The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-12

Stevens and she said. oh, what was
that trghtened.like. And | said That
was in the house. Mrs. Stevens. that
was, Just like something going off, it
was"
Thank YOU, said the coroner.
There was another emotional disturb
ance in the room as Cayley went into
the witness box; not Sensation" this
time, but an eager and, as it seemed TO
Antony. sympathetic interest. 'Sow they
were getting to grips with the drama.
He gave his evidence carefully, un.
emotionally-the lies with the same slow
deliberation as the truth. Antony
watched him intently, wondering what
it was about him which had this odd
sort of attractiveness For Antony. who
knew that he was lying, and lying, (as
he believed) not for Marks sake but
his own, yet could not help sharing
some of that general sympathy with
him.
Was Mark ever in possession Of a re
volver?" asked the coroner
Not to my knowledge. | think !
should have known if he had been
you We're alone with him all that
morning. Did he talk about this visit
of Roberts at all?'
Il didn't see very much OF him in
the morning. I was at work in my room
and outside, and so on. We lunched TO-
gether and he talked OF il then a lit
tie"
In what terms?"
well he hesitated and then went
on. Il can't think of better word
than peevishly.'
You didn't hear any conversation
between the brothers when they were
in the office together
"No. l happened to go in the library
just after Mark had gone in and was
there all the time"
WAS the library door open?'
ooh, yes
did you see or hear the last witness
at all?'
No"
Would you cal Mark hasty TEN.
pered man."
Cayley considered this carefully be.
I ANlt AlAoN tAAllbs
"Hasty tempered, yes" he said. But
not violent tempered
WAS he fairly athletic? Active and
quick?"
Active and quick, yes. Not partlc.
ularly strong"
"Yes-one question more. Was Mark
in the habit Of carrying any consider.
able sum 1f money about with him"
b Yes. lie always had one 100 pound
note on him. and perhaps ten OF TWEEN.
ty pounds as well
Thank you. Mr Cayley.
Cayley went bacl, heavily 10 his seat.
Damn it, said Antony 20 himself.
why do / like the fellow
Antony Gillngham."
Again the eager interest Of the room
could bee felt Who was this stranger
who had got mixed up in the business
so mysteriously?
Antony smiled at BIZ and stepped up
TO give his evidence
lie explained how he came to be stay.
ing at the George at Woodham, how
hc had heard that the Rcd House was
In the noighborhood. how he had walk.
cd over 10 see his friend Beverley. and
had arrived just after the tragedy.
Thinking lt over afterward he was fair.
ly certain that he had heard the shot.
bur 10 had not made any impression on
him at thc time.
You and the last witness reached
the french windows together and found
them shut"
Yes
"You pushed them In and came to
the body. OF course you had no idea
whose body il was2f
no"
Did Mr. Cayloy say anything
lie turned the body over. just so
as to gee the face. and when ne saw b.
he said Thank God >"
Again the reporters wrote "sensa'
tion"
Did YOU understand what he meant
by that?"
81 asked him who 1t was, ami he said
that 80 was Robert Albeit. Then he eX'
planned that he was afraid at first Il
vas the cousin with whom he lived
| Mark
Yes Did he seem upset.
Very mucn No at first. Less when he
found that it wasn't Mark"
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