Devils Lake weekly world., 1913-10-24

The girl velementiy possessed herself
Of his hand. 'lm glad she refused"
she whispered. Bruce slipped his arm
about his sweethealt's waist aud kissed
the top of her head.
''She understood about you. Man," he
said gently. "fwn, the first. And she
was doing everything she could to help
US with him. If 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 OF aud drew away from
the girl as woman Of about forty five,
breathing audibly and plainly very ner-
vous and excited. sort Of swarmed into
the library She WIS II highly respect
able. If not highly intellectual. woman
whom the elder Argyle had retained as
q companion to his adopted daughter.
Good morning. Bruce" she painted.
blstling over to Il window aud closing
1t violently. II didn't know yoa were
here. Finley tells me that man--that
detective Kuyton is coming"
YES" nodded Bruce. Mrs. Wyatt
rolled her eyes. SlH was evidently in
a chroni: condition of excitement over
something that had happened or IN agi-
tAtion over sonnet hing that was likely
to happen.
II think you're perfectly right" she
zine. =: mean to say those police de-
te;tivr+ :!"ant gcttil. anywhere. Here
is y w:i;,ie week ard we don't know
! any lore than we did ut tirst:''
Well. this Kaytom is wonder"
| said :.rue preparing to leave. Hell
,iRd Surp rlew THAT all the other de-
tettivrs i,ivr missed I've got to 60
now. NAN. The lawyers hive sent for
NE. I'll br hight back
| Mrs. Wyatt sighed g,istiiy 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 a house where there'd
been a murder. suppose I'm peculiar,
but never-but it deesa't make any
difference whether the room 10 opened
or locked up. l can't 80 By without
feeling 1t. Do you understand what
mean? suppose" another sight
suppose Mary'il sell the place. Have
you heard anything about it!"
'Oh. no." exclaimed the girl hastily.
"Well!" Mrs. Wyatt pursed her lips
and breathed even more rapidly.
"What do you think Of the. will?''
Miss Thompson lsoked unoomfort-
able. ~ think it's very unjust. Of
course" she replied reluctantly. Mrs.
Wyatt shook her head darkly.
"Mr. Argyle was very strange man.
! don't want to say anything disagree
able about the dead. but it's certainly
hard to understand low a man could
cut his own son of without cent and
leave fortune to girl who is in nc
way related to him"
II don't believe Mary will let the
will stand" interposed Miss Thomp-
son. with the manner Of one anxious
to turn disagreeable conversation.
"Aliss Thompson. I'd say that. too,
but money changes people SO. l mean
to say-take perfectly fair minded
person like Mary. generous to fault
and you never can tell what money
will bring out iu them-do you know
what | mean?''
Miss Thompson was spared the pair
Of q further discussion Of the subject
by the temperance Of Finley with the
announcement that the detectives had
come. Miss Wyatt said she supposed
they might as we'll come right in.
, Hadn't we better go?" suggested
Miss Thompson after Finley had de
, parted with the Instructions.
"Yes-yes." agreed Mrs. Wyatt
Fastening toward the door. II dom
want to see him. l mean to sny-I'v'
seen enough detectives during the pas
week to last me the rest of my life!"
They scurried into the morning
, room and closed the door behind then
Just az Kayton and one Of his me-
entered from the hall.
CTo be continued)