Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03
CHAPTER FORTY
TiA Call pf a Woman's Soul

| Them. Tenelia stoof Dy tHe wlnuo",
apparently gazing into the garden, but
listening intently.
"(ome now" said the Governor.
"tell US what you know OF this matter. y
The jailes knew nothing. Changing
repeatedly The leg on which he was
standing, and mopping his forehead
with A colored handkerchief, he pro.
| tested absolute ignorance.
"Aftcr Miss Stanley left the castle a
piece after 10 O'Clock I locked the poor
HDo YOU mean the prisonerl''
"Whc else, your excellency?"
"Then say the prisoner
well. l locked the prisoner In her
coll n piece after ten O'Clock last night
and when 1 went back at five this
morning to take her bite OF break :
'" "prcnkfast' Where was your female
wnrlcry"
since General Gaol: They're telling
me she died last night, SIR"
| "Where was your turnkey then!
"Willie Shimmin? lie went out on
lave for a couple Of hours on Sunday
afternoon and didn't return on the
night. SIR"
"Do you mean to tell me you were
alone in the castle on the night before
an executiOnF
Jaw, yes, alone enough, Gir."
! Colonel Farrcll!" said the Cover.
nor, turning sharply upon the chief
That gentleman, although cmbar.
rassed. had many excuses. He had not
been made aware Of the situation, ana
| IL this blockhcah had only commune
Gated with the police station
"Well. we'll. enough OF that now.
Let us have the facts" said the Gov
crnor, and turning back to the 1ailer
said.
"Did anybody come to the castle
last night after Miss Stanley left'itE'
And An" your keys: Did they ever leave
your possession:'
| Never, sir -
her cell, what did you dog
II went back to the guard.room and
sat by the fire. SIR"
And fell asleep, ! supposeT'
"l'n give4n I slept a wink or two'
| sir"
Where were your keys while YOU
were aslep?' -,
"On the table beside me, sir"
"And when you awoke where wese
they" r,
lcncy."
last night:' .,
And were they locked this morn.
ing :r,,or rcoro mat ar"
The Attorney General, who had been
leaning forward, dropped back. ,
Extraordinary! !" he said. .'The
whole thing has the appearance Of the
supernatural.
"vondy, do you know Mr.. Cell, the
advocatc?' .,
Never mind about sorry--do your
II do, sir"
When did you see him last?'
"At General Gaol, when he was out
of himself, the poor man, and we had
to lock him up for threatening the
Dempster."
"Did he never come to the Castle
afterward to see the prisoner?
Never, SIR :.
"will you swear that be was not
there last night?' -,
II will-before God Almighty. sir. +"
"Then, IL the cell was locked all
night and the castle gates were locked =,
how do you account for the escape OF
your prisoner!
The taller smoothed the hair over
his forehead and then said,
''Bolts and bars are nothing to the
Lord. sir"
The Governor gasped.
"Do YOU mean to say that while
you were asleep before the fire In the
guard room an angel from heaven car
ried your prisoner through the castle
walls;"
"Aw. well-I wouldn't say no to
that. sir. We're reading of the like
in the Good Book anyway
"Fenella," cried the Governor,
take this fool away and turn him out
Of the house"
When Fenella, who had been quiver-
ing all over, had left the room, followed
by the jaller. the Governor turned to
the chief constable.
"The woman was not on the morn =
ing steamer?'
mo, SIR
And what about Gell?"
"We broke open the door of his room
in Athol Street and found he had
gone
"Ah. Have you come upon any trace
Of him elsewhere!"
Eyes; hc slept Mt the Railway Inn
at BallAugh on Saturday night and
took q ticket for st. Johns by the first
train on Sunday morA.ag.'
Anything elseT'
"rhc blncksmith at Ballasalla be q.
= leves he saw him on Sunday evening
going in the fog in the direction Of
Derby Haven"
"Aha! Did any fishing boat leave
Castetown last night"
THE Manx boats do not so out on
Sunday, sir
ANY trading steamers them
u don't know, sir"
Inquire at once. If your constables
do not find the fugitives in the island
We must send Wanted across the
water"
IN draw one up, sir"
scot the necessary photographs"
"One of the girl, which was found
in the young mans rooms, sir. Also
one of the young man which we found
use, being scratched and blurred as n
it had been lying In water,
"No matter! The Dcemster Is sure
to have another. I'll write and ASK
him to meet US here at II on Wednes
day morning. He'll be able to help you
to your personal description and issue
the warrant at the same time"
Meantime. Fenella had taken tn,
jailcr into the drawing room and closet
the door behind them.
"Mr. Vondy," she said In a Low
voice, "you can trust me. Nothin,