The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-06
CIV JHNT'S worrying nc SAID
w lrelway, =, why no ono

w l%relTay, -, why no ono
That doesn't greatly Worry me
When wc raid the Red House tina, may
be cleared up"
AdhurSt returned to the Red House,
accompanied by his colleague AMI
four uniformed ConStdbleS.
The house was IN darkness, save tor
a thin gllmmcr OF light IN the hall, and
a slccpy-eyed servant answered the de
tc,tlyc'S ring His face BETRAYED IN,
d,tour,hmen, a. he saw NdhurNtS com
p%dnrou> Ndhurst, however, dcigncd
NO explanation.
Your mistress has retired. | sup
pose VIII YOU tell her maid 10 let hcr
know that We wish TO see her at once
Wen wait in the dining room"
Mrs. Sheets came to them IN a few
minutes, her dark hair tumbling about
the scarlet dressing gown she had
hastily donned. She stood at the door
ior a sccond, looking from one 10 the
other OF the men AdhurNt bowed
Sorry to have disturbed you. There
are INK or two points OF importance ON
which it was essential To sec YOU"
She advanced into the room and me
,hanically sat in the chair which he Of.
tered There was an involuntary
tightening of her hrow,. and she put
ono HIND to her heart
"Wcif2" she said
1t was Trelway who an,ac cred you
arc aware that We Ste police Officers
We want to inform YOU that We hold a
warrant to search this house"
81 do no understand wha, YOU mean
Why should you search the house >"
Her llps were white. and Adhur,,
,dgcd that it was only nv a great ci.
Tort AT self control that she did no,
faint.
Madam nc said, ",ou must under
stand yolr position We ,uSncct Won
Of hcinp concerned IN the murder oi
YOUR husband You will be arrested
You med saw uo,hinp unl,, Won
choose bu, ANYTHING Won do saw may
be used A, evidence"
The deliberate warning rh,ch n
, lra>t had the effect Of mining an end
to apv su,prnS, She ma, have suffered
seemed 10 act ou her Ike a tonic
u This i, absurd" she said NJ 4,
strained whisper II did no, KIN him
"Nou will drcS, Al once said Trel
vav
IN Tin, room" added Adhur,t ouick
IA "NNc NiII lc,,r II Al tho disros,I
n( your maid and yourscll hutr, hi,
tone was significant. for he had the
nosS,b,l,tv oi no,son IN m,,d EVERY
thing that d, brouph, IN 10 Won will be
searched"
Her head drospcd ON her arms n,
the table
"Oh nv God" She moaned The no.
lice officials rasscd ont
The systematic ,earch nf A house for
evidence IN A matter of crime !, no, A
thing airlly undertaken. and daylight
had long dawned ere tho Officers ha]
finished. An urgent message brought
in by a cycle constable had taken the
cliiet local officers back into town
about = O'Clock, carrying with them a
man shoc a powerful air rifle and a
pululc OF letters
NIhurSt VINO saw no sense IN wear,
ing himself out unnecessarily, stretched
himself on a couch and seized the op.
pot'uhi'y Tor a nap mere hrentell
'on,n nm a couple OF hours later.
10 you know what the time n;
'Nhcn ms 'o'league Liyrcy was ar
rested an hour ago
nc lherc was a brass band
ana a procession To welcome him at
inc station OF course.
something OF the sort Inc whole
village seemed to know about tho ar
resi- lon' pal lrelway IS IN his glory.
lie 'old me now he had cluoidated the
case though he was good enough To
say NAT You MAD been ct some triillns
assistance Nnd now since We been
Your GRAND boy m TINS altar, you
"'ght tell me something about 1t ]
sec 'hey We 'e, jimmie go, Hes made
PACK 70 london IN a cloud oi dusi,
HOW q You get on to Livrcy, anyway
ooh, hla,cs. How'd YOU find out
anything Gunplay didn't quite agree
with limmic'S record. hut It seemed q
smashing case agains, him I'LL had Il
look at the compartment in which the
murder took place. The local people
here had taken the chiefs wire-,hat
Sheet had been seen travelling with a
notorious ~orook-too much at its face
value. II Jimmie hadn't complicated
matters, the possibility Of the murder
having been committed by someone who