The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-12-09

Twill you give an account OF
your movements yesterday, MIR.
Landon7"
Certainly. The narrative of
my uncle's office boy is substan-
TALLY true. I reached New York
from the west day before yester-
day. l went yesterday morning
to see my uncle. asked him for
the money 1 wanted and he re-
fused its. Then I went away"
"And afterward?"
ooh, afterward, I looked about
the city a bit, and went back to
my hotel for luncheon"
"And after luncheon?"
Landon's aplomb seemed sud
denly to desert him. "After lun-
cheon," he began, and paused.
He shifted his weight to the other
foot he unclasped his hands and
put them in his pockets; he
frowned as if in a brown study
and finally, his eyes fell on
Avice and rested there. The girl
was gazing at him with an eager,
strained face, and it seemed to
arrest his attention to the ex-
clusion of all else.
"Well?" said the coroner, i'm
patiently,
Landon's fair hair was thick
and rather longer than the con
ventions decreed. He shook
back this name, with a defiant
gesture, and said clearly, "After
luncheon, I went to walk in Van
Cortlandt park"
The audience gasped at Ian
don curiously. Hoyt was a clev-
er man and quick reader Of char
acter, but this young westerner
apparently puzzled him. He
seemed to take a liking to him,
but reserved decision as to the
justification of this attitude.
Avice went white and was afraid
she was going to faint. To her,
the admission sounded like a con-
fession Of the crime, and it was
too incredible to be believed.
And yet, as she remembered
Kane, it was like him to tell the
truth. In their old play days, he
had often told the truth, she re-
membered, even though to his
own disadvantage. And she re-
membered, too, how he had often
escaped with a lighter punish
ment because he had been frank!
Was this his idea? Had he really
killed his uncle, and fearing dis
covery, was he trying to fore
stall the consequences by admis-
sion?
"Mr. Landon,' went on the
coroner, "that is more or less. in
eliminating statement. Are you
aware your uncle was murdered
in Van Cortlacdt park woods
yesterday afternoon?"
eyes," was the reply, but in
a voice SO low as to be almost in
audible.
cat what time were you
there?"
81 don't know, exactly. I re-
turned home before sundown.'
"Whv did YOU 90 thereqn
because when with my uncle
in the morning he happened to re-
mark there were often good golf
games played there, and as it
was a beautiful afternoon, and T
had nothing especial to do, I
went out there"
"Why did you not 60 to call
on your cousin, Miss Trow-
bridget"
Landon glared at the speak
er. "You + outside your priv
ileges in asking that question. |
decline to answer. Ny personal
affairs in no way concern you.
Kindly get to the point. Am |
under suspicion Of being my
uncle's murderer"
Perhaps that is too definite
a statement, but it is necessary
for us to learn the truth about,
your implication in the matter
Go on, then, with your ques-
lions Rut for Hao1,nn'c colo
keep to the point, and don't bring
III personal or family affairs.
And incidentally, Miss Trow-
bridge is not my cousin
The words were spoken lightly,
almost flippantly, and seemed to
some listeners as if ment to divert
attention from the business IN
hand.
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