The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

my dear girl; but your inspirations
| have such au inevitable way of lead
/ ing up tree
81 know 81. and this may also.
But listen. doesn't Schuyler believe
that You suspect him"
81 don't suspect him" declared
Ron. almost fiorccly.
Il know you don't but doesnt
Schiylor think You do7"
"Why. don't know; never
/ thought about il. think very like
/ ly he does
And mes 50 proud. OF course hc
won't dieouss it wi,h you. or justify
/ himself in any way Now. look
here Rob you go to Schuyler. and
in your incest. fricudliest way tell
| him yuu don't believe he did II.
| Then don't you If he is inno-
cent. he viii expand and cuufidc
I'm you. and you may get whole
lot of useful Information And ON
the other hand. IL he is guilty.
you1l probably learn the fact from
his manner
Ron though e. over Kitty he
said at last. you're trump. /
believe YOU have hit upon the only
thing there is To- try. and III Try
it before / decide to go to New
York I'll stay in Maplcton day
or two longer. for the more think
about it. the more think ! haven't
been fair or just to the old boy in
not even asking for his confidence %
1T isn't chat 50 much. but YOU
muet assure him Of your belief IN
him. Tell him you know hc Is in
nocont"
Il do know It,"
Yes. know that has been your
firm conviction all along. although
/ it isn't mine. just tell him of your
confidence and sympathy and faith
| In him. and see what happens"
"A woman's iutuitions are always
ahead Of mans" declared Rob
heartily "Il do just rs you say
Kitty. and I'll do IL vhole-hcartcdly
: and to IN, best of my ability.
Kity was etill staying in tn,
Van Norman house. which had no;
d Yet been and probably never would
, be. known by any other name.
Mrs Markham had gone away tenn
} | ft I...t
. when sine returned It would be- mere
, ny To arrange for her permanent
y departure. The good lady had ro
e coiycd generous bcqucst in Mad
o elcinc's viii. and, except for th'
Y scvermg of old associations. sh,
Il had no desire & remain in hous,
Il no longer the home of the Nai
y Normaus
: MiTs Morton was therefore mis-
' trcss Of the establishments aud thor
n oughN did she enjoy her position
I Shr invited Miss French to rcmair
* f.r time as her visitor, and Kit.
II had stayed ON, in hope of learning
= the truth about the tragedy.
d At Miss Mouon's invitation Ton
! Willard had lett the hotel and r,
lo turned to his old room. which h
n had given mp To Miss Morton a
At Madelcnc's request
IF Willard without doubt sorrowe
II. deeply tor lis beautiful cousin. bu
ID he was a man who rarely CAV
lc voice to his grief and his feeling
N were evident more from his manne
?' than his words lie seemed prcoccl
is pied and ahscnt-miudcd. and. aunt
~ unlike Miss Morton. he was in II
~ h1eto to take even preliminary stcr
of toward the actual acquisition of h
- fortune
Fcssendon was curious 10 kno
whether Willard suspected that h
cousins death was the work
Schuyler Carleton But when /
tried To sound Tom on the subic
ne was met by rebuff II W,
\ politely wordcd, but il was ncye
@ thcless plainspokcn rebuff, al
r ooncmsively forbade further discu
q sion ot the subject
" Aud so as an outcome of Kitty
y suggestion, Fessoudeu determined
! have a plain talk with Schuyl
Carleton.
"Oh nau,' he said the first tin
opportunity found him alone wi
Schuyler in the Carleton library.
want to offer you my help. | kno
= that sounds prcsumptious, but We
old friends, Carleton. ANA thin
| may be allowed a little prcsum
tion on that score, And first. thoul
IL seems 10 me absurdly unnect
sary, | want 10 assure YOU of n
belief in Your own innocence. Psha
belief is a weak wcrd | know,
am positive. that YOU no more kill