The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-02-24

right TO ask the question"
~ have the right of magistratel"
returned. Every captain OF ship
Is q magistrate as well, and ! assure
you II will be greatly to your advan-
tage to answer questions and have as
much light thrown upon the matter
as possible"
On the morning after the murder a
dreary task was mine. ! had to be
the one to break the news OF what
had happened to Mrs. Ransome and her
daughter before they should have time
to hear Of IL In some even more star
tling way.
Mrs. Ransome at once broke out In
to a Mortified condemnation OF Sewer.
who, as well as Trefusis was u cousin
of her own. "wretched boyl' she
cried. II knew his feeling--we all
knew his jealousy of Arthur. but who
could have dreamed 1t would lead him
to thlsr
"Dont. mother. ] beg" implored the
girl whom Sewer had called Moyra.
"HIe can't be guilty. And whatever
may be the truth, II is cruel Of you
to prejudice the Captain against him."
Mrs. Ransome flashed a reproach at
her. ut is you who are cruel to de-
fend Arthur's murderer" she ex-
claimed. Listen Captain Bruce" she
lmpetuously went ON. Anthony Sc
vier inherits Arthur's money. should
Arthur die unmarried. The fortune
was left In that way by their uncle
Anthony himself got bare plttance.
Besides Eyes, ! will tell. Moyra-it IL
my duty to speak). Arthur Trefusis
and my daughter were TO have been
married month from now in England
at the house OF that uncle's sister.
who promised to leave more money to
him II the wedding should take place
ut her home.
"As for Anthony, he has always
cared for Moyra; though II was Inn
possible should ever ha1e allowed
her to become the wife OF such
ne'er-do-well.
Late In the afternoon went TO the
stateroom where the murdered man
lay, and shut myself In. Locking the
door. | turned on the electric light,
|
room.
As l questioned myself. I lifted the
bnth.robes with the other clothing on
the wall and put myself behind them.
At once faint but agreeable perfume
was perceptible TO my nostrils.
Slowly l took down the garments
which seemed more strongly saturated
| x,i,h tho parfup,a thau tho nthpre md
then--suddenly l gave vent to slight
exclamation. A hairpain was sticking
In the loosely woven meshes OF the
Turkish toweling of which the robe
was made, as though II had, In close
contact, been dragged from woman's
hair.
Miss Ransome's hair was brown.
We carried two stewardesses on the
Canada, and I lost no time. on leaving
the room Of the dead, In going first to
one. and then to the other.
After dinner the stewardesses came
to me I'm my cabin. There was q long
array of hairpins arranged according
to my order.
could hardly control my excite
ment as my eye lighted on the mate to
the halrpin | had concealed In my
pocket drew II from the paper II
too, was scented.
"No 81" read aloud from the card
underneath.
"You can go, and let me impress 4
upon you again that not whisper Il
70 go around about this. on pain OF In
stant dismissal" | said
In a moment ! was alone. In an
other l had found the name Of thu
woman who occupied No. 81. IL wat
the next stateroom but one to that II
! which the murder had been com
! mitted, and the name of its inmate
was Mrs Rochester, Of Quebec. Th'
: Ransomes, Trefusls and Sewer had al
come from Montreal. A daring plal
. entered my cad.
went out on deck. l had the goo'
! luck to find Mrs. Rochester alone.
She started and looked around as
r approached aud took up position be
!, side her.
: "Will you allow me TO offer you
n penny for your thoughts?" | inquired
: They are worth more than that,
she answered In low voice.
!, "You are right, Mrs. Rochester"
r said, but I believe that l can CUES
that you are thinking of last night
l. living over again the time when yo
r stole into stateroom 40, picked up
e knife which lay there. hid behind tn
e clothing hanging on the wall, waite
@ for Mr.. Arthur Trefuss to come IL
|, and then, when you saw him at you
II mercy. struck"
o "For Heavens sake!" she uttere
J. thlckly. For Heavens sake"
It Her voice broke. she reeled. an
would have fallen In dead faint ha
= not caught her across my arm.
% Later | had all the truth from III
.s and from Anthony Sewer, who wOu
not have spoken out his suspicion