The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-02

chang, the key from the inside to
the outside" muscd the Inspector /.
Il dare say the key all along was
ON the outside. as II is now He
glanced at the door leading into
the back room, and sure enough
there was tho key Possibly She
shot the bolt-thcrc is one on the
hthcr side OF the door. as | no.
uccd Wcll9"
Wen. while / was filling the tank
OF my car with petrol she must
have emerged. and--as you say-un.
able to escape without observation
by the road she must have slipped
upstairs when | found the door
open. ON trying it for the second
time. / entered the back room, at.
tractcd by the last moan of the dying
woman Then She the murderess, |
mean must have come down, and AZ.
ter softly turning the key, have gone
on in my ear
But why should she leave the
ear in field?' asked Cannington.
"ro the more easily escape" said
Drcdgc, raising his eyebrows A
ear with a number could easily be
traced. Sh" took 1t as near Murches-
ter as Sht dared, then abandoned II.
MI tn h. Ia IN
theory. ana She could either remain
I'm Murynrstcr or take the train to
some other place. II will he a hard
matter To find her. as she has con.
ceal"d her trail very successfully"
She might have left some evidence
behind in the car" suggested.
nrcdgc shook his head. If eXamin-
ed the ear myself this morning" he
remarked. There is not Il vestige
to show that any woman occupied il.
She has not left SO much as a pin
behind"
Pardon me, she left hatpin,"
Yes said the Inspector grimly,
iii the heart of the unfortunate
Mis- Caldcrshaw Hut your car IL
still In that field near Murchestcr.
Nj Vance, and shall leave YOU
to take it away | don't know how
much 1t Wa injured"
Last night YOU said that it wasn't
much hurt" | said hastily
quite SO, sir said Dredgo inn
pcrtubauly RAT last night my cx-
animation Was necessarily perfume.
terry. as / was in hurry TO reach
tn, scene OF the crime This morn
Ing I examined the car more care.
fully. ana am not sufficiently an
expert to see what damage has been
done Remember, it was driven yio-
lcutN through wooden gate"
ON purpose asked Cannington,
quickly
The Inspector east side glance
q, his rrcsh.colored face u can't
say. nay lord think not The
woman. driving down the incline,
nearly ran into Miss Destiny's trap.
To avoid complete collision. she
may have turned the steering wheel
too completely round and so prob
ably dashed 10y mischancc through
the gate Indeed. ] think that is the
true explanation
Then, but for this accident" said
Caunmgtou pcrtuaciously. she would
have driven the car to Murchester.'
90 really can offer an opinion ON
that point my lord We are working
m the dark lust now. and all
said is mere theory founded upon
c.gcumstan,ial evidence. However,
Nj Vance, he turned to me, you
can go and see after your car. and
tell me- what you think. That is"
hc glanced al his watch sharply.
after ! have examined Miss Destiny.
am told by Giles that she knew
Mrs Caldershaw and was coming
here to pass the night"
"Iou want me TO be present.
III you will so far oblige me"
shall bee delighted wish to
hear of everything connected with
this mos, interesting case. Do you
mind il Lord Cannington is present
ALSO"
Not az all, said Dredge gra-
Clously, and shuffled his notes.
which were lying on the counter,
Miss Destiny win be- here in a few
minutes aud Se can go into the
batk ToOm where ihe crime Was
Committed
Where is the body" asked Can.