The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-22

Engaged, Good Lord"
Engaged to Gertrude Monk. who
loves me as much as I love her"
Good Lord" said CANNING gton
again, and rose to his feet to say
1t. Il say. you haven't lost much
time. have you?"
NO. Circumstances precipitated
matters
"But are you sure that you are
wise, Vance? Remember. Marry in
haste and repent at leisure"
laughed again. It seemed so
strange that the boy should advise
AN elderly person such as was.
IT'S all right. Cannington, know
what I'm about. You shall be best
man"
Delighted, and say--you don't
mind me having said what did
say. We're old friends, you know"
That's all right. boy. Sit down.
and I'll tell you everything that has
taken place since We parted AT Muir.
chester. But must ask you 10 be
secret"
Cannington flushed. AS If I'd be
such bounder as TO talk of your
love affairs" he growled
The love affairs in this case are
merely a side issue. although i'm.
portant enough to me. my boy. What
wish to explain is what I have
discovered with regard to Mrs Cal.
dershaw's DEATH
"Oh! Cannington Jumped Nd
again. greatly excited. Are you
prying into that still?"
Yes. II is that case which led
me into the engagement with Ger.
trude. But have given up search.
ing further"
Why"
Because ! see no clue TO follow.
Moreover. Gertrude wishes me 10
stop looking into the matter. And,
after all. 1t is no use sullying our
love with the sordid details OF this
crime. Yet. yeti rose In my ear.
hestness s-"Cannington. although you
are years younger than am. /
intend TO ask your advice"
"fes-thats all right. What is
it?"
Il shall tell YOU all know. and
then YOU can Judge what mean"
The boy looked puzzled. but sa,
down again and lent an attentive
ear TO my recital. walked up and
down the room. telling everything
in detail. for | really did wish 10
hear What he thought. Cannington
was young. but shrewd. and took
a oommon-sense view OF things. Ger.
trude's refusal 10 tell me the name
OF the person who had driven her
from the shop fingered in my mind,
as | knew We could never be COM
pletely happy IL there were secrets
between us. Nevertheless. could
not reveal what she had said on
this pciat TO Cannington. as IL was a
matter entirely between ourselves. +.
But intended 10 tell him everything
e,se. and then ask him what he
thought of the position OF affairs. He
waited with grave face.
! therefore related all that had
discovered. beginning with the find.
ins OF the white cloak in the field. /
and ending with an account OF the /
Interview between Gertrude and .
myself suppressing. as | have said.
the TACT that she withheld the name
oi the mysterious perscn. Canning.
ton. with his eyes on my face. lis.
tened intently and without inter.
rup,ion He was acute enough To put
bis finger on the weak spot.
Who vas the person who entered
.he shop when Miss Monk went
away"
! don't know ! said tIuthfully.
ind gl!ded into an easy explanation
10 preserve my secret Mrs. Calder.
'Asa wished Miss Monk 20 leave
siiaoui seeing the person. and there
'ore sent her out by the back door
- hurriedly ,ha, she forgot the
,loas and one OF her ha,pins."
That's unfortunate. mu,ter,d
,annington his eyes On the carpet;
perhaps this person killed Mrs Cal.
iershaw
had Gertrudes assertion that
his Vas not the ease. bu, for oh
ious reasons could not impart the
Aiorm2Ison 20 Cannington We
ant b sure = that" said
'moo,hly
We can't be sure OF anything"
Tsis;ea the boy thoughtruly. still