Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-04-23

ACIa. lle Inspector nerts fclbDE I'd
as iaaee Of miliinery.~
Leaora turned and looked AZ them
both with an air Of blank assonish.
mcnt The Inspector Was q little en-.
bar-sssea
No reed % give ne away like That,
he mptiered IS they reached the han
New then, ladies ard gentlemen, "
yon arc ready.
They took their pisccs IN the an.
touchile and drove or As they
roarcd TIE vicinity q Gayson avenue
IRE professor hcean % show signs q
renewed unoasine<s when they drew
up az last outside the house be gave
a life exclamation. His face vas
grave. almost h&eeard.
Mr. Quest" he ssid. Inspector
French. deeply reeret that I have
3 statement % make
They both turned quickly toward
hin. The Inspector smiled In a con-
hdeniisi manner al Laura L vas
obvious thar he knew What vas com.
ine
ScDe Years aso.~ the professor
continued. i bourht ms hosse and
made g present cf il to-
To whouf Quest asked quickly.
To ny servant Crais,~ the proses-
sor admitted with s7oan
Lenora gave a little cry. size turned
frumphantly towards the Inspector.
"Al recollection as 20 its locality
bad cscapet me- the professor con.
iiaued scrrovfullv 4 remember that
ii WAS on the anniversary az his hav.
ilr been With me for sor'e ESeen
years that decided 70 show him
Eouse substantial mark a my appre-
sisEon ! kneN that ne was looking
fer a dou!cile FOR his father and
mother. who are since both dead.
and ! requested q hccse aren't to send
me in a list q suitable residences.
This. alas, vas the one Ipurehasea
Quest glanced around the place.
7 think ha said. -rha; the profes-
sors statement now removes any
doubt as io Craig's guilt You are
sure the hoase has been closely
watched. Inspector
since ! received certain Informs
ton French replied. 4 have had
half dozen Of ny best men In the
vicinity can assure YOU that no
Hne has entered e. left Il during the
last twenty-tour hours"
They made thelr way 70 the Piazza
steps and entered oy the front door.
f The house WIS an ordinary frame
work one Of moderate size, IN poor -
pair. and showing signs of great neg
iecf- The rooms were barely far
uished and their first cursorT search
revealed 10 traces Of hahitaiion
. There Was still the broken skyliEht
in the room which Lenora had occu-
. pied, and the bed upon which she had
slept vas stin crunple3. French.
who had been tapping the walls down
stairs, called 10 them They troopea
down into the hall The inspector
was standing before what appeared 70
be Al ordinary panel
Look here Re said, glsnoing out
ot the corner CT his eye TO be sure
that Laura vas there. -let ne show
you What have inst discovered.
He felt with his thumb for a spring.
L a moment OF two a portion Of the
wzn about twc feet In extent slowly
revclve3 disclosing q small cur.
hoa-t 1t;es with a telephone insiru-
ue-t
a telephone the inspector re-
marked pointing 70 1t, ~iu an unoccu,
pied ho-se and a concealed cup
board What GO ycn think of that -
Tie professor shook his head
Don't 1sk me- he Eroaned-
Preach took the receiver from is
rest and called up the exchange.
Inspector French speaking" hs
& Ennounced- kindly tel ne what &:
The number q the telephone fror1
which ] an spsakins, and MO Is the
ssbscribers~
He listened 20 the reply and asksa
another question
can you tel ne when this instru
-ent Eas last use1' When
Thank you"
The Inspector hung up the receiver
The Subscribers name" he rclt
them drEiy is Brown. The uumbei
Is not entered IL the book by re
crest The telephone vas used ~
hour sEo from q can once snd con
lection vas established. That is 4,
say. hat someone SPOKE from thi
telephone
Then Z your men have rnsintaine'
their search proper,y. that someone.
Quest said slowly. must he in N
house al the present moment
Wiihout . doubt," the inspec,o
agreed
I am going 70 search the frcn
ron oa the FIRST foo- before We G
suTthi1g else said Quest 4 thin
that % ycu wait here may be able :
shCW yo- something directly"
QueE aEcende3 the stairs and er
tered q wholly unfuruiEhed room q
the .sflhand side He hooked for
Minute co-rer-rla laflTely al e large O.