The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-25

friend OF
BILL BEVELEY. one Of Marks
guests. arrived at that moment to
find Marks companion.
MATT CAYLEY, pounding ON
the locked door Of the office and
demanding admittance. The two
men entered the office by :. win
dow annd on the floor found the
body OF Robert with a bullet
through the head Mark was no.
where to be found Investigation
by Inspector Birch showed that
Mark had learned with consider
able disgust and annoyance of the
coming OF Robert. Cayley refused
to believe that Mark had deliber-
ately murdered Robert.
Go on With the Story.
The housekeeper's room had heard
something Of the news by this time,
and Audrey had had a busy time ex.
planning TO other members of the staff
exactly what he had said. and what she
had said. The details were not quite
established yet, but this much at least
was certain that Mr.. Marks brother
Rad shot himself and spirited Mr.. Mark
away. and that Audrey had seen at
once that he was that sort of man when
she opened the door to him. Elsie had
contribution Of her own to.make. She
had actually heard Mr. Mark in the
office, threatening his brother
He said. | heard him say it with
my own ears, It's my turn now, he
said. triumphant-like."
We'll. II you think that's threat,
dear. you're very particular, | must
say"
But Audrey remembered Elsies words
when she was In front OF Inspector
Birch. She gave her own evidence
with the readiness of one who had
already repeated it several times.
Then you didn't see Mr. Mark at
an?"
mo, sir; he must have come in be-
fore and gone up to his room"
well | think that's all that | want
TO know. Now what about the other
servants?"
Elsie heard The master and Mr..
Robert talking together" said Audrey
eagerly. "He was saying-Alr Mark,
riean--"
"Ah! Who is Elsie, by the way?"
"One of the housemaids Shall | send
her to you, slr?"
please"
All that interested Inspector Birch
was that Elsie was passing through
the hall. and heard voices in the office.
And stopped TO liston?"
Certainly not" sad Elsie with dig.
n!ty. Il was Just passing through the
hail. lust as YOU might have been your.
self, and not suppasinE They was talk.
ing secrets. didn't think TO stop my
cars, as no doubt 1 ought 10 hav,
done" And she shifted slightly.
Come, come" said the inspector
soothingly. Now. then. what was 81
you heard? Try To remember the exact
words"
Something about working in pas
sage, thought lis e..
HIN. N'.' passage over
could have been ~"
'"Tha''a rh". 30. sJid Elsie eager
~ He'd worked h.s passage over"
"Wcll?"
And then Mir, Mark raid loudly
sort OF rIumphant.llke-'Its my mry
row. You want
"'rriumphan:ly2
"As much as to say hi. chance ha,
come"
"hnd that's all you heard?"
THAT'S all, slr-not standing ihor
listening. but just passing through th
hnll. as i might be amy t.mc."
'Ycs. Wen, that's really very im
rortant, Elsie. Thank you"
Elsic gave him smile and return
I'd eagerly to the Kitchen
Meanwhile Antcpy had been cyplorin
l,tllc on his own. Thcro was q uolu
which was puzzlng him no wen
through the hall 20 tho front of th
house and stood at the opcn door. II
and Caylcy had run round the hous
{" the left. Surely It would have bee
quicker to have run round 10 the right
Undoubtedly they went the longes, wu
round.
"Why3" he asked himself "W1s
" eive Mark more time In which :
cscapeY Only. Ia that casc--why run
Also. how did Caylcy know then thf
Il was Mark who was trying to escap,
II he had gucssed--that one had sh,
the other, Il was much more likely ih,
Robcr, had shot Marx. Indeed he ha
admitted that this was what hc though
The first thing he had said whom !
turned the body over was Than
God | was afraid IL was Mark. 81
why should H. want TO give Robert tim
IN which to get away And again
why run. II he did want to give hi
tlme'"
Antony went OF, of the house AKA
Ia the lawns at the back, and aat doy
on q bench In Wow of the office VI
dows.
Now them he said. "let's
through Caylcy's mind carefully. a.
No what we get"
Caylcy had been In the han VIII
Robert was shown into the Office. T
servant goes off TO look for Mark. a
Cayi.l goes on with his book Ma
comes down The stairs warns CAY
to stand by In ease he IL wanted. a
goes TO mee, his brother wha, d,
csylcy expectg
Possibly that he won't be wan
after all. possibly that his advice m
be wanted In the matter. say. Of ~
ing Roberts debts. or getting him
passage hack IN Australia; possibly a
hts rhvsfcal assistance may be wan
10 get an obstreprous Rober, out
the house. Well. he sits there for
moment. and then goes into the libra
Suddenly he hears a plstolshot For
moment he would hardly realize wi
Il vas. lie distens. Perhaps II was
= pistolshot after ell. After q nom