Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-01

! A CLEW BY WIRE !
Or. An Interrupted Current.
BY HOWARD M. YOST.
Copyright. 1896. by J 3. Lippncou Co.


SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTEK I,-Nelson Conway. suspected
Of a Philadelphia bank robbery. rem shes
sidington on his way to the. old Nelson
him to his 5oyheod home and recognizes
in Jake's wife sarah, servant Is years
cM1PfEk iIx year previoas Conway
paying teller in q Philadelphia savings
bank. was Invited to the home Of FLORENCE
ot aoW 70 him a ao Return 10 as early
next morning as usual he arranges with
Horace Jnckson-a follow employe-to be
next morning. Conway discovers the cash
'e cXp # fs iffe tSsins is accused
theft, but Mr.. Morley, trustee, proves an
alibi for him, without however removing
CHAPTER lV-Perry expresses his con-
fdence in Conway, but says officially he
must hold him in doubt. whereupon Con-
believes. in Conway's innocence. but be-
cause Of public distrust exacts a promise
that friendly relations between Conway
and Florence Morley be discontinued until
hs sSerty after
writes to assure Conway Of her continued
respect and trust. In the old Nelson home,
so long deserted, Conway hears strange
noises: sees ghostly. figure in the moon
light, SHOOTS at Il. only to ind it reflec;
even after daylight comes speaking in dis
jointed unmeaning. phrases. Conway learns
from. Sarah that Sylvester Morley and his
daughter have summer residence in near
CHAPTER vI-Dlscovery is made that
S 1f td dS ssa by w
her father sees Conway, but offers no salu-
tation. Jackson has frequently been com
Ing from city and sometimes calls on the
CHAPTER vII-conway sees sonntag,
hiS agent. He knows nothing of walling up
GMAfTER v1fMeetin asa besMeea Tios
en- ence f1 conway results in promise to mar
~. jackson had proposed to her, been re-
fused. but upon accusing Conway of rob
bling a compact had been made that she
Would marry Jackson in case theft could
ne cHAPTE Il Rfs &aggain mysterious noises
are heard at night. and Conway spends
them. A pistol shot from the room below
- heard, .whereupon he decides to cut
through the floor to gain access to the
Darrea-up cellar, and In the morning pro-
r'ras fnn'a fnr the nurpnse.
CHAPTER X.
ushered the old lawyer into the
room. After few commonplace re
marks he said: THAT walling-up o.
those cellar doorways has made quite
an impression on me. Suppose we
have look at them"
I was very willing. Together we de
scended the stairs to the storeroom.
Mr.. Sonntag examined the place
where the door had been, infinitely
as though he expected to find in the
stones of the wall some intimation o.
what was on the inside. He even wen
SO far as to scratch off patches of the
whitewash.
"It is rather dark here" he finally
said, glancing around.
Perhaps the door can be opened" J
suggested.
II have the key with me, but maybe
it would be best not to use it. Give me
q few matches"
handed him all had with me, ant
he, by the light afforded, examined
closely the places where he hat
scratched off the whitewash.
While watching him, the thought
again occurred to me that had seen OF
met him previous to my arrival ut Mel
sonville.
do you know it seems as though :
had seen you before 2" said.
Eyes, SO you remarked during your
visit to my office yesterday" 'Sonntat
replied, as I've stepped back to where
was standing.
There is no doubt of that 6eings.
solid WALL" he went on; $50 If I'll