The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-06

dressing bag. You found the watch
case, nut you certainly brought the
eye TO place IN 1t. for the further
ance of your internal plans. You were
working In the garden. Striver, and
saw by my face when | came out
T. meet Mr. Monk, that ! was start
led Out of curiosity and Jealousy
you went up to the window, saw the
eye. and secured il. Finding that |
supported Miss Monk, and you could
not incriminatc her. you made use
Of the eye 10 incrimlnatc Mr. Monk
Il DO MT" hc suffered, changing
lor again and again.
You did. and by your own show
nr. For all know. YOU may have
placed the eye on the table. since
1t was easy to do so. with the win
dow open"
How could get the eye? DO YOU
q ru-c me ( murder"
"Thc police might II they knew all
that hnow But shall give you
the benefit of the doubt and say
that you found the eye In the shop
liter the murder was committed"
"Bui according To the police" said
Monl, douhtfully. "thc INJURED was
committed tor the sake of the eye
"Df arse 1t was" insisted Stri
yer and by YOU
e am perfectly innocent"
In that case, how did you get
your money, unless by
stop | interrupted impulsiNclE
"thcrc also | can defend Mi Monk
Long before the murder he was liN.
ius as wealthy Mr. Wentworth Mari
in London. as Lord Cannington in
formed me. II he did mt get the
money until the eye was fOund-and
10y your own showing, Mr. Striver.
| he could only find the hidden treas.
urc In that way could he pose
/ long before a. rich man Answer
me that. Mr. Striver."
The gardener, seeing that could
/ beat him on every point maintained
/ a sui en- silence. Mr.. Monk. chcercd
by my several dcfenscs + his ac
tinus. leaned forward eagerly. No
doubt this Is u false clue" he said
pointing To the case; It may not be
the real eye StriNcr would never
allow me to examine 1t, in case,
he smiled bitterly. - should dcstro,
it."
(Which you would have done.
said the other bluntly. II wouldnI
trust yru single inch. Mr.. Monk
The eye Is the one worn by m!
ornt right enough and contains the
cm.,. Of which she spoke. Look a
thc back.
Remembering the glimpse hau
seen at tho cOncave of the eye whci
1t was N The Lodge table, | delicate
Is turned over the object Of tn
case. II may seem did that | ha,
not examined It before. but the in
forest Of the conversation bctwr,'
o SriNrr aud Monk had held me spell
bound It was imperative, as is oil
Niou,. tnat | should lose NO siugl
word IT the illassortcd pair
; However, | did now what sh n,
have done before, and tilted th'
r eye. to behold i'm the hollow th
piece ot silver / had seen before
, There 1t lay. and looked more thar
ever lk" three penny bit. Muul
/ bent forward ,urilusly aud stared
"lts a silver ,oin-a thrccpcnu
I hit" n, explained, half to himself
"Gabric. cold me that hc had Ell
d, I,.,h,' the ciphcr "A three
pcnn, bit. bu. he would never tel
mo where IL vas hidden, \ yer,
, ingenious idea to hide 1t in Nj.
C.lioI,haW's eye. See, it Is fastcGo,
10y piece of gold wire to tn, .'.'
o ten of the pupil
II was a. he said the coin was :
. fastened, ANA in the dense black %
th, pupil appeared the CLINT of
tiuN piece of gold. In 40 ether va
colld the coin have been kept in It
' place Blt as II wao Suukrn goo
, VA into the ,uncayc of the art
iicnl clr the .amc, when worn
ou,d not produ., any irritation &
the Wcarcr was, as Monk said,
N,N ugrui Il, idea.
II ur'yr SAN it b"iole,' he mul
murrd. and believed that he va
speaking the truth; so this is ho'
Gabriel concealed h, secret
,rl"d to read Wnat VAS on tn
..n uut Jailed, a, the engrayin
,l- 50 very small Have you a mal
nif,ua glass. Nir Monk" asked
"No' O my knowledge he sal
. I.tmDtlA rupMR\tr m look