The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-14
cAAereR VI


The Cody of a Suicide.
As the tar Nhlrled West down tho
cire'Ias driycnag Tho onlg .lsa q lsfe
visible ahsat ,la house was lha mo
tionlrss figure ~ sexton ga ihe sienS
n either Ms Nalale. or pefeNal
Coolidge tooe iptsfesi enough n lhe
proceedings % witness bis departure.
they chose 70 remain carefully con.
cealsd within Thcre was 90 pretcuse
ofcn % speeding the parting guest
Tie had simply heen dismissed. turned
ont deecuily enough perhaps COM
slderlug hls status. YET with certain
measure Of vontcmp, which ranklei
nevertheless.
Tie Young man could uof altogether
reconcile THIS style 81 treatment With
his preconcelved conception of Miss
Natalie Coolidge he had beer TOO
detply Impressed hy her 10 easii, r..
liulHlsh Ms previously formed opinion
~ hcr character This latest action
dii not at all coincide with hct former
open frendllness ne had not eoue
10 her rs servant nor had she in
any was treated him as snch What
could account for So remarkable
changer
Perhaps Il was the influence ~ Per.
clyal Coolidge This explanation
seemed probable The man had ia
SOME way reyalncd her confidence.
ad .ihen thronxh, lGlelery ...ha,l >. oe-
ceeded IN noisonlng her mind From
The very FIRST Coolidge had dlsliked
hm nstincflvely and made no Effort
70 conceal his feelings he resented
'hc intimacy between him and Na-
talle naturally enough. and would use
every means possible 20 got The Young.
or man completely ont of ihe house.
No doubt he looked uppn him a. dnn-
gerous But whyg There could only
ho one answer 10 this query His own
dishonesty Ms secret knowledge ~
some tiokery relative 20 the funds ~
tho estate lie had convinced the eln
q his honesty but more than ever.
West believed the fellow a rascal
These thoughts fitted through M,
mind yet not consrcntively. as the car
left the grounds. and turned on 10 Tho
main road leading cltyward. They
were sim sklriins The Coolidge estate.
although he house behind was con.
oeai'd hv shruhhery Suddenly. iust !
a. fltas- sf.ar..I fI. lsf.I.a. ...t f......... 4
20 mount The opposite grade. there
came sharp report sounding So close
nt hand he chauffeur clamped on his
brake, and glanced auxlously over the
side ~ The car.
Blowout wasn't n. sirY"
NO" said West shortly. staring him.
self ont Into the ihlcket ~ trees NJ
their left IL Wa. shot hrcl over
there: revolver should say. Wait
a second. Sanders. units sc what
hrs hennenei
!; va largely curiosity which lei
him 70 iesve the car The sound %
either : r1c or shotgun % ih.f iaiie~
ly spo. would have heen instantly Dis
missed - natural enough. hut q nls,oi
was Different That was no plaee ,ar
such weapon II somehow hnd q
grimly sinister SQUAD
Determined 70 lsam exa-iiy what
bad happened. West pres-ed lls pas
slTe forward through the vine. of the
fcice. and emerged into the field be-
sond. a hair dozen yards and he
found the clover frnngleI 81 though
O man bad PASSED ilat way. The trail I
lcd into shallow depression. past
rather large boulder. near which tho
frampl'ng ~ the rress Nns even more
plainly revealed. ~ though the stran--
&C had remained here Tor some time.
bad even seated himself. and then.
abruptly ended few Yards away
Evidently The fellow had turned back !
If this point and reiraced his Steps
Me1. nov thoroughly puzzled and /
iirrafy convinced Thar sosue mystery
lowered over the place. began 10 rirfie
Trough tie unframpled cioFer. bit
fiiliout any defined parpose Al at
i1ce. NJ the lower end u the gully he
auie. unexpectedly. up0n another
Eail this one we1 marked. appar.
nily frequently used. Nhich led
tuiglt across the field. and terminal
= II small gate leading through the
wire fence. Evidently here was a
hert CT 70 'he road. wen known 70
ile servants on the estate. ana possl.
5g others. TIE discovery. however.
nll nothing further than this anh ]