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



The Other Hall OF the IInk.
Miss lnnes. the detective began,
what is your opinion OF tho figure
you saw on the east veranda the night
you and your maid were in the house
alone2"
1T was woman" said positively
"And yet your maid affirms with
equal positiveness that Il was man"
Nonsense" broke in "Iiddy
had her eyes shut--she always shuts
them when she's frightened
And you never thought then that
tho intruder who came later that
night might be woman--the woman
In fact, whom you saw on the veran
da?'
~ had reasons for thinking It was
q man." said. remembering the pearl
cufflink.
Now we are getting down to bust
ness. What were your reasons for
thinking that?"
hesltated
IF you have any reason for heliev-
Ing that your midnight guest was Mr..
Armstrong. other than his visit here
the next night, you ought to tell me.
Miss Innes We can take nothing for
granted If, for instance. the intru.
der who dropped the bar and
scratched the staIrcase--you see,
know about thatif this visitor was
woman. why should not the same
woman have come back the following
night. met Mr. Armstrong on the cir
cular staircase, and In alarm shot
( him2"
III was a man" I reiterated And
then, because | could think OF no 9th
er reason for my statement told
him about the pear! curIlink. He was
intensely interested
"Will you give me the link he said
when finished. or at least, let me
see It? consider II most impor-
tant clew."
Wont the description do?"
"Not as well as the original"
"Well, I'm very sorry" / said. as
calmly as could, THE thing Is
lost It--it must have fallen out OF
a box on my dressing table"
Whatever he thought of my expla-
nation, and knew he doubted It, he
made no sign, lie asked me to de.
scribe the link accurately, and | did
so. while he glanced at list he took
from his pocket.
"One set monogram cufflinks." he
read, "one set plain pearl links, one
set cuff-links. woman's head set with
diamonds and emeralds There is nc
mention OF such link as you de
scribe, and yet, II your theory IL right
Mr. Armstrong must have taken bach
in his cuffs one complete cuff-link, anf
a half, perhaps, Of the other
The idea was new TO me. II II haf
not been the murdered man who hat
entered the house that night, VIII
had II been?
There are number Of girane'
things connected with this case" In
, detective went on. Miss Gertrud
lnnes testified that she heard som
one fumbling with the lock, that th
door opened. and that almost immed
ately the shot was fred Now, Mis
Innes. here Is the strange part of tha
Mr.. Armstrong had no key with hin
There was no key In the lock, or o
the floor In other words, the ev
: dence points absolutely TO this VI
: Armstrong was admitted TO the hous
7 from within"
III Is impossible" | broke In. IN
Jameson, do you know what yot
J words imply? DO YOU know th;
you are practically accusing Gertrud
Innes Of admitting that man?'
Not quite that" he said with h
= friendly smile In fact. Miss lime
!. am quite certain she did not. Bl
: as long as | learn only parts OF II
= truth, from both you and her. VIII
can do? know you picked up som
u thing In the flower bed: you refui
D 10 tell me what IL was. | know Mi
II Gertrude went hack to the billlal
room 10 get something. she refuses
"a say what You suspect what happens
il to the cuff-link, but you won't tell m
D. SO far. all am sure OF Is this: i ,
T. not believe Arnold Armstrong was Il
n midnight visitor who so alarmed u
ID by dropping shall we Say. go
d. stick? Aud ! believe that when
=. did come be was admitted BY son
% one in the house Who knows 1T MI
" have been LiddyW
~ | stirred nay tea sngrily.
u 4 have always heard" said dr.
= ~. 'ihat uadertakeFs' assistants 2