Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-28

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"What do you see significant in it,"
"Well.' said Argyle doubtrully, you
know have the rear of a top floor in
an old Twenty-third street house with
slylight."
didn't you hear the rain on your
skylight" demanded Kayton swiftly.
81 tell you l didn't know it rained,"
declared the young man, with some
peevishness. The best nerves and
cleanest conscience feel the effect Of
this sort Of an examination. 81 60 to
bed early" he explained, "and I get
up as soon as there's light enough to
work"
'Mr. Kayton," interposed the lawyer,
do you see anything significant in
that telephone messenger"
Kayton stared at the lawyer for q
moment or two as if he had never seen
him before. His abstraction seemed
complete. Then his eyes slowly re-
turned to Argyle's and he 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'clock
and spent the rest Of the night in your
studio?"
Bruce was silent, and Kayton waited.
'No-no, don't" said the young man
b low voice.
"Nobody saw you, you think-nobody
saw you leave here?"
Again there was the barest hesita-
ton and the low voice.
"No-no." .. ....-
~XOu didn't see FinleyY Kayton's
eyes were on the young mans face
with piercing keenness, as if to read
! unspoken answers.
''No, didn't see Finley at all" This
answer came swiftly, as the detective
expected it would. He shrugged his
shoulders and half turned away.
"Mr. Argyle" he said coldly, II don't
want to be pat in the position of cross.
examining you. If you are not going
to give me your confidence it would be
better for me to drop the whole mat.
j ter right here"
Argyle flushed slightly and his eyes
shifted.
"Well-I"- he began.
"As matter of fact" broke in Kay.
ton abruptly, "just who was it that
you thought you saw"
Argyle's uneasiness increased. well
I don't want to say that saw any
one," he said reluctantly.
"You understand" said Kayton, with
a stern frown, ''that it might be very
Important that some one should have
seen you leave this house, +
"Oh-I see-well," the young man
declared with the air of mani doing
an extremely unpleasant duty. ~
thought as was going out that I saw
somebody looking over the banistel
RAIL-
"What made you look up at the ban
ister rail"' demanded Kayton, sup
pressing any trace Of citation.
II suppose must have heard some
thing" conceded Argyle grudgingly.
"Was it Miss Mazuret?'' The ques.
ton was almost command.
The young man WINGED. 1T might
have been one of the maids" he par.
ried.
'tWhy didn't you speak to herr"
II wasn't sure-and she drew back.
Look here. Hurleyv' He wheeled on
the lawyer with a glare. "You needn't
give this to the papers. God knows
what they'd make of it! They'd have
Mary up there just waiting to-
"Now, my dear fellow. don't be alb
surd!" interrupted the lawyer testify.
''The thing that strikes me as most
significant is the telephone message
Don't you think so. Mr.. Kayton?"
Kayton faced about on him.
"What do you see significant in it,"
he inquired brusquely.
Mr. Hurley idgeted slightly. He did
not like the way in which his words
were caught up every time.
swell. now, I'll tell you about that"
he declared. "You see. the person who
called him up must have known his
private telephone number. That would
indicate some one who was familiar
with the house and
"Yes?" saio Kayton encouragingly
as the lawyer paused.
"And the fact that he was disturbed
by the message. but said nothing of it,
might argue that it was some one
known to him who was in q position
to annoy him-possibly an old servant"
Kayt0n made no comment on this
theory.
Had he any business enemies7'' he
inquired.
'Well. now" began the lawyer again.
and Kayton made movement Of i'm.
patience. "I'li tell you about that
You understand. Of course. that I've
only recently been associated with
Mr. Argyle. aud no didn't cnnanlt mo