The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-10

she arrived long before. as you
/ will read in her confession" said
Drcdge, grimly. Let me proceed in
/ due order. II you please. Strlver
stole down the stairs. as he was
I anxious to learn what Miss Destiny
had to say to his aunt lie heard
her ask for the cipher Mrs Calder.
shaw refused t. give 1t up. sayIu.
she had hidden in her false left
/ eye, which would never leave ncr
| bead until she was dead"
"Nh!" said Gertrude. 80 that is
how Aunt Julia learned about the
! eye"
81 think She knew it before said
| Drcdge with a shrug However.
when Striver learned about the eye.
| he retrcated to the bedroom and
throw himself on the bed to think
| how he could get IT, Then he fell
asleep. When he awoko 1t was quite
dark and"
we know the rest" intcrposed
| quickly; "hc came downstairs and
found his aunt dead Then he heard
/ me coming. and managed To lock
me in and escape with my car"
Dredgc nodded. glancing mean.
while at the letter. Yes. Mr.. Vance.
II is as you say OF course. Striver
knew that Miss Destiny had muir
/ dCred his aunt. SO when she returned
To Burwain. he taxed her with the
crime She denied 1t and tried to
throw the blame on her niece and on
! Mr.. Monk. But Striver threatened to
tell the police. and the woman con
| fcsscd. She said that she would find
the m ncy and give half to Striver.
a'so that she would aid him to mar.
/ ry Miss Monk"
The idea" cried Gertrude angri
| ly; "as If she could"
she hoped TO force YOU by i'm.
/ plicating YOU IN the murder. For
that reason. according to Striver.
she left the eye ON the table in this
drawing room"
What | started to my feet "Wa3
it Miss Destiny whc--?"
Herself said Dredge, coolly. "Sne
| toILa1 ., G,,i,..r a., ,b. ,,.rI.u ,b.p
went to the window-that one yon.
der said Dredee. pointing TO the
middle French window-"and placed
the eye on the table. hoping that
you, Miss would find IT, Then she
trusted that you would not be able
to account for its possession and
/ would be accused OF the crime
What q wicked woman, Oh. what
a wicked woman"
Il think she was, Miss. However.
she has paid for her wlckolness by
a most terrible death IL you had
seen the body"-.llc stopped and,
| iron-nerved as he was. shuGdcrcl
! After pause he continued: When
| Miss Destiny placed the eye On The
table. she went back 20 talk T.
Striver, and you. Mr. Vance, fooTt
them together"
Yes, did. But why did Strive 20
to the window? Did he know"
II cant be sure. Since he lnycd
Miss Monk, don't think he wUtL5
have lent himself to such wicEcl
plot even to marry her, But he all
20 and secure the eye. Then he
-"
Used IT to friShtcn Mr. Monk,
| who afterwards destroyed il. Go on"
Dredge shrugged his shoulders. 1T
seems TO me that there Is little
chance OF my telling you anything
( you don't know" hc said, folding up
| the letter. and replacing IL In his
breast pocket And that is all Stri'
yer has to say. ] got out warrant
on the confession which he enclosed,
| ana Cdilt mere lHiS huIHiHt' WIN
two policemen | called at Miss Des.
tiny's house. which was pointed out
to me. She was away, and the girl
Lucinda tried to escape TO give her
mistress warning"
Did Lucinda know the TRUTH
Yes. she drove her mistress on
that evening" Drcdgc stopped and
waved his hands. You'll hear that
in the confession"
Whose Confession"
Miss pestinys. Striver did not
trust her. and more.ver was fearful
lest he should be accused OF the
deed. He swOre To tell the police
and give evidence against her un-