The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

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lend 70 discoveries sucn as no rsmn,ou
search would yield IN years. DO not
say TINT It has. but such q thing is
/ possible. you know-who betterYs
Ny aouchalance was too mitch for
/ him He surveyed me with covert dis.
I lier and drvly observed.
your opportunities have exceeded
mine. even with my own effects. That
petty trinket which you have presum-
cd to faunt In my face-and OF whose
value ! am the worst judge in the
world, since have never had it IN my
hnnd-descended TO me with the rest
OF Mrs Jefreys property. Your con
dnct therefore, strikes me IN the light
OF an impertinence, especially as no
one could be supposed to have more IN
tcrcst than myself In what has been
for many years recognized as a family
tallsman"
"Ah." ! remarked, "you own to the
memorandum. then It was made on
the spot. but without the benefit Of the
talisman"
II own TO nothlngr he snapped
Then, realizing that denial IN this re-
gard was fatal. he added more genial
ly What DO you mean by memoran-
dump II you mean that recnptulation
Of old time mysteries and their accom-
panyiug features with which once
whiled away an idle hour. own to
IL, OF course. Why shouldn't II IL Ia
only proof OF my curiosity In regard
to this old mystery which every mem
Der Of my family must feel. That Gu
riosity has not been appeased. II IL
would not be indiscreet on your part.
may now ask II you have found out
what that little golden bali OF mine
which you sport 80 freely before my
eyes is to be used In connection withY'
Read the papers, I said: read to-
morrow's papers. Mr.. Moore, or, bet
ter still. tonights. Perhaps they will
inform you"
He was as angry as I had expected
hlIa TO be; but. as this ire proved con-
cluslvely that his strongest emotion
had been curiosity rather than fear.
felt assured OF my ground and turned
to re-enter the house. Nr. Moore did
not accompany me
The major was standing In the hall.
The others had evidently retreated to
the parlor
The man opposite knows what he
knows" said I. "but this does not In
clude the facts concerning the picture
In the southwest chamber or the devil. |
ish mechanism"
You are surep'
AS positive as one OF my inexperI- |
ence can be. But. major, / am equally /
positive that he knows more than he /
should OF Mrs. Jenrey's death I am /
even ready 70 state that IN my belief
he was In the house when Il occur.
red"
Has he acknowledged thls?"
mot at an"
Then what are your reasons for this
belief2"
They are many"
"Will you state themY
Gladly. II you Will pardon the pre-.
sumption. Some OF my conclusions
cannot be new 10 you The truth ia
that ! have possibly seen more OF this
old man than my duty warranted. and
I feel quite ready 10 declare that he
knows more OF what has tnfcn place
IN this house than he is ready TO avow.
am sure that he has often visited II
In secret ana knows about certain
broken window as well as we do
am also sure that he was here on the
night OF Mrs. Jeffrey's suicide. lie
was too little surprised when I I'm
Formed him OF what had happened not
10 hSye had some sorret lnltllng OF II
beforehand. even n we had not the
testimony OF the lighted candle ana the
book he so hurriedly replaced. Besides.
he is not the man to drag himself out
II night for so simple a cause ns the .
'ne with which he endeavored TO I'm.
bose upon us He knew what we
should ind in this house"
VERY good. II Mr. Jeffrey's present /,
are true, these deductions
II yours are probably correct. But Mr.. =
doore's denial has been positive
ear that II will turn out mere ques d
lon OF verqcity"
Not necessarily" I returned. Il 4
blhk see way OF forcing this man Il
o acknowledge that he was In or +
bout this house on that fatal night" a
"You dor a
"Yes. sir; do not want 10 boast. and e
should be glad II you did not obllge "
ne TO conhde to you the means by "a
which ! hope 70 bring this out. Only ri
i've me leave to insert an advertise c.
nent in both evening and morning n
apers and In two days l will report
allure or success"
The meior eyed me with an interest c
hat made my heart thrill Then he
uickly said "You have earned the ,
rlyilege. 1 VIII give you two days"
At this moment Durbin reappeared.
He had the book In his pocket. TAX. :
* II out be handed It to the major.
18th this remark
You won't hnd anything there The
ants been foOling you"
CTo be continued tomorro~)