The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-18


ON reaching the curoncr's Office
he was told that Mr. Benson was
not in. Fcssenden was sorry. for he
wanted to diecuss the Morton cpl
sodo with him He thought of going
to Lawyer Poabodys. who would
know all about Miss Mortons will
but as he saWtorcd through one Of
the few streets the village POSSESS
cd. he was rather pleased than
otherwise g. see Kitty French walk
ing toward him
she greeted him with apparent
satisfaction. and said chummily,
Let's wal, along together and talk
I 90 over
Immediately coroner end lawyer
faded from Rob's mind he willingly
fell into step beside her. and they
walked along the street which soon
merged itself into a pleasant com.
try road
Fcssondon told Kitty of his con.
ycrsatiou at the im but snc agreed
that 10 was mimportlut
"Of course" she said. ~ suppose
80 was good thing 10 have some
one else say the Same us Tom said.
but as Tom wasn't even iu the house
don't see as hc js iu the mystery
at all but there's mo- use of look.
ing further for the criminal II was
schuyler Carleton just a, sure as
stand hcrc'
Kitty very surely stood there
They had paused beneath am old
willow tree by the side of the read.
and Kitty leaning against rail
fence. looked like very sweet and
wiusomc Porta. determined to mcto
cut Justice
Though hc was himself convinced
that he was am uuprciudiccd seek.
or after truth, at that moment Rob.
ort Fessendeu found himself very
much swaycd by the opinions Of the
pretty, impcWous girl who address.
cd him.
II believe I'm going to work all
wrong hc declared Il cant help
feeling sure that Carleton didn't do
IL. and So I'm trying to discover who
did"
well why is that wrong" de-.
mandcd Kitty wondcringly
Well | think a better way to do
would be to assume. if only for the
sake of argument. as they say. or
rather for sake of starting point
/ to assume that YOU are right and
that Carleton is the evil-docr though
swear | don't believe it,"
, Kitty laughed outright You're a
nice detective" she said. Are you
assuming that Schuyler is the villain
merely to be- polite to me?'
Il am not, indeed, ! feel very
politely inclined toward you, I'll
admit, but in this matter I'm very
much in earnest. And | believe by
assuming that Carleton is the man,
and then looking for proof of It,
We may run across clues that will
lead Us to the real william
Kitty looked at him admiringly
and fo itty French to look at any
young IA admiringly was apt to
be bit Il. ,urbing 10 the young
mans peace of mind.
1t proved So in this case, and
though Fessenden whispered to his
own heart that he would attend first
to the vindication of his friend Carle
ton. his own heart whispered back
that after that, Miss French must
be considered.
And so" said Rob, rs they turn
I'd back homeward, I'm going To
work upon this line I'm going Il
look for clues; real, material. tan
gible clues, such as criminals inva
riably leave behind them"
Do cried Kitty And III hell
YOU. | know We can find something,
You see" said Fossenden. his On
thusiasm kndling from hers. "th,
actual stage OF the tragedy is so rc
stricted. Whatever We find must b,
in the Van Norman house"
Yes and probably in the library
"Or the hall" he supplemented.
What kind of thing do yol
expect to find?'
Il don't know, I'm sure In the
Sherlock Holmes stories it's usual
y cigar ashes or something nR,
that Oh, pshaw' ! don't suppoa'
, wen find anything
II think in detective stories every
thing is found out by footprints
never saw anything like the obig
ing way in which people make foot
prints for detectives
And how absurd it io,' comment
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