The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-11

WHY dlu fu' ho' ul0''N'l wv ~
cret?"
she could not read the cipher"
Strange. 1t IL not particularly
difficult one"
Have you read i, asked Drcdgc.
"Sulyer eaid that he had sent a
drawing OF it to you
Yes: We discovered the hiding
pace of the jewels and found 1t
empty. Now wonder il Miss Des.
tiny did not read the cipher and
etea' the Jewels"
"Shc says she did not. and -
Here Dredge looked again at his
watch u r.ally have no time to
say more, III must excuse me-" and
he hurried away rapidly
turned to Gertrude when We
heard the door close behind him.
We'll" said with half smile.
nov that the truth has been dis
covered We can marry"
She sohbed. "Oh, Cyrus, can you
marry the niece OF murdcrees?'
Il would marry YOU II you com
have been discovered. She was bur
led IN Tarhaven, I'm an union 1rcd
grave. and Gertrude and stroye
to forget her aud her crimes as
speedily as possible.
Lucinda vanished when she founl
that the police intended 10 leave her
alone. and | never learned what be-
came Of her Striver also had dis
, appeared, and We did not hear that
he had been caught. although be.
lieve Dredge made several attempts
to find out his whereabouts. but
without success. But OF one person
We did hear. That was Mr.. Walter
Monk. or as he still continued to
call himself. Mr.. Wentworth MARI
On the night before my marriage
TO Gertrude | was with her at The
Lodge. and Cannington. who had
come down TO be my best man. was
also present. lie was In great spirits,
and had been much impressed by
the story Of Miss Dcstiny's wicked
ness, which | had tod him In detail.
Adventures are to the adventu-
rous,' said he gravely. you Ger.
tanly found very good one. with
happy termination" and he glanc.
ed a. Gertrude
ut was strange" remarked mus
ingly, that you should have made
that quotation as being by Went.
worth MARI"
! Yes And at the the time when
We did MT know who Wentworth
Mari was"
'Dont speak of him." cried Ger
trude with shudder. "Oh, dear me
I never would have believed my
father would act so wlckedly."
"Oh. | don't think he acted 50
very wicked.y," said Canntngton
generously. and To set her at hel
ease; "hc changed his name le
gal.y enough and was a wealthy
man, as We know. All he did wa.
to euppress-for obvious reasons
the fact that he possessed so charm
ing daughter"
We'll, il doesn't matter now"
broke In impatieutly, for every men
tion of her father brought sorrow {,
Gertrude'e face. M nix or Mari. oi
whatever he chooses 10 call himself
Is ever the seas. and won't com,
back. Gertrude tomorrow takos my
name and my good fortune Als'
Mabel 10 to marry Dl,ky In three
months, 50 that ends everything
Except III ky's desire to conquer
the lir,' said Clnnington, smi Ting
lie Is aNfuliy cut up over the fail
urc OF his last attempt. lie wants L
begin and build another yesse
straight away, But Mabel swoars sh,
will not marry him II he ducsn'
promise 10 lease airships alone foI
a least twelve months after sh'
becomes his wife"
That" said I grayely, will Civ,
mitted the crime yourself" said
kissing her fondly
Aud marry her did two month
laN fRtY 10 hA a
OF Miss Destiny the story OF he
crime was not made pub ic Their
was some talk of Lucinda bein
brought In as an accomplice afte
the fact. but as she was apparentl