Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-24
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since she came here TO live.
He broke of and drew away from
the girl lis Il woman of about forty-fve.
breathin. audihly and plainly very ner-
vous and excited. sort of Swarmed into
the library She was 4 highly respect
able. if not highly intellectual. woman
whom the elder Argyle had retained as
Il companion 10 his adopted daughter.
Good morning. Bruce" she painted.
buStling over to Il window and closing
it violently. Il didn't know you We're
here. Finley tells me that man-that
detective-Kayton is coming"
Yes" nodded Bruce. Mrs. Wyatt
rolled her eyes. She was evidently In
4 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 maya
zine. Il mean 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"
! We'll. this Kayton is a 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. I'll he 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 twen-
/ ~ years, ever since Mary was taken
into the family, but it never will be
again. l mean ~ say l never could
feel at home in house where there'd
been murder. suppose I'm peculiar.
but l never-but it doesn't make any
I difference whether the room - opened
or locked up. l can't so by without
feeling it. DO you understand what I
mean? l suppose" another sigh-"I
suppose Mary'll 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 looked uncomfort-
able. Il think it's very unjust, OF
course" she replied reluctantly. Mrs.
/
Mr.. Argyle was Il very strange man.
] don't want TO say anything disagree
able about the dead, but it's certainly
hard to understand how a man could
cut his own son off without cent and
leave fortune TO a girl who is in no
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 a dlsaSreeable conversation.
Miss Thompson, Id say that, too.
but money changes people so. 1 mean
to say-take perfectly fair minded
person like Mary, generous to a fault.
and you never can tell what money
will bring out in them-do you know
what mean?'
, Miss Thompson was spared the pain
of 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 well come right in.
t 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. 81 don't
want to see him. | mean to say-Pve
/ seen enough detectives during the past
week to last me the rest of my life"'
They scurried into the morning
room and closed the door behind them
} Just as Kayton and one of his men
( entered from the hall.
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