Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
LOST MANS LANE.
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN.
Copyright, 1897, by Anna X. Rohlfs.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of THE EN-
QUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand 1t
just the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give q
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Amelia Butterworth, who has done
clever detective work, is called upon by
Mr.. Gryce, professional detective, to
take up an interesting case. He tells her
that i'm a certain village several persons
have suddenly disappeared. In this place
lives a family of the name of Knollys, the
children of former friend of Miss
Butterworth. Mr.. Gryce desires Miss
Butterworth to enter this family for detec-
tive work. Miss Butterworth goes to
visit the Knollys' home, finding there
their brother William. She dimes with
the family and is taken to her room. She
remains awake during the night, and,
hearing strange noises, goes into the hall
and calls Lucetta, who gives unsatisfacto-
ry reasons for the disturbance. Mr..
Trohm, a neighbor visits the Knollys.
Lucetta is terrified at seeing him and
faints. Miss Butterworth receives let
ter from Mr.. Gryce telling her that if she
is in danger to blow upon a whistle he
sends her. An old crone called Mother
Jane appears. Miss Butterworth gives
her quarter, whereupon Mother Jane
repeats curious combination of fnumbers.
Miss Bntterworth leaves the house and
hears of young girl formerly leaving
the Knollys house in carriage and being
married before her mother could over
take her. Since then phantom carriage
ia cold n on thronoh T,oet Man,a lane at
midnight, suggesting that the carriage
may carry away the persons mysteriously
disappearing. Mr.. Trohm drives Miss
Butterworth in his wagon. Returning to
the house she witnesses parting between
Lucetta and lover, whose request for an
answer to his suit Lucetta is endeavoring
to put off. He leaves without getting a
favorable reply. Miss Butterworth gets
from Loreen the key to chamber which
she has heard is haunted. In visiting it
she finds her way into Williams sanctum
and discovers that he is vivisectionist.
Miss Butterworth passes an uncomfort-
able night She is locked in her chamber
and loses her whistle which she keeps to
call the police, but RECEIVERS it. Making
further explorations, she finds two shut
ters tied together with knot Of Grape, in
dicating death in the house. Miss But
terworth is impressed with the gentle
manlike demeanor of Mr.. Trohm and
goes with him to visit Mother Jane, who
repeats her combination ofnumbers. Miss
Butterworth sees on the wall shadows OF
several persons carrying what appears to
be corpse to its burial. She follows and
sees the bearers lower a coffin through q
hole in the floor. Miss Butterworth meets
Mr.. Gryce at the hotel. He informs her
that he has clew pointing to Mother
Jane as the culprit and he has examined
a string of vegetables in Mother James
cabin, finding in one of them, correspon-
ding to number repeated by the crone,
a valuable ring. He assisted at the burial
witnessed by Miss Butterworth and tells
her that the corpse was favorite dog OF
William Knollys: He had disguised him
self in Mother JAMES clothes, the others
supposing him to be'mother Jane. Miss
Butterworth tells him of finding the knot
of Grape and convinces him that what was
buried was human. Mr.. Gryce searches
the Knollys house and goes to the grave
in the cellar. He is about to open it when
Loreen stops him and avows that it is the
grave Of her mother. The body is ex-
humed, and Miss Butterworth recognizes
it as her former friend. Loreen explains
that her mother, having committed q
criminal offense, left the country, but had
recently returned. Her children had
hidden her in the house, and she had died
there.