The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-02-11
TX.

ID ASSET was detailed to fnd
ID Stokes and bring him to the II
brary. A summons from the di
rector would have an air OF in.
formslity which might put Stokes
off his guard.
Bassett found Flora and Shine
on the balcony and heard that
Stokes had gone to his room TO try
TO get some sleep. He knocked on
the door, and to q gruff Come in
entered, to find Stokes lying on the
bed. He rose quickly, exhibiting
the same alacrity his wife had
shown earlier In the day,
"Of course he said, Tin ready
to come whenever they want me. In
fact I've been lying here expecting
1t, going back over last evening, try
ing to think Of anything / may
have overlooked that might help
them.
There was a willing ~bruskness in
his manner, an almost hearty readi-
ness to do what was asked of him
that seemed not quite genuine,
adopted, perhaps, to hide the nat
ural nervousness of a person in his
position. Seated In an easy chair
before the two men, Bassett back
Of them by the window, noticed
that his hands were restless,
smoothing and pulling at his
clothes, settling his tie. Despite
his disquiet he assumed an attitude
of expectant attention, gravely
awaiting their will, his eyes glanc-
ing from one TO the other. He
might readily have been a guilty
man prinled for attack, OF an in
nocent one shaken by the untoward
circumstances in which he found
himself.
Rawson's name was friendly
and r%eassuring. They wanted TO
get all possible information on the
movements Of the company the eve
ming before. They would like to
know just what he had done from
the time he entered the house to
change his clothes TO the time when
he had heard the shot.
He answered promptly with bust
nesslike directness. Went to his
room. changed his clothes, laid on
the bed, rested for a while, then
sat on the balcony reading the pa
per.
While he was sitting there Miss
Saunders must have passed the end
of the balcony by the path that led
TO the Point.
She must have, but he had not
seen her, being completely occupied
his paper.
Had lie while in the house seen
Miss Saunders or heard her voice?
He had not. He had no idea she
had come in.
Had he seen his wifef
MY wifef Yes, l saw her for a
moment. In the hall when / came
out of our room after dressing
"Slie said nothing 70 you about
Miss Saunders being in the house?"
"Why no, she didn't know it. We
lidn't mention Miss Saunders at
ALL"
But she was-she had been-a
frequent subject OF conversation
between your"
His eyes, looking at Rawson.
to harden and grow more
1--WE had talked of her-nat-
being In the same company
"Your wife and Miss Saunders
we're not very friendlyf"
A fierce light ose in the fixed
yes, the nostrils widened.
"What are you getting at, Mr..
3awsonf"
"Our business, Mr.. Stokes. We're
lere to investigate q murder, aud
re can't spare peoples feelings or
hut our eyes 10 d~isagFeeable
Have ! shown any signs Of ex-
that? I've put myself at
our disposal, my wife has. We're
endy to give you any help we can,
nut I'm not ready to back up any
Id suspicious that have been put
nto your minds"
"We're not asking you TO" SAID
but we know what was
DING on here before the shooting.
Bassett spoke up:
I'm the person that told them,
II had To he done They
.ad 10 he ed With the