The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-04-26
CHAPTER VII
In Which BARLEY TsIks Of Many
Things.

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Things.
Mrs. Currie wanted to hear the
story OF our adventures; and when
BARLEY recounted what had taken
place, / noticed that he expressed no
opinion as TO what was back of It all.
IL was after one when we reached
our rooms. and expected that Bart
ley would want TO 20 to bed at once.
| knew how tired / was, and supposed
that he must be even more weary.
But, after he had gotten into his pa
Jamas. he dropped into a chair by the
window. curled one leg over the arm.
lighted his pipe. and turned to me.
swell. what do you think Of II ally
he drawled
That was a hard question to an
swer. We had been through so much.
30 many apparently unconnected
events. that l scarcely knew what to
think. Then. too. / knew very little
OF what had taken place after l had
left him at Sykes, or what new
things he had observed there The
finding OF whisky and the sudden APP
pearance OF the chauffeur. coupled
with my discovery OF the revolver.
seemed TO me TO still further compli-
cate the problem. What had he come
TO the vault for7 l remembered that
the detective had said he thought the
chauffeur had killed Slyke. l won
dered II this was simply a wild guess.
or whether there was something be
hind II.
BARLEY watched me with that little
smile on his lips that meant so many
things. "Well. Pelt," he said, 1T /
looks as II we were engaged upon
as mysterious case as ever came /
our way. The more | look IL over, the 4
less sure I am Of anything. Do you
know. picked up very little after
you left the house7"
had been wondering all day II he
would find any clues Of value.
knew what a careful search he must
have made, and his statement that
he picked up very little OF impor-
'ance surprised me.
BARLEY watched me for a moment
Or two before continuing. Then he
old me OF HIS days work. They had
been unable 70 find the chauffeur
'ither at the garage or anywhere else
Iround the estate. No one had seen
lin since the butler saw him on the
tairs early In the morning. The cook
lad later volunteered the information
hat Mr.. Slyke and he had quarreled
ver something. What II was she did
ot know: she had only heard the few
rords he had repeated 10 me. The
ouse had been searched from top TO
ottom. but without result. SO far
5 he could tell. nothing had been
tolen.
BARLEY had learned also that there
-as IN feeling between Miss Potter
nd the chauffeur. and he had ques-
oned her about Il. she refused to
ny what Il was. and seemed 10 con
der Bartiey's presence as an intru-
on. He had secured nothing new
'om her. When asked II she knew
neither Slyke had any enemies who
light want to take HIS life. she re-
led she did not Repeated question
x could not shake her story that the
Ruth had not been ex-
,cted home that night. and that she
ID not known the girl was in the r
'use until we had all heard her /
ice on the stairs. As the girl car
81 her own key. she could easily.
e said. have returned without her
lowing H.
Then there was the dog 70 be con
tered. lie had slept as usual In the |
: living nom on the night Of the
Tine. The girls story Of his walk |
Z 10 the foot OF the stairs with her
zen she came IN. proved that he
Is there the entire night. Barley
marked that II was very strange
II the dog should have made no
and
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