Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
LOST MANS LANE.
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN.
Copyright, 1897, by Anna X. Rohlfs.

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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs
In order that new readers of THE En-
o1JIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand il
inst the same as though they had read il
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, a professional detective, t
take up an interesting case. he telis her
that in a certain village several persons
have suddenly disappeared. In this place
lives family of the name of Knollys. the
children of a former friend of Miss
Rutterworth. Mr.. Gryce desires Miss
Rntterworth to enter this family for detec-
tive work. Miss Butterworth goes to
visit the Knollys' home, finding there
Misses Lucetta and Loreen knollys and
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..
Trobm. a neighbor visits the Knollys.
J,ucetta 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 whistle he
sends her. An old crone called Mother
Jane appears. Miss Butterworth gives
her a quarter, whereupon Mother Jane
repeats 4 curious conblnatlon OF NUMBERS;
Miss Butterworth leaves the house ana
hears of a young girl formerly leaving
the Knollys house in 4 carriage and heIng
married before her mother could over
take her. Since then a phantom carriage
ia said to 90 through Lost Mans lane at
midnight, suggesting that the carriage
NAV carry away the persons mysterlously
disappearing. Mr.. Trohm drives MISS
Butterworth in bis wagon. Returning Z"
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 a chamber which
she has heard is haunted. In visiting 1t
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 1t. 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 nf
severaI persons carrying what appears 70
be a corpse to its burial. She follows ana
sees the bearers lower a coffin through a
hole in the floor. Miss Butterworth meets
Mr.. Gryce at the hotel. He informs her
that he has a clew pointing to Mother
Jane rs the culprit and he has examined
a string of vegetables in Mother James
cabin, finding in one of them. correspon-
ding to a number repeated by the cr"ne,
a valuable ring. He assisted at the burial
witnessed by Miss Butterworth and tells
her that the corpse was favorte dog "f
William Knollys. lie had disguised NM
self i'm Mother James clothes, the others
supposing him to be mother Jane. Miss
Butterworth tells him OF finding the Knot
of Grape and convinces him thai what Was
buried was human. Mr.. Gryce searches
the Knollys house.