New Britain herald., 1926-09-01

thing to eat" Katie blushed little, but spoke candidly.
 "Katie's always eatin." Herrick murmured, with a tolerant smile.
 And then you went up to bed?"
 Yes, sir, I did,"
 And saw nothing unusual. nor anybody about?"
 Katie hesitated for a bit, and then. suddenly jerking up her head, she said, No, sir" in a l2ud, clear voice.
 You are sure?" the coroner urg- ed, for he had |. feeling she was not telling the truth.
 Sure" she replied. firmly, and Osborn dropped the query, and led her to tell of her finding the dead woman in the itudio.
 This recital was just as she had told it to him before, and the jurors listened eagerly to the details of the unusual appearance of Mrs. Heath, and the strange presence of the writ ten card and the burning candles.
 The candles were just about to go out?" asked Osborn.
 Almost ready to. sir" agreed Katie. They burned bit longer they were still alive when Herrick came in. But t.ey flickered out in a few moments
 The other servants were ques- tioneds but no further or more defi- nite light was thrown on the mystery of the murder or on the disappear ance of Perry Heath.
 Carter, the ladies' maid, was the last to be interroc cted.
 Also, she was the only one of the staff who showed real distress or grief. The others seemed a stony hearted lot, but Carter, her eyes red with weeping, truly grieved for the mistress she had loved and cared for.
 Asked what she knew of Myra's last hours, she said:
 'I dressed Mrs. Heath for dinner last evening. She was a bit fussy about her C. tines, as she often was. I tried three gowns before she was suited. Then, when I brought that white georgette. she said, ies, that's the very thing, Carter. I'll wear that. So. l put It on her, and she said. laughing like, They're all at me to wear a touch Of color. S'pose ] wear some red beads?' But I could see she didn't mean it, and I held up two necklaces for her choice. one a string of crystal beads and one of pearls. And she chose the pearls, and I clasped them round her neck and she looked beautiful-just beauti- full"
 "she didn't use rouge or pow der?"
 "A dash of powder, yes, sir. But not rouge-oh. no, never"
 Have you seen her-this morn-' ing?"
 "Yes. sir"-Carter almost broke down at the memory of it, but she went on. "Yes, sir. I have. And who- ever could have tricked her out like that, I don't know. But she looks beautiful now, to my way of think ing"
 "Go back to last night. After you dressed Mrs. Heath for dinner did you see her again? At bedtime?"
 "No, sir. When Mrs. Heath was dining at home, in just a simple gown, she never required me to help her prepare for bed. I was not ex- pected to be on duty after she went down to dinner, and I had laid out her night things"
 Then the last time you saw her alive, was when she went down to dinner last evening""
 "The very last, sir"
 And did you go to her room this expectil to see her there?"
 "Oh, no sir I went down to my breakfast and then the others told me what had happened"
 "You went in to look at Mrs. Heath:"
 "Yes, but I couldn't stay a mo- ment. The sight was too much for me. I almost tainted. I've weak heart And, too, Herrick bid me take up Miss Moores tray and to tell her the terrible news. So had to do that"
 You had to break the news to Miss Moore? That was a hard task. How did she take it?"
 Every hard, sir. She was sooolng when I went into the room, and well, we wept together, sir"
 "Yes, douL tle5s. But, what was Miss Moore crying about-before you had a chance to tell her about what had happened?"
 "I don't know, sir" Carter looked surprised. It was quite evident she hadn't thought of this before.
 "Never mind, she will speak for herself. You are excused. Miss Moore, will you please answer few questions?"
 Gro Be Continued)