Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-07

Hart and to- his dinner, and taking
from his handbag some paper and
a pair of scissors cut out an exact
outline. first OF the heavy, super-im-
posed sole, and then of the finer un-
der one, and went to his midday din
ner with the appetite of a man who
had b~reakfasted before dawn.
Sergeant Crisp, having. dined well,
though thoughtfully. came back again
to Scotney House. and his ring at the
front door bel was answered, n nat
ural course, by Granger. Although
he had dined, we had not yet had
luncheon. Nomina'ly it was an
nounced at ope-thirty; but all the
household arrangements were a little
thrown out of gear. by the shock. that
We %had suffered, and though it was
nearly two o'clock I was still, waiting
for h gong. I had seen Uncle
Ralph. looking very much better and
less haggard than when he went to
his room after that terrible night in
the Summer-houee. He had slept, he
assured me. and had bathed and
and shaved and altogether seemed
far more able to look the world in its
cruel face. He had quite collected
N mastered himself, though it
seemed to me that I could read the
bly,.
! was in the library. with the door
open into the hall, when Sergeant
Crisp was met at the front door bv
the. butler. All that 1 overheard Of
the %colloquy at first was one-sided-
the buffers side-but it was not diff
cult to guess at the other.
I'VE Gamma see Sir Ralph the moo.
He's just going in t luncheon"
Then the detective said something
which I did not catch, but to which
h answer was:
II Gamma be troubled wi ony oues-
tons the noo-I'm just bringing in
the luncheon"
I thought, impatiently, how hope
less 1t was to try to stir servants ont
OF their accustomed routine, even in
such a case as this. I went out into
the hall and said sharply: Nonsense
Granger. you must stay and answer
any questions Sergeant Crisp wants n
ask you. 1t is Of more Importance
Ina whether we arc ten minutes la
ter In getting luncheon. Besides
James can attend to the luncheon"
James was the footman-Grainper's
understudy.
Grainger's face, which ALWAYS
looked as II 1t had been carved rather
badly and irregularly, out of WOOD
went to a degree more wooden stiil
ne alo o reply, but seemed disposed
~ vpey me in>so Tar as to stand stiffly
ana amost at attention to receive the
detectives fire. =
expect I did wrong to ;nte-,.,.
Gralner held rather an exceptional
Posluon IN the household. He had
been Uncle Ralph's soldier serva
IN the army and afterward had 81
acompanied him on several OF his Mo
game shooting expeditions. believe
ina each had saved the Others Iif.
af ,east once and probably more
Soldier servants notorio,s,v o,.o.
70 the authority OF a wom., 49,.
them, and l had to 60 yerv c.ras,,m1,
with Granger when 1 began to nan,
age things for Uncle Ralph. 7 eau
tnlnk that he had grown to 1ika ~ ~
as ne realized how very trnlv = Io.,sI
uncle and he had never Refused +oS
ANYTHING that I told him. But 10 diSS
Al very grudgingly and, Of necassdtv
nos AT al freely, and with a studied
eHasseration Of his natural scofti.h
Now, whenfr told him not to,,
about luncheon for the nre.en, o' h...
Just to answer the dctectivesa D.t
Tons he prepated to obey. indeed hnt
oy way of preliminary he shnt a.
mouth: to tightly that I thought :" II
you'd need. ohisel to open Il.
want to- ask you a question -.
Two about last night" Criyn her,n
- VII not keep you more nav =
few minutes.' '"on a
Granger was wooden,y silent.
Q were in bed when M riv.
say rang the front door beli,.
I, was not" said Granger, short
aslEE.s AgE-s fEI1AarH r- Taa-lHE
MIN Not i. in bed' At close on mid
Granger aid, not answer; II i. trn.
ena. ne q .really replied to that
Question already. 'I.A
no. g n s. w. !. 9 doing If you were
bed nas sitting in my chair By the
i. ,Essry! mat. rather an u,u,.
uai MN TO be doing al twelve o,cIncE
Maybe"
.Bnt there's no rule axain.t ,, :.
5.neref s Eaid Crisp. trying to mai NJ
~lacaturnity by turning On 4 snrr.S nas
warm seniaiity. "A mar msu q. ~ oi
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