The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-13

for me Go invite me to her wc0diagf 2
it would oe an anecation unworthy
the man who aos at iast come TO hn
bis richtfui position 10 this community
as the owner of The great Moore es-
tate For great Il shall be-" be- EN-.
phaticaily continued I'm three wears
you viii not know the house Owe 3 n.
der Despite its fancied ghosts ,s4I
death dealing fireplace. be will stand
Al in Washington. ], David Moore.
promise you this, ana 7 am not a man
TO utter fatuous prophecies But O
must be missed over there"
Here he gave the mastiff the long de-
layed kick "Rudge, stay heigl The
vestibule opposite is ICY Besides, your
howls are not wanted in those OLD
walls tonight even II you would go
with me- which doubt He has never
been willing to cross 20 that side Of
the street" the old gentleman went on
to complain. with his FIRST show Of ir
ritation. "But hen have to overcome
that prejudice soon, even II ni I've TO
tear up the old hearthstone and recon.
struct the walls can't live without
Rudge. and / will not live in another
place than in the old home Of my an.
cestors."
was 10y this time following him out.
"You have failed to answer the sug-
gestlon ! made you a minute since"
I hazarded. "Will you pardon me II J
put it now as a question: Your niece,
Mrs Jeffrey, seemed TO have every
thing in the world TO make her happy
yet she took her life Was there a
taint OF insanity in her blood. OF was
her nature so impulsive that her aston.
isbing death in so revolving a place
should awaken in you so little won.
/ derT
/ A CLEAN Of what had made him more
or less feared by the very urchins who
/ dogged his steps and made sport OF
| him at respectful distance shot from
his eye as ne glowered back at me
/ from the open door. But he hastily
suppressed this sign OF displeasure and
replied with the fpintest tinge OF sar
casm:
"Therel You are expecting from me
feelings which belong TO youth or 70
men OF much more heart than under
standing. tell you that have nc
feelings. My niece may have developed
insanity or she may simply have drunk
her cup OF pleasure dry at twenty-five
and come 10 its dregs prematurely.
do not know and do not care. What
concerns me is that the responsibility
OF large fortune has fallen upon mC
most unexpectedly and that l have
pride enough TO wish 20 show myself
capable Of sustaining the burden Be
sides, they may be tempted to do some
mischief to the walls or floors ovei
there. The police respect no mans
property. But am determined thel
shall respect mine No rippings up O
tearlngs down will I allow unless
stand by TO supervise the job. Z an
master Of the old homestead now an,
mean to snow t." And with a las
glance at the dog. who uttered th,
most mournful Of protests 10 reply, b,
shut the front door and betook himsel
to the other side Of the street
AS / noticed his assured bearing al
be disappeared within the forblddini
portal which, according TO his owl
story had for so long time been shu
against him, asked myself II the can
die which / had noticed lying on hi
mantelshelf was Of the same max
and size as those I had found IN m
late investigations in the house he wa
then entering,
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