The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-11

He could not overcome the amazing
belief that she, and not the skilled
surgeon. would check the sure progress
If death. Something told him that she
represented a force even mightier
han death and that she would prevail,
40 matter what betide.
He had refused to see the newspa-
per men who came. Doctor Holder
wisely had protested against secrecy.
Murder will out" he had said fret
'ully, little realizing how closely the
rite old saying applied to the situa-
lion. He had accepted the statements
If Yvonne and Ranjab as to the acci-
iental discharge of the weapon, but
for some reason had refrained from
asking Brood a single question, al
though he knew him to be a witness
20 the shooting.
Yvonne saw the reporters and later
IN an inspector of police. Ranjab told
mis- unhappy story. He had taken the
weapon from a hook on the wall for
the purpose of cleaning it. 1t had been
hanging there for years, and all the
| lime there had been a single cartridge
eft in the cylinder unknown to any
one. He had started to remove the
| cylinder as he left the room. All these
years the hammer had been raised;
death had been hanging over them all
he time that the pistol occupied its in
secure position on the wall. Somehow,
ne could not tell how the hammer fell
as he tugged at the cylinder. Nc one
could have known that the revolver
was loaded. That was all that he
could say, except to declare that II his
masters son died he would end his
own miserable, valueless life.
His story was supported by the dec
arations of Mrs. Brood who, while
completely generating her husbands
servant, had but little to say in expla-
nation Of the affair. She kept her wits
about her. Most people would have
made the mistake Of saying too much.
! She professed to know nothing except
hat they were discussing young Mr..
! Brood's contemplated trip abroad and
hat her husband had given orders to
MS servant to pack revolver in his
sons travelling bag when the time
came for his departure. She had paid
| but little attention to the Hindu's
| movements. All she could say was
| hat it was an accident-a horrible,
blighting accident. For the present, it
would not be possible for anyone to
see the heart-broken father. Doubt
ess, later on, he would be in the mood
20 discuss the dreadful catastrophe,
but not now, etc, etc. He was crushed
with the horror of the thing that had
happened.
The house was in a state Of subdued
excitement. Servants spoke in whis-
oers and tip-toed through the halls.
Nurses and other doctors came Two
Did men, shaking as with palsy, roamed
about the place, intent only on worm
ng their way into the presence OF
heir friend and supporter to offer con-
ISOLATION and encouragement to him in
nis hour OF tribulation. They shud-
iered as they looked into each others
faces, and they shook their heads
without speaking, for their minds were
illed with doubt. They did not ques-
lion the truth OF the story as told. but
hey had their own opinions. In sup
port to the theory that they did not
believe there was anything accidental
n the shooting of Frederic 1t is only
necessary to speak Of their extraordi-
nary attitude toward Ranjab. They
shook hands with him and told him