Seemingly it had none, after the first sullen glance thrown him by the young man; and the coroner sighed again, but this time softly, and as a prelude to the following speech: "We can understand," said he, "why you should feel so strongly against one who has divided the hearts of your sisters, and played with one, if not with both.

Few men could feel differently.

You have reason for your enmity and we excuse it; but you must not carry it to the point of open denunciation before the full evidence is in and the fact of murder settled beyond all dispute.

Whatever you may think, whatever we may think, it has not been so settled.

There are missing links still to be supplied, and this is why we have summoned you here and ask you to be patient and give the district attorney a little clearer account of what went on in your own house, before you broke up that evening and you went to your debauch, and your sister Adelaide to her death at The Whispering Pines." "I don't know what you mean." He brought his fist down on the table with each word.