The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-11


Il need another man here
lie looked at me oddly. DO you
think that my sister has met with
foul pl1y?" he asked roughly. III
you do
| interrupted him ruGely Il am
not ready to tel You what l be-
lieve," | said coldly. You must al
low me a free hand in this matter.
Mr., Areana, and You must not ask
me too many questions. If your SIS
ter has gone to meet her lover
we should find some trace of her
in Little Rock ana I cannot leave
here just now
His brow cleared oh" he said
with some relief. You merely want
a man to investigate matters in
the city. l fanced-" His brow
grew sullen again. "I want you to
| look for her of course" ne said
sulkily, but | consider her leaving
my house in the manner she did as
an Insult to me personally And if
she has gone to meet May-"
was shaking with suppressed
nervousness, but the name quieted
me. She has not gone with May
| said. still trying TO speak calmly
nor do l think that she has met
with foul play Your sister has
been laboring under severe NEIL
tai strain, Mr.. Areana-I think that
| have said as much before. am
inclined to think it extremely like
ly that she has given way entirely
under her anxiety
The idea was a new one to him.
Il want to telephone at once,
said impatiently. The slender
clue which | have must be followed
at once if at all
IIe led the way to the library.
You may have some trouble in
getting the connection" he said
nervously ut is a private line you
know and-has never been very
satisfactory.
He did not leave the room as
had hoped that he would do. In
stead he seated himself so that he
could watch my face. And the
thought of Harold's peril had so
terrified me that | did not dare 20 |
awaken suspicion in his mind lest |
it should prove disastrous to nay
plans. | must steel my heart ard
school my face to hide my feelings
As he had warned me | had some
trouble in establishing the connec-
ton. Even when it was accomplish.
ed and / was assured by the op-
crater at Ridgely that | was in
communication with the party | !
sought the sigh of the wind and |
the drift of the falling rain rendered
hearing difficult if not quite impos-
sible. And | was all the time keen
ly conscious of the crouching figure
huddled in the easy chair opposite
and the greenish-gray eyes that
watched so suspiciously my every
is that 1882? Yes. No-T want
to speak with 1892. Yes. No-not
1S-42-l-S-3-2. Yes. Mr.. Darby's res
idence."
is that Mr.. Darby? I beg your
pardon, sir-it was Mr.. Darby |
mistake of the op-
erator-Certainly-The night and the
storm and the distance-of course
Hello, Central,-Yes. Be sure that
you get the right number this time
Yes-1-S-3-2. Yes, that is right. If
you please. Yes. Yes / am sure
hat he is at home Yes. I know his
hours-yes. Out of town?-No, a.,
am quite sure that he isn't. Even
if he was, some of his family"
yes, ring again please Good Is
hat Mr.. Darby? His private secre-
l"i IHOuSHt Nuul voice sounded
Yds Is h1n Darby at
home? viii you say to him that
Reynolds would like to speak to
lim? Yes-rather important, | should
say. Yes, or | would not disturb
him. Get him at once, will you?
Please! | am in a hurry"
Again the drift of the night and
he storm and the voice of the wind
singing among the wires. And ..
across the room from me the ,,
'rouching figure huddled for a
'pring and the narrowing eyes
hat watched me so closely. | saw
he grayish iris light and leap with
/ sudden point of reddish flame.
Hello-is that you, Mr. Darby.
Yes. No-lIorace Reynolds On the
\reana matter, YOU know. Yes-No