Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
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uncertain what to 50" TO her. sup
pose l walked slowly for that reason.
il was devilish difncult."
Then" said Supt. Richmond. that
Is the reason you waited on the lawn
and did not go straigas to the Dutch
gaTder?"
1T Is. Now, poor soul, she is dead"
His voice dropped. III l was reluctant
to tell you, even in confidence, you will
appreciate my reason"
Richmond again asked the ma jor II
he had seen any one In the garden. A
negative answer made the question more
specific
Did you, for instance. see a woman
passing near the house, mean, before
Marjorie passed."
mo, saw nobody"
The major glaTed in the old manner
as he left the room.
Richmond grinned. Fancy his pro-
posing to Miss Querdlingl" He told
Constable Roscoe to summon the chauf-
feur. If any one here did it, ne seems
the most likely" he explained. but at
Jimmies suggestion he decided to ques-
ton the maid. Janet.
Pretty Janet Raynes, maCt nervous
by the circumstances. was put in a de-
fensive attitude by the superintendent
severity. She had been Miss Querd-
ling's parlormaid for 10 months and
had gone cut of the house for only a
short time on the night before. but had
not gone near the Dutch garden.
She said that on the night before
there had been only one caller, MIR.
Duckworth, and that Miss Marjorie
had told her to take some coffee to him
and her sister in the young ladies' room.
/ Il left the coffee and went out"
Singing weren't they?" She nodded
and Jimmie continued, Did you go TO
the garoen?"
mo, sir not at FIRST. The doctor
came. He went out with Miss Mar
jorie.'
And you followed. or"-noting her
hesitancy-"did you listen to the sing
ing? Mr.. Duckworth sings well, doesn't
hep"
She looked a little confused. Eyes,
sir. He sings beautiful. I did listen
for few minutes"
What was he singing"
Il don't know. It's that song where
he and the girl ride across the desert.
You can hear the horses galloping"
know, laughed Jimmie. "A song
called To the Desert What did you
co them"
Janet said she had gone out to tell
Ted Green, the chauffeur, about the
song, but that he was not at the
garage
All right" said Jimmie. seriously.
THE flrsl time you went to the garage
Ted wasn't there So you went back 70
the house. What was the song this
tims?"
Janet went rather red. They was
doing the same one over again"
Then you went back 10 the garage
and found Ted. Is that right?"
She said that 1t was and that she had
rot a~l-sd him where he had been when
she first called. After lingering a few
minutes she explained that she had
| gon2 back to the house.
What was the song this time?"
| Jimmie put in.
"Ha was stu singing. but" The
! girl looked doubtful. 1t was about
Roses in September"
II know it. What happened then?"
They started another song ana
| stopped suddenly Miss Marjorie had
come. She said something about Aunt
| Annabslle and an accident So went
and told Hetty. Then we heard all
about it."
Ted, the chauffeur, she said, had re-
csivsd notice from Miss Que.dling be-
cause he and Janet planned to marry.
"You--neitller o. you ever thought
Of punching her for what she had
! done?"
mo. sir. She was r.-.ss Querdling. !"
| The tone implied respect. She with
| drew when the superintendent indi-
Gated he had no more questions to ask.
Before going out to the garage to see
| the chauffeur, they questioned Hetty
! Smith, the houssmaid. She had at
| fenced to the bed rooms and had spent
the rest of the evening reading in the
kitchen. She had heard the singing,
but had seen no oRe.
Ted Green, big dark fellow, said
that on the evening before he had been
busy overhauling the car. Richmond
asked if he had been working all eve
ming and upon his repeating that ne
had, aroused his ire by saying: Think
again I say you were not"
That's lie" shouted Green. no
one came until I was wanted to fetch
the doctor" When Richmond insisted
that some one had come for him and
he had been absent, he corrected him.
self IT was here every minute except
when I went TO the cottage to get q
hammer Ben had borrowed"
so, you admit you were not there
all the time. What threatening Ian
Richmond asked.
II didn't threaten. ] only said, II
she wanted to prevent folk marrying,
she was a msddlesome old fool Rich
mond pressed him closely, but there
were no more contradictions He said
that in going for the doctor he followed
the footpath just inside the links. He
hesitated momentarily as Jimmie asked
whether he had seen any one.
mo. but there was car on the path
Just inside the links"
Another carl" exclaimed Richmond.
Whose could it have been?"
CTo be continued)