The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-06

tion TO the gravity OF his profession.
"A mans sense OF humor is a bar
barous and a cruel thing, Miss Innes,
he admitted. "It is to the feminine
as the hug Of a bear is TO the scratch
of-~welI. anything with claws Is that
you, Thomas? Come in"
Thomas johnson stood in the door
way He looked alarmed and appre-
hensive, and suddenly | remembered
the sealskln dressing bag in the
lodge Thomas came Just inside the
door and stood with his head droop-
ing, his eyes, under their shaggy gray
brows, fixed on MIR. Jameson
Thomas said the detective. not
unkndly, Il sent for YOU to tell us
what you told Sam Bohannon at the
club. the day before MIR. Arnold was
found here, dead Let me see. You
came here Friday uight to see Miss
Inues. didn't you2 And came to work
here Saturday morning."
For some unexplained reason
Thomas looked relieved.
"Yas, sab" he said. "You see 1t
were Ike this. When Mistah Arm
strong and the family went away, Mis-
Watson an me, we was lef' in charge
TIL the place was rented. Mis- Wat
son, she've bin here a good while, an
she warn skeery SO she slep' in the
house. I'd bin havin' tokens--I tol'
Mis- Innes some of 'em--an' | slep'
In the lodge Then one day Mis- Wat
son, she came TO me an she sez. sez
she; Thomas, youll hev to sleep up
in the big house. I'm too nervous
to do 1t any more But jes' reckon
to myself that eff It's too skeery fer
her. It's too skeery fer me. We had
It. then, sho' nuff. and 1t ended up
with Mis- Watson stayin In the lodge
nights an me lookin fer work at do
/ club
Did Mrs. Watson say that any
thing had happened to alarm herr"
No, sab. She was jes materially
skeered. Well, that was all. far's I
know until the night come over to
see Mis- lnnes come across the
valley, along the path from the club
house, and goes home that way.
Down In the creek bottom almost
run into man. He wuz standin' with
his hack to me, an he was workin
with one of these yere electric light
things that 1T in yer pocket. lie was
havin' tronhle--ono minute it'd fash
out, an the mex It'd be gone | he'd
view of is white dress shirt an tie.
as pnssed. | didn't see his face But
know II warn't Mr. Arnold. II was
. taller man than Mr. Arnold. Besides
that, Mr.. Arnold was playin' cards
when got to the club house. same's
he'd been doin' all day"
"And the next morning you came
back along the path pursued Mr.
Jameson relentlessly
"The mex mornin' ! come back
along the path an down where ! dun
zee the man night befoh, picked ur
this here" The old man helL out 4
tiny object and Mr.. Jameson took IL
Then he held II on his extended palm
for me to see. II was the other hall
OF the pearl euff.link
But Mr. Jameson was not quite
through questioning him.
"And so you showed II TO Sam. al
the club, and asked him II he knew
any one who owned such link. anc
Sam saId-what 90
wal, Sam, he lowed he'd seer
such pair OF cum ffbutions In shir
belonsIn' to Mr.. Bailey-Mr. Jaci
Bailey. sab"
I'm keep this link, Thomas, for !
while" the detective said That
all | wanted to know. Goodnight"
As Thomas shufiied out, Mr.. jamie
son watched me sharply.
You see, Miss Innes,r he said. "Mr
Bailey insists on mixing himself witt
this thing. II Mr. Bailey came her
that Friday night expecting to NEE
Arnold Armstrong. and missed him
If. as | say, he had done this, Nigh
he not, seeing him enter the followin
night. have struck him down. as b
had intended before?"
But the motive?" I gasped.
There could be motive proved.
think. Arnold Armstrong and job
Bailey have been enemies since th
: latter. a cashier of the Traders BAN
: brought Arnold almost into tn
: clutches Of the law. Also, you 70
get that both men have been payir
attention TO Miss Gertrude. Bailey
flight looks bad, too"
= And you think Halsey helped hi
" 10 escape?"
Undoubtedly. Why, what could
y be but fiight7 Miss Innes, let me r
. construct that evening. as sec
y Bailey and Armstrong had duarrel'
- at the club. I learned this toda
- Your nephew brought Bailey ovs
y Prompted by Jealous, insane fur
y Armstrong followed. coming across
y. the path. He entered the bilia
n room wing perhaps rapping, and !
~ Ing admitted by your nephew. IN
Il inside he was shot. By some one
= the circular staircase The shot fire
- your nephew and Bailey left the hou
at once, going toward the automobI
r. house They left by The lower roa
lr I which unevented tham hainQ haai