Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-13

can ask What thenT Is it not
enough? There was no 'then'-no
'Apres" Sir Ralph, he just came
past me: It was moonlight and I was
in the shade OF the trees-he did not
see me-nd went back along the
path to the house. But - It moi
enough? He wAs coming from the
house where-you know, mondeur
what wa in that house."
Celeste was fearfully indignant and
astonished at the s%crgeant's slowness
in comprehending all that her new
implied. >
And how did he look. mademoi.
selle-Srt Ralph" va
HE was white" said Celeste. TN
face was white-I could SEQ it-and
very hard. He walked quickly"
And what had he in his hand
what vas he holding1 ?"
IL his hand!" she reflected. but
nothing did not notice."
HE had no-no etick-nothing IN
his hand?" the sergeant persisted.
Nothing, nothing that I saw. Hi
hand. perhaps 1t was clenched-he
walked like that. like q man that haf
the hand CHARACTERISTIC"
II see. so that he might have held
something in his hand"
TT is possible. I did not see."
The sergeant had to leave thie
point; he could not carry It any fur
Their. Then he said: >
But. after all, Of what use h it?
Why have you come to tell me- this
this storyr'
STORY, monsieur!" Celeste exclaim-
ed, indignant again. 1T ia not story,
it is truth that I am telling"
Eyes, l know. I am quite sure that
you are telling truth. But Of what
value is it 2"
"of what value7 1 do not under
stand. II Sir Ralph came from the
Summer-house, and II In the sum.
mer-house there was lyins-that-
that which o know" Celeste SEEM
ed to have a singular repugnance
to speak Of the dead body Of her mis-
tress In so many plain words, well,
does 1t not prove Celeste ended
IN a pause which she made the moro
significant by a shrug Of the Shout
ders in the national manner.
III Biz Ralph came from the Sum-
mer-house. mademoiselle, then in
deed It might seem to proveand I
do not doubt-that what you say is
true"
(He did not add that he might have
been inclined to doubt It exceedingly
had It not seemed to be supported BY
the witness Of that footprint which
he had seen beneath the window Of
the Summer-house. He did not, how
ever, say anything about that wit
ness to Celeste.)
II believe your story" he rcnea+.d
but before 1t a be Of any value
IN Law It will have to be believed by
twelve men who will be called a fury.
n when you tell your story. made
moiselle, and when Sir Ralph tails
his. which we may take it Is Ykelv
to be that he was not at the place A.
All at that time-indeed, he M AZ
ready said 80. then, mademoipeNe. II
Will be but me persons word against
another. SIR Ralph's against yours
n ! ask you, mademoiselle--I do
no wish to be rude-but / put It to
you, which story will those twelve
me be most likely to beNeve-yonrs,
which 10 a very unlikely upon the
face OF it. or Sir Ralph's? what do
you think?"
Celste. very much contrary to her
usual manner, did not answer FIR =
moment. She was very inteilirent
Intensely az I disliked and distrust.
ed her, I never doubted for q min.
ute the excellence OF nor brain,
4 understand" she said after a
AlVAtleut MonS1eur means
that 1t will all come to be = nnes'
ton OF n persons word aeainut an
others. as you say, and that in that
case SIR Ra!ph's would naturally he
believed in p~reference to my own"
That - the case, precisely"
Again the French woman uansad
for q moments consideration hefcrs
she spoke again. Then she said:
"But Hupposing II was not ONLY IN.
parsons word against another
suppose there was also 4 .erona
that had seen what / nav, whle fhsrs
was only on the other aide ~ RainS
70 say. that no had not besn thsrsI
how then p '
And now I cannot helm thinhn.
that Il anyone had been there vith =
cardiometer--I believe that a. tn
name Of the thing that measures No.
heate-And had applied Il Is -
geant Crtsp's pulse, he would Nav
found the t~nstruSMent ~yscorAinr sonns
quite startling junnpA hut an thsi
he said ~ "A $50
"Ah, ie there VA any support Scv
Nour story. mademoasells, II thsrs
was any second witness then !,
won!d - m satrsiy AiRsrsnt nst.