Show Sai Saint 8 S The examination of or Bob Dob Hath Hath- Hathaway Hath away away by Ly the In coroner was merci merci- mercifully mercifully rull fully brief brier an and i to the point Dr allowed him hint to tell In his own words wor of his arrival at atthe atthe atthe the Cluny hOl house e at approximate approximate- approximately ly iy a quarter to nine and his find find- finding finding finding ing his uncles uncle's body Lody a few feet from tho the pai-ily pai opened window UP Identified the broken Chinese vase ase Indicated by Dr Enos lax lax Ion Pax-Ion ton Ion as the tha Instrument used in commItting the Iho murder as the property of or his hi- hl Mr fr vay Hatha do you OU her br where whore this hl 1 1 vase was us-as accustomed accustomed tomed to stand the coroner It had its permanent place on the low book case to tho right or of the window which was open Bob answered May ay I J add that In examining examining- tho Iho he room roon yesterday In iii your our company I pointed out to you ou a faint zing ling of dust on the book bool shelf markIng the place where the vaso stand The fhe housekeeper and thel the cat cai verify these later the Iho coroner nodded Now 1 ow Sir Mr r what Im Impression tm- tm Impression did you receive recel when you opened tho the door into your un uncle's un- un uncle's cles cle's that room Is it if you did dido o open n the door The door 1001 was closed I knocked and received no answer I thought my uncle mIght be In Inthe lie bathroom m and und opened the door dool and entered He Ito was lying sprawled on t the c carpet his right cheek bone u the carl carpet Et I saut Il Ilat at d co that lie he had he been en struck on the head and nl noticed that a broken vase lay on the floor Veen et the the-the the the bo body ly and tim the window Indo indicating that hat the lie person per who hil Ml struck him down had bad stood behind him and that hI back had been turned The coroner rapped rather sharply Wo We must not draw con con- conclusions con 11 please Mr 11 Hathawa hathaway That will wilt be b nIl all When ohen lie ho had li-id taken talen his seat scat Faith whispered in great agitation nut But Bob nob lie lio 0 didn't let you bU tell about the footprints T They're eyre not lne gh gluing her lier Ier a a Bob Dob will bring all that out lut when ho Ito Is called As the tir mornine wore ore awn away with i questioning questioning- of servants servants ants who knew nothing Faith felt relt that her hel nerves were being being- rasped raw At t last la t her Ler own turn came She Sho had hued nothing new to eli eli- tell could only onty reiterate the story she had told to Chief of o Police More More- Morehouse More house ore ore- house the night before She told again how she had dISco orl that Cherry had ted the house of her Ier finding Cherrys Cherry's farewell note whIch she sho Identified with quiver quiver- quivering inz Ing lips when wl It was waa handed to her er by tho coroner and of bier frantic trip to tl the tho church to ac- ac acquaint ac acquaint quaint the lol ln part party and tho the rector with th's lii news of o tho the brides bride's disappearance disappearance No Now Miss u Ml s Faith what was your our sisters sister's attitude Altitude toward Mr lilt Cluny ns lIS expressed to you ou her herl sister l ter the tho coroner c loner Inquired d She She she was ver very fond rond of him Faith tried In vain to still BUll the tho quiver of or her lip lIps SIte Sho ad- ad ad admired mired d him appreciated ll d his gen gen- generosity gen con as-as as as as n a a fiance Did she lr he ever tell you that sho regretted she lr he had promised to marry him 1 Yc Ye Yes sir ut she couldn't bear benr to hurt his f W We all alt want want- wanted wanted ed her to break brenk It oft off but she said sald sIte she rope ted fd hInt him too much to mako make him a laughing stock be- be tore fore his friends She Sho Insisted on ongoing going g on with plans for tor the tir wed wed- wedding dIng That wit will i n 0 Miss 1 Faith thank you ou Call Cherry herry Lane Ian ane WIley the coroner coronet thc his bombshell bom with a triumphant look at report report- reporters er ers and audience nce CO Cherry gladly faces the coroner and anil l hl Ills his jur jury Copyright I 9 2 5 NEA Service Ser Inc n |