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ir A “Womrigtt, 1014, by Mary Reberte Rinehart.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, (rtp, telle the story) te & eer ome eas "pie, BS you have not thought I noticed or— or appreciated what you were do- ing, but I have, always, You have given all of yourself for You ha not elept or eaten. And now you going to be imprisoned. It isn't just.’ “Don't be unhappy about that,” I said. “A nice, safe jail, where one may sleep and eat, and eat and sleep ; —oh, I shall be very comfortable! a “Sim, And if you wish to make me exceed- og a RY # ingly happy, you will eee that they let me have @ razor, But, to my eurprise, she buried her face in her arma I could not believe at first that she was The policeman had wandered ni tho other rail and stood looking out at the city lights, his back to us, I put my hand out to touch her oft » hair, then drew it back. I could not take advant of ber sympathy, of the hysterical excitement of that last night on the Ella. I put my hands in my pockets and held them there, clenched, lest, in spite of my will, I i led ts evidence — Tenlie luterogstes Duras P ‘emia, - KP | CHAPTER XVII. Peach out to take her Ib my arms Contin porcine. The Axe Ie Gone. CHAPTER XIX, 6 W long was Mrs, Johns I Take the Stand. on “eck?” JD now I come, with some “Not long.” hesitation, to the trial Hesitation, because I relied on MoWhirter to keep a record, At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning. “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said. “Wants to take you ashore!” Below me, just visible in the river mist of the early morning, was @ email boat trom which two men were looking at us. One was McWhirter! He looked up at the rail and mo- tioned to a rope that hung there, “Get your stuff and come with us for breakfast,” he said, “You look as if you hadn't eaten since you left.” “I'm afraid I can't, Mac.” ns hey’re not going to hold you, are y, ” ‘or @ day or 0, yes.” The story of how McWhirter hap- ee to be floating on the bosom of e Delaware Kiver before 6 o'clock in the morning was a long one—it was months before I got it in full. Briefly, going home from the theatre in New York the night before, he had bought an “extra” which had contained a brief account of the Elle’s return. He seems to have gone into @ frenzy of excitement at once. He borrowéd @ small car, and as- sembiled in it, In wild confusion, one suit of clothes for me, his own and much too small, one hypodermic case, an armful of newspapers with red scare-heads, a bottle of brandy, a “Did she ask you to A €o something for her?” u Pale as he was, he colored, but he eyed me Lonestly. “Yes... Don't ask me any more, Tealie, It had nothing to do with this.” “What did she ask you to dot I | pessiated remorseless! “IT don't want to talk; my head “Very well. Then I'll tell you what Y after I went off watch. No, r "t epying. I know the woman, that’s all. She said you looked tired, and wouldn't it be all right if you sat | down for a moment and talked to ] \ 5 “he didn’t either,” he sald, “I'll é i} @wear to that, Leslie. She didn't go | fear the bunk. She covered her face | 14 she was nervous.” ““The same thing—only better, Then Ghe persisted tn talking of the crime, and finally she said sho would Iike to It wouldn't do any harm, ly. with her hands, and leaned against Soor, } “Against the door, of course! And t an impression of the key. Tho rr opens in. Bhe could take out the key, preas it against a cake of wax or even a cake of soap in her hand, and alip it back Into the lock again while you—— What were you doing while she was doing all that?” I thought she was going to » “She dropped her salts. I picked bottle of digitalis, one police card, them up.” and one excited young lawyer, of the “Exactly! Well, the axe is gone.” game vintage In law that Mac and I Ho started up on his elbow. “Gone!” “Thrown overboard, probably. It 4g not in the cabin.” 5 ait was brutal, perhaps; but the sit- mation was all of that. As Burns fell tne ck, colorless, Tom, the cook, Hrought into the tent the wire key that Singleton had made. ‘That morning I took from instde of Singleton's mattress a bunch of keys, a long stee! file, and the leg of one of his cheirs, careful un- gcrewed and wrapped at the end with ‘wire—a formidable club. One of the “hn @ay morning y we CHAPTER XVIII. A Bad Combination. B ploked up a@ pilot outside the Lewes breakwater—e man of few words. I told \ Bim only the outlines of our 7 story, and I believe he half isoredited me at first. God knows, I was not a creditable object. When I @eek bim aft and showed him the Joly boat, he realized at last that he was face to face with @ great tragedy, and pald it the tribute of throwing awey bis cigar. {> He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ly response from the quarantine were in medicine, At the last moment, fearful that the police might not know who I was, he had flung in a scrapbook in which he had pasted—with a glue that was to make his fortune—records of my exploita on the football field! A -dozen miles from Philadelphia the little machine had turned over on a curve, knocking all the law and most of the enthusiasm out of Walters, the leval gentleman, and emashing the brandy-bottle. McWhirter had picked himself up, kicked viciourly at the car, and, gathering up his impedimen- ta, had made the rest of the journey by foot and street-car, But 1 was not free that day, nor for many da As I had expected, ‘Turner, his nily, Mra, Johns and the stewardess were released after examination. The rest of us were taken to jail—Singleton as a suspect, the others to make sure of their pres- ence at the trial. The murdera took place on the morning of Aug. 12. The Grand Jury met late in September, and found an indictment against Singleton. The trial began on the 16th of November. ‘The confinement was terrible. Ac- customed to regular exercise as I was, I suffered mentally and physt- cally, I heard nothing from Elsa Lee, and I missed McWhirter, who had got his hospital appointment and who wrote me cheering letters on pages torn from order boo! or on prescription blanks, He was in Bos- ton. He got leave of absence for the trial, and, as I explained, the follow- ing notes are bis, not mine. The case was tried in the United States Court before Circuit Judge Willard and District Judge McDowell. The United States was represented by a District Attorney and two ai Bingleton had ret named Goldatein, opened Singleton’s door. at was on Saturday, Barly Mon- ighted land, fro! med ta, "uintin the yacht club urner line, met conducted him, tened affability, immaculately guished, member of aad partner tm the Ti at the rail, and @ port of obi ed @ lawyer e,gbe cabin. ‘ I wae called first, as baving found ted from lack of sleep, ter- bodies. with what had gone by and toe t were your duties on the : to come, unshaven and was men gathered on the Ly? bead and Waited. was late that night when the red ip the river at Phila- ‘We were not allowed to ‘The police took charge of ship, * and passengers. The men slept except Burns, who Bet ecnee eka ohh were not well defined. been 1] and was not strong. I was ea sort of deck steward, I suppose. aleo served a few meals in the cabin of the Stier Seuet when the butler was inca ‘ “Where were you quartered? “In forecastile with the crew, until @ day or eo before the murders, Then I moved into the after house, and slept tn “Why did you make the change?” “Mrs, Joins, a guest, asked me to Sh ed about reatlensly. bat fies that the vigilance wely seemed to be officers was exerted |i a a after house board, jy ee Mra. ‘Turner, Miss Lee, t the com- 4 was placed aeicnwey ain, ‘Thus T saw Else and Mr, Vall. Tho etew- Bee tor the last time until the trial. Sloane, and Karen Han- Tho was dressed, ag she had been In gen, a maid, also slept there; but the afternoon, in a dark cloth sult of their room opened from the chart- t; and T did not Keo hor until 1 spoken to the officer in charge. dnt dined at my voice and called me to join her whe "We are back yeq Miss Lee. “Why do you make such a secret of your identity?” she demanded, “la i} @ pose? Dr tare you ® reason : concealing it?” int is not @ pose; and I have ne- thing to be ashamed of, unleas pov~ ry "or course not, What do you mean by poverty?” “The common garden variety sort. 1 have hardly @ dollar in the world, ‘As to my identity—if it interests you ‘at all—I graduated in medicine last june, I spent the last of the money on was fo educate men in purchan- room.” A diagram of the after house was here submitted to the jury, “State what happened on the night of Aug 3 and early morning of I'told the story briefly. At its end the lawyer asked: “State where you found the axe with which the crimes were committed,” i as was found in the stewardess unk,’ “Where is this axe now?" “It was stolen from the captain's cabin, where it waa, locked for safe keeping, and presumably thrown overboard, At least, we did not find you are consulting @ book to refresh your memory, What is this book?" wome 5 dresa aul! greduate in, and = “The ship's log.” ‘ gapper dy (i % cele! ration: The “How done it Reco to be in your t Kaiped me to my diploma. possession?” me hota.” “The crew ited me captain. are you going te de As such, I kept log book, It con- * * @ full unt of the discovery Way, new I go to fail in of the “ by all the yee mee epee Seong rnc. ot Ba eA wervous, Maybe ‘oy gead 18 to the men, and they trea ! I before you opened the doort™ ofa a a ars OUSE # Ue =| A Sea el itr "No; they read it themselves be- fore they signed it.” After a wrangle as to my having authority to make a record in the log book, the prosecuting attorney gucceeded in having the book ad- mitted as evidence, agd read to the jury the entry of August 13, laving thus proved the following the breaking off of her re- lations with Singleton, she had been @ witness against him in an assault- and-battery case and had testified to his violence of temper. The dis- pute took so long that there was only time for her cross-examination. The effect of the evidence, so far, was distinctly bad for Singleton, crimes, I His attorney, a young and intelll- was excused, to be recalled later, The gent Jew, cross-examined Mrs. defense reserving its cross-examina- Sloane, Attorney for the defense: “Did you ever write a letter to the defendant, Mrs. Sloane, threatening him if he did marry do not recall such @ letter.” is this letter in your writing?” think #0. Yes.” ‘Mrs, Sloane, you testify that you ‘opened your doop and saw’ Mr. Vail and the captain taking Mr. Turner to his roo Js this correct?” “Why did they take him? I meaa, he not able, apparently, to walk tion, the doctor from the quarantine station was called next, and testified to the manner of death, His testi- mony was revolting, and bears in no way on the atory, save in one partic- ular—e curious uniformity in the mu- tilation of the bodies of Vail and Captain Richardson—a sinister sim- larity that was infinitely schocking. In each case the forehead, the two arms, and the abdomen had received @ frightful blow. In the case of tho Danish girl there was only one wound —the injury on the head. CHAPTER XX. waa able to walk. They walked beside him.” Oleson’s Story. tO Tgut, testimony, taken, at the me and ente In the si ‘s rou RIETTA SLOANE was gay you ‘Judged by the sounds.’ Here you say you ‘opened the door and saw them.’ Which {is correct?” saw them.” You say that Mr. Singleton eaid he wished to ‘get at’ the captain. Are those hia exact words?" “Perhaps I can refresh your mind. With the permission of tho court, I shall read from the ship's log this woman's statement, recorded by ths man who was in chorre of the vessel, and therefore competent to make such record, and signed by the witness as having been read and approved ty ir, Singleton sald that he hoped the captain would come, as he and Mr. Turner only wanted a chance to getathim. ... outside, and Karen thought it wa: Mr, Turner failing over something, and said that she hoped she would not meet him, Once or twice, when he had been drinking, he had made overtures to her, an she detested him. She opened the door and touching “Are you married?” “A widow!" “Tell what happened on the night of Aug. 11 and morning of the 12th.” “I went to bed early. Karen Han- en had not come down by midnight, When I opened the door I saw why, Mr, Turner and Mr. Singleton were there, drinking.” The defense objected to this, but was overruled by the court, “Mr, Vail was trying to persugde the mate to go on deck before the captain came down.” aid they, go?” 0. bc t comment did Mr. ‘Singleton make?” “He said he hoped the captain would come, He wanted a chance to get at him.” ed What happened after that?" ‘The captain came down and or- dered the mate on deck. Mr. Vail and the captain got Mr, Turner to there,” sho said, “sitting on the com- f he tries to stop me, big coor know that?” - "ML call you,” * bal ‘opened may door” The reading made a profound tm- pression. ‘The prosecution, bavi Preeeln ia avian toe low edmatttad as evidence, bad put a trump card in rh “What t “Karen came down at 13.80, We went to bed, At ten minutes to three the bell rang for Karen, She got up and * put on @ wrapper and alippers. She was grumbling and I told her to put out the light and let me eleep, As @ opened the door she screamed and fell back on th loor, Some- thing atruck me on t joulder, and nted, I learned later it was the ‘Did you hear any sound outside, ds of the defense. ‘What were the relations between Mr. Turner and the captain?” “I don't know what you mean.” “Were they friendly?” “Did you overhear, on the night of August 9, & conversation between Mr, Turner and Mr. Vault" “Whet 1s tte nature? : “A curtous chopping sound. Iepoke “They were q jing." of it to her, It came from the chart- “What did Willams, me, butler, room.” wr, fag to de that Mis ad “When the girl fell beck into the . Tura revolver. feem aid you see any one beyond Prati] did he gay when he gave it er?” Li ing—! § eald to throw !t overboard or I aay, gometht I couldnt say there would be trouble.” ‘Mra. Sloane, do you recognize these two garments?” He held up'@ man’s dinner shirt and @ white waistcoat, The steward- eas, who had been calm enough, start- ed and jed- I phe tell without examining (They were given to her, and looked at them.) ‘What are they?” Irt and waistcoat of Mr. “Can you not describe it?” “T am afraid Bot—except that It geemed whit “How tall waa itt “I couldn't say. ‘As tall as the girl? “Just about, perhaps.” “Think of something that it re- Bembled. This is important, Mrs. Bloane, You must make an effort.” a them." eh # “When aid gee them last?” fountain ty ieket meet Uke 8 “1 ked them in my trunk when Even the ‘ig, and we left the boat. They had been for- yet, after al! Tg teed Tight gotten when the other trunks were —or nearly eo! packed.” “That 19 curious, How @id tf re- “Had you washed them” semble a fountain?” “No.” “Were they washed on shipboard? “They look like it, They have not been ironed.” . “Who gave them to you to pack in your trunk?” “Mra, Johns.” “What did ye do with them on reaching New York?" “I left them in my trunk,” “Why did you not retura them to Mr, Turner “I was ill, and forgot, I'd like to what right me have going @ person's thinge—and tak- Srey ing. vl “Perhaps I ehould have aid a fountain in moonlight—white, and misty, ande-and flowing.” “And yet this rious-sha| ob- fect threw the axe at you, didn’t itt” There was an objection to the form of this question, but the court overruled it, “I did not say it threw the axe Gg ask, see it wm, 2 is be ta, you knew ret mat Bingleton, before you met on the Bila?" a) “We were on the same vessel two rare em the American, for Ber- wi you want!* Pevare, you engages: to marry Rim dedese Cavin vooptttly, ‘Ht tone thee ‘ hee ‘There was asound his “Yea, I have g IN eader Can Solve “Where were you between midnight ie! A. M. on the morning of Aug. “In the crow's-nest of the Ella.” “State what you saw between mid- night and 1 o'clock.” “I saw Mate Singleton on the fore- castle-head, Every now and then he ‘went to the rail. He secined to vomiting. It wag too dark to eee much. Then he went aft along the port aide of the house and came fo: ward again on the starboant aide, He went to where the aze was was that?’ “Near the starboard corner of the forward house. All the Turner boats have an emer, y box, with an axe and other toole in easy reach. Thi officer on watch carried the key.” AS pe you eee what he was do- ing’ “Noy but he was famb!! box. i heard him" ee tee | “Where did he go after that? “He went aft.” . “You could not eee him? + “ET didn't look, Y thought I saw something white moving below me, “OEMs white thingeowhat 44 wi my a! ars eo 8 say. It =eye apes and th isappeared.” “How “T don't understand.” “No, air.” “Could Mr. Singteton have been en bar) without you seeing him?’ ‘ea, if he did not move around or smoke. could eee his pipe lighted.” “Did Tey coe Eis sine that tent “If you were would you be ttkely > amoke This question, I believe was ruled “In case the wheel of the vessel were lashed for @ short time, what would happen?” hs nds on the weather. She'd be likely to come to or fall off con- siderable.” “Would the lookout know it “Yea air.’ “How?” “The sails would show it, sir.” a That closed the proceedings for the lay. “No CHAPTER XXI. “A Bad Woman.” MEBHARLID JONES was cailed first, on the second day of the trial, He gave bis place of birth as Pennsylvania, and his present shore ad- dress as a Sallors” Christian Home in New York. He offered, without solio- fitation, the information that he had been twenty-eight years in the Tur- ner service, and could have been “up at the top,” but preferred the fore- castle, eo that he could be an in- fluence to the men. His rolling gait, twinkling blue eyes and huge mustache, as well as the plug of tobacoo which he sliced with a huge knife, put the crowd in food humor, and relieved somewhat the sombreness of the proceedings. “Where were you betwoen midnight ang 44. M. on the morning of Aug- ust 127" “At the wheel.” “You did not leave the wheel during that time?” “You, sir.” “When waa thatt “After they found the captain's oey I went to the forward com- panion and looked down.” ‘ne + apa permitted to leave orien, the captain lying dead down in 2 pool of blood, I should think"—— fever mind thinking. Is he?” “No.”" do with the wheal “What did you when you left it?" There are two rope- it with, “Lashed it ends, with loops, to lash Wher was on the Sarah Win- ters" —— ‘Stick to the question. Did you ee the mate, Mr, Singleton, during your watch?" “Every half-hour from 13.30 fo 80, forward to lie down, and for me to them.” Who gtruck the bell at 3 o'clock. I did, Sir." “When did you hear a woman “Nothing. It was the Hansen wo- man, I didn’t like her. She was @ bad woman, When I told her what ehe waa ehe laughed.” you ever below in the after not since the boat was od “What could you see through the window beside the wheel?" “It looked into the chart room, If the light was on I could see all but tie floor.” “Between the hours of 1 A. M, and 3A. M. did any one leave or enter 1 after house by the after cam- wd 2 o'clock,” 0 else? but [ saw Mr. Turner*— yourself to the questio&. Mr. Singleton's manner at time you mention?" ‘He was excited. He brought up & bottle of whiskey from the chart- room table, and drank what was left fn it. Then he muttered something, and threw the empty bottle over the rail. He said he waa still sick.” ‘The cross-examination confined It. self to one detall of Charlie Jones's testimony. “Did you, between midnight and 3 Ax M., nea any one in the chartroom bestdes tha mate?" s—Mr. Turner.” fou say you cannot ane into the chartroom from the wheel at night. How did you see him?" “He turned on the light He @eemed to be looking for something.” “Wes he dressed?" "Yea, air.” “Can you Geacribe what he wore?’ “Yes, air, His coat was off. He had @ white shirt and a white vest.” “Were the shirt and vest similar to (hese I shew your” we tory With a Mystery |= That No R THE EV aS “Most of them things look alike te me. Yes, air.” ‘he defense had scored again. But {t suffered at tie hands of Burns, the next witness, I believe the prose- cution bad intended to call ‘Turner at this time; but, after a whispers: conference with Turner's attorneys, they made a change. Turner, indeed, Burna cofroborated the testimony inst Singleton—his surly temper, against the captain, And he brought out a point: that Jones, the helmsm: had been afraid of Sin- leton that night, and had asked not to_be left alone-at the wheel. During this examination the prose- cution for the first time made clear their position: that the captain was murdered first; that Vail interfered, and, pursued by Bi m, took tef- uge in his bunR,~ where be was slaughtered; that the murderer, bending to inspect his horrid rt had unwittingly touched the that roused Karen eet and, crouching in the chartroom with SS struck her as she @ door. The questioned Burns about the ere and ited “Who suggested that aze kept in the captain's cabin?” a eoting aa ” “who had the key?” “T carried it on a strong tine around my neck.” “Whose arrangement wae that?’ “Lealie’s, He had the key to Mr. Bingleton’e cabin, and I carried this one, We divided the responsibility.” “Did you ever give the key to any one?” “No, ar.” it ever leave yout” “Not until (t was taken away?” “When waa that?” “On Saturday morning, Aug. 23, bac | sere dawn.” - br t “1 wan knocked down from banind, while I waa standing at the port for- ward corner of the after houne, The key was taken from me while I was unconactous.” “Did you ever see the object that has been epoken of by crew?" “No, sir. I searched the deck one night when Adams, the lookout, raised an alarm. We found nothing except” — “Go on” * “He threw down @ martinespike at gomething moving in the bow. The epike disappeared. We omldn’t find it, although we could eee where it had struck the deck Afterwi founda axp! “-” “It could not have fallen over the side and hung there?” “It was fastened with a Blackwell hitch.” “Show us what you mean.” On cross-examination by Singleton’ attorney, Burns was forced to relate the Incident of the night before his Mrs. Joh and he had shown it to He maintained stoutly that she had not been near the bunk, and that the axe was there when he looked the door. Adams, called, tentified to seeing a curious, misty-white object on the forecastle-head, It had seemed to come over the bow. The mariinespike he threw had had no lanyard, Mrs. Turner and Miss Lee escaped with @ Heht examination. ‘Their evi- dence amounted to little, and was practically the same, They had re- tired early, agd did not rouse unttl IT called them. ‘They remained tn their Tooma most of the time and were busy caring for Mr. Turner, who had been ill. Mra. Turner was good enough to say that I had made ee as eafe and comfortable as pos- sible. ‘The number of witnesses to be which most of them were subjected, would have dragged the case to Inter- minable length had tt not been for the attitude of the Judges, who dis- ulbbling and showed a de- the truth with the leas possible delay. One of the judges showed the wide and unblased attt- tude of the court by @ little speech after an especially venomous contest. “Gentlemi he sald, ‘we are at- tempting to @ solution of this thing. We are trying one man, it ts true, but, In a certain sense, we ure trying every member of the crew, every person who was on board the ship the night of the crime, We have a curious situation, The murderer Js before us, elther in the prisoner's dock or among the witnesses, Lat ba get at the truth withgut bicker- ng.” Mrs, Johns was called, following Miss Loe. I watched her carefully on the stand. I had sever fathomed Mra. Jobue or her attitude toward the rest of the party. I had thought, at the beginning of the cruise, that Vail and she were incipient lovers But she bad taken bis death with calmness that was close to indiffer- ence, ‘There was something strange and tnexplicablo in her tigerish champlonship of Turner and it re maina inexplicable even now. I have wondered since -was she io love with ‘Turner or was sie only @ bery par- T wonder! 19 testified with an tngolent cool- 4 that clearly ire thinkin the prose r her replies, 1e- things and h long certain wi planting hom, according to either wriggling or ugling ‘The first questions were the usual onea, Then: “Do you recall the night of the Biet of July?" "Can you be more specific?” “[ refor to the night when Capt Richardson found the prisoner in the chart-room and ordered bim deck.” recall that, yes.” “Where were you during the quar- rei?” “LT was behind Mr. Vail." “Tell us about it, please.” "It waa an ordinary brawl ‘The captain kn the mate down,” "Did you hear (he tate threaten the captain “No, He went on deck, muttering; I did not hear what was sald. “After the crimes, what di@ you ” "We eatablishéd a dead-line at the foot of the forward companion, The other was locked." “Was there a guard at the top of the companion?” “Zea but we trusted po pe.” ENIN By Mary Roberts R had asked to eallo! on © “Where was Mr. “dil, iu his abla.’ “How All?" “Very, He wae éelixtous,” “Did you allow any one down?” “At first, Lasile, & sort of cabim boy and deck-steward, who seemed te know something of medicina Afters wee would not allgw him, either,* y be did pet trust him” “This lasiie—why Kad you aske@ him to el CH the etoreroom t” — wae . “Will you explaia why you were ls outbursts of rage, his threats sensi “Kear ie @iMloult te it? If one knows why one is one—er—generally isn't.” “That’é @ bit subtie, I'm afraid. You were afraid, then, why?" Ad rind you @ revolver ea board?” ea, yhose revolver was kept ca the cabin table?” “Ming 1 always carry one.” “Alwayet™ you ome with you now?" “Yea” “When you asked the sailor Burne @o let you eee the axe, what did you Give as @ reuson?” rl “The truth—curiosity,” “Dnen, having eeem the axe, where aid you go?” “Please explain the incident of the two articles Mr, Goldstein showed te the jury yesterday, the shirt and the walstoout.” “That was very simple, Mr, Tur ner had been very ill, We took turas in caring for him. I spilied @ bowl of broth over the garments that were shown aud rubbed them out in the bathroom. They were hung in the cabin used by Mr, Vall to dry, and pores them when we were pack- e." ‘The attorney for the defense cross- examined her: “What color were the stains you speak of?” * Darkish—red-brown.' “What wort of broth did “That's childish, isn't it recall.” “You recall its color.” a hye op bree aisha “Mra. Johns, on you vis- ited tho forward house and viewed the axe, did you visit it again?” “The axe, or the forward house?” “The house.” Bhe made one of her lag pauses Finally ;-— “Yeu.” “Wheat i “Between 8 and 4 e’clebk.” “Who went with you?” lan “I went alone.” wr, beyond 1e tor your ety “Why did you that was railed o (Sharply.) "Because I wished ta was able to take care of My “Why aid you visit tha house?" “I was nervous and esuld hy! alesp. I thought fo one aafe while ax was on the ship.” “Did you see the body of Burns, the lying on the deck at that tmef* “He might have been there; I did not eee him.” Te YOU a) that went to the forward neue iow ee splltr I don't o#—It I could "Did you know ‘e kept? hy the use: wes Bad been mI committed with tt." “Had you heard ef any finger o ‘som the baudie?”" “1d It oocur to you that you were interfering with justice in disposing of the axe?" “Do you mean justice or law? They are not the same.” “Tell us about your visit to the for- wart house.” “IR wea between two and three, I met no one I hed @ bunch of keys from the trunks aud from four doors 4 in the after house, Miss Lee knew I Intended to try to get rid of the axe. I did not need my keys. ‘The door wan opan—wide open. II went in and” Here, for the first time, Mra, Johna'a composure forsook her, She turned white, and her maid p. @ silver sinelling-walts ot tle, “What happened when you went “It wae dark. I stood just inside. Then--something rushed past me a: out of the door, a something—I don't know what woman, I thought at first, in white.” “If the room was dark, how could you tell It wan white? c © was a falnt Mght—enough to seo that. ‘There was no nolse— Just a sort of swishing sound.” “What did you do then? “LT waited a moment and burried back to the after house.” “Was the axe gone then? “I do not kno’ Pe You so the axe at that time?’ “Did you touch tt?” “I have never touched it, at that time or before.” She could not be shaken in her testimony and was excused. She had borne hor grilling ingly well and In spite of her was a ring of sincert testimony that gave tt there the shit the testi. io thin tenoe, bape ff look’ bad for with Mr bunch oe club that | plain enony> to free him tack on Burn WORLD without knowing 4g, ed ub'to her | inehart Mn Qobdatetn, en, Turner went on the stand the next @orning. CHAPTER XXII. Turner's Story. City, oy, OUR name?" “Marshall Benedict Turner.” | “Your reaidencet” ““——West One Hundred as@ Bixth street, New York our ocoupation?” “Member of the firm of L. Turneye Sons, shipowners, Im the ¢oggt trade.” “Do y you own the yacht Ella “You.” “Will you show where your room on the drawing?” 7 | “Hore.” “And Mr, Vatl's' “Next, connecting through « hegh- } “Where was Mr. Vail's ehart?” ved ont “Here, against the storeroom walk” “With your knowledge of the and ite partitions, do you think @ crime could be committed, a one, vant nature ¢ ne without mi 5% great deal o: and being heard in the storeroo Violent opposition developing to ; thie question, it wae aa ft } and broken up. Eventually, | Qnswered that the partitions bag he thought it possible, — ) eo > n't rte." Ls “When you eee Mr. Vail last?” i, or about that. IT ‘He went with me:to 4 Vaire eatin “None mi Ba the ihe “Not that I per withous i. ohartroom, at § “T ud have been—I may think not.” “Why do ‘may have deen—I chink not Liew? , eee i. The nest day I was de- ous. re of that ‘Umer most nothing “Did you know the womiln Karena Hansen?" ] jogily es @ maid in my wife's em- | “Did you hear the crash _w! \- } He broke down the door of Orit room" : . “No, was in @ eort of stupor.” “Did you know the prisoner before you employed him on the Elia?” “Yes; he had been in our employ several times.” ‘eputation—I mean, ier on und thal nigh FY = on I gay, I was—ill. Bot have noticed.” ' ve your cabin that 1 or early morning of “What was his r ana br a officer: ood." “Do you recall the night of the sist of July?” “Quite well. lease tell what you know about ‘I had asked Mr, Singleton below to have a drink with me, Capt. Richard. won came below and ord deck, ‘They had da’ ead’ te kni rcked Singleton down.” “Did you hear the mate threat to a al the Gaptate, then or later my ma, ha atte may o made some sugif “Is there @ bell in your cabin con- ! necting with the matds' cabin off the ehartroom ?" | “No, My bell rang in the room ; back of the galley, where Winans slept. TI out Was small, and my man at home. Willlame looked after me.” “Where did the bell from Mr. Vea room ring “In the matds’ room. Mr, room was d od for Mre. ML When w Mrs. Johns to go with us, Mrs. Turner gave Vail her room, It was @ question of batha.” “Mid you ring any bell night? ie any dluring the nowtng the relation of above Mr, Vatl'e berth to by bed Itself, do you think he could have reached It after hig injury?” owly.) fter what the doctor \d, no; he would have had to raise hirosel€ and reach up,’ ‘The cross-examination was brief but to the point: “What do you mean by 4l'? ' “Phat night Thad been somewhat Ml; the next dey I wan in bad o! , ‘SS “Did you know the woman j Hansen before your wife emplo: has (To Be Continued.) » PARROT & CO. By Harold McGrath With BEGIN IN Z4=NEXT Monday's Eveni eae TOWELS Aenean —= aaa eenetieaee aee The tale of a self- eviled American's |} strange adventures on the other side of the earth and of hia meeting with