The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-09

rlUHlNM WIN ANi iNi IuNi AitA lNN oAiAfN
horror OF him whose eyes she met
with her CLASSY and stirring ones as he
slowly drew forth the weapon
why be drew 10 forth Instead Of
leaving it IN her breast he could not
say Possibly because u gave him bis
moment OF gloating revenge When in
another instnnt her hands few up and
the tray tipped aud the china fell the
revulsion came. and bis eyes opened TO
two facts the instrument Of death was
still in his grasp. and the diamond. on
whose possession he counted. was gone
from his wfes breast
Ii was horrible moment. Voices
: could be heard approaching the alcoye
laughing voices that in an instant
would take on the note of liorror And
the music all how low il had sunk
as il 90 give place TO The diving muir
muir be now heard issuing from her
lipsi But he was a mau OF iron.
Thrusting the sulettc into the first
place that offered, he drew the cur
tans over the staring windows, then
slid out with his tray, calm, speekless
and attentive as ever. dead 10 thought
dead TO feeling. but aware, quite aware
in the secret depths of his being that
something besides his wife had been
killed tha, aight aud that sleep and
peace of mnd and all pleasure in the
past were gone forever.
It was not he | saw enter the alc0ve
and come out with news OF the crime.
He left this role to one whose ente
I fft..t
ton. His part was 10 play with Just
/ the proper display of horror ant curi-
| osity. the ordnar, mental brought 'aca
| TO face with crime ia high life. e
| couC do this. coulG even sustain
/ his Share n jbc gossip ane ,or this
| purpose kept near the Jther walters
/ The absence OF the diamone was an
that troubled him. hat brought him
al times 70 the Doirt ~ ver,igo. -'ad
mr.. Grey recognized and claimeG itt
| II so. he. Abnar wairht, ther must re
main lanes WellgcoC, tie waiter, in
! deiinitelg fhls wcu'd require more
belief iu his star sEgu ever he had had
yet But rs the moments passed and
no contradiction was given TO the uni-
versaHy received Impression that ,he
same hand which had struck the blow
had eaken rhe diamond. even this
cause OF anxiety left his breast, and nc
faced people with more and more cour-
age till the momert wheE ne suddenly
heard that the diamond lad been
FOUND IL the possession Of man per
.eetly strange to MIN and saw the in
spector pass It over into the hands OF
Mr. Grey
Instantly he realized that the crisis
CT his fate was pn him. II Mr.. Grey
we're glvep dine &c identity this stone,
ne (Abner Fairbroiherl was lost ana
the diamond as we'll Gould he prevent
this? Therz was but one way, and
that way he took. Making use OF his
yentrlloquial powers ha had spent a
year on me pujlic stage ir those early
days. playing just sucl tricks as ,hese
he raised tn- cne cry which ne knew
would star,le T. Trey more thar any
other in The world. and When tie la
mond fell from his hane as ae krew q
wculG, nc rushed onward and in the
act OF picking It up, made ,hat e.
change which not only batile the sus
picons of the statesman, but restored
to him The diamond. for whose aonges
sion he was now ready to barter nGIi
his remaining Lays.
Meanwhlle MIR Grey had bad his owl
anxicties )iring this whole Ions
evening. he had been sustained ny the
conviction that the diamond Of whlei
nc had caught hut one passing slimps'
was the Great Mogui OF his once IA
nous collection. SO sure was he o
this, that at one moment he found him
self tempted to enter the alcoye, de
mand closer sight OF the diamond
and settle the question then and there
, lie even went so far as 20 take in hi
hands the two cups OF coffee whlcl
, should serve as his excuse for this In
trusion. but his naturally chvalrou
instincts again interviewed, and he Sc
the cups down again this I did no
see-and turned his steps toward IA
library with the intention Of writin
her note instead But though h
found paper and pen TO hand, he cocl
find no words for so daring a request
J.. / ana ne thihe DICK lhto Auf uhiit "hi
70 hear that the woman he bad cor
templated addressing had jnst bee
:, murdered and her great jewel stolen.
: The shock was too much. aud a
there was no leaving the house theI
be retreated again to the library wher
= he dey0ured his anxleties ia silence Il
hope revived again at sight Of the dii
mond in the inspectors hand. only
vanish under the Vaccinations OF on
= be did not even recognize when he too
!. the false jewel fror his hand,
The American had outwltted the En-
lishman and the triumph OF evil wa
complete
u or 50 It seemed But n the Englisl
man Is slow, he IS sure. Thrown o
:, the track Tor the time being AIR. Gre
- had only 10 see picture Of the stlletl
= Ia the papers. 20 feel again that, q
y spite all appearances. Fairbrother WI
really nos only at the bottom OF a
thefts from which bis cousin and bin
Z self had suffered. but OF this fright
y" murder as well lie made. no ops
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