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

looking down into the richly col
ored eIpanse of the room below,
and Jared on under q companion
arch into the last stretch OF the
hall. At the stairhead RawsOn
halted:
"Only two flights connecting with
this floor, the one In the front by
the library and this. Now the top
story-how do you get to that?"
Bassett showed them a staircase
at the end of the hall. He had
never been up there himself, but
some one. Mrs. Cornell, he thought,
had. 1t was the servants quarters
and had not been occupied during
their stay. Miss Pinkney and her
helper having had rooms -on the
gallery.
Later on they would take q look
up there, the Island was their bust
ness now. According TO Williams,
all this searching was merely a for
mality, and they descended the
stairs, comforting together. II was
their purpose to keep Stokes and
his wife from any possibility of pri-
vate communication. Shine had
been delegated to stay beside n
or the other OF them, and so far,
they had made no attempt to get
together. Their amenability added
TO Williams suspicion and il was
his suggestion that they should
bring Stokes with them on their
hunt. When that was finished they
planned taking Mrs. Stokes to the
place of the murder and making
her rehearse just what she had
seen.
Starting from the Point they ex-
plored the island foot by foot,
scouting cross the open expanses
where a rabbit could hardly have
hidden and prying into the hollows
and riffs Of the boulders on the
shore. The path that followed the
bluffs edge, making a detour round
the ravines, yielded neither trace
nor sign. The little amphithe-
alter, sunk in IFS green cup, lay
open to their eyes as they stood
on its brink. They walked among
the stone seats, scanned with a vel
vet padding of moss, and gathered
up q few programs, a pair of wom-
ans gloves and q necklace of blue
beads.
That brought them to the end.
The house had no outbuildings;
garages, barns and sheds were In
the village across the channel.
There was no II in hiding on the
island.
They found Flora, Shine and Mrs.
Cornell In the balcony. AS they
came up Flora looked at them and
then ayerted her glance as II In
proud determination 70 show no Gu
Rouge had been applied
her cheeks, and her dry lips
were a vivid rose color. The high
dnts showed CHASTITY on her with
cred skin but her dark eyes were
scintillant with an avid burning VI
II was like a face still hold
ing the coIors and hot warmth OF
youth suddenly stricken by untime-
ly age.
Williams, hating at the foot Of
the steps, told her what they want
er--lfer position and MISS Saun-
ders' ct the time Of the shooting,
going Owe the ground and making
Ii clear to them. She rose alertiy
With a quick understanding nod
she would be glad TO. It was her
earnest desire to be OF help to them
any way she could. Rawson no.
decd that she did not look at her
husband but kept her eyes on
Williams with III intent frowning
concentration, moving her head in
agreement with his instructions.
AT the shore she was eager to
everything, took her place
n the path where she had been
ghen she saw Sybfl appear on the
ther side of the hollow. Her rem ,
Iering Of the scene "a graphic
md given with much careful de-
all. The men, grouped about, fol- 4,
owed her Indicating hand, stopping !