The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20

through the unresisting plaster OF
ELIAS room with such force as to
send the rod flying on to her bed. !
had gone upstairs alone, and ! confess
the thing puzzled me; in two'or three
places in the wall small apertures had
been made. none OF them OF any depth,
Not The least mysterious thing was
the disappearance OF the iron lmple.
ment that had been used
Mary Anne aud Eliza left that after
noon, but Rosie decided to stay Ii
was about five o'clock when the hack
came from the station TO get Them,
and, TO my amazement II had an oc.
cupant Matthew Geist, the driver,
asked for me- and explained his en-
rand with pride
"l've brought you cook, Miss In
ness." he said. when the message
came to come up for two girls and
their trunks | supposed there was
something doing, and az this here
woman had been looking for work In
the village | thought I'd bring her
along"
Already had acquired the true
suburbante ability to take servants
on faith. no longer demanded writ
ten and unlmpeachable references.
Rachel lnnes. have learned not L
mind " the cook sits down comfort
ably in my sitting room when she v
taking the orders for the day, and
am grateful II the silver is not cleane'
with securing soap And so that day
| merely told Llddy to send the new az
plicant in When she came, however
I could hardly restrain n gasp OF SUI
prise. 1t was the woman with tn
ptted face.
She stood somewhat awkwardly jus
inside the door, and she had an air {
self-confidence that was inspirlnl
Yes she could cook: was not ianc
cook. but could make good soups an
desserts II there was any one to tab
charge of the salads And so. in u
end, | took her. AS Halsey said, whf
we told him, 1t didn't matter mut
about the cooks face If II was clea
have spoken of Halsey's restles
ness. On that day 1t seemed to
more than ever a reslstless impul
! that kept him out until after luncheo
2 ! think he hoped constantly that
r might meet Louise driving over I
7 hills in her runabout, possibly he d
z meet her occasionally. but from |
Q continued gloom felt sure the sitl
y tion between them was unchanged
Part OF the afternoon | believe
r read-Gertrude and were out, az
I: have said and al dinner we both
} ticed that something had occurred
g distract him. lie was disagreeaf
?. which is unlike him, nervous, look
r at his watch every few minutes. a
= he ate almost nothing He asked tw
n during the meal on what train
K Jameson and the other detective VI
le coming. and had long periods OF
'e straction during which he dug
IL fork into my damask cloth and
~ not hear when he was spoken to-
ne refused dessert, and left the Ia
., early, excusing himself OH the grol
I'D that he wanted to see Alex
Alex, however, was not to be fou
he II was after eight when lIalsey
as dered the car and started down
de hill nj q pace that, even for him,
as unusually reckless. Shortly a
at Alex reported that he was ready to
m. over the house preparatory to clos
ad 1t for the night Sam Bohannon ca
at quarter before nine aud began
Go patrol Of the grounds, and with
arrival OF the two detectives to !
IRE forward to was not especially apl
le. hensiye
| AT half-past nine | heard the so
he Of horse driven furiously up
tie drive. 1t came to stop In front
ng the house aud immediately after th
ny we're hurried stepn on thc yernr
lot Our nerves were not what they sho
he have been. and Gertrude. always
Ig" prahenslye lately, was u the door