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He said he left home and came through the woods, where he saw Tom Ostrello just coming from the Langmore mansion. As soon as the coast seemed clear, he ran past the bushes and got in the house by a window. He found Mr. Langmore in the library and asked again for the counterfeits. Langmore said he was going to give them to the authorities, and expose Styles.
People do not commit murder unless there is a reason for it or unless they are insane. Motives may be divided into three classes jealousy, revenge, or gain. In this instance I think we can throw out jealousy " "Mrs. Langmore was jealous of Margaret." "And wasn't the young lady jealous of her stepmother in a way?" "But she is not guilty I'll stake my life on her innocence."
The girl and her stepmother had certainly had a bitter quarrel, the girl had hot Southern blood in her veins, and the bitterness had ended in the tragedy. In the minds of many it was only a question of what the extenuating circumstances might be. "Was Mr. Langmore present at this quarrel?" asked the coroner, after another pause.
"How very important some of those city lawyers are," she muttered. "Think they know it all, I guess. Well, he'll have a job clearing her, if what Coroner Busby says is true." "Oh, I did not know you were coming back!" exclaimed Margaret. "Has anything happened?" "I want to know something about this, Miss Langmore," and he brought out the torn and wet shirtwaist. "Is it yours?"
Adams to see Miss Langmore," put in Raymond. "Wasn't that all right?" "Certainly certainly," answered the coroner hastily. "I have kept the best watch on Miss Langmore that I could," went on the woman. "You told me to do it." "Has Miss Langmore had anything to say about her father?" "She seems to be very sorry that he is dead." "What did she say about Mrs. Langmore?"
Neither Doctor Soper nor myself could find any traces of ordinary poison." "What is your theory?" "Something was used to stupefy them, and so much was used that it killed them." "In that case the murder might have been unintentional?" "Yes. Somebody might have thought to stupefy Mr. Langmore and then rob him. But the drug, being too powerful, or used too long, might have done its deadly work.
Langmore?" continued the coroner to the servant girl. "The docther said to lave it till you came." "Mrs. Langmore was quite dead?" "Yis. Hivin rest her sowl!" "And Mr. Langmore?" "Sure an' the docther could do nothin' fer the poor mon. It made the docther sick to work over the corpse an' he soon had to give it up." "Now, tell me, how do you think the two were killed?" "Oi dunno.
Margaret wished to give a small house party and Mrs. Langmore would not listen to it." "Did Mrs. Bardon hear all that was said?" "No, only enough to make her run to the police with the tale." "Is any other house near by?" "The Harrison mansion, but it is locked up, as the family is in Europe." "Did you hear if Mrs. Bardon and her son were home all morning?"
He is an Englishman, fairly well to do, who lives in an old colonial house on the Harper road, a mile and a half, I should say, from here." "Do you know what business this Styles had with Mr. Langmore?" "I don't remember very well but hold up, yes, I do. He owed Mr. Langmore some money. The two put through some sort of real estate deal." "How much did Styles owe Mr. Langmore?"
He drew himself up. "Excuse me, but you are " and he paused inquiringly. "I am working on this case in the interests of Miss Langmore. My name is Adams." "Oh!" "What I would like to know is, What made you sick? Was it merely that a crime had been committed something you were not accustomed to?" "No, it was not, Mr. Adams.
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