Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-12
THE MYSTERY Of the SUMMER HOUSE
A FASCINATING DETECTIVE STORY
BY HORACE HUTCHINSON

her dress; there were no things to put
away. Milady did not want me any
more that night. She would go to
bed, she said. directly. she was 50
tired, she needed Sleep
And h dress. the dress that she
had on when the body was found,
was that The dress in which she was
when you last saw her"
That was the dress"
"And the shoes?"
"Ah. no, the shoes! that is another
thing. 1t is another pair Of shoes"
"~Out-of-door shoes?"
+ Yes, monsieur" .s. a.-
and her ladyship had not been out
during the day."
mo, monsieur" J. t.
ys'"And now. tell me-. Mademoiselle
Celeste" said the sergeant in an
apologize way. you must pardon
me if 1 am asking a question which
I ought not-I do not understand
about these things-it. rs the custom,
is it not, for ladies to give things
which they have worn, clothes per-
haps, or even shoes, when they have
got tired Of them. to their lady's
"Oh. e monsieur, it. is the Gus
TOM"
"And mi!ady, no doubt, will have
given you things in this way-clothes,
perhaps, shoes and shoes?" :
Why, yes monsieur, milady was
very. kind"- f.
And Sir Ralph in the same way
said the sergeant, ungallantly inter-
rupting the girl as she was again on
the point of charging on her mistress
goodness, Sir Ralph would give his
things; perhaps. to his own servant ?''
%'Und oubtedty."
That would be. to Mr.. Granger
for he Is Sir Ralph's valet as we'll as
butler, I understand"
That Is SO, monsieur" w..
80 that you would sometimes be
wearing her ladyship's clothes and
MI. Granger would be wearing Sir
Ralph's-ha. 1t Is amusing. is 1t not7"'
Crisp had a most peculiar dry little
cackle Of laughter of his own.
Monsieur finds it amusing? 2" Ce-
leste asked.
And shoes, too?" the sergeant per-
sisted. DO her ladyship's shoes fit
you and do Sir Ralph's shoes fit Mr..
Grainger? How fortunate! How
Il can wear her ladyship's shoes,
. and Mr.; Granger 1 know he can
wear Sir Ralph's. How droll are the
questions that monsieur asks" Ce-
leste smiled appreciabively of his drol-
hry;
moiselle?" the detective aid sym
pathetically. p"One must try to re-
lieve it by q little ~pleasantry when
one has the opportunity" z
"Ah, it is sad-terrible. All, mon
$50 cruel? And milady 50 young,
so joyous! Is'it possible, do you think,
Monsteur-but no.
An unusual motive Of discretion
seemed to take ,Celeste in sudden pos
session and she arrested herself alb
ruptly OF the verge Of some suggestion
that she had been about to make.
rs what possible, mademoiselle? ?"
the detective persisted.
But Celeste was very firm. She
could, be. I am SURE. That could be,
I am sure. That thin, tights hutting
line Of mouth and those straight
brows must be the sign Of some quail
tiles within. Although Sergeant Crisp
did his best with her, and although
he had much experience with the re-
l~uctant kind of witness she would
not speak. Finding himself per-
force obliged to appear to drop the
gave him the better hope of aturn-
ing to It with more success another
time. a,
After ALL" he said. ut Is not for
me to press. mademoiselle" che had,
as a matter of tact. just been press
ing her as hard as he. knew, howl ito
tell that which she does mot wish. to
tell. I may be nor frank perhaps
with mademofselle than she Is with
me-the suspicion OF the police.s'' and
here his little gray eyes would natur-
alU take on their moDt. Simletty look,
has fallen on q .loafing, pooling gip-
~ fellov-name OF Jim Heasden.. I
It was his fancy to put It IN this
way. giving the idea that he had no
notion Of n knowledge Of such 4
fellow on Thu part Of the ylady'a maid,
Just to eee how she would take 1T.
~ . matter Of; fact she did NOT take
It we'll. It wae extremely Obvious
to the s%ergeant's pfacticed eye that
the Information hit her BADLY. But
90 far a. words went shs did tolerab-
~: "Ah. Jim Heasden-Jim Heasdeni
Al, yes falhng IN exeeilently with
the s~ergeantsS suggestion that he
world % p~ersonaily unknown q her.
He ~ the one that mfindy Yfodnd ~
the .shrubbery after the rSSbits. q 1t