The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-18
"A.
THE GREEN EYED /
By HENRY WALDORF FRANcIs



/ COPY and holding it IN his trembling
fingers. rushed to his room and locked
/ himself IN. He read-and the words
/ danced before his eyes
"The body Of a supposed man was
found with pistol shot through the
head on the pathway leading t. the
/ cottage OF Richards Jenreys at Clar.
/ enceville early th,s morning. Upon
/ investigation the body was found to
/ be that OF a woman In disguise aud
was at once Identified as that OF
/ neighbor Mrs. George Calvin. ft
seems that Mrs Jedreys received q
/ message from her husband yesterday
/ afternoon telling her that he would
not be at home and. owing to recent
/ occurrences in the village. being
afraid TO be alone az night. sent to
{ Mrs. Calvin to come aud stop with
her, as she had often done bef0re
when her husband was called away
by business.
Mrs Calvin phoned 10 her hus.
band. who told her that he would be
detained until late In the city ana
that he could not consent to her be-
ing away from home an night, as he
was. not feeling wen. but that she
had better so and pass the evening
with Mrs. Jenreys and he would eau
for her about II O'Clock but in case
he was prevontcd not to wait for him
but TO return 70 their home. as he
/ would certainly be out on The mid.
night train. Mr. Calvin has also in-
formed the police that he told his
wife. as matter OF pfecaution,
ramps having infested the village for
some time past 20 don suit Of his
clothing. as a man would be less like.
ly to be molested than womais. ana
to 80 armed
The body when found had been
dead some hours. aud the crime ia
wrapped in mystery Robbery could
not have been the motive. as tho dead
woman wore valuable iewelry. non0
OF which Is missing and her pu-ee
was found unopened aud nndisturbed.
Il IL not known that She had any en-
cmies Chronicle reporters are now
investigating and fuller particulars
win appear IN the later editions"
The newspaper fell from HIS hands
and his mind staggered eader the
shock The room seemed to whirl
around, the objects In 1t became IN
distinct, the power Of thought left
him. and his throat and tongue we're
insufferably parched.
A violent knocking on the door
aroused him. He opened Il and a
man came hastily IN. then turned and
with calm deliboratlon closed and
locked the door
Jenreys sank into a chair frozen
with fear and wonderment The man
was Calvin.
AS he advanced towards him JET
freys lnstincuyely held out his hand,
but Calvin brushed BY Ignoring it
and. seating himself at the opposite
side Of the table fixed his eyes upon
jsnreys with a gaze that fascinated
and that had something ooldly fend-
ish in It,
Then Calvin spoke
They told me at the Office. where
went to see You, that / would nnd
You here at four O'clock
You have been reading Fl. see"
he said motloning to the newspaper
lying upon the floor How do you
Ike being a murderer-and her MUIR
derer?a
lenreys started from his chair and
essayed TO speak
"Sit DOWN." Numbered Calvin. ''and
don't lie 10 mel / know the TRUTH
{ am not going to give you up II
would be no satisfaction to me to
have you hanged. want 70 enjoy
the extreme pleasure OF seeing you
every day and wStching the torture
Of your mind undet the knowledge
that | know the facts and that can at
any minute send you to the gallowsl
IL viii be more sweet TO see YOU
growing gradually insane.
Il have known you for long time,
You lecherous sneak know your
Jealous disposition. But did not
think you would dishonor another
mans home-the home OF one who
treated you as friend Forty-eight
hours ago ! accidentally came across
a letter you wrote my wife and then
| knew Then, saying nothing TO her.
| planned my vengeance. and it has
all come out as ! planned H.
Il wrote you the anonymous note
you received All day yesterday until
you took the train for Clarepceville
had you watched The boy at your
Office reported 20 me what he heard
You say over the telephone for which
paid him. Il Is quite safe 10 tell
you this-you viii not dare 20 report
hint
Wen was II not a very clever trap
set 10 catch such nlthy rat as YOU
are? II J could only have had her
know who Il was killed heri"
, Jenreys did not answer he only
mumbled something between shrleks.
They took him from the hotel 10 the
asylum. and he Is IN the ward for
incurables where ho win die
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