The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-06

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searched the ditch. which in this
Instance was on the farther side of
the hedge. There. hidden among the
dank weeds, thrust In convenient
hole In the crumbling clay bank. was
the cloak itself / drew 1t out with
q sensation OF triumph. and from
4 &; was waited the torn veil. had
the outfit complete. save for the
motoring cap
Evidently the rcnding Of the veil
had drawn the woman's attention
I to the eccentricity OF a white cloak
/ worn on a chilly autumnal evening
Acting promptly as vas her custom
. / guessed that from the theft Of
my ear she had concealed cloak
and veil. and then had vanished
down the muddy lane. heaven only
knows whittier Bu, had now the
evidence.
1t was white cloak. OF good
and even expensive material Round
the neck. down the front. and along
the hem. two letters were embroid.
cred repeatedly in blue silk so as
to form pattern. .They were G.. VI.
dropped the cloak and gasked with
dismay. G. NJ. in twisting fanciful
g. letters, formed the running adorn.
mcnt of the cloak worn by the
woman who had stolen by car
and who had. to all appearances
murdered Mrs Anne Caldershaw.
And the name of the child shp had
rursed. of the woman with whose
portrait had fallen so Unexpectedly
in love, was Gertrude Monk.
IT'S q lie | said aloud to no.
body In particular I don't believe
II"
All the same, the accusing initials
We're there. G. M.-Gertrudc Monk
Had ! not been in loyc--and with
a face. instead of the flesh and
blood woman suppose | would
have have gone off At once to
Drcds" to announce my discovery
and show what I had found. But. in
spite OF evidence to the very strong
contrary, | could not believe that
Gertrude Monk was guilty OF he"
old nurses murder She might have
locked me in she might have run
e on with my car aud practically
wrecked II. and she might have hid.
den in the hedge these incrimlnat.
ing garments; but she assuredly
had not-in my now terribly biased
opinion-thrust the hatpin into Mrs
Caldershaw's heart Unless she con
fesscd her guilt to my face. reso
| lutcly declined to believe that she
' had perpctrated a sordld crime.
20 However, it was useless to stant
in that chriNs field. weighing pro,
! and cons, when ! knew nothinl
. OF the woman say" hat she was ex
! Quisitcly loyely. had captured
i my fancy against my will. as i
= We're. had natural rcyulsiom o
! doubt; then believed In her NOR,
{ than ever even TO the extent o
K yoWng. that II by chance she wcr,
o guilty. she should never 20 10 tn,
I scaifold through me. But II | WISHED
!, 10 prevent that, there was no tim,
Y 10 De- lost in getting rid of tina
!, inforna! cloak and veil, for Inspect
{ or Dredse with unexpected insish
J. might come nosing about the field
i Not that | credited him with sucl
d p"rspcuity but-as swiftly de
4 termined-it was just as well TO b,
e on the safe side therefore rolled
4 M veil and cloak into ,as small ;
\ compass aN possible, and thrustins
i them under my overcoat-T wor,
+ on" - the morning was breezy
{ lcGaincd the road and FASTENED IN,
n return 20 Manchester Barra cks. fell
= that ! was compromising erin,
| one minute, and evulted the next tha
= NN' 0d' INK lnt ne Ni an lnnD
!. cent woman And yet, ON the fac,
% OF II. she was surely guilty
\ Luckily, when I arrived At Can
r ningtou's quarters he was still aA
sent on duty, 30 ! unpackcd a port
= manteau. which had been sent dow
b from London, and slowed away IN,
= ircriminating evidence at the bot
a tom Of some books, manuscripts
r shirts and paiamas. Then | strappe,
i and locked the portmantcau. so tina
p CanningtOn's soldier servant shoul,
= rot oftrionsly wish 10 pack my be
5 lonsings. lie could use the othe
i por'mant'au. thought. Just as
I completed my task, Cannington en-
;. tered unbuckline his swonrd.
/, tro he continued