The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-28

eyes seemed to take in every detail
of the scene al q glance.
lie went straight to the girl at
the table and bent over her Only
the briefcst examination was ncccs.
sary before he said gently. She IS
quite dead She has been stabbed
with the dagger It entered % larg,
blood vessel Just over her heart.
ari she blcd to death. Who killed
herr"
Even as hc spoke his eye fDll ON
the written paper which lay ON the
table with one of his habiullly
quick gestures he suatehcd lt mp and
read it to himself. while look of
great surprise dlwncd On his face
Immediately hc read it aloud
~ am wholly miserable. and un.
lcss the clouds me- I must end m,
life. ] love 5. but he does not love
me"
Auor hc finished rcai Ing. Doctor
HIS stood staring at the paper. and
looked utterly pcrpleNod
- should have said it was not a
suicide" he declared. but this mes.
sage seems to indicate that It Is.
Is this written In Miss Van Norman's
hand?"
Miss Morton. who stood at the
doctors side, took the paper and
scrutinizcd IT,
1T u.s." she said "Ycs. certainly.
that is Miss Van Norman's writing.
had a letter from her only n
4 few days ago. and I recognize it per.
/ fcctly.'
LET me see it," said Mrs. Mark
ham, IN a determined, though rather
timid way. 4 am more familiar
with Madclencs writing than a
/ stranger can possibly be-"
/ Miss Morton handed the paper to
/ the housokccper without word.
while the doctor. waiting. wondered
ehy these two women seemed so
out Of sympathy with each other
"Yc, it is surely Madclcine's writ.
ing. agreed Mrs. Markham. her
glasses dropping Off as her eyes
filled with tears.
Then suppose she killed her
self. poor girl" said the doctor
she must have been desperate IN
dccl. for it was strong blow that
drove the steel in so deeply. Who
discovered her first"
Il did said Schuyler Carleton.
stepping forward His face was al
most IA white as the dead girls,
and he was scarcely able to make
his voice heard. Il came in with
a latch-kcy. and found her here. just
as you see her now"
As Carleton spoke Ciccly Dupuy
stared at him with that curious
expression that seemed to show
something more than grief and hor.
ror. Her emotional bewillerment was
not surprising in view of the awful
situation, but her look was "A strange
one. and for some reason it greatly
disconnected the man.
None OF this escaped the notice
of Doctor Hills Looking straight
at Carleton. but with a kindly ex-
preston replacing the stern look
on his face. he went on:
And when you came in, was Miss
p Van Norman just as We see her
uow?"
Practically" said Carleton. 81
couldn't believe her dead And
tried to rouse her. Then ! saw
the dagger on the floor at her
feCt-"
. "On the floor" interrupted Doctor
Hills.
Yes" replied Carleton. whose agi
tation was increasing. and who hal
r sunk into chair because of sheer
p inability 10 stand. 1T was on the
" floor at her fcet--right at her feet
| picked it up, and there was blooI
e on it-there is blood on it-and
e laid It on the table. And then saw
the paper-thc paper that says sh,
i killed herself And then-and then
7, turned on the lights and rang tn
o servants bells, and Cicely-Miss Du
g puy-camo. and the others. and
that's all.
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