Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-04

know il did rain"

know il did rain
Did any Que see you 90 into your
studio"
Not that know Of" replied The
young man. with shake of the head.
ANY one drop in Oh you during tue
evening"
No"
Kayton studied the floor gravely for
a moment and then asked:
is there any one in the surrounding
apartments that could have seen you
or your light"
We'll" slid Argyle donb:fnIly. you
know have the rear OF top floor III
an old Twrnty-third street house with
a skyliEht"
"Didn't yon hear the rain on your
skyiight?" demanded Kavron swiftly.
Il tell You | didn't know il rained."
declared the young man. with some
peevishneSs The lrst nerves and
cleanest conscience feel The effect uf
this sort OF an examination. Il 20 10
bed early" he explained 'auh get
mp rs soon as there's light enough 10
work
mir. Kaytun." intCrposed the lawyer.
do you see anything significant in
that telephone uesSaEe:"
kaytOn stared at the lawyer fer n
moment or TWO rs if he had never seen
him before His abstraction seemed
complete Then his eyes slowly re-
turned to ArgyIe's and ne said slowly:
Then you don't know OF any way in
which you can corroborate your state.
ment that you left here about 10 o'r!urb
and spent the rest OF the night in yOar
studio:"
Bruce was silent. ana Kayton waited
"NO-nO. don't" said the young man
in low voice.
Nobody saw you. you think nobody
saw you leave here
Again there was the bareSt heSita.
tion and the low voice
"No-nO."
You didn't see FinIey?" Kayton's
, eyes were on The young mans far,
with piercing keennesS. as if to rraC
unspokeu answers
NO. didn't see Finley at all" TIL,
answer came swiftly. as the dptertiv,
expected il would He shrugged hi:
! shoulders and half turned away.
Mr.. Argyle" be said coldly. Il dom
/ want to be put in the position OF cross
examining you. If you are not goin:
/ TO give me your confidence II would b,
/ better for me to drop the whole mat
ter right here"
Argyle flushed slightly and his eye.
I shifted.
"Nell-I"- he began.
LAS matter OF fact" broke in Kay
+ ton abruptly. just who was it tina
/ you thought you saw"
ArGyle's uneaSineSS increased We'll
/ | don't want 10 say that | saw an
one" be said reluctantly.
You understand" said Kaytor. Will
a stern frown. that it might he yer!
important that some one should hav,
seen yOu leave this house
| OIL see-well" the young maj
| declared With the air OF man doin;
an extremely unpleasant duty. e
thought as / was goiuS ont that saw
somebody looking over the bauiste
! rail"
What made you look mp at the ban
lister rail?" demanded Kaytou. sup
pressing any trace OF citation.
Il suppose must have heard some
thing" conceded Argyle GrudginGly.
Was IL Miss Mazuret:" The ques
ton was almost n command
The young man WINGED 1t nigh
have been one OF the maids" he par
| ried
why didn't yon speak TO herr"
II wasn't sure-and she drew hack
look here. Hurley" He wheeled o,
the lawyer with glare. You needn',
give this TO the papers God knows
what they'd make OF il! They'd have
Mary up there just waiting to-
Now. my dear fellow. don't be ab
suTd," interrupted the lawyer testify
The thing that strikes the rs most
significant is :he telephone message
Don't you think so. Mr.. Kayton?"
Kayton faced about on him.
Whit do You see significant In IT p
be inquired brusquely
Mr.. Hurley fidgeted slightly He did
not ike the way IN which his words
were caucht up every time
We'll. now. I'll tell you about that
be declared. "You see the person who
called MIN IN must have known hi.
private telephone number. That wou!C
Indicate some one who was familiar