Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-18
The Woman Scorned

woman III his litc.-ZCc Dawn.
The Woman Scorned
Geoff completed his work on the
CaAiey garage before noon the next
day and was cleaning up the litter
when lie saw Adrian Middleton
drive up to the door in the big car
which lad Drought the yelled lady
Oh the previous Saturday After
ah interval spent in replacing lis
tools IN the huge box on the terrace,
/ accompanied by Miss Vera Sher-
WooG.
Hello, Geoe.' Your work here is
very naarly Finished. isn't it? I've
CONS ou: 10 ask you when YOU can
attend &c Ike repairs on our old
I place" lie shook hands heartily.
I When told my sister in law about
HoG she said she wouldn't dream OF
having anybody else, and were liv-
/ ing WITH a leaky roof, Shany
chimncys and q court that needs n
new concrete floor TO replace the
! old brick one"
TN be there soon's | kin git away,
| AIR. Middleton" Gcoft promised.
| Got, to set the dooGabs on this ter
race railing first, and one thing and
mother. hut | won't keep YOU folks
, a-waitin' morc'n Il few days. Morn
m, Miss Sherwood"
Good morning. Geotfrcy-and
good By" she smiled. My visit
l.crc is ended and am going now to
Airs. Harper Middleton's. but IN
see You there and IL tell her what
splendid work you have accomplish
cd here at Mrs Cayley's"
'"Nh1n,E iva
CO respectfully. Il amt up to some
o them fancy city builders tricks
! but lin TO do as yood . : know
how"
Il am sure YOU So" Sh. smiled
! again, Adrian nodded, and the. were
! gone.
When the bust. of leave taking
In the patio nae subsidized and the
shum of their car diminished down
I'll. drive. Gcoff took his paper
, wrapped package of lunch from
! beneath his folded coat. Dippcr in
/ hand lie started for the willow
tringed brook in the pasture land
| on the adjoinin" estate He Lad no
desire to encounter Sergeant Eliot,
! Of the District Attorneys forces, or
to he interviewed just tier 10y little
Hiss Mllic. unprcpared as he was
| 10 explain to her his misrcprcsent;t-
| lions OF the previous day. should
Mrs. Van Vert have communicated
with her
Besides. he wanted to think in
| peace and quiet after they Separ-
ated from Detective Lyons the night
before. DR.. Hood has pcstercd him
with sucstions concerning the source
of his information about the woman.
Zoe Dawn, and he was not at all
certain he had succeeded in con-
NinCirg the ShreWd medical eX-
aminer that he had told all he
knew. Lyons description OF the
woman. too, had taken an nnshak-
able hold upon his tenacious mind:
ii concurrcd 50 exactly with Rob
bins memory OF the boy who had
killed himself, Lawrence Shirley.
! There We're many women in tho
world, and men too, who were tall
and handsome. with red brown hair
and merry hazel eyes. and the low,
rich speaking voice was not uncom-
mon; but it had seemed strange in
the opinion of the stoncmason that
both the aged, highly strung broker
and the blunt. matter Of fact de-
tective should alike have retained
just these attributes in their i'm
prcssions Of two separate people.
possible interview with the Dawn
woman on the night of the murder
had been 4 mere shot in the dark.
based upon a course of reasoning
wholly his own; he offered it to
Lyons fer what it was worth and
then it ceased to be his business
Lanes bluff in refusing an alibi had
been characteristic of the man and
That. too, did not trouble Geoff's
thoughts. But. as he had told
Adrian Middleton, his own work at
the Cayley place would soon be
finished and he would no longer
have an excuse to linger in the
vicinity. while the Corners was a
far Cry from the scene of the
crime in the solution Of which he
Lad become involved. While the
authorities remained at sea as to
the identity of the murderer, lie felt
loath to leave the center Of their
activities whore he gould at last he
an unObstructive bystander and
Keep in touch with Doc Hood. If
he could contrive a way to prolonc
his duties without the dishonesty OF
accepting pay for unnecessary work,
and from lone widow woman at
that?
His thoughts We're rudely inter-
Fupted Whcn he reached the brook
among the willows by finding an
ether there before him: "a fran.
solitary, stoOp shouldered figure.
who sat with thin hands clasped
listiessly about his knees and faded
eyes staring straight before him.
Geoff codghed uncomfortably. then
tent forward and filled his dipper
with the sparkling water. AS he
Strengthened and turned to retreat.
the Other spoke.
Good morning. Godfrey. Were
sou going 10 eat your lunch here?
Don't let me disturb YOU; ] must go
and pack my bag shortly, anyway"
q" Mornin'. Mr.. Dunn" Geof re-
sponded. IF ] won't bother you III
set right here and cat. lou think
in o runnin' up to the city,"
i am leaving Sunny Beach," the
secretary observed. as though roic-
ing 4 statement TO himself. Il can.
be Of no further service to Mrs. Cay
ley and ! must clean out my old
desk in the Broad street office to-
morrow before its doors are closed"
He remained seated. blinking at
the clara aF IN rho ,1a-s0AU