The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-17

Morton is lady who has pockets /
I'm her gowns with the papers in
her pocket. then. Miss Morton looks
about carefully, and, thinking her
self unobecrvod. creeps. but stealth
lily To her own room There mon
sicur. | WAS obliged t. peep at the
kDy-holc-thcrc she lighted fire
900 her crate. and burned those pa
pcrs. with my eyes ! saw her. Never
would have told. for it was not
my AFFAIR. but that | fear for Miss
pupuy lt Is in the air that she
knows secrets concerning Miss Van
Normans death Nh. If one would
know secrets. one should question
Miss Morton
This is a grave charge you bring
against the lady. Marie said Fcs.
sondcn
"Yce. m'sicur, but 1t is true"
n know IL is true" said Kitty; u
have not mentioned it before. but /
saw Miss Morton 20 to Madclciuc's
room that night and aftcrward go
to her own room. ! knew nothing
OF course. Of the papers. and $50
Thought little OF the whole incident.
but IT she really took papers from
Madelciuo's desk and burned them
its indeed important What could
have the papers bccn?"
You know she inherited" began
Fcsscuden.
"Oh. q will" cried Kitty
Marie, you may 60, now" Rob
nterrptcd you did right to tell
rs this. and rest assured you shall
never be blamed for doing so. YOU
will probably be question further.
but for the present you may go. And
THANK you"
Marie curtseycd and went away.
Shes good girl said Kitty II
always liked her; and she must have
heard. rs I did. 50 much of Cicely's
chatter. that she feared some sort
OF suspicion would fall ON Cicely,
and she wanted to divert it toward
Miss Morton instead"
AS usual. with your quick wits,
you've gone right 10 the heart of the
motive said Rob; but it may be
, more serious than you've thought Of
Miss Norton inherits you know"
Yes. now said Kitty significant.
ly. since she burnt that other will
, What other will?"
, "Oh. don't you see? The will she
burned was later one. that didn't
D.. give her this house She burnt it 81
. the earlier one would stand"
How do you know this?"
, II don't know It, except by CONNER
, senee. What else would she talk
= from Maddy's desk and burn excep
will? And, of course. will no
d in her favor, leaving the one tina
A. did boqueath the house to her to al
= pear as the latest will"
~
p us any further? said Rob. 50 Sc
riously that Kitty began to think
= You don't mean she whispered
that Miss Morton-in order--to--
q ITO receive her legacy"
/, Could no, she couldn't | won
+. even think Of it,"
But you thought of Miss Dupuy
Miss French As told you ycstei
" day, We must think of every possibi
n, person not every probable on,
" These suggestions are not suspicion
4. ana they harm no one who is il
nocent'
q. II suppose that Is so. Well let Il
n. consider Miss Morton, then. but ,
.d course, She didn't really kill Maddy
,t 4 trust not But ! must say
n. could sooner believe II of woma
Il Of her type than Miss Dupuy's."
y. But Cicely didn't either Oh no
a can you say such dreadful things
al we wont say any more. Tn,
are dreadful. But | thought you wei
re- going to help me in my detect,
er work, and you balk at every turn
of NO, won't" said Kitty looldr
repentant." | do want to help yol
,r. and if you'l let me help, I'll suepe
he everybody YOU want me to
an Il want y1u to help me, but Nh
"a story OF Marie's Is too big for i
No To handle by myself. must p
that into Nj. Bensons hands. 1t
H. really more important than you c.
n understand.
Il suppose so" said Kitty so hu
tly bly, that Rob smiled at her and h
be great difficulty TO refrain from XII
nm ing her.
N. tTo be continued