New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

What about the second girl:" Astro IN
Vaeska laughed shes a country girl
awf,lllv awfulv in love with Frank. shes
frightened to death for tear that ne Il De SuS-
| pected Of the murder. =,
Did she hear the voices and the laughter
| No. ANYWAY. she was with the aunt most
| Of the time in the dining room. 1t was the
| cook m sure.
=. .And how about the whistle And why
should the cook laugh at such time
VaIe,La' face fell Well she said finally.
for that matter why should any murderer
laugh The whistle might have been signal
to some one outside.
Except that in this case, it WASH t. Ny
dear, the laughter and the whistle are the ta,l-
know is Where Is the key to the door 1t
wa, in the lock when Miss Denton went up
stairs the second time
Where, indeed. l. It: That would show
If vou'u come with me, III show it 70
YOU. But first think ee had better get Mr.
Mason I may need a little help in a few mo-
ment, VIII YOU kindly call him: III he II
the stable
A 5 Valeska left the palni,t strolled slowly
n over to the stable and looked IN the great
door In the center Of the floor stood & large
brown tonneau automobile \ Young man IL
oyeralls was polishing the brasSWOrk.
Astro nodded a very fine looking ma
chine" he offered \ Lachmore, ism t It
The chauffeur grunted and kept On with his
work
on. and | should like to look over this car l
am thinking Of getting one myself some day.
Still the Young man did not answer except
by inarticulate grunts.
Astro drew nearer What's the matter
with your finger, he asked abruptly
The Young man looked up. now angr1lE. a.
,,ft ma d1-CpIITteOIiS TetDTt. Seeing
Mason approaching, however. he replied.
oh It got iammed in the machine q day or
two ago What's that 70 You,
I'd like t. see It l can cure It. / am &
The young man scowled darl,lv oh it
not much No need of botherIng you-
By thi- time Mason had entered with
Naleska.
Mr. Mason" said the seer, this Young
man interests me very much. have been
conscious ever since ! arrived at Hanphur~t
OF certain very harsh and painful vibrations
In the boudoir. these grew more intense /
felt something IN that room that was neIther
an odor nor a color. but partoOk OF the nature
Of both Now. -Ingularly enough. l ind the
same influence here. only more active and
vibrant. This Young man has peculiar aura.
! wonder that YOU cannot perceive It even with
one OF Your five material senses.
The young man stared, more and more III
comfortable at the talk. Finally he dropped
his rag walked round u the back OF the car.
and took up a heavy -panner
Aetro raised his voice slightly. Nr. Mas
SON" he said Il can see this fellow a~tra.
body a. we'll as his material frame. Now.
notice On the Ioretinger OF his LETT hand. IN it
astral condition. q small Y shaped cut. am
VERY anxious to know whether such a cor
responding wound Is to be found on his teshly
hand. Do YOU think YOU could induce him t.
remove that bandage.
Mason nystited. but evidently compre-
hending that something important was at
stake raised his voice Walters" he said.
" kindly oblige me by removing that rag from
Your left hand"
Walters looked up surliiy Il can't. NJ.
Mason. 1t would make II bleed again. Ii
bled like anything when ! jammed It il the
machine
My friend" said A,tro gcnialIy iammed
wounds do not bleed to any extent. It j. Il
N-shaped scar then
What IF It The mechanic stood poised
in Il sinister attitude.
That what want to know too, ~ cried
Mason. BY Heaven do YOU mean that
this fellow here had anything
Astro raised his hand one moment ne
interrupted. First I want to ask YOU. Wal
tiers, t. show me where the gasolene tank Is II
thi- ear.