Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
The Argyle Case 0s sle =" ft Bc w 21|se,'0'
BY ]. w. M CoNAUGHY

night his voice trembIed slightly that
night we had fine time She was as
happy as could be about it-because
/ father and ] were on good terms again.
! She went to her room early and left
us here TO have talk.
! kayton's face betrayed absolutely
nothing Of any impression he may have
/ gained from this little tale
Did your father seem worried about
anything he asked. Bruce thought for
a moment, and replied:
He had a telephone call that disturbed
him good deal while | was here"
What time was it,"
"Why--about 10"
Did he receive it hmself?"
The Telephone Call.
Yes he was called on his privsta wire
right here Argyle Indicate n .esk
phone,
What did he say"
II can't remember replied i4r guuug
man, slowly, except that it was he and
yes and no 1 thought it was some Of
his business affairs. and he seemed TO
want to think it over, so left soon after"
Where did YOU spend the night" in
CURED the detective
In my studio--where live
How did you get there taXi?'
mo, | walked "
when did it begin to RAIN
Rain" echoed Argyle 81 didn't know
It did rain"
Did any one see you go into your
studio
Not that know Of replied the young
man. with a shake Of the head
ANY one drop in on you during the
evening""
HNo
Kayton studied the floor gravely for a
moment and then asked:
rs there any one in the surrounding
apartments that could have seen you or
your Light
We'll" said Argyle doubtfuly, you
know have the rear of a top floor in an
old Twenty-third street house with a sky
light"
Didn't you hear the rain on your sky
light?" demanded Kayton. swiftly.
II tell you / didn't know 1t rained," de-
Jared the young man with some peevish-
ness, The best nerves and cleanest con-
science feel the effect Of this sort Of an
examination. - go to bed early" he ex-
planned, "and | get up as soon as there's
light enough to work"
Mr.. Kayton," interposed the lawyer
do you see anything significant in that
telephone message?"
Kayton stared at the lawyer for mo-
ment or two as II he had never seen him
before. His abstraction seemed complete.
Then his eyes slowly returned to Argyle's
and he said slowly:
Then you don't know of any way in
which you can corroborate your statement
that you left here about 10 o'clock and
spent the rest of the night in your studio"
Mono, | don't" said the young man
, in a low voice.
Nobody saw you. you think-nobody
saw you leave here?"
Again there was the barest hesitation
and the low voice.
Mono"
Breaking Argyle Down.
You didn't see Finley Kayton's eyes
we're on the young mans face with pierre
ing keenness, as II to read unspoken an
swers
NO, didn't see Finley at all" This
answer came swiftly, as the detective ex-
pected it would lie shrugged his Shout
ders and half turned away.
Mr.. Argyle" he said coldly, II don't
want to he put in the position of cross
examining you. If you are not going to
give me your confidence it would be bet
ter for me to drop the whole matter right
here"
Argyle flushed slightly and his eyes
shifted
''Well--T'--he began
LAS matter of fact" broke in Kay
ton abruptly, lust who was it that you
thought You saw"
Argyles uneasiness increased. We'll,
don't want to say that | saw any one"
he said, reluctantly,
You understand" said Kayton, with
stern frown, that it might be very i'm
portRnt that some one should have seen
you leave this house"
OH see-well.' the young man de-
clared with the air OF a man doing an
extremely unpleasant duty. Il thought
as ] was going out that saw somebody
looking over the banister rail"
What made you look up at the ban
lister rail?" demanded Kayton, suppress
ing any trace OF elatlon
Il suppose ! must have heard some
thing, conceded Argyle, grudglngly.
WAS 1t Miss Mazuret?"
was II Miss Mazuret?' The question
was almost a command.
The young man WINGED. 1T might
have been one of the maids" he parted
why didn't YOU speak to herr"
! wasn't Sure-and she drew back
Look here, Hurley" He wheeled on
the lawyer with glare You needn't
give this to the papers. God knows what
they'd make Of 49, They'd have Mary
up there Just waiting to-"
Nov, my dear fellow. don't be alb
surd.' Interrupted the lawyer. testify.
THE thing that strikes me as most sig
nitcaut in all this is the telephone mes
sage Don't you thing SO. Mr.. Eayton2''
kayton faced him with a direct, level
gaze.
What do you see significant in IT," he
inquired
Mr. Hurley hdgeted slightly He did
not like the way in which his words we're
caught up every time
"Ncll, now. I'll tell You about that"
he declared. You see. the person who
called him up must have known his pri-
waite telephone number THAT would iudi-
cate some one who was familiar with The
house and"
Yes" said kayton eucouragiugly. as
the lawyer paused
And the fact that he was disturbed
by the message but said nothing of IL