The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-30
CHAPTER v
cireumstantial Evidence.


rather liked GILES. who was a
burly heavyf3ccd animal man, with
a. J said before. most engaging
smile Ills jaw WAS Of the bulldog
order but his eyes were extremely
intelligent. so | judged that his ma
tive wits had been considerably
Borough ot Southwark. Such a man
could easily master the less travelled
villagers and found that such was
the case Giles acted as kind of
h.aimau Of Mootlay. and his opinion
carried great weight in the village
councils. II was just a. we'll that
had fallen into the hands Of such
"a man. otherwise. unable TO see that
Z was innocent uf assault and robbery.
should have been less Hospitality
treated As It was. found myself
,Nrcmcly comfortable
Mrs Giles bustlci about In
CHEEKY way. although the news of
Mrs. CaldershaW's death seemed 90
have somewhat scared her. while
getting the supper and laying the
cloth and attending to the kettle
she Sou'd frequently pause To con.
slider her husbands story. Il rather
think she expected IT," said Mrs.
Giles. putting pot of hm on the
table
"ENpcctcd what. SARAH" asked
hcr husband. guessing what She al.
hded 20
Death, sam. death She told me
once that she was sure she would
no die in her bed"
Then YOU think that she ha, been
murdered questioned
Yes, | do think so, sir. elise why
should she speak In that waye And
IN church she always said that part
~ the Liauy about being saved
from battle, murder and sudden
death louder than any"
There WAS un blood and no
wound mW',rrd GILES. turning this /.
speech over in his mind. "Frampton
said De thought II was Il fit But F.
come and draw your chair Ia. sir
Were humble folk, hu, what wc
have is N your service"
You're very kind lorh," said. /
oheying the invitation 'Fampton /
and Mrs. Faith would have tied me
uu and starved mo"
Ignorant people. sir. who don't
know any better Bread. siro lam.
sir? yes, sir"
He Has really most gulitc 'or
green.groc"r. and grew to like him
more and mor', as | did his busy.
hrirhtf1cod little Sifc. The supper
was hGmcly but very nourishlug.
and / drank tea and dc,ourcd bread
and jam until my hunger WAS quite
satisfied During the meal the hus.
band and Nitc told me that Mrs.
'aidershaw had kept the corner shop
so they called for the last
fiyc years, and had never been pop.
u'ar amongst her ueighbors It was
o,hey,d that she had misery ten
denotes and had much money tuck.
I'd away iD q stocking Her age was .
sixty. but she Nas an active woman
Cor her ye1rs and lived entirely .
a'oue. 4. y.ncd that she had been
tou Boo Ho.,'ry hu had been all !
sent for many years ont at service .
SO she -a1 although she spoke /
very Hltl, about her past. With her
s1Nios- again this was the story Of /.
Mrs Cl'd.rshlw he had returned
10 die ia a.r native village and. /
Tor the sake of something to do. had ,
opened the corner shop.
'Dii she have many callers" /.
asked. mu.jy noting details.
81" never said so,' remarked .
Ars Giles Vho b,ing somewhat OF
90 -os-lp. TOOK 'hr lead in the con.
}ors.,ion she Rns clos. one. she
was And the hop being round the
.ouar sir VEL prcsum, she
meant hclsof and the other gossips I
could never see who came or
went, She lived quite outside our .
lives, sir, owing to the position OF .