The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-18

case, seemeu 10 De tue OnlN lntIlOu.
In the absence OF the detective,
Alex and lalsey arranged to change
OFF, llalsey to be on duty from ten 20
two. and Alex from two until six
Each man was armed, and as an ad.
ditional precaution, the one off duty
slept in room near the head Of the
circular staircase and kept his door
open, to be ready for emergency
These arrangements were carefully
kept from the servants. who were only
commencing TO sleep at night and
who retired, one and all, with barred
doors and lamps that burned full until
morning
The house was quiet again Wednes-
day night. II was almost Il week since
Louise had encountered some one on
the stairs, and II was four days since
the discovery OF the hole in the trunk.
room wall. Arnold Armstrong and
his father rested side BY side In the
Casanova churchyard, and at the Zion
African church, on the hill, new
mound marked the last resting-pace
of poor Thomas,
Louise was with her u5ther In
town, and beyond polite note Of
thanks to me, We had heard nothing
from her. Dr. Walker had taken up
his practice again, and we saw him
now and then flying alons the road,
always at top speed. The murder Of
Arnold Armstrong was still unavenged
and remained firm In the position |
had taken-~-to stay at Sunnyside until
/ the thing was at least partly cleared
And yet, for all it's quiet, II was on
Wednesday night that perhaps the
boldest attempt was made to enter
the house. On Thursday afternoon
the laundress sent word she would
like to speak to me, and | saw her In
my private sitting room, a small room
beyond the dressing room.
Mary Anne was embarrassed She
had rolled down her sleeves and tried
white apron around her waist, and
she stood making folds In il with fin
gers that were red and shiny from her
soapsuds.
We'll, Mary" 7 said encouragingly.
whats the matter? Don't dare to
tell me the soap is out"
No, maam, Miss Innes" She had
nervous habit of looking first at my
one eye and then at the other her
own optics shifting ceaselessly, right
eye, left eye, right eye, until ! found
myself doing the same thing NO.
ma'am. ] was askin' did you want the
ladder left up the clothes chute?'
"'fhe what" | screeched, and was
sorry the next minute. Seeing her
suspicious were verified. Mary Anne
had goue white. and stood with her
eyes shifting more wildly than ever
There's ladder up the clothes
chute, Miss lnnos,' she said "lt's
up that tight can't move IL. and
didn't like to ask for help until spoke
Z to you"
, II was useless to dissemble; Mary
Anne knew now as well as | did thai
the ladder had no business to be
there. | did the best | could, how
ever. | put her on the defensive a
once.
Then you didn't lock the laundry
last night2"
Il locked II tight. and put the kel
In the Kitchen on its nail"
Very well, then you forgot a win
dow"
Mary Anne hesltated
"Yesm," she said at last Il though
! locked them all, but there was on
+ open this morning"
| went out of the room and dow
the hall, followed by Mary Anne. Tn
i door into the clothes chute was 4,
\ curely bolted, and when ! opened
J, ] saw the evidence OF the woman
d story. A pruning ladder had bee
brought from where 1t had ,lai
X against the stable and now stood ul
y right In the clothes shaft, its end res
r Ing against the wall between the fri
!, and second floors.
3 turned to Mary
This Is due to your careessness
r said. III we had all been murdert
n In our beds II would have been yol
ie fault" She shivered. Now, not
Ie word Of this through the house. al
70 send Alex to me"
le The effect on Alex was 10 make hi
S. apoplectc with rage, and with It all
at fancied there was an element OF sat
)s faction. As look back, so maj
TO things are plain to me that wond
~ ! could not see at the time II Is
known now. and yet the whole thl
ne was so remarkable that perhaps 1
he stupidity was excnsable.
] Alex leaned down the chute and I
IS. amined the ladder carefully.
ot 1T is caught he said with a gr
ng smile The fools, to have left
he warning like that The only trout
as is Miss lnnes, they won't be apt
We come back for a while"
IS Il shouldn't regard that in the III
he Of a calamity" replied
lily Until late tbat evening Hasey a
bis Alex worked at the chute n
forced down the ladder at last. a
put a new bolt on the door. AS
sly myself. sat and wondered II / /
deadly enemy, intent on my destr
Use ton
xa. was growing more and more ne