Nogales international., 1928-09-18
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mo; not a reason; not the
slightest reason!" Amy declared
with absolute positiveness. Il
can't even imagine why anyone
should want to kill my-uncle."
''And as far as you know. there
was no one in the house last night
but your uncle, Mr.. Judd here, Mr..
Dart and the servants?" Brennan
asked her. II know" he added,
~that you can't say whether others
may not have come in unknown to
you"
Amy's eyes turned to Bob Carter.
Eyes, was in the house last
night" Carter said.
about when. Carter" Brennan
aLate." Carter said. "After
eleven and before twelve. Mr..
Drane said he wanted to see me-;
he sent Norbert to tell me so yes
terday afternoon-just before we
went for the drive, you remember,
Amy? There was no hurry, Nor
bert said; either last night or today
would do. l rather knew what he
had on hi mind. had asked him
if@I could marry Amy. and he had
put off answering me. So last
night I happened to pass here and
saw the lights in the library and
I came in"
Ring or knock or anything?"
II went to the library door at
that side of the house and knocked
on the door, AMI Mr.. Drane let
me in," Bob said. "Mr. Dart was
with him; no one else. / said good
evening to Mr.. Dart and Mr.. Drane
said we could go across the hall
to the dining room for a few
minutes, and we did. There's one
thing / ought to tell you, / guess;
just as we were going out Mr..
Dart said, Now, remember what l
told you, John; / don't approve.
It was something like that; he may
have said I'm against it or 1
won't have it, ! was rather ex-
cited, you see; what Mr.. Drane
was going to say meant such a
lot to me-"
Naturally" agreed Brennan.
"Well?"
That's about ALL" Carter said.
''We went into the dining room
and Mr.. Drane talked to me awhile.
1t was mostly about my prospects
and what / was planning to do
with my life and whether I would
be willing to come to this house
to live after we were married.
Amy and l. He said we had best
travel for year, Or stay else
where year. After that he wanted
lis here. | told him that was what
Amy wanted-it was the only rea-
son she hesitated about marrying;
she did not want to leave him.
So he said it would be al fright"
I'm SO glad, Bobl" Amy cried.
"l'm SO glad to think he was
willing"
And then what?" Brennan
asked, seeing that Carter was
hesitating.
"Well. it was rather queer"
Carter said, blushing. II thought
it was rather queer then, but it
doesn't seem SO queer now-not
when we know what we know now.
He asked if he could kiss me-"
He did," Brennan exclaimed.
"Not quite 50 brashly as all
that" Carter said. "He laughed
and laughed and said that if we
were French he supposed we
would kiss each other on both
cheeks. l said I had been kissed,
when / was given my cross. Then
you won't mind if | do kiss YOU
he said, and he kissed me. I felt
well, felt sorry for him, that's
how I felt. ! thought Poor old
fellow! knew nobody around
here cared much for him, and he
was getting pretty old. That sort
of feeling. And now, when ! know
he was q womanw
"It's bound to come cut now
and again" said Brennan tersely.
"a woman can only stand so much
without affection The very worst
I've ever known came to it now and
again And then what did you
do?"
1--WE talked few minutes about
when the wedding might be, and
l said l would have to leave that
to Amy Then he said"
Carter hesitated a moment but
Brennan said nothing.
"He spoke about money" Carter
went ON He said he had made