The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-04

sciously must have associated It with
the. movement Of that sort Of door. BY
Jove! He got up, and busted his
knees. Now, Bill, Just to make sure,
go in and close the door like that. As
an afterthought, you know; and very
quietly, so that I don't hear the click
Of it."
Bill did as he was told, and then put
his head out eagerly to hear what had
happened.
That was it," said Antony, with alb.
solute conviction. THAT was 1ust
what 1 saw yesterday" he came out
OF the office, and Joined Bill in the
little room.
"And now" ne haid, Tets try and
find out what it was that Mr.. Cayley
was doing in here, and why ne had
to be co very careful that his friend
Mr. Gillingham didn't overhear him"
CHAPTER XII.
Antony's first thought was that
csyiey had hidden somsthing-but that
was absurd. In the time at his dis.
posal, ne could have done no more than
put 1t away in a drawer, where Il
would oe much more open to discover
By Antony than IL he had kept it in
his pocket.
Bill pulled open a drawer in the
chest. and looked inside.
Why did he keep clothes here at
all?' Antony asked Did ne ever
change down here7"
My dear Tony, ne had more clothes
than anybody in the world. He Just
Kept them here in case they might be
useful, I expect"
Il see. Tes.' He was walking
around the room as he answered. and
he lifted the top OF the linen baske,
which stood near the wash basin and
glanced in. He seems to have come
IN here for collar lately"
Bill peered in. There was one col.
lar at the bottom Of the basket.
Yes. 1 daresay he would" he
agreed. "If he suddenly found that
the one he was wearing vas uncom.
Portable or a little bit dirty, or some.
thing. He was very finiciSing"
Antony leant over and picked It out.
1T must have been uncomfortable
this mite" he said, after examining
(, carefully. 1T couldn't very we'll be
cleaner" he dropped &, back again.
But what did cayley come in for so
seeretly7" y
What did he wan, to shu, the door
for7' said Eill You couldn't have
ieen him, anyhodw."
mo. So IL follows he was going TO
90 something which he dIin't wan, me
TO hear
BY Joye, that's g.. said Bill Gag.
srly.
Yes; but what7"
Bill frowned hopefully to himself.
lux no inspiration came.
We'll, let's have some air, anyway"
10 said az last, exhausted by tho effort.
and he went to the window. opened is.
and looked out. Then. struck by an
idea. he turned back to Antony and
said, DO YOU think had better so
Up TO the pond to make sure that
they're still at it7 Because" He broke
off suddenly at the sight of Antony's
face.
'oh. IDIOT, idiotr' Antony cried. "oh.
most super.exccllcnt Of watsonsi oh.
YOU lamb, you blessinsl Oh. oilling.
ham. YOU incompatible assr'
What on earth"
The window. the windowr' cried An.
tony, pointing TO t.
Bill turned back to the window. es.
pectins Il TO say something AZ Il
said nothing. he looked at Antony
again.
"ie was opening the Window cried
Antony,
"who7"
"cayiey. Of course" Very rravelr
and slowly he expoundsd. "He came IL
here in order to open the window. lie
shut the door so ,ha, shouldn't hear
him open the window lie opened the
window. came IN here and found
the window open. said. THIS window
is open. My amafins powers Of an.
alysas tell fne that the mufdsrsf must