Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-29

other aspect, and there's only one pos
sible course of action. You must have
| a personal interview with Miss War
| rem you must see her without her ia
theirs knowledge. and you must do it
right away. Therefore 1t is absolutely
essential that you get into that house"
But | can't break in!' exclaimed
Hollingsworth Il can't do anything
public and make guy Of the woman
l love. Extra! Extra" Holy Moses,
can seem to hear it,
Ruth Warren is to be spirited away"
said Breck. "The housekeeper doesn't
know where nor how. But if it hap
pens it will be fatal. The poor girl
will suppose that you know where she's
gone; she fancies that she's writing to
you every day. If you don't follow her
and you couldn't because you would
not know where she's gone"
Holllngsworth struck his dripping
forehead.
"Ive got to get into that house." he
said, "even If | crawl in through the
gas pipe"
Precisely" said Breck, land for that
reason I've put up job. It's queer,
but the things been done dozens Of
times in New York--in fact, I've man
aged 1t myself for one Of my clients
when there was question Of serving
some papers. And you remember the
case of Mrs. Wilmington. who kid
naped her own daughter"
"Took her away in trunk, didn't
sheT said Hollingsworth. But there's
no trunk in the world that will hold
me. You might bring my legs along in a
dress suit case, but
"This Is serious" interrupted Breck.
'I've already arranged for the trunk.
1t will be here in a few minutes. It's
the same one that l used in the case l
mentioned just now, and my clerk lived
In 1t for five hours without much incon.
venience. BY good luck, as I've learned
from the housekeeper, that trunk is an
exact mate for one that Miss Warren
has in storage. 1t won't seem unusual
if we have 1t delivered at the Warren
house today. Come. Stuart. Have you
got the sandT'
Have ?" cried Hollingsworth. "Watch
me. This is really the very best thing
that we could do 1t will settle the whole
matter And I'll remember you. Breck.
You shall have $1,000 if live through
this and $1,000 if don't. My graft.
tude will be the same in either case,
but if I'm dead l can afford to be
more liberal. Fix up my will. What's
that?'
A sound of shuffling feet came from
the hail. followed by a quick ring of
the bell Breck opened the door, and
four men entered with the trunk II
was monstrous affair and had al
ready been stripped of its trays and
provided with ventilating holes sufti
cient and not too obvious.
81 can live in 1t for week." said
Hollingsworth, ''if they set it on the
right end"
The two men padded the inside with
blankets and made experiments in the
matter of the most comfortable position
and the limits Of movement when the
lid had been closed upon the occupant
Then they went out and had luncheon
for the trunk was not to be delivered al
the Warren residence before in the
afternoon Hollingsworth suggested
that it would be awkward II the rea
one should get there first, but Breck
replied that he had sent bogus mes
sage to the warehouse countermandinl
the order.
Promptly at o'clock the expressmer
whom Breck had engaged arrived al
Hollingsworth's rooms. They were
well bribed and carefully instructed
Hollingsworth got into the trunk, ant
Breck closed, locked and strapped it.
Snow, for heavens sake" he said ir