Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-08

I imagine, acting on his general prin-
caple OF ~neHlecttns no possibility OF in
formation. He had something Of the
large optimism Of MIR. Micawber, ever
anticipating that something would
turn up.
In spite of. all his experience and
in optic OF all his astuteness I knew,
much. that he was at this, time Just
as beclouded as I was In the midst OF
all the mysteries-of the many and
various mystertes-that envoloped this
tragic and violent death OF my young
aunt. There was, Of course. the
main and central problem-by whom
had she been killed and, why?-but
there were also a number Of minor
problems lying Grcumferendally to
/ as their center.
Why had she zone out, rs she had
done, to meet her fate? Why had she
affected, If, inseed, it was only at
lection, illness. and why had she gone
up to her roo before dinner and not
come down again? II she were we'll
enough to so out, she vas surely wen
enough to come down; but, Of course.
This might have an entirely different
explanation.
The trouble between her and
Uncle Ralph about Captain Wharf,
whatever 1t was, might 6ufficientlysac-
count for q petulant and walful lMtte
creature such a. hhe was declining
to dine with him. ! lever was in her
confidence at all. nor was there ever
any a sympathy between ua, though
outwardly we were always the best Of
friends.
One OF tho first inquiries that I
had made as soon az I was free to do
so was whether Aunt Enid had receiv-
ed any telephone message the night
before, in answer to which she had
gone out, but l could not learn that
there had been any telephone call at
all that evening.
The idea of going out could not
have been altogether q sudden one,
for she had changed her shoes. Even
n tho country she always wore shoes
that would have been far moro in
she III make q difference between
those which h wore out Of doors and
tn the house And they wero out-of-
door shoes In which she had gone
to her death.
And yet shs had put nothing over
her head, nor had she worm n
cloak or shawl. The night had beon
beautifully fine and sttu. but the sea-
son was autumn&a. I had been ehiv-
er1ng With cold during my vigil With
unese in the Sumlner-house.
It II curious how unwilling people
are to confess thar they are so1ind
sseepers and hard to wake. Susan
admitted to Sergeant Crisp that ahe
had not heard the loud ringing Of the
beil-..'though . Light sleeper a. 4
rule" she FASTENED to inform him.
And, indeed. I don't see how Mr..
Greinger heard It AZ be did on the Sec
ond, hts room being up the attic stairs,
and James AcepiuE handy to the bells
who heard nothing
Parhape James II q heavy Sleep
err" Crisp had sugBested. 70 which
Susan had replied domurely, Men
are.' ~ II light sleep were q delicatp
and peculiarly feminine grace.
"Y0p might just take me 10 M,
aIa4nksrs room" raid the sergeant
"Oh, I dc not moan to sntsr IL. no
Added hnrTtedly. As he aw 4 look
Of somethfng very Nike disrnay paR
over Susah's (Aoe. II should lust
tfkost . whefe II b. And Jame6a
Az a matter Of fsct Grainrer.s
room WaA, a. Susan had mid, 20 far
from d pAAnage in which the bells
made their sound that < was singular
that Gr1inger. "dodng In his Chatr.s'
no had suggested he maleht have
been, should have heard the ringing
n 4 sceEhed almost euanlly ssurpr1s-
ing that II should have tailed TO ROUSE
J9mss. Whose room was most aAjA-