Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-02

~ 1CHMOND was Suent 1oE . lew
minutes, but when he spoke It
was with his old vigof.
81 am prepared TO accept the
guilt Of any one, man or worn-
an, within the bounds Of the evidences"
Jimmie nodded and the superin-
| tendent continued.
Take the two girls. Evelyn and
| Duckworth called on you two months
ago about the letters. On the night
Miss Querdling was killed they were
indoors singing, as witnesses have said.
While they will benefit through her
death. their story is consistent.
EVELYN seems truthful, while M&x-
! jorie has never explained her move
ments in the garden, saying that after
| talking to the doctor she had waited
alone in the moonlight 1t brings me
back to my former suspicion, for until
/ heard Of Vincent Blake and the will
had the doctor foremost in my mind.
He probably knew OF the wnl-he may
even have been q witness to It,"
"You realize that your case against
him rests entirely on the supposition
that he wants to marry Marjorie?"
Certainly I realize that. Now let
me give you my case against Neither
ton. I have not yet been to Miss
Querdling's bank, but went to his. He
| is very hard up. There is a big over
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debt. Young Netherton Is paying his
way and reducing the debt, but not 50
quickly as they would wish. So you
see the need for a rich marriage?"
Jimmie nodded. After what Audrey
Winford had told him, the news came
as no surprise.
IT have also discovered that he and
Marjorie were sweethearts as young
sters, before he went to London for his
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cially lately. / had the witnesses ready
to call, but he admitted 1t. Undoubted-
ly she waited about for him."
For her to love him is not quite the
same for him to love her."
Perhaps not, but the old lady took
them for lovers and warned them there
would be nothing to expect from her.
He admits he fingered with the girl,
then he says he went for a long walk
to see Stirling. Why should he want to
see Stirling? He had not been to see
him before, nor has he been since.
IF Netherton killed the lady in the
garden he would get out as quickly as
he could An alibi would be impossible,
for every one knew he had been there.
So he went for his walk and, seeing
Stirling mentioned him to account for
| his movements"
Jimmie did not answer. Taking his
to summarize his charge, marking each
point with g tap of his finger on the
| table.
First it can't be disputed that he
was hard up and wanted a rich wife
and quickly He spent much time with
Marjorie and the aunt, taking them for
lovers. gave warning. There Is no proof
that any one except Marjorie was In
the garden with him when the aunt
was killed. He had seen where the old
lady was sitting, just under that stone
! figure. and he cannot explain why he
remained with the girl instead of going
home, nor his subsequent movements
| He phoned Marjorie SO that her story
would agree with his. Also, had there
been others in the garden, would not
| he or the girl have seen them?"
1t was a formidable indictment, but
+, he had not finished.
If the will has been stolen he and
the girls are perhaps more likely than
any one else to have taken it. And If
any one continued those death threats
| to throw suspicion on the original
writer, who so likely as this doctor who