Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
LOST MANS LANE.
Bv ANNA KATHARINE GREEN.
Copyright, 1897, by Anna X. Rohlts.

Copyright, 1897, by Anna X. Rohlfs.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of THE EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand II
inst the same as though they had read ii
ali from the beginning, we here give a
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Amelia Butterworth, who has done
clever detective work, is called upon oy
Mr.. Gryce, a professional detectlve, tn
take up an interesting case. he tells ner
that in certain village several persons
have suddenly disappeared. In misplace
lives a family of the name of Knollys, the
children of former friend Of Miss
Rntterworth. Mr.. Gryce desires Miss
Rntterworth to enter this family for detec-
tive work. Miss .Butterworth goes to
visit the Knollys' home, finding there
Misses Iucetta 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 haii
and calls Lucetta, who gives unsatlsfacto-
nv reasons for the disturbance. Mr..
Trohm, neighbor visits the knoiiys;;
Imcetta is terrified at seeing him and
faints. Miss Butterworth receives q let
ter from Mr.. Gryce telling her that II she
is in danger to blow upon whistle ne
sends her. An old crone called Mother
Jane appears Miss Butterworth gives
her a quarter, whereupon Mother Jane
repeats a curious combination of numbers:
Miss Butterworth leaves the house ana
hears of young girl formerly leaving
the Knollys house in carriage ana pelng
married before her mother could over
rhQntnnO f.arrl1pA
is said to 60 through Lost Mans 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 Tor an
answer to his suit Lucetta is endeaVorlng
to put off. He leaves without gettlng a
favorable reply. Miss Butterworth gets
from Loreen the key to a chamber whlcn
she has heard is haunted. In visiting IT
She finds her way into Williams sanctum
and discovers that he is vivisectlonist.
Miss Butterworth passes an uncomf0rt-
able night She is locked in her chamber
and loses her whistle which she Keeps 70
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 gehtle,
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
seyeraJ persons carrying what appears to
be corpse to its burial. She follows and
sees the bearers lower coffin through
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
q 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 AMI 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 lie 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
i'm the cellar. He is about to open it when
Lnreen stops him and avows that it Is the
grave of her mother.