The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-12


to my fathers office. will be there
most of the mroning and will i'm
mcdiately interest Dad in the mat.
ter"
about her clothes, as she often was
tried three gowns before she was
suited. Then, when I brought that
white georgette. she said, Yes. that's
the very thing. Carter. Ill weal
that So. put it on her, and she
said, laughing like, They're all at me
to wear a touch of color. S'posc
wear some red beads?' hut I could
see she didn't mean it, and held uI
two necklaces for her choice, one q
string Of crystal beads and ono Of
pearls. And she chose the pearls
and I clasped them round her neck
and she looked beautiful-just beau
tiful!"
"She didn't use rouge or powder ?
"A dash Of powder. yes. sir. But
not rougc-oh. no. never"
Have you seen hcr-thiA morn.
ingr
down at the memory Of it. but she
went on. "Ycs, sir, have. And
whoever could have tricked her out
like that, don't know. But she
looks beautiful now, to my way Of
thinking"
"Go back to last night. After YOU
dressed Mrs. Heath for dinner did
you sec her again! At bedtime r
mo, sir. When Mrs. Heath was
dining at home, in just simple
Il oh 4 IN L. l.,
her prepare for bed. I was not OK.
pected to be on duty after she went
down to dinner and | had laid out
l'her night things"
"Thcn the last time you saw her
alive was when, she went down to
dinner last evening I"
"Thc very last, SIR"
And did you 20 to her room this
morning. expecting to see her
tkere?"
"Oh, no sir. went down to my
breakfast and then the others told
me what had happened"
i "You went in to look at Mrs,
Heath1''
eyes, hut 1 couldn't stay mo-
: mcft. The sight was too, much for
1, me~ I almost tainted. I've q weak
heart. And, too, Hcrrick lid -.
!! take up Miss Moorc's tray and to tell
her the terrible news. So had to do
that"
i "You had to break the news to
Miss Moore? That was a hard task.
How did she take it?"
Every hard, sir. She was sobbing
!, when went into the room. and
we'll, we wcpt together, sir"
Eyes, doubtless. But, what was
Miss Moore crying about-beforc you
had q chance to tell her about what
had happencd?"
Il don't know, SIR" Carter looked
surprised. II was quite evident she
hadn't thought Of this before. ''frs
"Never mind, she will speak fol
herself. You are excused. Mis-.
Moore. will you please answer few
! qucstions?'
CHAPTER XII
: Quietly composed, Bunny gave tn,
| coroner her attention, though she wa
not asked to leave the chair wher'
, she was sitting.
. "Why were you crying when Carte
came 10 your room this morning ?"
II can not see any reason why
! should tell you that, Doctor Osborn,
the girl said. quietly, but with stub
born note in her voice.
j, "Nor can ] see any reason why yo
should not tell me" was the equal
quiet return. "This Is IN occasion
Miss Moore, when seemingly intrus
should be answered. Why do 70
object to telling the cause Of you
tears :"
a "Only because I was crying abou
i 4 private and personal sorrow, and
Il cannet see that It has anything to
with the inquiry you arc conducting.
"Then you refuse to tell me "a
cause of your grief?"
II certainly do. Anything CO
tell you bearing on this-this traa
edy, ! will. But M own persons
sorrows are not for public investigs
tion."
Bunny's voice was 50 calm and he
manner SO dignified that It contrast
ed curiously with her pert little fac
!, and her smiling mouth.
= The girl couldn't help smiling. an
It WAS Impossible for the coroner nc
to be In sympathy with her.
So he. merely said. "Theh whe
Carter told you Of Mrs. Heath
death. thst was the first you knee
"Of course" said bunny, her piu
eyes staring 1T him in amusement.
"Then what did you DOR
~ dressed at once and came dow
sAnd went to the stndioir
YES"
.,. who no. else !. was in the studio :
doctor Conklin, the family physi
clan, went In just ~ did. He bsga
at once to examine the-the body
and I went out Of the ROOM"
Miss Moore. have you any ide
, where Mr.. Heath can be r
mot the slightest."
when did yon see him la4t7"
LAST evening. when ] said goo
night 70 them III. and went up :
my, ROOM" I'D ss YET
.WAe do you mean by them ALI
"Mr. and Mrs. Heath and Mr.. In
mAh. When went upstairs, the
were al II the studio"
sYou recogni3e the old bottle
which WAS obviously the fatal Wsap
on, - one belonging To- Mri
aeath's collection !?
"0h. yes. Il Was the latest on
she had acquired. and she said Il Va
= most valuable one"
i "Was Il subject Of discnssiol
during the evening =
.wAy, yss. I think 4 was. NJ
and Mrs. Heath disagreed Bit % =
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