The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-04
CHAPTER Ix-Continued


July or early August"
''She did some work for you per-
sonally?"
''She took my letters, on several
occasions"
"Her work satisfactory"
"She made many mistakes"
"But you kept her on?"
''For about two weeks, yes"
"Did you tell Miss Randall her
work was unsatisfactory"
''No. I knew she was temporary. F"
"You could have had Miss RAN
dali find someone who was satisfac-
tory, could you not?"
SIT wasn't worth the trouble for
so short time"
''And you liked Miss Wines?"
''Not at ALL"
''Why not? She was pretty, young,
pleasant, courteous, was she not?"
81 didn't dislike her. I thought
nothing about her. She was-part of
the office furniture, that's ALL"
''But-attractive?"
81 suppose So"
''You didn't f1otice?"
s'No."
didn't notice that she was pref
typ"
Mrs. Sentry sensed what was COM
ing, perceived the trap prepared,
wished to cry out in warning. But
Arthur stumbled blindly on, into
its very jaws. "No," he said.
''Come now, Mr.. Sentry, any man
must notice pretty girl, unless
there's something wrong with him."
81 don't"
"You don't notice such things,
aren't interested in pretty women?"
s'No."
The trap closed, the jaws snapped
shut. '"Then if you don't notice
such things, Mr.. Sentry, why did
you take this mysterious Enid to
New Jersey last August?"
She heard Arthur humble some
thing, shaken, speeches., perceiv-
ing too late the pit which his own
words had dug for his unwary feet.
Questions rained upon him; he an
swered helplessly.
And Mrs. Sentry wished to cry out
comfort to him; to say: It is all
right, Arthur!
''Now Mr.. Sentry, have you told
us, in general, all there is to tell
about your various encounters with
Miss Wines?"
SIN general"
"You had no personal relations
with her?"
emo"
SAT any timer"
''My only conversation with her
on personal matters was when she
came to my Office three weeks be-
fore"
Before you shot herr"
Before her DEATH"
"Ah, yes. I forgot, you do not like
that phrase. But you did shoot
herr"
eyes, by accident"
Sand arranged things in a way to
suggest that someone else shot
her?"
"Yes."
''Hoping the police would think
someone else had shot herr"
Mrs. Sentry, watching Arthur,
saw that he was strung to the break
ing point, knew that in another mo-
ment his iron control would shatter.
And then suddenly Fallzran was on
his feet, and he and Mr.. Weldon
were invo' yed in some argument,
meaningless to her, yet thrice wei
come, since while they argued Ar
thur could fight back to some COM
posure. She watched him, not lis
tening to them; till suddenly the
jury was filing out, and Arthur too,
: between his guards, his face hag-
gard and drawn.
Mrs. Sentry and Phil did not hear
the rest of Mr.. Sentry's cross-ex-
animation. District Attorney Flood
sought them during the noon re-
cess, to urge them to stay away
from court that afternoon.
Phil and Linda walked for miles,
at swift striding gait, and at first
he talked, bitterly reciting to her his
fathers testimony. as though it were
a relief to twist the knife in the
wound. She listened, not comment
ing, but her hand rested on his arm.
IT don't know why tell you all
this" he said at last. "You can
read it all in the papers. It was
awful"
II don't read the papers, Phil"
she replied. sand you need tell me
nothing; but if it makes you feel
better to talk, you can talk to me
all you want"
II couldn't have gone through it
this far if ! hadn't had you"
'I'm glad. / want it to be so."a
1T must be tough on you,
though"
1T isn't. It's sweet to think I'm
helping" s.s,.
t'Mothers so darned bravei"
stOf course" eSsfasasa ~ 4
"But gosh, Linda, it's awful to
hear him saying those thingsi" And