Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-10
ID I think I should have known if

and I think I should have known if
she had"
mot this man Heasden. for in
stance" the sergeant asked. did
not her ladyship catch him poaching
or t~respassing or the like?"
why, yes, and I nave no doubt
she may have spoken sharply to him.
But you are not going to find a mo-
tive for murder in that?"
Il suppose not. 1 suppose not" the
detective repeated thoughtfully. "You
think that was the only time she
spoke to him."
II. never heard of any other" Uncle
Ralph said much astonkhed.
Quite so, Sir Ralph, quite So" eaid
Crisp. Now. I do not wish to worry
say how deeply I have felt for you ?
The circumstances have been most
terribly painful. Your last nights
watch must have been a cruel trial"
Naturally it was very painful"
said my uncle, in a ton which he pre-
suIned would check the mans unso-
lictted expression Of sympathy; but he
pursued. nevertheless:
Il always find, myself, in q long
period Of waiting in trying circum-
stances a wonderful relief and COM
fort in tobacco. Nicotine is a blessed
comforter. I daresay you were able
to find much relief from its help dur
ing your vigil"
Certainly I did not" replied Uncle
Ralph, beginning to feel more than a
little outraged by the sergeant's tact
less persistence. .! could not have
smoked then-there-over her body
The sergeant was all penitence in
"a moment. Forgive me-" he said.
II ought to have known better than
make the suggestion. OF course, at
such a moment, you could not ]
ought to have understood"
He passed quickly on to the other
questions. Had Sir Ralph n idea
Of any errand on which Lady Carl
ton might have been going when she
went out thus al dead Of night? si1
Ralph could not help him with any
suggestion of a motive. ..
'It might have been that her lady
ship was troubled and could not sleer
and that the beauty of tho night
tempted her"
"Oh, yes uncle agreed. ut might
conceivably have been that"
And would this have been at all
a usual thing for her ladyship to do %
Certainly not usual at all, but hel
ladyship had done such a thing before
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I suppose the Summer-house was
Crisp asked then.
"Oh, in the daytime, yes.' Not Al
night, though"
You were there yourself. I dare.
say. in the course Of yesterday"
NO" Uncle Ralph said. mo. As
it happens, I had not been in it TO,
several days-until last night"
And you went. then, straight te
the summer-house with Liveaay?"
Straight to- the Summer-house-
yes-naturally," said Uncle Ralph
not quite understanding the question
"And the door was shut-yes?'
And you went down. I suppose
and opened ibid you open It O,
Lvesay?"
Il was in front of him."
"And there you saw-it must have
been a terrible shock to YOU"
Naturally, it was" Uncle Ralph
replied, but l was prepared. Ia
course. Lvesay had virtually told
me-"
1 suppose that the detecuve's bro
fessional acuteness vas shown rust ri
much in the questions which he lefI
unasked as in those which he did ASK
-lAc OOVAOu0 i meAIn.6 FOl
instance. he never put any mestion
to my uncle about his relations to nny
uncle about his relations with Auni
Enid, whether they had always beer
quite friendly, whether there mad
been any special GAUGE Of trouble be.
tween them at the .momentf
It was TRUE that It was 4 question
which he could get answered else.
where, but sdll the person who would