The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

OF our presence In II under the clrcuu-
stances. At the police station . startled
captain put US through routine OF
queries. then bade US hold ourselves in
readiness for summons to the inquest.
Afterward Benedict's chauffeur insisted
upon driving US to Glenwood. ITS Just
as easy as going back downtown" he
declared, and I accepted with . resliza-
tion that he wanted to work of the
nervous tension Of the tragedy.
Through the long ride, as we whirled
beyond the outskirts of the city and into
the first of the suburban towns. Justin
was strangely silent I knew, however.
that 1t was not Benedict's death as much
as his own problem OF living that trou-
bled him. He had held to the Benedict
plant. in spite of its disagreeable alter
cations that all John Benedict's men suf-
fered, because OF his desire to marry
Natalie. Somehow. no one could imagine
Natalie marrying any one who was not
assured. could have done it and gladly.
for a man whom loved and who loved
me Justin loved my sister. but to ex-
pect sacrifice in Natalie was to look for
sturdiness in an orchid. Now, with his
job gone, flung away for whatever rea-
son had precipitated his conflict with
Benedict. he was facing q long wait
and a hurt. disappointed Natalie. Don't
worry, JuStln, stfoFe 10 EedSsufe uLLLh
1T will all come right"
He patted my hand, as II in gratitude
for the comforting. and I realized anew
how much of . boy Justin Terry was.
for all his record of hard and success
full work.
81 should have thought Of all 1t meant
before 1 went off," he confessed.
Its done, however. and 1t may be for
the best. But. even aside from that I'm
sorry, Edith. that said to him all those
things I'd stored for years. They are
not true, as see them. but I'm not the
Judge"
We had come to our house. and saw
a light in the library. Won't you come
in?" 1 asked him. I'VE can put you up
for the night you know"
No" he said. Lane is going back
downtown. and he'll take me. It's pretty
late"
Because I realized that Natalie would
with reason, be angry at him for not
coming in. I refrained from telling her
that he had come out with me when she
came into the hall to meet me. what
on earth kept your" she demanded Mar
tin met the train, and was going back
for the. midnight. Why didn't you tele-
phone?"
told her the story hastily. She lis
tened with wide open eyes that began to
flash ere I finished. DO you mean to
tell me-" she cried. that Justin quit the
plant today just because he didn't like
something Benedict told him to do? Why
should he care? It's Benedicts plant.
and he has q right to order anything he
wants in 1t. hasn't he? And now Justin.
because he" She broke of one line of
though to rush to another.
And Of course the two of you will be
wanted as witnesses. and the newspapers
will have stories and photographs, and
we'll have tribes of reporters on the
veranda, the way the Harmons had when
Elsie ran away and we'll be gossiped
about and laughed at. and suppose peo-
pie will confuse me with you and start
asking what I was doing at Carpenter
with Justin at midnight And II all
comes of your going to the settlement
Edith! You know that mother always
said that trouble would come out of it."
well. It hasn't come yet" said as I
went upstairs.
But was wrong. 1t had come. though
did not yet know 1t. 1t was only when
the inquest ended the next, afternoon.
with the evidence of six people presented.
Justin's. Lanes, the watchman's, Nc
Grath's. the coroner's physician's. and my
own, that the coroner called Rita Kubal.
Wide eyed. puzzled. the girl told the
story of Justin's quarrel with Benedict.
Ten minutes later the jury brought in the
verdict that John Benedict had met his
death by stabbing and requested the
holding Of Justin Terry to the grand
jury.
what does It mean, asked him.
Natalie had not come, and we sat to.