The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-22
By Isnlsi Ostrandcr


Terhuue smiled but he shook his
head.
"~ENhoeure."
"Disgracc'' The reply came In a
mere whisper.
Lower lcft-hand drawer" |, was
the first time that Tcrhunc had suE.
ktsted a phraS" instead Of a single
wore and McCarty looked al him
IN ama2omout. but his eyes were
quickly drawn TO the older man.
I'll don't know what you meant"
Alexander stammercd.
What did Grayson. your book
Keeper, rave in the lower lcft-hand
drawer ~ his dock ." Torhune SUI
denly dropped all pretense Of con-
tihuing the test, but I'm the tensitv
OF the moment no one save McCarty
n Inspector pruct appeared to
note the fact. "NNhat ala you take
from that drawer ON Wednesday aft
erooon ana then put back again ?
You We're seen with It in your
handsi NOu were seen when you re-
moved 1t n second time on Thurs
day, Just before closing hour. What
was #, Mr.. Alexander"
81 don't know! / don't understand
youl" AleXander'R fingers twitchcd
ncrvously II took nothing from
mat diaWer-
shall I toll YOU" Tcrhune inter
ruptcd swiftly. 1T was Grayson'a
army pistol. Where is 1t now? What
did you do with it,"
II took Il home-n' The
voice quavercd and died away into
silence and Alexander sat gazing as
though fascinated into tho face %
his inquisitor.
"For what purpose ." Perfume
could not quite conceal the hint OF
o~NultatiOn which Cropt into his tones
uOr the glance Of triumph which he
shot at the inspector and McCarty
But, "a though by = miracle.
George Alexander seemed TO have
recovered his poisc and he braced
himself in his chair.
81 shall not tell YOU" ne spoke
with quiet dignity. II perceive now
that this evenings so-called scien.
titic test has been but a farce, a
trick' A. q have yourself stated
| am at liberty to reply or not, as
7 choose. IN this instance | do MOI
choose"
Then suppose I tell you?" Ter
huno rose and lowered above tho
frnil, dapper figure I'm the chair.
you have been unfortunate In your
speculationa in Wall street for years
and when your brother died and his
will appointed you the guardian OF
hts daughter and her 5000, 600, you
were on the brink Of ruin. Hei
money tided you owe that crisis
hut Won continued 20 speculate with
It until little by little YOU lost II
all. You were at your wits end, for
she would soon have come Of age
and demanded tho accounting you
could not give, when Crcveling came
along and wanted to marry her
She had no love Tor him, but he of
fered to go into partnership witt
you and you brought all the influ-
ence and pressure to bear upon hel
that you could command.
knowing the mans dissolutt
character and unsavory reputation
you nevertheless literally forced
your niece into tho marriage. Bul
your partnership has not been a
success and ~Creveling's extravaganc,
has depleted even his once enor'
| nous capital. He demanded an &C
counting from you OF the money lefI
/ IN trust with you for his wife anC
you are in no better position now
To render such an accounting thuf
YOU were when she was a girl
I worse, in fact, for whereas She, fol
| the sake OF the family name, would
have hushcd the affair up, CreNel,
ing Rad threatened to expose anc
disgrace you, If not prosecute.
HE had been particularly ABUSIVE
lately and you did not know wha
to do; humiliation, perhaps prison
stared you in the face. Did not
way out suggest itself to you, say
on wednesday, Mr.. Alexander? Ho'
changed your mind, though; 20,
put the pistol back, but the next "a!
YOU took It out once more INK TN
| time it disappeared with you-th'
next day, IA few hours before Mr.
Crcvoling was found shot"
This Is infamous." Alexander ex
| claimed. you are practically ac
cusing me Of the murder of m!
PARTNER. my niece's husbandl Hol
20 too far, sir-v"
81 am prepared to 60 farther
rotorted Terhune. AFTER leaVnl
your office you went directly to you
| rooms and did not leave them untl
diner time. You dincd at your clut
PLAYED a rubber or two Of bridge viii
your usual group Of friends, an'
! returned to your rooms once NOR
| at II. But you did not remain there
Mr.. Alexander! You went out agail