Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-29
The Argyle Case 0gs sI F, Be" w Pcccr
By J. w M coNAUGHY
J. w. M'CONAUGHY

NoNHiS MI. Argyle ana his son
alone?' he went on, encoura gingIy.
Yes"
You heard the son GO"
Yes"
You saw him go?"
pause ard more slowly: Yes" very
slowly, as if to be sure of each word.
and | was little alarmed / got up
and opened my door"
You heard voices?" suggested the de-
tective as she paused
, Yes"
mir. Argyle's?"
''Ye-es-"
Did you know who was with him.
/ The question came swiftly on the heels
of her answer 1t brought a new express
sion into her dark eyes-terror
II wasn't sure" she replied with a
| desperate effort
did You hear anything that sounded
| like struggle?"
NO. They had closed the door"
But did you hear angry voices"
| No reply.
Didn't you?" insisted the detective,
sharply
There was a very faint and reluctant
Yes"
Kayton leaned forward until his face
was less than two feet from hers
| And you thought that Bruce and his
! father were quarreling?" he declared, in
a low, tense voice.
With a smothered scream the girl
| sprang to her feet
! ''No-no!' she gasped, clutching his
arm - --a''-Gally, as he, too. arose. Her
| eyes were Woe v-7Tn horror and terror.
! "NO-no Afterward-when I saw what
had happened | knew it couldn't have
been Bruce! You won't attach any i'm
portance to it, will you? You won't!
had no reason to think it was he-no
real reason."
! The detective-or, rather, the man in
the detective-,touched her hand with a
pressure that was gently reassuring
| "Of course" he said. grayey. II un-
derstand that you concealed this because
you were afraid it was Bruce"
! "No-no," The denial was an entreaty
II was afraid some one might think it
| was Bruce"
You were looking down from the up
per half" went on Kayton The girl
gasped and gave him startled, frightened
| look.
Yes" she whispered.
why didn't you speak to him."
Il didn't want him to see me-" She
was crushing her handkerchief in her
| fingers and her face was turned away
| from him until he could barely see the
line of the cheek.
! why not?" he demanded instantly.
II don't know-it was just instinc-
tive she stammered. Il thought after
ward that | should have spoken to him"
"What did YOU do after he had gone"
Il went back to my room and went to
| bed"
Lraytop ,ar,ca1 f1,, d, ,,,o,,o,,,
You went right to sleep?' he sug-
gested.
''Well-after a while"
And heard nothing more?"
! NO, very family
! Again Kayton was silent for few sec
onds
"Why couldn't he stay all night instead
| of going away in a storm like that?'' he
asked slowly.
why" exclaimed the girl with a start
| of surprise, sit didn't begin TO rain until
after midnight"
"Then you heard it rain" declared Kay
| ton quickly.
"Oh, yes she said. and then. as she
saw the trap, added falteringly, Yes"
kayton was silent until his gaze had
! forced the girl to raise her eyes to his
| His expression was mixture of bore
dom and impatience
II can't help you unless you trust me-"
he said with a gentle but none the less
intended reproof. What woke you up"
"a Heard a Door Close"
Miss AIazuret stared at the handker-
chief she was twisting in her fingers.
1T was a door, heard a door close -
she faltered.
! "Yes?" said Kayton encouraglngly.
/ She moistened her lips and he could
see the white throat working and strain
! ing in the effort To control her voice and
! the emotions that threatened to wreck it.
| Tit seemed later than it really was"
| she went on.
Again he touched her hand to let the
! girl know that ne understood and sym
! pathized and she permitted him to lead
her back to her chair, When he was
again seated beside her and the girl was
once more comparatively calm he re-
| stunned the inquiry.
Did YOU hear any one go OUT
! II heard the door Miss Mazuret re-
piled with more tlrmness than heretofore
but / didn't go down. was so un-
happy"
"And you heard nothing more. 50 you
went to Sleep"
''Thc rain kept me awake for a long
was silent for "a brief space as if medi-
tating new questions and in the pause
Manning returned.
lone moment. Miss Maruzet," he said
rising and going to meet his assistant
! Ibid you get them all. Joe?'
IAN but Manning nodded toward
| Miss Mazurets back Kayton took the
sheets Of paper and glanced over them.
Miss Mazuret," he said almost pleas
antly. did YOU know that you were to
be Mr.. Argyles sole heir under the will
The girl turned and looked directly at
him.
Yes" she said.
If this was the answer he had ar had
not expected. the detectives face gave
no sign,
Did YOU speak of IT to any one" lie
inquired
"Alr Argyle asked me not to-.
They were looking steadily into each
others eyes.
"Did you know that he contemplated
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