The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-28
CHAPTER "
The Beginning Of a Mystery

The Beginning of a Mystery.
There's no blood" said another
man wisely. IL the eye had been
torn out
1t was a glass eye, brcathed a
stout. dark woman with a. heavy
face. Anne told me as much when
We had tea together. Sh' didn't like
II TO be known. poor soul being
proud like, and took great pains to
get the best eye she could. but it's
gone. sure enough" She pocrcd into
the dead face and then at me. per
haps the gentleman will tell us why
he took it
by this time, since apparently
Anne Caldershaw had not been muir
derod and the eye was merely glass,
the current Of popular feeling was
running more in my favor | might
be a thief With the eye in my pock.
c,, but / was not murderer so the
villagers gave me time for eXpla-
nation.
II quite understand that things
lcok black against me. ! said has
tily, but know nothing about the
matter arrived in front of this
shop In my motor ear and stopped
to get petrol After filled up and
left the money-you will find it on
the counter, ii you look-l heard n
moan and stepped into this room TO
see what was wrong While looking
az the body, after lighting "A match,
someon, locked me in AMI run OFF
with my motor car
The villagers looked at one an.
other, and apparently thought that
my excuse was lame one. But
Giles, who had treated me so rough
ly, grudgingly admitted that he had
seen the motor car.
II came round the corner to get a
pound of bacon for supper. said Giles
reilectiyely, and saw the engine
so he phrasad it-"before the door.
\ lady was stepping i'll"
a lady" interrupted. Are you
celtain?"
Yes, sir he said giving me the
polite address doubtfully. Il saw her
plain enough in the light OF them
bright lamps. She had on long
white sort OF gown, and cap with
veil flying behind on her head.
just caught glimpse Of her. when
she went off as hard as she could -
In what direction
"Murcnester way, If you want a
good big town TO go by" said Giles.
Then send for the police and tell
them to telegraph 10 Manchester 20
| stop that car. It's Rippler. No
1889 4. and belongs to me. The
woman has stolen il, ! tell you
Where are the police"
There's no policeman until We
get one from Arklcigh. and the tel
cgraph office is there also. Now you
| sir. must wait until the police come. >
"Of course | assented readily, Il
quite understand that YOU look upon
me as a doubtful character. Lock NJ
this house until the police arrive
and take me to your inn II YOU have
one want something to eat and
drink"
But the eye said the heavy
dark woman, give back the eye
Il haven't got the eye" snapped
for with hunger and thirst and excite
ment. and the unpleasantness of be
ing unjustly suspected, ! was not IN
the best OF tempars You can search
me II you like"
The dark woman would have done
so readily. being evidently of a med
dlesome nature. But Giles interposed
Let the gentleman alone. Mrs
Faith" he said gruffly; II caugh
him. and III keep him till Warshav
comes. daresay It's a mistake OF
my part. and I'm sorry If"
"Oh, don't blame you, Mr.. Giles,
interposed easily, and lighted a cl
garette to show my nonchalence. "
should have acted in the same wa!