The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22

stables had as yet discovered nothing,
ana vftG'e continuing their search.
lNXied up Il time card OF the Long
lsiaH yFailroad and found that Miss
lIolaGay's coachman could not reach
the city until 9:30; so put on my hat
again. sought secluded table at Wal
lacks, and over cigar and stein Of
book drew UP resume Of the case
to clear the atmosphere, as 1t were 1t
ran something like this:
March 13, Thursday. - Holiday found
murdered; daughter drives TO Wash
fngton square.
March H. Friday. - Coroner's inquest: !:
MISS Holiday released; mysterious
note received.
March Is. Sunday.-Holladay buried.
March Is, Tuesday.-Will opened and pro-
bated.
March 49, Friday-Miss IIollad,v returns
from drive. bringing new maid with
her and discharges old one.
March %, Saturday. Gives orders to
open summer house.
April l. Tucsday.-Asks for 100000
Apri. ., Vednesday-Gets It,
April g. Thursday.-Leavcs home, osten-
sib!y for Belair. In company with new
maid.
April IA. Monday.-Butler reports her dis
appearances; Royce taken III: l begin
my search.
There l stopped. The last entry
brought me up to date. There was
nothing more to add. But 1t seemed
impossible that all the developments
of this mystery should have taken only
n month. For years, as it seemed to
me, had thought of nothing else.
1 looked over tho schedule again
carefully. There was only one opening
that | could see where it was possible
to begin work with the hope of accom-
piishing anything. That was in the
very first entry. Miss Hollala; haI
driven to Washington square; she had.
| felt certain. visited her sister; must
discover The lodging Of this woman.
Perhaps should also discover Frances
loliaday there. In any event, should
have n new point to work from
The police had been over tha ground.
l knew. They had exhausted every re-
source in the effort to locate Mr. Hol-
laday'S mysterious visitor and had
found not trace Of her. But that fact
0id not discourage me, for hoped to
start my search with Information
which the police had not possessed
Brooks. the coachman, should he able
to tell me
Recalled suddenly TO remembrance
of him. looked at my watch and saw
that it was past his hour. 1 was pleas
ed to find him awaiting me when I
opened the office door three minutes
later. l had only few questions TO
ask him.
when your mistress left the car
rlagc the day you drove her to Wash
ington square did you notice which
street she took after she left the
square"
Yes. sir; she went OH down West
Broadway"
"On which siGe7"
''Ih' left hand side. sir; tn east side"
"She must have crossed the street to
get to that side"
"Yes, sir; she did. noticed per-
tic'lar, for 1 thought it funny she
shouldn't we let me drive her OH down
tn street to wherever she was go!n'
It's dirty place along there, sir"
Yes, l know. When you drove her
out on the 2Sth-the day she brought
bacis the maid-whcrc did she goT'
ITO Washington square again. SIR"
"And left you waiting for her?"
"Ycs, SIR; just tn same"
"And went down the same street?"
"Ees, sir; crossed to tn east sidc
just th' same as tn time before"
"IIow long was she gomez"
cover an hour, sir; an hour an
half, shonld say"
did you notice anything unusual In
her appearance when she came backY'
NO, sir; she was wearin' heavy
veil. She had tn other woman with
her, an she just said Home! in a kind
O. hOarse voice as / helped them into
tn carriage"
That was all that he could tell me,
md yet ] felt that it would help me
greatly. In the first place, it narrowed
my investigations to the district lying
TO the east Of West Broadway, and
knew that tho French quarter extended
only block or two in that direction.
And, again, 1t gave me point to insist
on in my inquiries-I knew the date
upon which the mysterious woman had
left her lodging, OF. 1T least, | knew
that 1T must be one Of two dates. The
lodging had been vacated, then, either
on the 2Sth of March or the 3. OF ADJ. i.
AS last resource | had the photo
graph. was ready to begin my search
and dismissed Brooks. warning him 10
say nothing to any one about the mys-
terry.
AS passed out the door to the pave
ment happened to glance across the
way, and there, in the crowd of bro
kers who always line the street,
perceived Martigny. He was listening
intently to one Of the brokers' who
was talking earnestly in his ear-tell-
ing him how to make his fortune, l
suppose-and did not see me- For an
Instant / was tempted to cross to him
and get him out Of danger. Then I