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I X * Gbe Holladay A Mystery Of Two Continents $ •x BURTON E. STEVENSON Copyright. 1903. by Henry Hull sod Company CHAPTER I. YE atmosphere of tbe office that morning was a «hade lesa g n lai than usual. We bad al of us fought our way down town through auch a »torn» of wind ■now. »lush and sleet a» is to be four.- nowhere save In mld-Marcli New York and our temper« bad suff'-re.l arc iugly. 1 had found a cal» uuobtaii:.i! I< • ml there was, of course, the iuevital- ■ jam on tbe elevated, wltli tbe trains many minute« behind tbe schedule 1 was some half hour late in cot « i - «inence, aud when 1 entered tire .... ofll<-e 1 was surprised to find Mr. < barn, our senior, already at bis <!<- He u »dded g ssi morning a little curtly. "I wish you'd look over tl»e«e papers lu the Hurd case, Lester,” he »Hid. and pushed them toward me. 1 took them aud sat down, and Inst then the outer door slammed with a violence extremely uuaual. I ltad ne'er seen Mr. Koyce, our Jun ior. so deeply shaken, »o visibly dis tracted, as he was when he buret In upon us a moment later, a newspaper in hi« hand Mr. Graham, startled by the noise of his entrance, wheeled around from' his desk and stared at hila in HHtonishinent. "Why, upon my word, John.” he be gan, “you look all done up. What'» the matter?” "Matter enough, sir," aud Mr. Royce spread out the paper on the desk be fore him. “You haven’t seen tbe morn ing papers, of course. Well, look at that!" an<l he indicated with a trem bling finger the article which occupied tbe first column of the first page, the place of honor. 1 saw our senior's face change as he read the headlines, and be seemed positively horror stricken as be^raii rapidly through the story which fol lowed. “Why, this 1» the most remarkable thing 1 ever lead!” he burst out at last. “Remarkable!” cried the other. "Wby, it's an outrage, sir! The Idea that a gentle, cultured girl like Frances Hol- Jaday would deliberately murder ber «»wn father, strike him down in cold blood, Is too monstrous, too absolute ly preposterous, too—too”— And he ■toppeil. fairly choked by his emotion. The words brought tne upright in my chair. Frances Holladay accused of— Well, no wonder our Junior was up- set! But Mr. Graham was reading through tlie article attain more carefully, ami. while he nodded sympathetically to allow that he fully assented to tbe other's words, a Straight, deep line of perplexity, which 1 had couie to recog nise, formed between bls eyebrowa. “Plainly." be said at last, "tbe whole case binges on the evideuce of this man Rogers. Holladay’» confidential cierk. ■ ml from what 1 know of Kogers 1 should say that he’d he tbe last man in the world to make n willful mis statement. He says that Miss Holla day entered her father’s office late yes terday afternoon, atayrel there ten minutes and tlien came out hurriedly. A few miuutes later Rogers went into tbe. office aud found his employer dead. That’s the whole case, but it’ll be a hard one to break." "Well, it must b# broken!" retort«*»! tlm other, pulling himself together with a supreme effort. “Of course I'll take tlie case " ’ Of course!" Miss Holladay probably sent for me Inst night, but I was out at Babylon, you know, looking up that witness In the llurd affair, lie'll be all right, aud his evidence will give u« tbe ca« Our answer lu the Brown injunction can wait tilt tomorrow. That's all, I think.” The chief noddl'd. "Yes. I gee the Inquest is to begin at JU o'clock. You haven't much time." "No. I’d like to have n gi««l man with me," and he glanced in niy direction. •’Can you spare me I .ester ?” My heart gave a jump It was just the question I was hoping be would ask. "Why. yea. of course." answered the chief readily "In a case like this, certainly. Let me hear from you In the course of the day " Mr Royce nodded a» he started for the door. "I will We'll find some flaw in that fellow a story, depend upon It. Conte vu. Leater .” I snatched up pen end paper and fol ¿«wed him to the elevator. In a mo ment we were lu the street There were cabs In plenty now, disgorging llielr loads and starting back uptown ng mi We hailed one. ami in another moment were rattling along toward <nir d> stliritlon w th such sp . .I as tlie ■form |>ermltte I There wert* 111 I-I.' questions surging through my bruin t > which 1 should have welcomed an an swer The storm had cut off my po per that morning and I regretted nos th.it t bad not made ■ more determl i- ■ eff-v t fo get another A glance at tn’ «sin |s nion «honed me the folly of at tempting to «ecure any information front him, so 1 contested myself wilt reviewing u hat 1 already knew of the T f » « 4 lllratn W Holladay ». quite well, no, oi Yorker knew that lionalre as one of the most successful operators In Wail street, but pers ma I ly as well, since he had been a client of Graham it Koyce for twenty years uil more, He was at that time we on toward seventy years of age. I should say, though tie carried bis year* remarkably well. His wife bad been long dead, and lie had only one child, his daughter Frances, who must have been about twenty five. She had bee-, torn abroad and had spent the first years of her life there with her moth er, who bad lingered on the Riviere, and among the hills of Italy and Swit zerland in the hope of regaining a health which had been falling, so 1 understood, ever since ber daughter’s birth. She had come home at last, bringing the black eyed child with her, and within the year was dead. Holladay's affections from that mo ment seemed to grow and center alxiut his daughter, who developed Into a tall and beautiful girl—too lieautlful. s was soon apparent, for our junior partner's peace of mind. He bad met lier first in a business way, and after war-' socially, and all of us who had eyes could see how be was eating bis lieart out nt the knowledge that she was far beyond Ills reach, for It was evident that her father deemed her worthy of a brilliant marriage—as In deed she was. I sometimes thought that she held herself at a like value, for though there was about her a con stant crowd of suitors none of them seemingly could w In an atom of en couragement. She was waiting, I told myself, waiting; and I had even pic tured to myself the grim irony of a situation in which our junior might be called upon to arrange her marriage settlements. Tlie cab stopped with a jolt, and I looked up to see that we had reached the Criminal Courts building. Mr. Koyce sprang out, paid the driver and ran up the steps to the door, I after bim. He turned down the corridor to tlie right and entered the room at the end of it. which I recognized as the office of Coroner Goldberg, A consid- erable crowd bad already collected there. “Has the coroner arrived yet?" nay companion asked one of the clerks. "Yes. sir; he’s In his private office.' M "Will yon take him this cani and ■ay that I'd like to see him at once, if possible?” The clerk hurried away with the card, He was back a sr» In in a nio- ment. “This way, sir," he called. We followed hint across the room nnd through a door at the farther side. "Ah. Mr. Koyce. glad to see you." cried the coroner as we entered. “We tried to find you last night, but learned that you were out of town, and I was Just calling up your office again.” "Miss Holladay asked for me, then?" "Yes. at once. When we found we couldn't get you. we suggested your senior, but she said she'd wait till you returned.” I could see our junior's face crimson with pleasure. "Y’pu didn't think It necessary to con fine tier, I trust?” he asked. "Oh, no. She wasn't disturbed, She ■pent the night at home—under sur veillance." "That was right. Of course It's slm- ply absurd to suspect tier.” Goldberg looked at him curiously. ”1 don't know, Mr. Koyce." lie said slowly. "If the evidence turns out a» gl<Ml to srs you.’ she cried. 1 think It will. I shall have to hold he thedicrlct attorn*y expo,’« |t.” Mr. It y. e's han is were cluubh g a «hair back, and they trembled a I ttie at the coroner’s words. "He’ll I* present at the exatnina tlon tbsp?” he asked "Yes we’re waiting for Me. You ««*•• It’s rather au extraordinary ca-e "Is It?” "We think so anyway!" aald the cor oner. Just a tr fle impatiently. I cou'd «eo th« re* <rt which spr 1« to our junior’s Bps. but he choked It back. There was no use offend! Goldberg want to be very sure I tion. Will you tell tue ^u>. dressed?” The witness paused for ■ momew thought. "She wore a dress of very dark red/ be salt! at laat. “with some sort of row dark trimming — black, positbl. That’» nil I can tell you about It" “And tbe hat?’ “I didn't notice the bat, air. I onj. glanced at her.” "But In that glance, Mr. Rogers m you see nothing unusual, nothing wtil.-, bad the highest respect for him. H suggested to your mind that possibly g had been with Mr. Holladay much lon might not t>e Miss Holladay T' ger than I bad been with Graham A “Nothing, sir.” Koyce and bad. as Mr. Graham bad “Some change of demeanor, perhaps pointed out. an unimpeachable reputa of expression?” “'•There were tbe usual prelimlnarles- Tbe witness hesitated. “I thought she was looking not uame, age. residence, and so on. Loro ■o well as usual.” he »aid slowly. ner Goldberg a»kh g the question». He seemed a little pale and worried." was a really good cross exam nur and “Ah! It was dark In the office, wJ coon came to the core of the matter. It not, at 5 o’clock yesterday aftw What is the position of your desk noon ?’’ ta Mr. Holladay's office?" be “»ked. “We had turned on the lights half u “There Is an outer office for the hour before, sir.” clerks; opening from that a »mallet “Is your office well lighted?” where my desk placed. Opeu- ...... from rim was 1» Mr. Holladay ’. “I have a light over my desk, if and there'» another on the wall ’’ ’’“Had Mr.CHolladay'» office any other “So you could not see your visitor's face with absolute clearness?" door ?*’ “No, sir, but quite clearly enough to recognize lier,” he added doggedly. ••('ould entrance be bad by the win "Yet you thought her looking pa], dows?" and worried?” "Tlie windows open on the street "Yes, sir: that yvas my Impression.” side of the building. We occupy a “And when she asked for Mr. Holl» part of the eighth floor.” "Tbe fire escapes”— day did she use the words ’my f tber,' "Are at the back of the building— as your evidence would suggest?" there are none on the street »Ide- Again the witness hesitated in theef fort nt recollection. nothing but a sheer wall.” "So that any one entering or lea' i, “No, sir,” he answered finally. the private office must necessarily pass words. I think, were. T« Mr. Holladay engage«l at present?' ” by your desk?” “Necessarily, yes, sir." "it was Miss Holladay'» voice?" “Could any one pass without your "I could not say. sir." answered the seeing bim?” , , witness, again mopping tbe penpM “No, sir; that would be quite irnpos- tlon from his forehead. “I l:jv t» wish to Incriminate Miss Holladay nj. The coroner leaned back In Ills chair. necessarily. I'm not sufficiently we* There was one point settled. acquainted with her voice t > swear "Now. Mr. Kogers," he said, will to It.” vou kindly tell us. In your own way “Well, when you answered ber ques and with as much detail as possible, tion in tbe negative, did she hesitate exactly what happened at your ♦ffice before entering the private office?" shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday aft “No. sir: she went straight ti It." ernoon?” .__ . “Is there any lettering on the door” I could see that Kogers was deeply “Oh. yes, the usual lettering, 'Pfi. moved. His face was very white he vate Office' ” moistened his lips nervously from time “So that, even if «be w’ere not ac to time, nnd his hands grasped con quainted with the place, she might still vnlsively the arms of his chair. I lain- have seen where to go?” ly the task before him was far from “Yes. sir; I suppose so.” an agreeable one. "And you stated, too, I believe, that "Well, sir." be began, we had a you cottld have heard no sound of aa very busy day yesterday and were at altercation In the private office had the office considerably later than usual, one occurred?” “/» this the knife f ” he asked. but bv 5 o'clock we had closed up “No, sir; I could have heard noth work for the day. and all the other the departure of the woman before ing.” clerks, with tbe exception of the office you went back Into tbe Inner office?” "You have been with Mr. Holladay bov had gone home. I had made some I “Not more than three or four min a long time, I believe, Mr. Rogers notes from Mr. Holladay's dictation utes. I thought perhaps Mr. Holladay “Over thirty years, sir.” and had returned to my desk to ar was getting ready to accompany bis “And you are intimately acqua range them when the outer door open daughter, and I didn't wish to detain with bis affairs?” ed. and Mr. Holladay's daughter came him.” “Yes. sir.” "And you found him. as you say. In'. She asked me whether her father “Now. Mr. Rogers, have you ever, was engaged, nnd upon my saying no lying forward across his desk with a all these years, run across anythiiig- opened the Inner door and entered bls knife in his throat and the blood spurt any item of expenditure, any cor* office. She remained. I should think, ing out. Did you recognize the knife?" spondence. anything whatever—which "Yes, sir. It was bls knife—a knife would lead you to think that Mr. Hol about ten minutes, then she came out again, walked rapidly past without be kept lying on his desk to sharpen laday was a victim of blackmail or looking at me nnd. I suppose, left the pencils with and erase and so on.” that he had ever bad a lialsou with l “Sharp, was ltr building. I finished arranging my woman?" long blade, very sharp "It had one notes and then entered Mr. Holladay's “No, sir!” cried the witness. "X’fc office to ask If be had any further in sir.” sir! I’m willing to swear that sncb The coroner picked up a knife that a thing is not possible. I should lie structions for me. nnd 1 found him lying forward on his desk with a knife was lying on the desk before him. evitably have found it out had It «- “Is this the knife?” he asked. sticking in his neck and the blood lsted.” Rogers looked at ft carefully. spurting out. I summoned aid. but he “That “That’s the knife, sir.” be said, and Mr. Royce. "I shall want to recall th« died without regaining consciousness, I should say he was practically dead it was passed to the jury. When they witness, however, sir.” had finished with it. Mr. Royce and I when I found him.” Tlie coroner nodded, and Rogen I felt rather than heard the little examined it. It was an ordinary one stepped down, still trembling from tbe bladed erasing knife with ivory han «tlr which ran through the room There dle. It was oi»en. the blade being effects of his last outburst. I confes« I was an Indefinable horror In the story about two Inches and a half in length, that, for my part, I thought we were an<l in the conclusion to which it In and, as I soon convinced myself, very very deep In the mire. evitably led. Tbe office boy was called next, but "Now. let us go back a moment, said sharp indeed. added nothing to the »tory. He had "Will you describe Mr. Holladay's the coroner as Rogers stopped and g>ne to the chute to mr.!l some letters. mopped his forehead feverishly. "I I position?” continued the coroner “He was lying forward on the desk, The woman must have entered the want the jury to understand your story office while he was away. He saw her thoroughly. Mr. Holladay had been with his arms outstretched and his come out again, but, of course, did head to one side. ” dictating to you?" "And there was a great deal oi not see her face. He had been em "Yes.” ployed recently and did not know MM blood?” ' "And was quite well?” "Oh. a great deal! Some one appar Holladay. "Yes; ns well as usual, He’d been Then the physicians who had attend suffering with indigestion for some ently had attempted to check it, for a little distance away there was a hand ed tlie dead man were called and tes time past." tified that tbe knife blade hrn^ pene "Still he was able to attend to busl- kerchief soaked in blood.” The coroner picked up a handker tra’ed the left carotid artery aud that ness ?” he had bled to death—was dead, indeed, “Oh, yes. sir. There was nothing at chief and handed it to the witness. "Is that the handkerchief?" he askeq. before they reached him. It wnaMl all serious In his Illness.” "Yes. sir.” said Rogers, after a mo take perhaps ten minutes to produce j "You then left his office and returned such an effusion of blood as Koger*; to your own. How long bad you been ment. "Is It a man's or a woman’s handk«*r had noticed, certainly more than tiro there before the outer door opened?” chief?’ minutes, so that the blow must hare “Not over five minutes.” “Oh. a woman's, undoubtedly!” been struck before the woman left the “And who was it entered?" The.Jury examined It, and so did we inner office. “Miss Frances Holladay, the daugh It was a small square of fine cambric, The policeman who bad responded ter of my employer.” "Y< u're quite sure? You know her with no mark that I could see, soaked to the alarm testified that he had ei- through and through with blood—un amined the windows and that they I well "Very well. I’ve known ber for many questionably a woman’s handkerchief. were both bolted on the inside, preclud years. She often drove to th • office In Then Rogers told the rest of th^ story ing the possibility of any one »winging the evening to take ber father home —how he had summoned aid and In down from above or clambering up I supposed that was what she came formed the police. from below. Nothing tn the offi e bad Now. Mr Rogers,” said the coroner, been disturbed. There was other evi for yesterday." when he had finished, “there Is one dence of au immaterial nature, and "You looked at her attentively?" Rogers hitched Impatiently In his point more. HiM there been anything then Miss Holladay’s maid was called. in your knowledg»* of Mr. Holladay or chair "Was your mistress away from bon* "I glanced at ber as I always do," his business to suggest the Id -a of sul yesterday afternoon?" asked the coto cWeY ’ ner. be said. "I didn't stare.” The witness shook his head decld “But you’re quite sure it was Mis» "Yes. sir. She had the C|rr:ag'’ «f edly Holladay?” dered for 3 o’clock. SheT^as driven "Nothing whatever, sir. ” he said pos "Abaolutely sere. »ir. bo you sup- away shortly after that” pose I'd make an assertion like that if itively "His business -was prospering, "And what time did she return'” he was happy and contented—why. he I wasn't absolutely sure?" “About 6, sir. Just In time to <lre* "No," sal<i the coroner soothingly was planning for a trip abroad with for dinner.” bls daughter." "No. I don’t suppose any such thing, “Did you notice anything nnusuxl i> T^*t us suppose for a moment,” ron- her demeanor when she returned?" not for a moment, Mr. Kogers, only 1 want the jury to see how certaiu th" tinned Goldberg, "that be did actuallv The maid hesitated, fearing doubtle® «tab himself In his daughter's pres that she might say too much. Identification is Shall I proceed ?” ence What would you naturally ex "Go ahead, sir," said Kogers. “I'll "Miss Holladay had complained of * | try t o hold myself together a little pert her to do?" headache In the morning." she "I ahiuM expect ber to give the after a moment "She was looking better, str.” "I can see what a strain thia is for •larm to summon aid." replied Rog bad when she went out a®*1 yoix" said toe coroner kindly, "and 111 ere. drive made ber worse Intend of l>ett “Certainly — unquestionably.” And l- e seemed very nervous and i ■ • i ■pare you as much as 1 cap Now after Miss TT'/l-’cy entered the Inn«"- Goldberg nodded to my chief "I turn advised her to lie down and not dr**» offi'-e. how long did she rerraln there !” the witness over to you, Mr Royce " for dinner, but she would not Kste® ’ i “Aboi t ten minute«. I «honld say be said. Now. Mr. Rogers.” began our junior Rhe always dined with her father Not longer t han that, certainly." did not wish to disappoint him -'b* -bld you bear any sound of con ver tmpre« vely. ■ OU know, of rottree. was in a great hurry, fearing that nation or any unusual noise of any that this Whole c*ge hinges at nresent get back before she was ready." on your Identification of the woman ! ktedf* There’» t»o doubt In your mind that . who. presumably was In Mr Holla "No. «tr. day*« office when he was stabbed. ! | jibe was really expecting him?' I "Oh. no. sir! She even went to 11* Continued frojp page If. "I should i.ke to see Miss Hollaoa} before the examination begin«.' h« ■aid. "Is she present?" "She's In the next room. yes. Yeu ■hall see ber. certainly, at once Ju lius. take Mr Koyce to Miss HoiAuay,” be addisi to the clerk. I can see ber yet. rising from ber chair with face alight, as we entered, and 1 saw instantly bow I bad mis judged ber. She came a step toward us, bolding out ber hands impulsively; then, with an effort, controlled beraolf ■nd clasped them tiefore her. "Ob, but I’m glad to see you!” she crfi-d in a voice so low I could scarcely bear it. "I’ve wanted you so much!" "It was my great misfortune that 1 could come no sooner,” said my chief, bls voice trembling a little despite him self. ”1—1 scarcely expected to see you here with no one"— “Oh," she interrupted, “there was no one I cared to have. My friends have l>een very kind—have offered to do any thing—but I felt that I wanted to be just alone and think. I should have liked to have my maid, but"— "She's one of the witnesses, I sup pose." explained Mr. Koyce. "Well, now that I’m here. I shall stay until I've proved how utterly ridiculous this charge against you is.” She sank back into her chair and looked up at bim with dark, appealing eyes. "You think you can?” she asked. “Can! Certainly I can! Wby. it's too preposterous to stand for a moment! We've only to prove an alibi—to show that you were somewhere else, you know, at the time the crime was com mitted—and the whole business Mis to pieces In an instant. You can do that easily, can’t you?” The color iiad gone from her cheeks again, and she b tried her face in her hands. "I don’t know,” she murmured indis tinctly. "I must think. Oh, don’t let it come to that!" I was puzzled, confounded. With her good name, tier life perhaps, in the bal ance. she wanted time to think! I could see that my chief was astonished too. “I'll try to keep it from coming to that, since you wish it,” he said slow ly. "I’ll not tie able to call you, then, to testify in your own behalf—and that always hurts—but I hope the case will break down at once. I believe It will. At any rate, don’t worry. I want you to rely on me.” She looked up at him again, smiling. "I shall,” she murmured softly. “I'm sure I could desire no better cbam pion!” Well, plainly, if he won this case he would win something else besides. I think even the policeman In the corner saw It. for he turned away with a dis cretion rare In policemen and pretend ed to stnre out of the window. I don’t know what my chief would have said. His lips were trembling • > I he could not speak for the moment, I and Just then there came a tap at the door, and the coroner’s clerk looked In. "10- re ready to begin, sir,” he said. "Very well." cried Mr. Koyce. "I’ll come at once. Goodby for the mo ment, Miss Holladay. I repeat, you may rely on me." and he hastened from tlie room as confidently as though she had girded him for the battle, in stead. I told myself, she had bound bim hand and foot before casting him down into the arena. CHAPTER II. HE outer room was crowded from end to end and the at mosphere reeked with unpleas ant dampness. Only behind the little railing before the <• ironer’s desk w as there breathing space, ami we sank iuto our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief. One never realises how many news papers there are in New Y'ork until one attends an Important criminal case —that brings their [»eople out In droves and swamis. Th«* reporters took up most of the space in this small room. Paper and pencils were everywhere In evidence, nnd In one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, de termined. I suppose, to get a photo graph <>f our client should she becnlhM to the stand, since none could l>e ob tained In any other way. 1 saw Singleton, the district attor ney. come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the Jury filed In from their mini and took their seats. I examined them, man by man. with some little anxiety, but they all seemed intelligent and fairly well to do. Mr. Koyce was looking over their names, and he checked them off carefully as the clerk called the roll. Then he hand- *xl the list up to the coroner with a little nod. "Go ahead.” he said. "They’re all right I guess—they look all right.” “It's a go<>l Jury.” repli«*d the cor oner as lie took the paper, "B< ’ter than usual. Are you ready, Mr Uln gletoti ?” “Yes,” said tlie district attor ley "Oh, wait a minute.” he added, at: 1 he got up aud came down to our tible. "You’re going to pu Ml«« Holl-day on the stand. I suppose"— "And expose ber to all this’!” Anil our junior looked around the r xwn "Not if I can help It!” "I don't see how you can help it. An alibi's the only thing that can save hat from living ls>und over." We ll cross that br.dge when we couie to it." retorted Mr Royce "1 think the case against her will soon die of Inanition." “Oh, very well.” And Siug'.etor abruptly went back to hla desk, luting bls niusta.be thoughtfully. He bad made someth! ing of a reputation. Ines his election a I year before, as a si lver of atwtruse criminal problema and had svvured a OU bv lotion in tw three capital pa i which had th eat etied for a time o •affle the l'olici IL evidently «c«t» som ethic g o the he would ba same kind ben In L.~nMe»k <e ca se to one of h !<• as T .¿anta.K might be added that, wbUa c71u.x^we bad made him immensely nooular with the multituda. there bad {Z about one or two of them a bint of unprofee.lon.1 made but brethren of the bar looa rather askance at him. He nodded to tbe coroner after a moment, tbe room was called to order ami the first witness summoned. It was Kogers, the courtde“‘‘*l51*r^ I knew talked Lltii bim Roger», often in of a course; business bad way and . »• MV »»'■•>» . . . Hday's office has heavy w.» »» and a «louble door which requp.wteiy shut oil ■11 sounds from within." “Miss Holladay then came out?” “Yes. air." "And walked paat you?” "Yes. sir; walked past me rapidly.” “Did you not think that peculiar?" "Why, sir. she didn't often stop to speak to me. I was busy, uud sc thought nothing particularly about It.’ slit "Did you notice her face? IHd **- seeui perturbed?" “No. sir; I didn’t notice, I just glanced up and bowed. In fact. I didn't see her face at all, for she had lowered her veil.” "Her veil!" repeated the coroner. “You hadn't mentioned that she wore a veil.” “No. sir: when she came into the of fice she bad lifted It up over her hat brim—you know how women do." "Yes—so you saw her face distinctly when she entered?” 1 BHi “Yes, sir.” But when she went out she had ”L_. _______ lowered her veil, Was it a heavy one?" "Why. sir, sir." ” the witness hesitated, "just an ordinary veil. I should say.” "But still heavy enough to conceal ber face?” "Ob, yes. sir.” The coroner nodded. "Now, Mr. Rogers, how long a time elapsed after