The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-18
DO you mean TO say that Miss
Monk has the Rass eye?"

Monk has the g,ass eye?"
II don't say that"
Then she has not the glass eye
I said impatlently. and drawing a
breath OF great relief
u don't say that, either"
Then what do you say, Mice Dej.
tiny?"
Nothing, except that you will be
wise to <, away from Burwain and
give MP all idea Of marrying my
niece"
Why ! asked very directly.
because -ms sald--Gertrude
knows something about the murder"
THAT Is serious thing to say
Miss Destiny. On what grounds do
YOU make such an accusatlon?'
She made no direct reply. OJt
rocked to and fro u know. know"
she said. with cunning look and a
malici. US chuckle.
ycuturcd still further on the
dangerous ground upon when | was
trcadlng. Have you seen the glass
eye In Miss Munl's ro3scssion?"
no" she said. ana her reply
startled me. for | had made sure
that she dared to speak thus freely
from having espied zoe object on
the drawing room table. II never
said that she hal the glass eye"
Then ON what grounds
"Oh, don't wish = say anything" "
she interrupted.
Having said so much. you must
say more" was my firm reply.
'you have no right to make dan.
gcrous accusations without proof.
Gertrude herself can supply the
proof"
Il would not Insult her by asking
her 10.
40" screoched Miss Destiny
| fury. because you are a fool. Every
| man who Is in love Is a fool And
you love Gertrude. Heaven only
knows what YOU see In her"
Il see lovely girl and an ac
complishcd lady. II good daughter
and an honorable gentlewoman."
-Four pcop,c rolled into enc,
snccred the spiteful little creature
| quivcring with wrath. She may be
lovely In your cyes-I know what
fools men are--but good and hon
! orable she is not"
Prove what you say" / cried. bu,
she only trotted about the room
| tTcmulous with anger and jealousy
| determined 10 cnrage her still
further, as IL she completely lost
her temper she might Unexpectedly
come out with all she knew. was
therefore pointedly rude. The fact
Is, Misc Destiny, you are Jealous
Of your nicce's beauty"
ME-" she quayered, and here
eyes famed. me jcalous?"
Yes, and YOU are also annoyed
because your niece has Gabriel
Monks money"
Has she? II she has. she com
mitted murder to get It."
That's lie"
You forget, sir. that you speak
to a lady"
Il do not" | retorted. still car
ryInS ont my plan. II am speaking
Z jealous old woman who Is try.
ing 10 harm an innocent girl"
This last speech brought about
the desired result. Innocent she
cried and stamped her foot. "if she
Is innocent what was she doing at
Anne Caldcrshaw's on the night OF
the MURDER"
She wLs not there"
Yes she was. yes she was. yes
she was chattered Miss Destiny.
thrusting her angry face close up
to mine 4 said nothing about Il
al the inquest rs | did not wish to
Set her into trouble. But now that
you dare To say | am Jealous of
that-that minX"-shc brought out
the word with gasp. Il shall speak
out. and I dare Gertrude TO contra.
diet me. | arranged 10 meet her at
Anrc's house at five o'cock.
started on the previous day In the
rap with Lucinda, and stopped the
night with friend az Saxham. Next
day | went ON. but owing to the
state of the roads and the slowness
OF the horse, did not reach Anne's
house until after the crime was com.
mltted. But Gertrude intended TO 20
o Murchester. and thence walk to
Annc's house on the day when the
murder took place. am sure that
he was az Mootley at five o'clock
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