnart's guilt for granted"
NC other way cut. Now. look here,
MIR. Stone, neither Miss Frayne nor I
did ill.,. thing. We weren't tied to
Miss Garrington,s apron strings. We
could walk of and leave her II we
chose. Bnt Miss Stuart couldn't. Her
fffe was n perfectly good hell on earth.
I know zAl about 1t, a lot more, even,
chan Miss Erayne does. ! don't quite
say / don't blame Polly. but ! do say I
quite understand it. She IL an iynpul-
stve creature. She'll stand an awful
lot and then fly ali to pieces at some
little thing that sets her nerves on
sdge- She's clever as the devil, and
ff she procured that aconitc. long
say. 1t was in anticipation OF some time
when shc-well, when she Just reached
the limit And it happened to come
that night. That's all.
Wrong, Mr.. Haviland, all wrongf"
and Stones face was; positively til
Ulnphailt. "Tye found an additional
Hint. in what you've Just sad. and I'm
convinced ! am on the right track!
Ono o question. Miss Frayne,
shout that conversation you SO luckily
sweetheart.
Luckily said Anita. her great
Glue eyes showing alarm in their star
tied gaze
ssurely! Most fortunate, to my
mind Indeed, it may well be that
Nat carefully exact memorandum OF
Spu.s may be the means Of clearing
MISS Stuart Of all suspicion. Now
tsii me this. You heard only Miss Car
rfnEton's voice, as il speaking to some
topdy. Did II sound as IL she spoke al
Ways to the came person. or to NOR
HIM one az the different ttmesw
Well. It Gid sound % Il she spoke
u di6erent persons. but 1t couldns
rvA hann M HrrntvNs1f thorn haH h0o,