The women have
come in slowly, and stand close together near the door_.
COUNTY ATTORNEY: (_rubbing his hands_) This feels good. Come up to the
fire, ladies.
MRS PETERS: (_after taking a step forward_) I'm not--cold.
SHERIFF: (_unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as
if to mark the beginning of official business_) Now, Mr Hale, before we
move things about, you explain to Mr Henderson just what you saw when
you came here yesterday morning.
COUNTY ATTORNEY: By the way, has anything been moved? Are things just as
you left them yesterday?
SHERIFF: (_looking about_) It's just the same. When it dropped below
zero last night I thought I'd better send Frank out this morning to make
a fire for us--no use getting pneumonia with a big case on, but I told
him not to touch anything except the stove--and you know Frank.
COUNTY ATTORNEY: Somebody should have been left here yesterday.
SHERIFF: Oh--yesterday. When I had to send Frank to Morris Center for
that man who went crazy--I want you to know I had my hands full
yesterday. I knew you could get back from Omaha by today and as long as
I went over everything here myself--
COUNTY ATTORNEY: Well, Mr Hale, tell just what happened when you came
here yesterday morning.
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