The Washington times., 1920-05-02

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"MonsieufiS exclaimed OeIeste.
with a horrified and most Indignant
accent at the sasuesti0n which tAe
question seemed 10 eoavsy.
II mean" the sergeant explained
quietly. -that sint her iadyship
gave you 80 much u her confidence
she might have toss you what was
"Ah," said Celeste. appearing
satisfied 60 accept this version OF
mis- meaning, ''but rniiaay was not
herself that dap ne. milsdy told
me nothing. and ] did not see that
note again, Milsdy that day was
like one who thought d great deal
TO herself, but she said nothing.
When 1 spoke 10 her she scarcely
answered me. she went down
about midday. and from then Until
Il was time that she should dress
for dinner I only saw her once.
when made q prstence and vent
into her boudoir 10 ask her . ques-
tion about b blouse ] vas altsfing
fvr her. I made pfstence. yees be-
cause what ! really wanted was TO-
see how mIiady waa and whether
/ could do anything for her, bui. she
sent me away and said that she
wanted nothing. Only she told me
that she felt IN. that che wanted
rest, that she had slept not st all
the night before, and she told me
70 take up a little dinner on Z tray
70 her room end che would not
dress end wouis 50 70 her - a.
aAhd what diA Per iaaysAip hAvs
for dinherf"
aAh. Z mere netAihs-A : sliss Of
fsh, d outlet, glAse ef clefet--
just a little rice pulaihe AAAdy
would take nothing
.Ah, well. I don't know; net 20
bad. quite 1 good little nothink, ]
should say. Well. end theni You
took away her tray---at what hoery
~Oh, a. to that--it took no time.
no. In q few minutes II was 6ene.
Half.past eight, I dsressy.s
"And at what time dId you last
see her iadyshipr
eat that houf--at halfpast eight,
or but few minutes after. Milady
did not want me any more. she
said. brought her some hot
water. and that wss all She had
not changed her dress; there we're
no things to put away. MIady did
not want me any more that night.
She would 20 to bed. she said. d.
rectly. she Was 90 tired, she needed
Sleep"
"And the dress, the dress that
she had on. wheh the body was
found, was that the dress IN which
she was when you last saw herr
THAT was the Dress"
"And the shoesf" 80 :
"Ah, no. the shoes! that 10 an
other thing. It IL another pair OF
shoes" 7
"outof-door shossf"
"Yes, monsieur"
Sand her ladyship had not been
out during the dayf" f5"- r
'"No, monsieur"
"And now tell me, Mademoiselle
Celeste" said the sergeant In an
apolosetiosway. "You must pardon
me II am asking q question which
I ought not-I DO not UNDERSTAND
about these things-it Is the GUS
tom, is Il not, for ladies' to eive
things which they have worn
clothes perhaps, or even shoes,
when they have got tired Of them,
to- their lady's maidsf"
'Oh, yes, monsieur, II Is the Gus
tom"
"And milady, no doubt. will have
given you things In this way
clothes. perhaps, and shoes?"
"why. yes. monsieur, milady was
very kind''s---
"And Sir Ralph in the same
way" said the sergeant, ungallsnt-
ly interrupting the girl as she vas
again on the point OF enlarsins on
her mistress goodness. "Sir Ralph
would give his things. perhaps, to
his own servant?" So
"Undoubtedl-."
"That would be to Mr.. Granger
for he IL Sir Ralph's valet as well
as butler. I understand?"
"That is so, monsieur"
80 that you would sometimes be
wearing her ladyship's clothes and
Mr.. Granger would be wearing Sir
Ralph's-ha, 1t Is amusing, is 1t,
not?" Crisp had a most peculiar
dry little cackle OF laughter OF his
own.