Show 1 1 L ING k LADY G r RA L D I 1 N B DONNER by ahr MERRILL irions TORY THE START stant while th en an forced arced hiding of lier her lance fiance jim allne slayer in self belt defense of ballao I 1 lomer aki n member oll ofin nn 1 n enolal family ryall saunders Baun dera ocular actress ic tree Is tn liny lay viola in tt a chirlly cherity perform inco of IT twelfth v 0 fifth night on lull aland loi lid on n t alio 11 maine coast after t he piny hugh Dam dassett sett anne anna racy cyin nance atin joe he has card he in 1 on 8 sybil to parn tho the of jim alias and earn arn the reward of ered area by the Parkin fion famely hiie lie boy donlea it joe to IN arrana us ig for a vacation trip to anne a his hie enmity abil stokes tells tella sybil ho han ban lews ej of lanns and to secure privacy they arrange to meet in amail house the und of it a pistol aliat arties he a assembly a d company hinves leation ln atlon allows a revolver has haa eon taken from A desk in the arary flora Stol ces wife arsts in with the announce ont that sybil ham been cliot rd nd her body carried oft off by the ide do flora tells bassett he a paw caw sybil shot ahot but did not a her murderer hotl ea as the he sheriff abel williams Wll llama V continued 1 a mett issett ou on tile in tile the cove lied died tile launch approaching over glistening floor of witter water As it ed against the boards tie fie heard nanie anle tn in a acon bass voice ithe the big body of the sheriff ellin bed the kilde hide A rough padded hand ped tits hla and well mr bassett lawa law yot got us ui together again wits led into hla his CUP car so 0 o more figures followed him oue rawson the di district attorney tit ni the vivid light revealed as a much younger than williams tall narrow shouldered with a leun lean angland visage and a pair of i spectacles astride a high bridged the other wits was disposed of with suni hand leave and a murmur of rieta tt it was explained ke ike char charge ge of tho the causeway itaw it appeared knew gull island having been there veral so ata eral times egal business for M mr r driscoll i they walked back basseri told tod tory lory lie ile noticed th that atthe the younger s questions were sharp and to thu t t and before bufore they had yono gone half realized that rawson was of rt a i higher grado grade of education and than ills coadjutor A I 1 chap ito ho thought and felt his en lightened they could do good work sv aik oik illanas observed with arlin relish lell sli ou have a murder conid conia lit in a bettor better penco than this r for us once youre on oil here heio i d d hard business gotting getting oft off c folks are as good its s lit in prison mr air bassett just juat where duus does that wily lie e c channel stretched cIted before them illig expanse apoe creased ijuin um of rock emerging tile alio receding r was like a sliver silver veil helm being y withdrawn its diamente diA lente t issue by sharp edged projections bas baa bohi d the wharf lien below the water there tire lire cut lit in tho rock that lead down the whole stretch wont be clear early curly midnight wants guve gave hla his instructions to nun Il patrick atrick a watch on oil ohp ati iway anyone stopped who cattle came the mainland or attempted to tile the island patrick u silent mas with a stolid bull ilog thrust out his hill chin achl und couched duelled olt off the sound so uuie of tits hid heavy lieue loud on the rocks the alie othera d 1 tou lowury the house tho the light its opened dor falling loni long golden square t occupants of the herd heard aud looked ut lit one another nn other mrs ell 11 II with clenched hands I 1 slowly up tip and the lie rest like in I 1 it who see a figure rise anti ami fol follow loll its example got or ir leet feet tair thrpo etien entered enter il and tinder aindow of the ilie gallery p paused aused 1 for ament surveying tile the standing tig nuch illuce na as they might have looked uie M spectacle almager for their val lul baskett with no precedent de e if him I 1 lit WI albea toward its his abild illes iles and gentlemen tile authorial conn mr Ita llawson nud and mr ins ing y bowed and then men not knowing knowin to 1 do next subsided into their tho the men cadue forward nvard fo nov the long table where william own wn rumbling fumbling lit in his pocket for kitain iraln pett pen ond and cl earin earlus ca 0 fur for the t taking ali ing of nai tes ilaw urvey eirv eying lu the seated Is la Is tit alip whole of your pur company ansett who were bore att u the time of ader several of ato tin actors and ints lett left it five mirty nud and joe out 0 of iff the coni puny at a r tu to oven loeven you saw them go e 1 I 1 saw tile the birst lot RO go I 1 soe tracy hut but lie he looked at anne ahls la its hla sister miss tracy slie site leob ably till did did you miss tracy said itaw son on iler voice was very low but steady dmd clear yes yea lie he went well that disposes of Il them leni said Ilaw llawson soll there were a few formalities to 91 go through A general agreement oil in till the alino of the nim minder der a ft fw w minutes ini before meven disposed of that and the interrogation of 0 mrs airs stokes tile one ou eye vc ss followed sho began welt well telling the story she lind told bassett lla when she described tier lier first view of sybil running to the edge of the point rawson hawson interrupted with a question was slie I running fast us as it if someone was utter her KB as if site she wits vm frightened yes she bhe waa wafa ing fast but I 1 dont know whether she was frightened I 1 close enough to seu see sho she staggered Stag gired along it a few steps step and went over anything like and I 1 havo have lime to see just as aa I 1 was looking nt tier her the shot came did you yop notice tile the direction it cattle fruin froin no 4 it wits was like a sort of loud snap in the mr I 1 heard it and she staggered along ft a few steps nud and avent ent over did you or hear tiny sounds footsteps A person makes a nolice ou on till rocky locky ground round I 1 1 I hear a thing silo she leaned toward tow aid with haggard line gaul ence 1 I hear anything I 1 wits d mr barsett asked nio nin eliat nud you nil all seem to think I 1 ought to leave heard the person the buu buur derer or tried it led to cutch catch hini him hut but I 1 uny any sense I 1 just stood there paralyzed not I 1 filut tind had hap veiled mr air bassett says you went out on oil the rocks und and tried to catch tile body oil oh yes then I 1 came buck to life I 1 run ran down into the lite hollow hollon und and out on oil the rocks us as far us its I 1 could go 0 o and slie she was going ly by on the current her hair und and tier her dress dread all whirled about uh god cod vylia wits I 1 the ow to see it V I 1 tier lier lits hta voke ako low wid ind urgent floru flora just try to answer quietly qu letl slie site paid no attention to ahu tier ur eyes ee riveted on lt aam and aben came caille buck back to the llou lii uc p r VPS but I 1 stood there watching her for u tew tt Utes 1 dout know ilaw loll ion depente dp ente not knowing what to do and then I 1 started to run hack here wid I 1 fell down I 1 suppose I 1 wix was shaking so ao tind tid the ru butk ks were BH pery I 1 thinh I 1 fell twice but I 1 dont doni I 1 Seel lied to bc hilt half crazy you MI ur or laurd noth nothing iiii ou kou 0 way buck back no no I 1 heep telling yon ho in voice diew higher 1 I nener neer r nil mi hody it ini body wm their thel li hu liao have aeeti lil dlug they could heard ine eipl 1 win nas N as yiu slit to tile the others I 1 confirmed tier her statement aal aliv went on lit lur her voice ulce mill higher till the cords colds lit in her neck stinting star out of 01 M ahey heard we iise tint unil lild bild got cot out of tin till wity way some onie stranger we avre ull lit in tile alu house ivri loil here haq lit in tile the house it Kni lUnt have been lit iby of tl itin stokes linof flot 11 please ilise I 1 site she turned bloh antly ou on litin why I 1 kiy ity it ani not I 1 w mas is the only person out and it have been site silt faced round on oil rawson nobody No llody could lint ank them the m these li cuple tell you Tl Ili nils ats not tit at till nil hect sunry mra stokes stimson wits was inrid and nd tauave yun now if try to bu be aim Ca baliti liti calm she i groaned und bent almost doelle do ulle dropping drupp lug tier lier face into ant tier hands lia iula stokes stoked nut gut up chalk white lu in tile the my alfea pretty asell A ell knocked out mr quite under stu i nd tible mr air stoked we mont ont trouble her tiny liny inure just juht now and if the reit re it of YOU ou liddles und ii will refrain from doin bibi lug what luit you think lilii lt or nw lions well ge get t on oil it good deal quicker they went veil on to stokes who wua was very ury elvar and he had walked nebout down the alie path to the pine wood und tind round that end of tile thi aliouse it was absolutely still and ho lind heard nobody aio was ai not sure of the direction Il of the shot us its lie le hail had been reading it purer paper nt at the lie time like tile rest of thein lie ho had had no sus suspicion ocion or of serious or 01 0 coarse lie would have invests cited everybody else was in the house Ili indicated their positions pointing thein out as lie he explained their whereabouts miss saunders Stu inders movements lits followed site she lind had spent the earlier part of the evening sitting on oil the cliffs with miss truey tracy miss tracy had bud left tier her some time little after afler isly miss saunders derm saying site lie would follow but wanted to see the end of the sunset no one had seen lier her collie back but site she had come collie back for shortly before seven airs cornell tail had noticed tier her leaving alie he house mrs airs cornell Cor nelt invested with the grisly excitement of the hour WAS en eager ger to tell ebat ehe blie knew she hd had been standing at tho the window of tier her room and slie site saw sybil ou on the path below passing the end of the balcony mrs cornell was surprised for it was not far froin supper time and sybil was still in tier lier viola dress she had not watched lier but had gone back to lock the trunk both site she and pankney agreed that the shot had followed soon utter after about six or sevell ini they alicy thought they diverged to the place of the murder tile tho point the last who had been there was shine somewhere round ax esix thirty though nc swear to tho the time ned 1 stayed t there here perhaps pel imps ten minutes 8 walking round onil and had then gone up to the gulden garden As far as lie ho could see the alie place wits was deser deserted tea li in answer to the question had ile he seen anyone on oil tits his way back lie he said lie had seen mrs stoles stokes reading a paper ou on the balcony this ended tile the inker interrogations rog lations for tile the tinie being the colo company willy was told they might retire to their rooms lint they were to understand flint tile the wei were e held 0 on it gull island for the res cut allt no going giua 0 olt on oil tiny any pretext or holding communication with anyone on tile the mainland also find and mr air rawson son was waa till once in their rooms they were to stay in tile un 1111 less lebs edit lor for by him lie he did not want any wandering about la in the lulls halls 01 talking together they rose and prepared to yo go stokes helped hav wife to tier her feet and bassett aas sctt between the chairs anne illow how are you your lie he murmured for or tier her tipped appearance rance shocked him all right theres nothing 00 matter mate I 1 e r w with ith I 1 me i le try to get some borne rest will vill they the want ua aps any more inore to night light 1 I dont think so not you anyway stokes qU ices end alid lora flora moved toward thy hull hall door the hall glug on tier her arm arin voice arrested diem mr ir and sirs mrs stokes just wall wait a minute dilute where is your room or rooms V were together in a room on oa t thih floor out in iii tile tho hull flat here opposite the stull stall H TO UE BE continued CONTIN UnD D |