The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-24
CHAPTER XVIII (Continued)
The Truth About Miss Burt.

The Truth About Miss Burt.
You misiudge her Rob. say this
because | know IT, And | cant blame
YOU for knowing of my engagement
to Madeleine. you are quite right to
disapproye of my interest in another
woman.
1t isn't disapproval exactly"
We'll. 1t isn't suspicion is it? You
don't think that Dorothy Burt had
any hand in the tragedy, do you
Carleton spoke savagely, with an
abrupt change from his former man
ner, and as he heard his friends
words. Rob knew that he himself
had no more suspicion of Dorothy
had testified in a constrained. un-
certain manner, but that was net
enough to arouse suspicion of her
ia any way.
"Of course not Fesscnden de
clared heartily. Don't be- absurd But
have | your permission to put a few
questions to Miss Burt, not in your
presence"
"Of course you have. trust you
to be kind and gentle with her. for
she is a sensitive little thing; but
| know whatever you say to her
OF she TO you, will only make YOU
see more clearly what dear girl
she is"
Fessenden was far from sure OF
this. but, having gained Cartoons
permission to interview Miss Burt,
he said no more about her just then
For long time the two men dis
cusso d the situation. But the more
they talked the less they seemed
able to form any plausible theory os
the crime. At last Fessenden said.
, There is one thing certain. If we
, are To believe Harris statement
. about the locks ana bolts. no one
could have entered from the out.
side"
. No said Carleton. and so were
forced 10 turn our attention to
s,mone inside the house. But each
, one in turn seems SO utterly impos-
siblc. We cannot even suggest Mrs.
| Markham or Miss Morton"
. Il don't altogether like that Miss
p Morton She acted queerly from the
, beginning.
Not exactly queerly; she is not
woman of good breeding or good
, taste. but she only arrived that al
| ternoon, and it's too absurd to pic.
{ ture her stabbing her hostess that
night"
Il don't care how absurd il Is ;
= she proiited by Miss Van Norman :
3 death, and she was certainly avid
to come into her inheritance at
Cnce."
( Yes ! know" said Schuyler al
= most impatiently. But | saw Miss
i Morton when she first came down
stairs, and though she was shocked
She really did nobly in controlling
II herself, and even in directing 9th
g els what to do. You see, was there
and | saw them all, and I'm sure
that Miss Morton had no more to dc
5 with that dreadful deed than
q had"
II Then what about her burning that
o will as soon as Miss Van Norman
n was dead
Il d,n't believe it was a will, an
in fact, I'm not sure she burned
anything"
Z, "Oh. yes she did; heard tha
IN French maids story when she iirs
n. told ii, and it was impossible u
OF believe she was making II up BE
~ ~ sides. Miss French saw her rummap
st Ing in the desk"
. She Is erratic, | mink. aud pei
'e haps not over-reiined; but I'm sur
y. she never could have been the one t
m do such thing Why, that woma
by is frightened at everythin Sh
wouldn't dare commit a Grin. Sh
is ieariully timid.'
"Dismissing Miss Morton, then, le
MS rake the others, one by on,
think We may pass over Mis-
French and Miss Gardner We hav
no reason to think of Mr. Hunt
this connection, and this brings u
down To the servants
Not quite 10 the servants? Wha
do YOU mean
a troubled gaze he looked intentl
al 'esScnden.
"Cicely! exclaimed Rob "Yo
think that?"