The Washington times., 1920-04-11

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did and ! was grateful TO the doc
tor when he said that he would
take me back TO the house. He
told uncle that he would bring him,
on his return journey, an overcoat
and other wraps.
We talked as we walked together
the two hundred or so yards to the
house, OF seyerai notable points
which the man who knew his
duty" had omitted to take note OF.
In the first place, II was morally
certain that robbery could not have
been the motive OF the fell deed,
for my Aunt Ends many rings
were on her fingers stili and row
OF valuable pearls. which she al
ways wore, was around her neck.
"And Lvesay tells me-" said the
doctor, though that ass Larn-
combe never thought OF inquiring
into that fairly obvious point, that
though he looked In and around
the Summer-house, as we'll as he
could by the light OF his bull's-eye.
he could see nothing OF any knife
or dagger with which the wound
might have been made"
IF they were to find that and
identify II. of course II would bring
them very near the murderer"
said.
"Larncombe has made up his
mind that II is Jim Heasden who
did II, and Jim's pretty well black
guard enough for anything. Still,
unless he did II for robbery one
hardly sees the motive. Did Lady
Carlton ever. have any words with
him at any tlme?"
Once she caught him trespass-
ing and gave IL to him for II, I
know. Probably he was setting
snares for rabbits then. But that
would hardly account for such a
deed as this"
Until We find the knife" said
the doctor. IL agree xthat we are
bound to be I'm the dark" and with
that we arrived at the house.
Granger was 1t the door ready
to. admit us. and from the sound of
certain shutting of distant doors
In the house, / gathered that the
domestic stan had been thoroughly
awakened and was prepared to use
all its ears to gather any news that
It could pick mp. The doctor sup
plemented the warm clothing
which he took out to uncle with a
large flask OF brandy. and left me,
bidding me go to bed and to sleep.
| could not help thinking II an
ironical suggestion. Sleep in my
violently perturbed state Of mind
appeared an absolute impossibility.
had a special cause OF perturba-
tion. OF which had told no one.
When uncle was being questioned
by Larncombe in the Summer.
house he had distinctly stated that
he had rot gone outside the doors
OF Scotney House that night, after
the shutters were shut, until he
went at the summons Of Livesay.
Now II SO happened that Just as
had put out my light, after read.
ing for awhile in bed, had looked
!. out of the window, attracted by the
brflliance Of the moonlight, and
there had seen, as Il seemed to
me quite distinctly and unmistak-
ably, Uncle Ralph going across the
gravelled sweep before the house
could not be sure, but 1t seemed
to me lust as IL he had gone up the
shrubbery path. ! was certain, at
all events, that he vanished into the
shade of the big trees in that di.
rection.
And yet, in the face Of that, he
had told the constable most d.
rectly, and without hesitation, that
he had not quilted the house. II
was beyond everything mysterious.
Then l tried to put this fact to-
gether with the singular condition
of full dress in which Granger, the
butler. had appeared at midnight
to answer the house door bell, but
could see no link of connection
between the two.
With my mind in such agitation
1t appeared to me. as got into bed,
almost useless to attempt to sleep,
but nature knew a great deal bet
ter, and from the moment that I
put my wearied head on the pillow
until broad daylight on the follow
ing morning | slept the sleep of
; the Just and the untroubled.