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asked tue girl, With little frOwn.
Yes" he replied, with nod. and
added: "Asche Kayton.;
"oh." said the girl do1btfully. "DO
you think he can do anythlng?r
Hes the greatest detective in the
country returned Argyle. 'Tf he
can't, nobody can. II we'd got him at
first We wouldn't have had the thing
all mnddled up the way 1t is now, with
suspicion on me and Mary and-every-
body"
Miss Thompson shook her head, ap
parently lost between hopelessness and
obstlnacy.
II don't believe it'll ever be found
out who killed him" she declared.
Argyle shrugged his shoulders impa-
tiently. "If Kayton finds out enough to
clear Mary that's all ask" he said
shortly. Instantly the girls hand was
on his arm and her eyes looked up into
his troubled face in love and sympathy.
"oh. Bruce. DEAR" she exclaimed
softly, nobody believes you or Mary
had anything to do with It."
Nobody that knows us, Of courser'
said Argyle gravely. "But what about
the people that read the newspapers
and don't know us7 How Is MaryT'
shes wonderful" breathed the girl.
'"rhe way she keeps upl I'd go out OF
my mindl But she's so strange, Bruce
She hasn't said word about your
father since came She simply won't
speak Of It."
Bruce nodded, staring thoughtfully
straight out before him.
"Mary's always like that" he said.
"She never talks about the things that
are way deep down In her. The old
man knew it. And he liked her for 1t,
guess. He could quarrel with me, but
he could never get a rise out OF Mary.
She just simply kept quiet and-got her
own way with him. He never forgave
me for refusing to marry her, but he
never quarreled with her for refusing
to marry me-"
The girl vehemently possessed herself
Of his hand. I'm glad she refused"
she whispered, Bruce slipped his arm
about his sweetheart's waist and kissed
the top Of her head
"She understood about you, Man." he
said gently, from the first. And she
was doing everything she could to help
us with him, II he'd lived she'd have
brought him around. He probably
cared more for her than for anything
else In the world It's been that way
ever since she was little girl--ever
since she came here to live"
He broke Off and drew away from
the girl as woman Of about forty.fve,
breathing audlbly and plainly very ner-
vous and excited, sort Of swarmed into
the library She was highly respect
able, If not highly intellectual. woman
whom the elder Argyle had retained as
a companion to his adopted daughter.
Good morning. Bruce" she painted,
bustllng over TO window and closing
1t violently, ~ didn't know you were
here, Finley tells me that man-thak
detectiye-Kayton is coming"
Yes" nodded Bruce. Mrs. Wyatt
rolled her eyes She was evidently IN
a chronic condition Of excitement over
something that had happened or in agi-
tation over something that was likely
to happen.
Il think you're perfectly right" she
declared, tanning herself with a maga-
zine, 81 mem to say those police de-
tectives aren't getting anywhere. Here
It's whole week and we don't know
any more than we did at first"
well, this Kayton is wonder"
said Bruce, preparing to leave. Hell
find some clew that all the other de-
tectives have missed. I've got to go
now, Nan, The lawyers have sent for
me, TIL be right back"
Mrs. Wyatt sighed gustily and gazed
about her as Bruce disappeared.
you know. Miss Thompson" she
said, this has been my home for TWEEN
ty years, ever since Mary was taken
into the family, but 1t never will be
again. mean TO say never could
feel at home In Il house where thered
been a murder, ! suppose I'm peculiar.
but ! never-but 1t doesn't make any
difference whether the room is opened
or locked up, | can't go by without
feeling It. Do you understand what
mean2 ! suppose" another slgh--'T
suppose Mary'll sell the place. Have
you heard anything about III"
"Oh no" exclaimed the girl hastily.
We'll" Mrs. Wyatt pursed her lips
and breathed even more rapidly.
What do you think Of the willT
Miss Thompson looked uncomfort-
able, 81 think It's very unjust, OF
course" she replied reluctantly. Mrs.
Wyatt shook her hend darkly.
mir Argyle was very strange man.
! don't want to say anything Disagree
able about the dead, but It's certainly
hard To understand how man could
cut hls own son or without cent and
leave q fortune to a girl who Is In no
way related 20 him"
- don't believe Mary will let the
will stand" nterposed Miss Thomp-
son, with the manner OF one anxious
to turn n dsngreenble conversation.
Miss Thompson ia say that, too,
hut money changes people so. ! mean
to sny-take perfectly fair minded
person like Mary, generous to fault,
nnd you never can tell what money
viii bring ont In them-do you know