The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-13

THE LEADER, GUTHRIE, oKLAt
think Tam too excitable to hear1t, but I
am not. What has happencd2'
"You may speak before her" said
Miss Huntington, slowly paling. "In
great trials she is as strong as the
strongest"
ave have vital reasons for believing
Mr.. Caruthers has been foully dealt
with. said Hendricks. lie studied their
set faces for an instant and then con-
cluded: "The truth IS, he was murdered
IN his apartments on the night he was
said to have left"
"Ohl" simultaneously burst from
both ladies' and then dead silence filed
the room. There was no sound without
except the dull rumble Of a passing
stage
"Murdered2' came from the lips Of
The young lady
Hendricks nodded.
'ButI think we had better not go into
the details tonight. The papers will
be fun Of it in the morning"
"But you must-you must have come
TO me for a purpose" said Miss Hunt
ington, helplessly.
"lt was because, 10 you viii pardon
the allusion, ] seem 20 see The shadow
of motive for the murder in The fact
that your uncle bad stipulated in his
will that your inheritance .ram him de-
pended on"
MY marriage to Mr. Caruthers," in
terrurjed the girl. "Yes that is true"
Also" added the detective, your ac-
quiring the fortune without marrying
him was not possible except in the case
Of his death"
"Ah. ! see whatyou meanl" exclaimed
Miss huntington.
81 have no one in view" quickly re-
sumed Hendricks; "but you must know
tina. such a vast fortune, and the hope
Of SHINING your hand with ii, would be
gceat temptation to many. You must
have several suitors, and it was with
the hope that sou might confer with me
shout them that / sought you SO quick
IT, Little suggestions from the foun-
tain head, so to speak, often save me
much futile research"
The heiress leaned back in her chair,
white and faint. The delicate, tapering
hand she placed on her brow shook as
If with palsy.
"Oh. auntl" she calculated, and then
she tightly pressed her lips together
and remained mute.
"You should not think Of those you
really care for" said Hendricks, more
svmpathetically than Lampkin had inn
agined possible TO his weather-beaten
nature. There must be many-very
many who have hoped TO gain your re-
gard"
The suggestion evoked no response
from Miss Huntington. Her features
seemed under the control of but one
dominant idea, and that idea, whatever
it was, deprived OF her normal action.
There can be no harm in tellinG all
we know" broke in Mrs. Winiret, Who
acquired considerable calmness in feel
ing that she might be Of service. you
know, Dorothy, there have been so very
many"
The young lady seemed stil too much
agitated TO speak.
Gossip has associated your name
with one Of the most worthy young men
in town" said Hendricks, delicately;
"and as he is doubtless wholly innocent
of any connection with the tragedy you
might be doing him a service TO put me
on to all available clews."
Dorotby's face was like death mask
/ in yellow plaster.
Gould they possibly associate him
with it?" she questioned.
Unfortunately il is said that he had
some sort Of difficulty with Mr. Caruth
ers only a short while before he was
reported to have left the city"
/ The features of the girl shrank TO
/ eether as If she had been smitten in the
face. She made no oIepy.
eve heard about il" put in Mrs Win
fret and did not Ike il, either. The
only sensible view 10 take Of the stip
( ulation in the will was that Dorothy
ought to carry out her uncle's wishes
and Arthur Gielow acted so insanely
over IL. I advised him o go abroad, bu'
he wouldn't listen 20 reason. II was az
Jwfully egotstcal ,hing--his quarrel
re with Mr. CautAers in public
place"
Anush Of anger flowed into the white
urss OF the girls face.
"lt is absurd 10 speak Of that quarre
NJ such a moment, She said, with spir
~ except from the standpoint of it
preiudieiug tbe ignorant public agains
an innocent man
81 seldom cake mistakes" said Hen
bricks; "and ] assure you that l an
going to work on the theory that Gle
lcw is not the man ann looking for"
Miss Huntiugton leaned forwar
cagerly. She almost smiled in he
hnundless relief
81 am so glad to hear you say that
she said, softly. "-.e 47s lad so muc
souble already that 10 be suspected q
this would break his heart completely.