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Page 6 OajateAd jchrjlt?e ! CHAPTER TWENTY-FO V R Elinor took the oath. She was an- j swering Sir Edwin's questions in a low voice. The judge leaned forward He told her to speak louder Sir Edwin was talking gently and encouragingly—all the questions to which she had rehearsed the answers. “You were fond of Roderick Wel man?" “Very fond. He was like a broth er to me—or a cousin. I always thought of him as a cousin.” The engagement drifted into it very pleasant to marry some one you had known all your life “Not perhaps, what might be called a pasionate affair?” (Passionate? Oh, Roddy ) “Well, no you see, we knew each other so well ” “After the death of Mrs. Welman, was there a slightly strained feeling between you?” “Yes, there was.” “How did you account for this?” I “I think it was partly the money.” r> “The money?” “Yes. Roderick felt uncomforta ble. He thought people might think he was marrying me for that ” “The engagement was not broken off on account of Mary Gerrard?” “I did think Roderick was rather i taken with her, but I didn’t believe it was anything serious.” “Would you have been upset if it had been?” “Oh, no. 1 should have thought it rather unsuitable, that is all.” “Now, Miss Carlisle. Did you or did you not take a tube of morphine from Nurse Hopkins’ attache case on June 28th?” “I did not.” “Have you at any time had mor phine in your possession?” “Never.” “Were you aware that your aunt had not made a will?” “No. It came as a great surprise to me.” “Did you think she was trying to convey to you a message on the night of June 28th when she died?” “I understand that she had made no provision for Mary Gerrard, and was anxious to do so.” “And in order to carry out her wishes, you yourself were prepared to settle a sum of money on the girl?” “Yes. I wanted to carry out Aunt Laura’s wishes. And I was grate ful for the kindness Mary had shown to my aunt.” “On July 26th did you come down from London to Maidensford and stay at the King’s Arms?” asked the Prosecutor. “Yes,” answered Elinor. “What was your purpose in coming down ?” t “I had an offer for the 'house, sand I > t DOLLAR DAYS ► IN SALISBURY Friday and Saturday—February 6th and 7th JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF SHOPPERS WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE MONEY SAVING OPPORTUNITIES Bargains In All Stores Displaying The Official “Dollar Day” Sign - * Extraordinary | REDUCTIONS ON FINE FURNITURE February prices are effective Friday, • •January 30th. Come, make your inspec- Second and Third i -r tion thorough. Furniture for the entire • 5 home unsurpassed in quality at its price Jk Jk yi anywhere. Buy Defense Bonds with the ... in Salisbury the man who had bought it wanted i possession as quickly as possible. I had to look through my aunt’s per sonal things and settle things up gen erally.” | “Did you buy various provisions on your way to the Hall on July 27th?’ “Yes. I thought it would be easier I to have a picnic lunch there than to come back to the village.” "Did you then go on to the house, and did you sort through your aunt’s personal effects?” “ I did.” “And after that?” “I came down to the pantry and cut some sandwiches. I then went down to the lodge and invited the District Nurse and Mary Gerrard to come up to the house.” “Why did you do this?” “I wished to save them a hot walk : back to the village and back again to the lodge.” “tl w’as, in fact, a natural and kind ily action on your part. Did they ac-! cept the invitation?” “Ybs. They walked up to the house with me.” “Where were the sandwiches you had cut?” | “I left them in the pantry on a plate.” “Was the window open?” “Yes.” “Any one could have got into the pantry while you were absent?” “Certainly.” “If anybody had observed you from outside while you were cutting the sandwiches, what would they have thought?” “I suppose that I was preparing to \ | have a picnic lunch.” “They could not know, could they, that any one was to share the lunch?” “No. The idea of inviting the oth er two only came to me when I saw what a quantity of food I had.” “So that if any one had entered ! the house during your absence and planced morphine in one of those i sandwiches, it would be you they were , attempting to poison?” “Well, yes, it would.” * “What happened when you had all 1 arrived back at the house?” “Wl went into the morning-room. • I fetched the sandwiches and handed > them to the other two.” ’ “Did you drink anything with ; them?” “I drank water. There was beer on i a table; but Nurse Hopkins and Mary preferred tea. Nurse Hopkins went into the pantry and made it. She ' brought it in on a tray and Mary i poured it out.” “Did you have any?” “No.” “But Mary Gerrardand Nurse Hop kins both drank tea?” j “Yes.” ■ “What happened next?” “Nurse Hopkins went and turned the gas-ring off.” “Leaving you alone with Mary Ger und ?” ; “Yes.” “What happened next?” “After a few minutes I picked up the tray and the sandwich plate and carried them into the pantry. Nurse; Hopkins was there, and we washed them together.” “Did Nurse Hopkins have her cuffs i off at the time?” “Yes. She was washing the things while I dried them.” “Did you make a certain remark to her about a scratch on her wrist?” “I asked her if she had pricked her self.” “What did she reply?” “She said, ‘lt was a thorn from the rose tree outside the lodge. I’ll get | it out presently.’ ” “What was her manner at the time?” “I think she was feeling the heat, i She was perspiring and her face was a queer color.” “What happened after that?” “We went upstairs, and she helped me with my aunt’s things.” ; “What time was it when you went ! downstairs again?” “It must have been an hour later.” > . “Where was Mary Gerrard?” “She was sitting in the morning- , i room. She was breathing very queer- 1 ly and was in a coma. I rang up the ' doctor on Nurse Hopkins’ instruction-, i He arrived just before she died.’ ’ Sir Edwin squared his shoulders j dramatically. I Miss Carlisle, did voj kill Mary’ Gerrard?” (That’s your cue. Head up. eyes straight.) “No!” .j sjc sjc Sjs * Sir Samuel Attenbury. A sick beal i ing at one’s heart. Now—now she was iat the mercy of an enemy! No more i gentleness, no more questions to j which she knew the answers! But he began quite mildly. "You i were engaged to be marired, you have i told us, to Mr. Roderick Welma ri ?” | “Yea.” i “You were fond of him?” “Very fend.” | “T put it to you that you were deep ly in love with Roderick Welman and | that you were wildy jealous of his love for Mary Gerrard?” “No.” (Did it sound properly in dignant, that “no?”) Sir Samuel said menacingly: “I put it to you that you deliberately planned | to put this girl out of the way, in the hope that Roderick Welman would re iturn to you.” “Certainly not.” (Disdainful —a little weary. That was better.) (To be continued) WORCESTER DEMOCRAT. POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND Stockton News Mr. Harry Hammond of Hampton,; Virginia spent a few days with his ; mother, Mrs. Kathryn Hammond, last : week. Miss Jeanette Hill of Snow Hill, and Mi. William Hill of Cambridge j and Mr. Otho Marriner of Snow Hill j were dinner guests Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hill. Mrs. Leslie Payne and Mrs. James Manning visited friends in Pocomoke, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and daughter, of near Snow Hill, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Parker Cherrix, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rew of Girdle | tree visited her sister, Mrs. Nettie Hayden, Sunday. Little Don Hallett Doughty of Snow Hill spent a few days last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. | W. E. Pettit. Mrs. Milton Barnes of Girdletree, , visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sharpley, Wednesday. Mr. Melvin Milbourn of Baltimore spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Milbourn. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Colona and son, of Jenkins Bridge, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pettit were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Pettit. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Duncan of Salisbury, srent last week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pilchard. Those entertained to dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. 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