The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12

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nervous numbering sobs.
Mrs. Sentry said, "That's not nec-
essary, Emma!" And she added:
"We are all going to have an UNI
pleasant time for while. OF course
l shall not be surprised, or blame
any of you, If you wish to leave"
She felt grateful for their quick ex-
pressions of loyalty. Grateful for
the loyalty of servants? Was she
already brought so low? "You're
quite free to CO." she insisted stiff
ly. "But please understand, If you
stay, shall expect a perfectly nor
NAL households If nothing had
happened"
She hesitated, then went on: "You
must, of course, help the police in
every possible way, be completely
frank, truthful, hide nothingl" 1t
was useless and dangerous to try
to drill the servants in lies or de-
malls; and-there was nothing they
could really know, or tell. She add
ed: "That is all. count on you"
Emma wiped her eyes, and they
filed out. Later, after she was
dressed, Phil came in and said,
Morning, mother" He kissed her
awkwardly, an unaccustomed ges-
ture. "Dean Hare's downstairs. I
wasn't sure you were awake"
Perhaps he will have breakfast
with u.s." Mrs. Sentry suggested.
''Is Mrs. Hare with him?" Mrs.
Hare was cheerful, chuckling, 10y
al friend, but-Mrs. Sentry hoped
she was not here just now.
Phil said, "No, he's alone" They
went downstairs together. Dean
Hare was in the living-room, and
Mrs. Sentry greeted him almost with
a smile.
"Good morning, Dean" she said.
81 hoped you would come"
II came last night, after I left
Arthur" he explained, "but the
house was dark. / thought, if you
were asleep, better not to wake you;
so didn't ring"
Elbow is Arthur"
He said slowly, Shocked and
shaken, but-all right" He added,
II arranged about the telephone at
once, after Phil called me, so you
won't be bothered" He told her
the new number. "You can give
it to your friends" he said, and
continued, ''Then / went to him, to
Arthur" He hesitated, said thought
fully, "You know, Bob Flood and
Arthur and I played bridge together
that night, Thursday night"
Mrs. Sentry started to speak, then
said to her son, "Phil, tell Nellie Mr..
Hare will have breakfast with us"
eve had breakfast" the lawyer
replied.
"A cup of coffee, at least" Mrs.
Sentry insisted. Sand you may
change your mind. Go on, Phil. -
Phil went toward the kitchen, and
Mrs. Sentry said, in a lower tone,
as soon as he was out of hearing:
eyes, Arthur told me. He got home
little after eleven" Phil last night
had heard Barbara tell the District
Attorney that her father had come
home just before one; he must not
hear her say this now.
Hare nodded. eyes, he told me
he came straight home; and that
of course makes it impossible that
he could have done this. He couldn't
have left the Club when he did, and
gone to the office, and still got
home SO soon." Il /,
She said, "You don't need to con-
vince me, Dean!" But she was
thinking: So Arthur has lied to Dean
Hare as he lied to me. I suppose
he thinks-hopes-no one saw him
come home.
Then Phil returned to say break
fast was ready. They went into the
dining-room, sat down. II must see
Arthur today" she said.
The lawyer hesitated. "It might
be as well to-wait," he advised.
SIN fact he told me to ask you to
wait; that he wouldn't be there long,