Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-16

would not come SO furious thatTsAs
could not ~articulate. she gurglea Ay9-
terically, when into the roomE clkKe
Haviland and Hardy. Both looked ex-
ceedingly grave, and Gray went at
once to Pauline and put his hand
kindly on her sshoulder. Then he
suddenly caught sight of assd
Pauline he went over to. the othersAnd
put his arms gently round, her. s.as
what is 1t, Anita r.. he Gsaeid.
What has upset you so?"
"Pauline!" was all Anita could say,
when she was interrupted by Hardy.
Let me speak first" he said, for
he saw there was d~issension between
covery. At Mr.. Stones direction I
have been investigating shops where
the paper snake might have been
bought, and I have. learned that one
was bought at> Vantine's. recently. by
! Miss Stuart" En- ~
"Ah." said Fleming Stone gravely.
did you buy one, Miss stuart?"-oa
Pauline hesitated; She was white
as chalk, and her lips quivered.tSss
"Of course she did," screamed
Anita, greatly excited; ''she did, and
she was in there talking to Miss Carr
rington. just IS 1 said! And she sYt
that thing round her neck to friEhten
her! And then she gave her the poi
son, and then she came away and left
her to die! All alone by herself! The
tiend!"' - s.lff sg
There, there, Anita, hush." and
Haviland tried to soothe the frantic
exclamation Of the girl. II
Pauline stood waiting, in, silence. At
last she said, when you remove that
ranting woman. I will answer your.
question, Mr.. Stone" oAa'
"1n my presence, and at once" &C.
"I think you must answer, Miss
Stuart" said Stone, gently. Ibid you
buy a paper shaker" ~.
,"I did," said Pauline. and added in
a low tone, "a long time. ago-thts
can't be the same one" -
1.-THE date of the sale is about.A
week before the death Of Miss Car
rington," went on Hardy, merciless In
his statements. -. r
"For what purpose did you pur-
chase it," asked Stone, a little stern
Pauline now drew herself up,
proudly. II bought it," she, said. in
clear, distinct tones, because my aunt
instructed me to get it for her"
There was a silence;' and then, ""Oh.
come now, Pauline, you can't expect
us to swallow that" Gray Haviland
NA4N VAL a III dk.a4OlA
TRY again." tr. i.ts "
That's the TRUTH said Pauline,
but her voice trembled, and with,aa
half-stifed exclamation Of despair,
she ran'o out of the room. - ..aa%
stop, Pauline, where are you co.
ing?" cried Haviland as he ran after
her. 80
Don't touch met" she cried. I'm
going to cable Carr to come home!
He's the only n who canttheIp me!
You're so wrapped UP in Anita that
YOU can't tell truth from falsehood.
Carr will know what to do-and I
shall send for him.
Wait. Miss Stuart said Fleming
Stone, gravely; "you may cable Mr..
Loria. If you choose, but for a few
moments 1 must claim your. atten-
ton. 1t is, to my mind, Of the great
est Importance to learn the details of
the purchase of that paper snake, and
I must ask you to tell us the circunl-
stances of our aunt's request for It."
There is little to tell,' said Paul
inc. in a hesitant way. "It was one
day when I was going over to New
York that Aunt Lucy Just said, casual.
ly, to get her, of those japanese
paper snakes from Vantine's, and. I
did" -. 80.
That's enough!" cried Anita. ~Miss
Darlington neve sent for "a snakeI
never in the world, You'll be ,saytrk
next she told you to get her some
aconite to poison herself with" So
~ Continued In tomorrow
Evenings Herald. r.