The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-22

NO, he said gruhly Can't do
anything with MY eft hand llotch-
kiss subsidized. crestlallen but alert
Il tore up that cursed telegram but
/ was afraid to throw the scraps
away Then looked ayoaad for low
er Ten il was almost exactly across
my psrrh was lower srren end ~
was, Of course, bit ol exceptional
luck for ME that The ear wos gmllcr
seven"
did you tell your sister Of the tel
egram from Bronson?" / asked
mo II woud do no good, ard she
was in bad way without that 10
make her worse"
"Yom sister was Killed ! think?
The shorter detective took small
package from His pocket and held IL
IN his hand. swapping the rubber band
which held t.
"Yes, She was killed. Sullivan said
soberly what ! say now can do her
no harm
Ho stopped to push back the heavy
hair which dropped over his fore
head. and went Oh more connectedly
TT was late after midnight, and we
went at once to our borths IN
dr ssed. and then | lay there for an
hour wondering how | was going to
get the notes Some one In lower
nine was restless and wide awake,
but finally became quiet
"Tha man in ten was sleeping hcav.
ily could hear his breathing, and It
seemed TO be only a question Of get
ting across and behind the curtains
of his berth without being seen Att
er that It was q mere matter Of qYiet
searching
4rhe car became very still was
about 10 try for the other berth when
some one brushed softly past, and /
lay back again
"Finally. however when thugs bad
been quiet for a time, ! got up, and
after looking along the aisle, slipped
behind the curtains OF lower ten fou
understand, Mr.. Blakeley that !
thought you were in lower ten, with
the notes"
nodded curtly
nm not trying TO defend myself"
he went on. Il was ready to steal the
notes had to. But murder"
Ile wiped his forehead with his
handkerchief
well. ! slipped across ard behind
the curtains 1t was very still The
man in ten didn't move, although my
heart was humping until thought he
would hear it.
Il felt around cautiously II was
perfectly dark. and came across .
BIZ Of chain. abou, as long as my fin
ger II seemed a queer thing 10 find
there and IT was sticky, too
lie shuddered. and I could see Ali
sons hands clenching and unclenchng
with The strain
"All at once 1t struck me that the
man vas strangely silent, and ] think
lost my nerve Anyhow, 7 drew the
curtains open little, and let the light
fan on my hands They were red
blood.red."
He leaned one hand on the back OF
the chair aud was silent for a mo
ment. rs though he lived over again
the awful events Of that more than
awful night
The stout detective had let his cigar
go out he was slill drawing at II
neryously Richey had picked ur q
paper-weight and was tossing il from
hand to hand; when it slipped and fel
to Inc floor. a startled shudder passed
through the room
There was something glittering in
there. Sullivan resumed, and on im
pulse picked It up. Then | dropped
the curtains and stumbled back to my
own berth"
Where YOU wiped your hands or
the bed clothing and stuck the dirk IN
70 the pillow" Hotchkss was seeiue
his carefully built structure cramhliag
to pieces. and he looted chagriued
az suppose did-I'm not very cleai
about what happened shan Rut wher
rallied a little ! saw q Russia leatb
er wallet lyins in the aisle almost a
my feet and. like fool 7 stuck it
win the bio OF chain, into my bag.
I sat there. sbiyering. for VIVA
seemed hours II was still perfectly
quiet except for some one snoring
thought that would drive ne crazy
The more thousht Of il the woTs'
things looked The telegram was Tho
first thing against me-it would pu
tho police on my track at once whei
II was discovered thai the man IN low
or ten had been killed
"Then . remembered the notee ano
tooh oui ibe wallet and opened II"
He stopped for a minute. as if tn
recalling of The next occurrence wa
almost beyond him
q took ONT the wallet" ho said sim
ply, and, opening II. held Il to thi
light In gilt letters was the name
Simon Harrington
The detectives were leaning for
ward now. their eyes on his face.
Things seemed TO whirl around fo
a while sat there almost paralyzed
wondering what tbs new deyelopmen
meant l0r me
My wife. knew would swear
had killed her father; nobody woul,
be likely To believe the tra,h
do Won nellaNe me nnm9n N.