The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-10

'If there had been in Mrs. Davoru
room n Handkerchief which ought not
90 have been thcre-say one belonging
20 Dr. Leclcrc-would you have noticed
itY"
How can You ask me such ques-
tiong'
"Thon if I find such handkerchief
Of DR. Leclercs in The dead woman S
toom / may take it that it got there
since the llth?"
Certainly.
"Miss Rodney had left the house
then?'
eyes.
81 have found handkerchief mark
ed with the Young Doctors initials in
the dead woman room.
"Whcn?"
EARLY this morning. Il may be q
blind but 10 is confusing for the mo-
ment Hello, there goes IL o'clookr
That's q rummy business about the
Young fellow handkerchief
q fancy it Will explain itself Inter
on. You see : atr. us l told you, ready
to founder in quagmire Of opinions
tonight Now have another opinion To-
put before you have given some
Thought to that person who entered thus
house last night It was some one who
knew the house. somo ono who talcuat-
cd it was empty aud some one who had
an object which / can partly fathom.
/ That object was doubtless "a audable
one to got hold of :he notes But Alr
Thief was confronted with n locked door
this door in which there was mo- key.
/ It would not suit him to break open the
/ door.
"whyg"
"Thnt | VIII explain later. 1t would
not suit him to break open the door
/ Therefore the next best thing was TO get
an impression of the lock- After this
was obtained he entered Mrs Davmu s.
room for some reason which ! cannot
fathom If he knew where the notes
wero, there was mo- occasion for him 90
waste precious t.me knocking that room
TO pieces, unless he fancied there was
more money there, or miless--this Is
only an opinion, rememher--his object
was 20 attach suspicion in the wrng
quarter.
L can see You are harboring another
Of those fearful opinions You fancy
the Same man willretum again and VIII
come the next time with q key TO open
the loci, Of this door
''That is my very humble opinion
In order to help Mr. Thief IN his lauda-
bile search for the hidden treasure / have
carefully opened the kitchen window
tonight, leaving the kitchen and the win.
dow in the same condition as ! found
them this morning The outer world IS
of opinion this is au empty house,
guarded only by ghost My lighting
Of the kitchen fire this morning was q
quiet operation There has beouno light
in the house since oO'clock, and london
doesn't awake much earlier ON sunday
Now let us stop talking, go out ON tho
landing and listen fur sound in tho
kitchen
And suppose we have our watch fU
nothing? Suppose Mr. Thief doesn't ar
river
"Ihon we are none the woso or
When the morning light comes, we may
abandon hope until tomorrow might, Wu,
then ] win tell you how the door wW
locked from ,he outside
81 shall collapse from the cold th'
darkness and tho suspense 10y 6 O'Clock.
) "What a sybarite you arel'
"A what:'
No matter. mean you cCght 20 b
a gentleman Of England living at hom
at ease, if a night vigil alarms You.
: Detective Goringe and Inspector Brig9
, were now standing together on Ga
; landing speaking ia tho taintcst Of whis
. pers
"Look both doors-Stenworth sr1n
} and Nickey 's-put the keys ia you
/ pocket, and we can both return To- th
5 top OF the house and interview tho treas
, ure hunter from above, or IN make
better suggestion Let me lock you int
Stcinworth S room You can hide youI
self in one Of the cup1oards there on am
der the bed and watch the visitors pro
coedings Ho won't bother about amy
{ thing in the room except the door IL d
is the gentleman we want. He owiu Civ
You what is called an object lesson
the mystery Of the door Ii win Dee Oct
ter than "a demonstration from me q
secondhand. l viii lock you iu an
take the keys up stairs with me.
o "Lend mo your revolver / saw go
4 lingering one "
p Certainly You won't want IL, ! e.,
. pect, but il may help 90 make you r.,
r less lonely, puof fellow You have a paf
L Of handcuffs-yes Why, witharc}0ly,
0 and the handouts. and a bullseye, $50
a viii feel quite as if you We're having
j. leyce Lonely indeed But what do yo
think Of my idea;'
p IAN excellent one, If we are going
4 have visit from your guest lnpoc
= or Briggs smiled a quiet smile ali
IA himself in the darkness d" If not. 10 wi
# be tho devils own woarisono JOB
Sshl' gripping tho inspector hy %
n arm. Don't raise your voice thin
hear "a sound
20 Both men strained thcir ears
"That's the gentleman ln yon 81
it Briggs Not a moment to bo lost an
A be rs quiet as the grave
it CHAPTER XIII