The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-03-22

| the truth aIteTWaf1 Nigh transpire.
They, or more correctly five of them,
chose, therefore, SO the rumor goes, and
| think it is correct, to answer No. as
the discrepancy with regard to the time
gave them the opportunity 10 do. You
understand what meant"
Eyes understand; but what is your
personal opinion with regard to the dis
crepancy in the time"
well, for my own part, cannot deny
that those who believed in Sigrid's guilt
were right in saying: Supposing that
the driver had driven rather more quick
ly than ordinarily, then the discrepancy
in the time would not be greater than
FIVE minutes. 1t might easily happen
that this difference in the time was due
to the fact that the clocks In the different
parts of the town did not tally"
May | take the photograph home
with me 7"
1t was Clara who interrupted us She
had sat staring hard at the picture, and
now she stood before Monk with it
hidden in her hand
Monk reflected a moment.
If you promise me to keep it in Fred
erick's safe when you have not got it in
your hand"
81 promise everything" was Clara's
answer; and among other things, that
the photograph has been tempered
with |"
There was such CONVECTION in my
wife's voice that Monks cheeks flushed
with excitement This time saw moth
ing of the hopeless smile. He did not
have chance of replying, however, for
Clara began hurriedly to put on her hat
and cape
Come now, Frederick, it is past three
in the morning, and tomorrow we have
still another days work"
Good night, Monk"
Good night"
Stop minute; two things must ask
you before we go. Where does Mrs.
Reierson live"
"She lives in her old den in Russelok
Street, No IA"
Where could one find the clothes
which Evelina had on that day when the
robbery was committed? mean the
hat and jacket which she wears in the
photograph
very probably Mrs Reierson still has
them, if she hasn't sold them They
were produced in court, but were later
on naturally given back to the unhappy
girls mother But why do you ask
about them? You know, of course, that
-"
THAT is my business for the present;
good night, once more"
The last conversation was carried on
between Clara and Monk | listened to
them in astenishment What in all the
world did Clara mean by these ques-.
tions?
AS we wandered home in the moon
light, with Clara on my arm, | tried to
find out what her purpose had been with
regard to her last questions to Monk
"You surely don't intend to visit Mrs.
Reierson 7"
Il don't intend to tell you," was the
reply; "but even if | do, what harm is
there in that z"
NC, of course, there's no harm; but
according to Monks description, there
was nothing very progressing about
Mrs. Reierson six years ago, and in the
course of these years she is not likely to
have changed for the better"
Don't let US talk about it any more
Remember / have been to less prepos-
sessing houses before in my life, on
mysterious errands. Do you remember
that time when paid my fruitless visit
to the pawnbroker, and, in my despair,
had to go to Monk?"
eyes, you were lucky that time"
answered gayly. IF you hadn't gone
that day to Monk, you would never have
met me, and then perhaps you would
never have been married"
"Of course | do not want to keep any
secrets from you, either big or small,
said Clara 1T is my intention to go
to Mrs Reierson tomorrow morning.
But you shall not go with me; first, be-
cause | consider it will serve my pur-
pose better if go alone Men are such
blunderers, you know. She is naturally
suspicious about men, and would per-
haps recognize you as friend Of
Monks, and secondly, | am very anx-
ious to carry out my little plan all BY
myself Fancy, if can help him, as he
once helped me-wouldn't that be
triumph
CHAPTER v.