The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-05-04

breakfast room yet. - MOultOn smiled a
little as though nc Thought that he had
said something clever.
'Did the doctor find the maid in her
mistress room?"
Ono, sir. heard tho doorbell again
and went mp. The doctor was stand;up
in the hall He said he rang the door.
bell because he did not know now else
to call me. Then he said Miss Nora had
left her room, which was against tho
orders ho gave the night before, and
that l was to tell tho maid to have her
back i'll bed at once. and no would call
again in an hour went back to tho
breakfast room, and this limo tho maid
was there, and frightened sho was " hen
L gave her tho message"
'WHcn the doctor told you that Miss
Nora was not iii hor room, were you
surprScd:'
NO, sir y
Upon this admission Mr.. Barnes ask
cd quickly;
You knew already that she had been
stoIon:'
Bu! MoultOn readily avoided direct
answer
why, how should L know that,
sir!' he asked quietly.
Mr., Barnes observed him for mo-
ment i'll silence and then asked to havo
the maid called. Ho told Moulton that
he had finished with him "for tho pres.
ent, " and the butler retired, with sat
isfiod smio upon his face
While waiting for tho maid Mr..
Barnes addressed NJ Gadney.
Dlr. Gcdncy," s.. . .lc, ''vou have
not told me the name Of tho doctor" "
Ills name is Dor raldson-Stcphen
Donaldson.
Has ho served you long?"
Ever since ho came into this neigh
borhood, about three years ago. He first
camo to us mt tho timo of my wife's
death. [ have retained him since that
timc. He is u good, kind man, and
think he is quite as fond of Elinora as
am myself. This explains his solicitude
about her and his early call He has a
rather curious theory. He thinks she
may have wandered off in hor sleep
during tho night"
why, has she over exhibited tend
ehcy toward somnambulsm:'
4e3. AT least we have found her
asleep out of her own room, but nothing
or the sort has happened for over two
years, and supposed that she had out
grown her sleep walking habit" "
rms ADDS most interesting phase"
saia MT. Barnes. would like to
speak 10 LII. donaldson about 1T. Do
| YOU lhihh no VIII DC mere tOdayE
expect MN, as nc promised to
come a1 ABOUT TINS hour. Here Is Bron-
son, my daughters maid.
lhls directed the attention of Mr..
barhes 10 young woman who had just
entered. Shc was evidently dreadfully
alarmed at being summoned to meet a
detective, and her eyes showed that she
h"u nech weeping.
Nonic' my GIRL sald MI Barnes
reaSsurlhRiy' you need not be fright
eio"' lohly WIEN TO ask you n few qucs-
! t'nS you ar" wiring TO help me to
Nhu your m'Str"ss' arc you not:
IN N"eGd' lhdeod' yes SIR.
men tell me exactly how sho was
Oh MONDAY hiRht when you sent for the
dootof'
Tho girl composed herself with an
effort, still finding it difficult to find
proper words with which to address n
detective.
MISS Nora acted odd all Monday and
was melancholy like. She'd sit and stare
out OF tho window and not answer when
lspoke TO her. l thought perhaps some
tmhg mad bothered her, and so 1 left
her alone, mcaDing to speak TO Mr..
HcGhty a' 0nher time. But he sent Il
toioBfaih thht no was GONG out Of town.
ana 50 Whoh MISS Nora wouldn't come
Gown TO dinner and wouldn't answer
OF iooN "t me- but just kept staring out
OF '"o Wiho"w' got scared littlo and
Thought best to send for DR.. Donaldson. I"
"hat ana ne say when no examined
your mistress"
ho tniked TO her, but she wouldn't
answer nm either. lilo pnttcd he" on
tho head ana SAID she was sulky. Lhon
no told me perhaps she vas angry be-
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