The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-31

WAS ON lnt iltbi nl lit luthtu
office, Mark was not 20 be found
and. in the opinion OF Police In
spector Birch, II was clear that
Mark, who had looked forward
with annoyance TO Roberts re
turn from la-Near stay in Aus
tralia. had shot him and then dis
appeared
But there were mysterious cir
cumstances. The shot Was fired a
few moments before
ANTONY GlLLlNGHAM. gentle.
man adventurer and friend OF
RllL BEVERLEY. one of Marks
guests. had entered the hall where
he found
MATT CAYLEN, Marks constant
companion. pounding on the door
and demanding admlttance, The
two men enter the room through
a window and find the body
Mysterious circumstances puzzle
Antony lie and Bill investigate
and Antoy discovers that secret
passage leads from the house TO a
holwing green, Antony discovers
Cayley Using this to overhear a
conversation between him and Bin.
go on Win the Story.
Antony wapted to shout his applause,
II Was neat. devlish neat, For u mo
ment he gaEed. fascinated at that
wonderful new kind OF croquet.ball
which had appeared so dramatically
out OF the box, and then reluctantly
wrigled himself back There Was moth
ms to be- gained hy staying there and
a good deal to be lost, for Bil showed
signs OF running down As quickly
as he could Antony hurried round the
ditch and took up his place at the
hack Of the seat. Then he stood up
with yawn, stretched himself and
said carelessly "Wen. don't worry
Yourself about IL. Bill. old man, / dare
say you're right You know Mark.
and / don't and that's the difference,
Shall We have u game OF shall We 80
20 bed?"
Bil looked at him for inspiration.
and, receiving it. said, "Oh, just let's
have one game. shall we?"
Right you are" said Antony.
hut Bll was much too excited TO
take the game which followed very
seriously. Antony. on the other hand.
seemed to be thinking OF nothing but
bowls lie played with great delib.
Grafton Tor 10 minutes. and then an.
nounced he was going 10 bed Bin
looked at him anxiousy.
It's all right, laughed Antony
You can talk il you want to. Just
let's pat en- away first. though"
They made their way to the shed,
and while Bin VAS putting the bowls
away, Antony tried the lid OF the closed
croQueteoN. As he expected. IL Was
locked
Now then" said Bin. as they were
walking TO the house again. I'm shnp-
" eursSigs 70 know, Who MAS ~"
Galley
Good Lore Where'"
Inside one ot the croQuet boxes
Don't Dc an ass
ITS quite true. Bill" lie told the
other What he had seen
But areng We going 70 have look
~ ~ asked Hil In great dlsappoint-
ment, I'm longing 10 explore Aren't
Nouy'
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomor-
tow, We shall see Cayley coming
along this NAY dlrvctN. Besides.
want to get n from the other end. Il
1 can. doubt Very much Il We can
10 1, shis end Without giving ourselves
aNaS ,. Look. there's C,,yley.
They could see nm coming along
The drive toward them, When they
We're little closer ghsy waved -
aim, and hc waved hack.
u wondered where you were" he
sa.t as he got Up 70 them. IL rather
thought you Nigh, De along this MAY.
What about bed'
'Hed it IT, said Antony
E.l lelt the rvsg og the conversation
as they wandered back 20 the house,
10 Antony We wanted to think. There
seemed ~ D. no doubt now that CaSley
NaS Villain Hill had never been
zanzibar W,gh villain begorv. IL didn't
sevm quite tar " lSSley. somehow he
~As taking rather mean advantage
og rs irlrnds Lot of Dummy people
there Werc in the World-funuy peg.
pie With secrets l.oOk At rony. that
ursJ time he had met him IN a %
NacVVntsts shop.
ku. What On earth had Miss Nor
90, sot 10 ~ with Nf
Miss Norris who bad proposed u
eegch an aNeydnnvr train At TIE June.
ticn. I'm the obvious hone that she
mkht have .n This way o. dramatic
DISCRIMINATION att hs hands " some
>een-eNvd detective, ~as encouraged
Reltul'y hut Qgite firmly. te trays,
BY ths earlier train With the others.
WhNf
Well taal question vas noe to b.
answered elthtRd Rut the mct that
Is ~as ~ had made Antony Interested
In her ~ sheer luck a. it SEEMED tc
Rim. he had stgmslee sn the answer
~ his question
Mss Norris Nas hurrlsd away be.
cause she knew about the sscret pas.
sagv,
fae Massage, then. had somethlnS
te io With the mystery " Roberts
aeath Miss Merits ha1 used t in or.
der ,e brlRs of her dramatic appear.
ance as he ghost Possibly she had
discovered h fer herself. posslbl, Marx
had resvobed N 10 her secretly one
taN newer guessing that she would
make ~ unkind use 81 IL Rter gn
possielN CsNles, having been lst .ntc
ne ioss u the lressing.up. bad shown
her he~ she could make her appear.
ance On the hoWun zrven even more
MYSTERIOUS and supernatural one wat
et another. she know about the .ecrei
passass ~ she must - hurr.ed away
Whsf RecaaSs h shn STAYED and
TALKED she might make some nno