The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-18

HiehtNf written IN aCfdMlN, nlalnly
/ disguised hand, reads
The lady whom you found with
your wife upon your return to your
horne yesterday. and whom she IN.
! troduced TO you as Mrs. Delopard, Is
not woman at all. but a young man
Ia disguise He will be with her
again tonight
Jenreys had read the precious
epistle 90 times within the half hour.
He was insanely jealous OF his pret.
" wife. Possibly the fact that he was
not immaculate himself partly ac-
counted for his readiness TO suspect
her.
He went to the phone and called
up his wife
Il am obliged to leave the city un-
expectedly hut viii be home to.mor
row night"
"oh. Henryi"
Don't cry dear. and take good
care of yourself lt Is only for a
day Good-by sweetheart
He hung up the receiver and re.
turned TO his desk AT the same time
The Office boy who had brought him
the n0re. stating that he had received
it from a man ON the street. took Up
his hat and went out II lenreys
had not been completely absorbed in
his wretched thoughts he would have
noticed that The hoy had been watch.
ing him closely with oars strained TO
catch his every word.
Night came at last with feverish
impatienco he boarded the train for
the suburb where he lived. His was
a pretty little cottage, just roomy
enough fer two, almost hidden from
view by a mass of dense shubbery
and tall cedars lie looked up 10 the
window OF her room The shades we're
drawn, but not to their full length.
and a bright light was burning in.
side
In the thick shWbbery. too far re.
moved 20 hear any voices inside the
house, he concealed himself and wait.
ed in a tumult Of rage and jealousy
Several times he was tempted to 20
right IN and surprise them, but he
restrained himself Perhaps after ali
no one was there with her and she
was innocent His looks would be-
tray him and she would ask MIN
awkward questions Perhaps if she
was guilty and she heard him coming
she would find way 20 spirit her
lover out OF the house or to conceal
him-a thousand and one ways by
which his vengeance might be eluded
occurred 10 his fevered mind. No;
he woul1 remain IN concealment all
night and watch IL any man came
out Of the house watch until she
came out In the morning TO water tho
flowers as was her wont. and then h,
would know
Il was fully a quarter OF mile. t.
the nearest cottage. II stood on an
eminence and he could see II dimlS
outlined. II was there his friend Cal
vim lived with his wife. whom-but 0i
that he was not thinking just now
did not allow himself to think. II
was an entirely different case Many
things were proper. or at least OK
cusable for a man. which were mon
strons and altogether indefensibls
for "A woman-a curious code of NOR
ais or lack Of morals with which ht
had been and was satisfied.
Suddenly the door OF the cottage
was opened and ia the doorway the
figures Of man and woman ap
peared lie watched them with eyes
on fire and blazing heart; he heart
them exchange Goodnight, dear,
saw them kss-and the door closed
Down the path the man cam,
quickly, Out of the clouds broke q
vivid fash OF lightning. followed by
roar OF thunder and simultaneously
/ there was pistol shot. its nois,
drowned by that OF heavens artillery
He saw the man fall and then feai
/ took hold Of him IL would be tim,
enough on the morrow ta learn wha
/ was the result Of his crime The af
tern0on edition OF the newspaper
would undoubtedly chronicle wha
had happened.
He ran out into the road withou
pausing to see whether he had killel
the man or only wounded him I
was two miles across lots TO the de
pot Of railroad he never had ira
yeled on. and where no one woul'
recognize him. He knew there wa
midnight train 10 the city whicl
stopped there on signal he No
match and looked al his watch. Their
was time enough % make H.
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He went 10 a hotel in the city
From there IN the morning he sent
note to the office saying he wouli
not be able 90 attend 10 business tina
day II there was anything u Ina
portance be asked them to sem
word 20 the hotel where he would b
TO receive q al four o'clock ln thl
afternoon. Then Dc neryed hlmsel
to compOsure and waited for th
. newspaper 10 appear
he heard a newsboy shout Extra
/ Terrible murder ln ClarenceNllei
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