The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-13
servants. Any men?"

Not in the house. There is Ben Acres, the gardener, and the chauffeur, Edward Green. But he is leaving. He" she hesitated and her color returned-"he wanted to marry"
 Do you mean" asked Jimmie smiling, that your aunt dismissed Green because she disapproved oi that marriage in particular or of marriages in general?"
 of marriages in general" said the girl more warmly. Aunt Anna belle was very good in many ways but in that she was most unrea- sonable." A slight flush indicated that in this she disagreed with her aunt.
 Any besides these two men?'
 George Dent and Arthur--I don't know his namc-help Ben. They live in the village" Marjorie sup plemented. There are three maids Mrs. Frater, the cook-she's ill now-Janet Raynes and Hetty Smith-the housemaid"
 Were there others here last night?"
 Yes. MT. Duckworth-you just saw him-dropped in and Dr Netherton came to see the cook"
 Didn't someone mention Major Gresham?"
 T met him in the garden"
 Think carefully, Miss Blake, " Inspector Richmond put the ques- tion slowly and deliberately. "Was there no one else in the house CT gardens at about the time the tragedy occurred?"
 She hesitated and her fair skin flushed and paled under his scrut- iny.
 Tell me what happened"
 There was no one else" she said
 After dinner" she began after a slight pause in which the mem ory appeared painful, my aunt went out to her usual seat in that garden. I went with her, but soon returned to the house. Aft erwards, MT. Duckworth came. We brought him to this room and left him with my sister. Then I met Dr. Netherton."
 Did MT. Duckworth see your aunt?" interrupted Richmond.
 NO, he came straight to this room. I think Aunt Annabelle knew he was coming"
 So far as you judge, did she ap- prove of his engagement to your sister?"
 There was a touch of bitterness in Mariorie's reply that her aunt disapproved of all engagements, al- though she allowed that one to go on, while not pleased about it.
 Questioned about Dr. Netherton's visit, Marjorie said that after he had attended Mrs Frater she took him to her aunt in the garden. It was about o'clock, she said, just beginning to get dusk.
 "Dr. Netherton and I were with her only few minutes He told her Mrs. Frater was better but should remain in bed for another day She had a cold and Aunt Annabelle was pleased to have her go to bed"
 You say the doctor stayed for only a few minutes, talked of the cooks illness and then went? Moth ing else, queried the superintendent.
 Nothing else" Marjorie replied after pause in which her cheeks flushed.
 Did he go off alone?"
 T went with him-through the gardens"
 How long were you away?"
 Marjorie's eyes showed her dis tress. T don't know" she said in a very low tone. We were talking for some time-perhaps fifteen min utes."
 When you went through the gar- den, did you take him to his car?"
 "No, Bill had walked over" Both men noticed her use of the Chris tian name.
 And you stood there talking for about fifteen minutes, you said. Did you meet anyone in the gardens?"
 "No, not then" Marjorie an- swered. After the doctor left she said she had remained in the lane for about ten minutes, seeing or speaking to no one.
 Then" she continued, T walked down the lane, on to the links, in through the bottom gate, and up to the Dutch garden, meaning to ask Aunt Annabelle if she would come in with me. Then I saw heron the ground. I thought she had