Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-29
The Argyle Case On: , Of F, Bcs' D:'>c,'r
By j. W. M CoNAUGHY
j. w. M'CONAUGHY.

Yes"
You saw him go"
pause ana more slowly: Yes" very
slowly, as if 40 be sure of each word.
and l was little alarmed. got up
and opened my door"
You heard voices?" suggested the de-
| tectiVe as she paused
! Yes"
''Mr. Argyle's2"
"Ye-es-"
! Did you know who was with him"
! Inc question came swiftly on the heels
Oh hef answer, 1t brought a new express
SION into her dark eyes-terror.
| II wasn't sure" she replied. with
| desperate effort
| Did you hear anything that sounded
| like a 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 smothcred scream the girl
sprang to her feet.
"No-no" she gasped, clutchng his
arm frantlcally, as he, too, arose. Her
! eyes were wide with horror and terror
! Mono! Accommodation | saw what
had happened I knew it couldn't have
been Bruce, You won't attach any i'm
| portance to it, will YOU? You won't,
1 hol
real reason"
| The detectve-or. rather. the man in
the detective-touched her hand with a
pressure that was gently reassuring
| of course" he said, gravely II un-
derstand that you concealed this because
you were afraid it was Bruce"
"No-no" The denial was an entreaty
Il 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 a startled. frightened
look.
| Yes she whispered.
why didn't you speak to him."
II 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 L thought after
WARD that should nave spoken to him
what did you do after he had gomez"
went pack 10 my room and went to
bed
Kayton paused for moment
! You went right TO sleep?' he sug-
sested.
wen AFTER WINE.
ana heard hothlhg more
! 40 very iaihllS.
again haytoh was silent LOT rev sec
oiius'
WHY couloh ne stay all hsht instead
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- Hearo Door Close
Miss Mazuret 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 molstened her lips and he could
see the Whlte throat working ana STRAIN
ing IN the effort to control her voice ana
the emotions that threatened to wreck II.
| lt-n seemed later imam 1t really was
she went on
Again he touched her hand TO let the
girl know that he understood and sym
pathlzed ana she permitted MIN 10 lea"
her back to her chair. When he was
again seated beside her ana the glrl was
once more comparatively calm he re-
sumed the inquiry.
! Did you hear any one go out!
81 heard the door" Miss Mazuret re-
| piled with more firmness than heretofore.
But / didn't go down. was so un-
happy!"
! yrnll hoard nothing more. YOU