Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-05
Ry KATHLEEN NORRIS
Copyright BY Kathleen Norris
CHAPTER XIII-Continued


relationship with this lady, your ia
Their strikes you, and you threaten to
kill hin. You leave the house in an
ger, and-I beg your pardo1T
Il say that what l said could not he
construed into a threat to kill him."
Gibbs protested.
"You mean that you phrased II. I'll
kill you if you say that again?'
Eyes, IL don't think that is quite
the same thing. One might he a
threat, Mr.. Ryan. and the other more
of a-well, more of boast, or Of a.
silencer that should prove effective"
George interposed mildly.
II see," Ryan said dryly. well"
he resumed, after pause. "you leave
the house in anger, and on foot.
few hours later, presumably between
the hours of nine and ten o'clock.
somebody familiar with this house en-
ters the room your father is sitting
I'm does not alarm him enough to
cause him to leave his seat; goes to
the table-drawer where he keeps his
pistol; takes II out. and deliberately
kills him. Afterward throwing the
pistol into a basket seventeen feet
away. We've cross-questioned the
maids, but you can easily see that no
servant could do that without instant
iv alarming him. More than that, he
dsliked their coming and going, and
would have questioned any one who
came in. We know that pistol was in
the drawer, because your wife saw II
there, as late as yesterday morning, in
the hands of the girl, Lizzie. Lizzie
was talking with your wife at her fire
until after ten o'clock, undresses and
goes to bed, opening the communicate
ing door between the bathroom and
hedrooms-you know what they were
talking Of and why that girl had moth
ing IN her mind last night but her own
happiness Mrs. Josselyn then sits
on by the fire, sees that Lizzie is
asleep, goes to he'd herself, and sleeps
until you awaken her. in what she de-
scribes as an excited condition. at two
o'clock. Those facts we have. Now
perhaps you'll tell us just where you
were last night between the hours of
eleven minutes past six and two
o'clock"
on tell you as we'll as can" Gibbs
said simply. II went first TO the club
where | snt in the little smoking room
for long time-m0re than an hour.
Getting, the steward there, came and
touched me on the arm. and said that
It was nearly eight o'clock. and asked
me to dine
you had had nothing to eat?'
Nothing"
Nor to drink?"
Eyes, had had a whisky-and-soda
when. | went in. and then later an
other"
"Ah! And did you drink with you.
dinner? Go on, please. just as the
events TRANSFERRED"
II had two cocktails before my din
ner: / was still upset from the talk
with my father
1.-THE quarre"
1.-THE quarrel, yes. didn't eat
much. may have eaten something.
but am not sure. went out"
"What time was this?"
mine o'clock. | should say. Get
fling would remember that. because
he followed me out TO ask me some
thing about the hunt breakfast on
Thanksgiving"
"Will you get hold of him?" Ryan
nsked one of his men in an undertone.
There was moments interruption
and murmuring. Then Ryan said:
Excuse me. VIII you 90 on?"
after that started walking, with
out thinking much where I was going"
Gibbs said at was dark. but not
very cold. walked long way, and
then I saw the lights of the 'Wayside
Inn We'd been there before. last
summer. Mt up on the porch. and
stood there, looking in"
why didn't you go straight in, Mr..
Josselyn?'
81 don't know. think wasn't
sure that wanted TO go in"
"You walk-what is it-something
more than eight miles, in the dark"
commented the district attorney, land
then you vacillate about going ln?"
II remember thinking that was
hungry" Gibbs went on. But they
were dancing in there, and / didn't
feel much like getting into dance"
"But you did go INF"
mo didn't While was stand
ing there recognized--I recognized
-friends--at little table right near
the window"
Friends? Who were these friends,
Mr.. Josselyn?"
THAT I'd rather not say. really"
Gibbs said in his old autocratlc man
ner.
We've had Liliian's story. Gibbs
George said, in low tone. Gibbs gave
him quick, startled look; the blood
mounted to his face.
"You saw Mrs. Josselyn and her
tower, eh?" said Ryan.
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