The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13
THE FILIGREE BALL Being FL s 7 4 ess s Solution
Moore
A GREAT DETECTIVE STORY
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Copyright 1903, The Bobbs-Merrill Company.

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forsakes his master was
throat which ratified with something impatient
Meanwhile atentively scrutnizing the house
thus pontedy brought to notice. had it
the huge surrounding
darkness The black hollow
from shadows which acquired of their
the tragic memories empty
It's aspect scarcely reassuring Not that superstition
lent its errors to the lonely that thru
panes of the window alternately appearing and DISAPPEAR
ing from view the shutter pointed out by Uncle David
blew to and fro in the wind persuaded that
sawa beam of light which unknown with
in walls which had lately been declared unfit mans
habitaton.
You right" remarked to the uneasy figure
at side Some is prowing thru the house
Can it possibly be Mrs Jeffrey her husband 90
AT night and with gas in the house? Hardly"
The words natural, but the voice Neither
his quite suited to the occasion Giving him
other sly marking uneasiy edged away
from in the darkness cried out cheerily
ST will and we three will just slip
investigate"
mot IT, his violent rejonder swung open a
gate concealed in the vines behind him. 1.-THE Jefreys
would intrusion if they happened
laughed, sounding my whistles them soberly
enough, for than little oddly
his behavior thought investigation
the house in which he showed suchan shouldn't
let that Come and see what's in the house
he only drew farther into the shade
II have no business there objected. Veronica
and have never been terms invited
to her wedding tho live within stones throw
No; have in calling attention light
know there are rare the book shelves of the
great lbraror whether it is the fantastic Illumination
which frightens foofoks fooldogs, with
it and done with too for to- night"
AS he said this he mounted to his door and disappeared
the like the front
house In another mement the rich peal Of an
within, followed prolonged bowling Ridge,
either from keen appreciation of his
In utter dsapproval of believe
able to make out which,was this
sable accompaniment to strain from the old mans
hand. outrageous
dscords On the contrary increased in force volume,
also result imagined listened to the in
oeab bowls the dog cutting clean thru the exquisite
harmones of his master wondered If the
the fownng of the
to blame for Uncle David's lack of neighbors.
Meantime, Hubbard who the first to hear signal.
running the block AS light
what chose call light appeared again
toward which my attention had been directed
some in the Moore house!' declared,
ter4of fact tones as could command.
Hibbard is big fellow the biggest fellow the
and so far experience with him had gone,
sold and mperurbabe the best Of But after quick
glance at the towering walls Of the lonely building
decided and seemed In no haste to
the street
With difficulty concealed my disgust
Come cried, stepping down from the curb, Tets
and investigate The is valuable the
ngs and there of costly
prary shelf You have matches and a revover?'
nodded, quietly showing one, then
other then with eepish air which he
off with laugh, he cried:
"Have for en? If so, I'm quite willing part
with half
than this evidence Of weakness
had always considered tough impenetrabe
flint Thrusting with which half
drawn into view the had mentioned put
and led the AS did
IS tossed back the words:
I'VE may upon gang wish
half dozen alone?'
won't find half there, his
tered Nevertheless followed with less spirit
Is than I liked considering that in
assumed and that not without sympathy
WELL let for who preferred bowling dismal
to his masters music keeping watch
neighborhood dominated by the unaowed
proposed to enter
The house too known me attempt minute
of
already acquainted the public with
its and of shattered windows.
porch with its bench attend
has photographed for the million Those who have