The Ordway new era., 1907-06-21
Quiet Is Restored.

e library. this mystery Is
itself up more rapidly than
ID. Have you got those two
IN YOU? | mean the one you
your bed the other morning
one that slipped out OF your
hst night?"
he'd them to him and we
hem out on the table and ex-
Them closely. The first was
b a cramped labored hand
Is obviously disguised. while
recent one had evidently
bhed on hurriedly and with
hpt at masking the chriog.
its author. In both In
however. the English style OF
was so clearly exemplified
were so many letters having
common. that II did not re.
skill OF an expert to per-
at the two notes were the
the same individual.
ee." exclaimed MacArdel. II
i. only ! got the cart before
r. / told you that after We
pvered how the first note was
! your bed we would have lit
b difficulty In tracing its au-
As matters have turned out.
we know the author but we
|ow how she got the paper
b room. Nevertheless you
be satisfied for you remem.
Bald that you cared very little
letter reached you II you
jly find out who wrote It,"
not so sure that we know who
even now" | returned. gloom.
goings.on In this house are
lr too bewildering TO suit my
Il must nave been the
cried MacArdel. with empha-
else could have done II. man?
init that both were written by
hand. and ! hardly think
fny that she was responsible
one We found last night. II
e one she must have written
Sr. too"
BPS she didn't write either"
ed insistently.
rubbish. Ware." exclaimed
l impatiently. What's the
Poking for more mystery when
)lc thing is as good as ex-
There she was. locked up
tile room across the hall. She
get out, except through the
and there was only one. which
|on the veranda right beside
But she could look out and
lhat was going on. and when
our little tussle with jerks.
1t all In from start to finish.
the Widows no fool. Ware.
foon as she realized that she
Is were completely in our pow.
rote this note at the desk In
per OF the room and kept Il
md until the opportunity came
into your pocket. She wrote
Tor she did not know when
Id be interrupted and SO she
Time TO disguise her hand as
before. She's English the
English and I'll warrant the
the desk is the same as this
PISSED the hall to the little re.
room. and. as MacArdel had
H. We found the desk open and
uohery strewn about which
|matched the paper l held in
Moreover, on the floor near
lead pencil which, apparent
oeen thrown down carelessly
II rolled off the desk to the
Pere We discovered 1t.
ote was in pencil. and, I'M
r. mad been written with this
NNHa 1.
with one of the same quality
seemed to be no room for
Prsument as to the identity OF
Ior OF these remarkable com.
ohs' but, while the facts con.
'he second were sufficiently
|ueh mystery still surrounded
II all. Mac." I exclaimed, I'll
ADMIT that the widow wrote
& IN spite Of myself, but how
ala she know Of my feelings
Mss Carney? And, what's
Pw |,,, did she get that letter on
Fea at 1t, as far as your first
's concerned" replied Mac.
Just used her com.
se as to the fitness OF the
tna took the chance. That's
is to II, Ware" n
80, ! returned. "and I'm
n.hg IN. to admit that your ex-
- correct. how did the note
ming ., In the world. laughed
4, : You were in and out Of
% \, aiter you mads up The bsd
a'ght, weren't you n, *