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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-05
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTION

ART DEMONSTRATING.
w. W. Henry. 10 withereh.
John Willis. 22s Brush.
ART NEEDLE WORK CHOP.
Bentiif.DuPont Co.. q John r.
ARTs-ctAssEs IN DEsioN'No .
PAINTING.
Fine Arts Academy. Fine Arts Bus
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Maxwell-Briscoe-M Mcleod Co.. 24s Jef
ferson.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, TRussEe.
A. Hesch. SO Broadway.
ASBESTOS MATERIALS.
J. Johnson & Co. asa Gratiot.
AsEPTIc cHIRoPooisT.
DR.. @. Hathaway. 8 East Grand Cn'
Gus park.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. eTo'
Auto Express Co.. AZ Randolph.
Broadway Auto Co.. SO John n.
AUTOMATIC FIRE WINDOWS.
Robt. Hutton & Co.. liz East Fort
ACCORDION PLAiTINo-euTTo"s
Sara A. Smith. room IS. Els wooo'
ward.
Peoples State. capital and 'urp'u''
$4,000 900.
Security Trust Co.. undivided pron'''
se2B,00o.
Michigan Savings. capital s2bo.oVo.
Central Savings. az per cent intere'''
U. 8. Savings. 311 per cent interes-
Detroit United, 4 per cent interest,""
BOWLING ALLEYS, POOL TABLES,
Brunswick. Bake Collender Co., ioo
Randolph.
BILLIARD AND pool SUPPLIES.
The schulenburg Mfg. Co., % Han
dolph.
BUSINESS, rvPEwRiTiNo, arc.
The Business Institute. Breitmeyo'
Bldg.
Howard School. 10 John r.
PERRIN Shorthand Inst, Lafayette ano
Wayne.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
SODA FOUNTAINS.
Geo. Marsh Mfg. Co.. 9 Farmer.
BAKERS AND coNFEcT,oNERs.
e. B. Gallagher & Co.. 1873 Jenerson'
cHINA-oLAsswARE.
L. p. King & Co.. 103 woodward.
CHINA DECORATION WATER
coLoRS.
Nora Fern Wood. 8 Adams-ave. west
CLOTHING.
Carron & Co.. SO Woodward.
cLovHIERs, HABERpAsHERs. ETC
]. c. Hasse & Son, 81 Grand River.
coRsETs.
Hyart Corset Shop. 11s Broadway.
"Sylph Form" Corset Shop. EOS Wash
ingtop Arcade.
coRsETs-L. M. CORRECT FORM
l.. f. Moylan. 81 Woodward.
cioARs-"LITTLE MINISTER" &C.
c. E. Howell. 400 Loyal Guard Bldg.
cAsT-oFF CLOTHING.
Levin & Cohen. 1877 Michigan.
Highest Prices paid for gents second
hand clothing.
DENTISTS.
Best Dentists Co.. Inc. "a Grand Rivel
DR.. Miller's Utopia Dental Parlors. 81
Michigan.
DR.. w. H. Baker. 900 Hodges Bldg.
DRUGS
| Parlor Drug Store, 81 Washington-bl
DRESS CUTTING SCHOOL, ETC.
Cutting & Dressmaking School. 81
Michigan.
DIAMOND CLEANSER BAR POLISH
Murray Mfg. Co.. 1873 Third.
DRESS MAKERS SUPPLIES.
N. Y. Trimming & Lining House. IL
John r.
pYEINo. STEAM CLEANING, ETC
A. Inlay. 357 woodward
DRY AND STEAM CLEANING ANc
DYEINo.
Clay C. Cooper (successor to La Tour
Einel Dry Cleaning Co., 4s Adams
ave. west.
DRY AND STEAM CLEANING.
Tashmo Dry Cleaning Co, IS John r
ELECTRIC BATHS.
Prof Staeb's Institute. So Farrar.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE-WOMEN.
Mrs. Hubbard. 3391s Woodward.
ELECTRO DERMAToLoGIsT.
Nine. Lulu Butler. ~ Broadway.
ELEcTRoLYsIs. ELECTRIC FACIAL
and Scalp Massage. 407 New Gas
Bldg.
FURNITURE, STOVES. CARPETS.
Summerfeld & Hecht, 80 Michigan.
A. Possellius & Co., Ltd. Ala Gratiot
Klett & Cain, 25S Michigan.
FURS.
r. c. Blake & Co.. AZ Jefferson.
GAS AND ELECTRIC FIXTURES.
Detroit kantel & Tile Co.. ia Broad
way.
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PHYSICIANS MOURN
DEATH OF DIR. JOHNSON

Al . special meetins- Of the board
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RESTAURANTS.
In Detroit Life is Worth Living.

IF you get q $50 meal at the Utopia
restaurant, 80 Bsgley-aya JOE
BEDORE
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Militia OFFICERS TO Meet.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. ESPECIALLY
"A meeting OF the National Guar,
officers Of the state will be hello at
the Hotel Downey auditorium Wed.
nesday morning at IL o'clock. Papers
will be read, and In the evening the
officers will assist In the reception 20
Governor Warner and state officers.
which will take place at $50.
Business-iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind, that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. Is
John R.-st. Phone 1898.
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HELL wANTED--MALB.

HE'LL WANTED-MALB.
ANY YOUNG PERSON desiring . good
position can get one after complet:
Ing one OF our courses. Day ana
Might classes al the year: our IA a.
~. ii-ai wiieoH-st
BARBER wanted. frst-class. Apply at
once. 2131 Jefferson nave. east. bring
tools.
MEN learn barpcr trade. great demand
for BARRIERS: tuition and tools X2e :
catalogue free. Michigan Barber Col
lege 81 West Congress-st-, Detroit.
WE TEACH MEN the barber trade in
few weeks by free clinic and careful
, snsntsd: ";is to so Weekly paid
Graduates. Call or write for cata-
fogue. Moler Barber Coiiege. Chi
cago. Ill.
WANTED-Railway mail clerks: COM
mencement salary $500; March exam
nations; preparation free; write I'M
mediately. Franklin institute, Dept
A56, Rochester, ~. Y.
HELP wANTED-FEMALE
BUSINESS, SHORTHAND AND ENG
LISH taught under most tavoraDIe
conditions; day and night school: The
Business Institute. Breitmeyer Bldg.
COOKS and mattresses. In ana our Of
city. Gregg Employment Agency o.
Woodward
COMPETENT girl for general house
work; two In family; 20 Mayoury.
GOOD girl wanted for general house =
work. Apply 1856 Brush.
Girl. for general Homework; small
family: no washing or ironing. can
1915 Brush-st.: forenoons
GIRL wanted for general housework
also good washwoman. Apply 90
HoUsEwoRK- girl for house
work 210 Jos. Campau-ave.
LADY CLERK. for grocery; German
preferred. 36i Riopelle-st.
wANTED-Good girl. who understands
nIatn cooking, 1851 Champaign st.
Apply front door.
WILL Mrs. Alice Smith write to Frank
n smith, general delivery. city.
-
SITUATIONS WANTED-uA.H-
CHAUFFEUR, repair man and machin :
ist; careful driver: good habits ana
Appearance; private or garage t. o
WOULD like position with team or one
horse TO work for furniture store OF
anything In this line or line or de-
IIyering with best OF references. In
ouire $50 Beaubien-st
YOUNG MAN would like position in
garage, has had good experiences in
Teneirine; good reference. Address
n box 81. Detroit Times.
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sITJATIONs WANTED-FEMALE-
prEINED woman wants to attend in
valid, children. or assist Tor nome
hest references. Mrs. K. Clements.
general delivery.
TRUSTWORTHY woman wants light
day work: wages accordingly lS9
Howard. 1854
WAITING, cooking or any kind OF
work taken by the day good refer
ences given. A. W., 4s Pine-st.. rear
house.
WOMAN wishes position as housekeep-
er and seamstress In private family
90 Elizabeth west.
WOMAN wishes washing by day; Will
ing TO go TO the mouse. Ludwig, pa
Clinton.
YOUNG lady wants position as house
keeper or light homework. Matron,
Salvation Army citadel Michigan and
Second
BUSINESS CARDS.
HORSES and cows removed ptomptIy.
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MEDICAL.

LADIES will find Marvin's Cascara
Chocolate Tablets very reliable
remedy as regulator They are
harmless to the most delicate stom-
sch; 80 doses Csc: druggists.
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HORSES and cows removed PROMPTLY.
Phone Nillenbaeh Bros. West ios-atA
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FOR sALE-REsIDsNCE PROPERTY.

BROOKS & KINGON
Removed to 4o5 Whitney Bldg.
S0,ACRE FARM. ABOUT 25 MILES
EROM DETROIT. 7-ROOM HOUSE.
NEW s0xi0 TT. BARN. ORCHARD.
~ ACRES OF TIMBER, $4,000: WILL
TAKE DETROIT PROPERTY OF
EQUAL VALUE
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CAN ASSESS WORKING CAPITAL.
Ruling of Judge Plat in District Court
Says Iowa Laws
Uphold it,

Waterloo, July 31.-Boards of re-
view in the state of Iowa have right
to assess the working capital of any
individual, firm or corporation doing
business in the state, according to a
decision rendered by Judge Franklin
G. Plat in district court following the
conclusion Of the hearing of the evil
dence in the case Of Amos Wood, Jr.,
VS.. the Board of Review of Cedar
Falls.
The board of review of that city
raised the assessment of Mr.. Wood
from $500 to $1,000 and the case came
to the district court on appeal from
justice court. The plaintiff contended
that the board of review exceeded its
authority in assessing his working
capital, he being engaged in the fuel
and ice business. His contention was
not sustained by the ruling of the
court,
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away-this is not slang; he did-he
absolutely disappeared in. the dusk
without my getting more than a
glimpse of his face. l had vague
impression of unfamiliar features and
of sort of cap with visor. Then
he was gone.
! went to the lodge and raped. 1t
required two or three rcundings to
bring Thomas to the door, and he
opened ii only an inch or so.
Where is Warner?" l asked.
"J--I think he's in bed, mann
Get him up said. "and for good
ness sake open the door, Thomas. III
wait for Warner"
'It's kind O. close in here, nam"
he said, obeying gingerly, and disclos-
ing cool and comfortable looking in
terror. perhaps you'd keer to set on
the porch an rest yoself +"
1t was SO evident that Thomas did
not want me inside that went in
Tell Warner he is needed in hur-
ry," / repeated, and turned into the
| little sitting-room. | could hear Thorn
as going up the stairs. could hear him
rouse Warner, and the steps of the
chauffeur as he hurriedly dressed.
But my attention was busy with the
room below.
On the center-table, open, was a
sealskin travelling bag. 1t was filled
with gold-topped bottles and brushes,
and it breathed opulence, luxury, fem
ininity from every inch of surface.
How did It get there? was still
asking myself the question when War
ner came running down the stairs and
| into the room. He was completely
but somewhat anonymously dressed
and his open, boyish face looked
abashed. He was country boy, alb
solutely frank and reliable, of fair
education and intelligence-one of the
small army of American youths who
turn natural aptitude for mechan
les into the special field of the auto
mobile, and earn good salaries in q
congenial occupation.
"What is it, Miss Innes?" he asked
anxiously.
There is some one locked in the
laundry" | replied. "Mr. Jamiescr
wants you to help him break the lock
Warner whose bag is this?"
He was in the doorway by this
time, and he pretended not to hear.
4 Warner" called, come back
here. Whose bag is this?'
He stopped then, but he did not turr
around.
"It's-it belongs to Thomas h,
said, and fed up the drive.
To Thomas! London bag with mir
J rors and cosmetic jars of which Thorn
: as could not even have guessed TIN
! use. However, | put the bag in tn
back of my mind. which was fast be
coming stored with anomalous ant
: apparently irreconcilable facts, am
t followed Warner to the house.
1 (To be Continued.)
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the house who seemed to regret the
dead man, and even she seemed
rather shocked than sorry.
| went to the door at the foot nf
the circular staircase and opened it.
If | could only have seen Halsey com
ing at his usual hare-brained clip np
the drive. if | could have heard the
throb Of the motor, would have felt
that my troubles were over. But there
was nothing to be seen. The coun-
trYside lay sunny and quiet in It's
peaceful Sunday afternoon calm, and
far down the drive Mr.. Jameson was
walking slowly, STOPPING now and
then. as if to examine the road. When
went back, Mr. Harton was furtiveIy
wiping his eyes.
THE prodigal has come home, Miss
Jnnes,' he said. How often the sins
of the fathers are visited on the chill
dren!' Which left me bordering.
Before Mr. Harton left, he told, me
something of the Armstrong family
Paul Armstrong, the father. had been
married twice Arnold was a son by
Armstrong had been a widow with q
]'child. little girl. This child. now
perhaps twenty. was Louise Armstrong
| having taken her stepfather's name,
and was at present in California with
| the family.
4 They will probably return at once,
he concluded. and part of my errand
| here today is to see if you will relin-
auish your lease here in their favor
I'VE would better wait and see if
they wish to come l said. '{t
seems unlikely, and my town house
is being remodeled." AT that he let
the matter drop. but it came up I'M
pleasantly enough later.
At six o'clock the body was taken
away, and at seyen-t thirty after. an
early dinner. Mr.. Harton went. Ger
| trude had not come down, and there
was no news of Halsey. Mr.. jamie
son had taken a lodging in the village
and ! had not seen him since mid
1 afternoon. Ii was about nine o'clock
| / think. when the bell rang and he
was ushered into the living room.
sit down. / said grimly. Have
you found clue that will incriminate
me. Mr.. Jamieson?"
He had the grace 10 look uncom
1 lOildblt nv. Ie Suit IL you
killed Mr.. Armstrong, you would have
left no clues. You would have hat
too much intelligence"
4 After that we got along better. He
was fishing in his pocket, and after {
minute he brought out two scraps .
paper 81 have been to the club
house." he said, I" and among Mr.
Armstrong; effects / found these
One is curious, the other is puzzling.
The first was sheet of club note
paper, on which was written, owe
and over, the name "Halsey B. lines
] 1t was Halseys flowing signature 4
: dot. but it lacked Halsey's ease
The ones toward the bottom of tn
sheet were much better than the to-
, ones. Mr.. Jameson smiled at m.
face
His Old tricks he said. "Ths
/ one is merely curious: this one, as
said before, is puzzling.
The second scrap, folded and re
+ folded into compass so tiny that tn
/ writing had been partly obliterated
4 was part of letter-the lower hal
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GILBERT MAKES GOOD RECORD.
Over Score OF Out of Town Shoot
ers Makes 173 Straight
Maxwell Makes Good

Boone, July 31.-Fred Gilbert OF
Spirit Lake, the well known shooter.
who is attending the shoot of the
Boone Gun club at the club grounds is
doing some phenomenal shooting, hav.
ing record of 173 without miss
His work is the admiration of all, and
his misses are SO seldom that shot
gone wrong is a very scarce article
At the shoot yesterday there were
over a score Of out of town shooters
and today there are fifteen participant
ing in the shoot. Locally the best
known of the gun sports are busy and
some good scores are being made,
George Maxwell. the one armed shot,
made a record which will be long
time in being beaten, s out of 100
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~. What have you locked in the


laundry?"
81 can't wait to explain" replied.
II must get Warner from the lodge. IL
you came out for air, you'd better put
on your overshoes." And then I no.
ticed that Gertrude was limping-not
much, but sufficiently to make her
progress very slow, and seemingly
painful.
You have hurt yourself" l said
sharply.
~ fell over the carriage block" she
explained. 81 thought perhaps l might
see Halsey coming home. He-he
ought to be here"
| I hurried on down the drive. The
lodge was some distance from the
house, in a grove of trees where the
drive met the county road. There
were two white stone pillars to mark
the entrance. but the iron gates, once
closed and tended by the lodge-keeper,
now stood permanently open. The
day of the motor-car had come; no
one had time for closed gates and
! lodgekeepers. The lodge at Sunny
side was merely sort of supplement
tary servants quarters; it was as con
venient in its appointments as the
big house and infinitely more coy.
4 AS went down the drive my
thoughts were busy. Who could it be
that Mr.. Jameson had trapped in the
cellar? Would we find a body or
some one badly injured? Scarcely
either Whoever had fallen had been
able to lock the laundry door on the
inside. If the fugitive had come from
outside the house, how did he get in:
If it was some member c, the house
hold, who could it have been? Ant
, then feeling of horror almost over
whelmed me. Gertrude! Gertrude
and her injured ankle! Gertrude
found limbing slowly up the drive
when | had thought she was in bed
tried to put the thought away, bu
it would not CO. If Gertrude hai
been on the circular staircase tina
night. why had she fled from Mr.. Jam
ieson? The Idea. pulling as it was
seemed borne out by this circum
stance. Whoever had taken refugt
at the head of the stairs could scarce
| y have been familiar with the house
or with the location of the chute. Thu
mystery seemed to deepen constantly
What possible connection could Their,
be between Halsey and Gertrude, ant
the murder of Arnold Armstrong? An'
yet. every way / turned | seemed L
find something that pointed to sucl
a connection.
At the foot of the drive the roa
described long, sloping, horseshoe
shaped curve around the lodge. Their
q were lights there, streaming cheerful
: y out on to the trees, and from a
upper room came wavering shadow:
as if some one with lamp was mo'
9 ing around. | had come almost 81
!, emily in my evening on the road jus
4 above the house. l ran full into
: man in long coat who was stane
:. ing in the shadow beside the driv'
= with his back to me, watching tn
L lighted windows.
9 What the hell" he CALCULATED flu
Q iousiy, and turned around. When L
. saw me, however, he did not wait fe
any retort on my part He fade
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] CHAPTER VI.

III Ine EAST AsOTI1Qois
When the detective left he enjoined
absolute secrecy on everybody in the
household The Greenwood club prom
Used the same thing, and as there are
no Sunday afternoon papers, the muir
der was not publicly known until
Monday. The coroner himself notified
fhe Armstrong family lawyer, and
early in the afternoon he came out.
j had not seen Mr.. Jameson since
morning hut / knew he had been in
terrogsting the servants. Gertrude
was locked Ia her room with head
ache. aud had luncheon alone.
Mr.. Harton. the lawyer, was little,
thin man, and he looked as if he did
not relish his business that day
This is very unfortunate. Miss In
nes.'' he said, after we had shaken
hands. Most northumberland mys-
;terious With the father and mother
In the west. find everything devolves
on me: and, as you can understand, it
is an unpleasant duty
mo doubt" | said absently. Mr..
Harton. am going to ask you some
questions, and ] hope you will answer
them. feel that am entitled to
some knowledge, because l and my
family are just now in most am
biguous position
| don't know whether he understood
me or not: he took off his glasses and
wiped them.
81 shall be very happy he said
with old-fashioned courtesy.
Thank you. Mr.. Harton. did MI
Arnold Armstrong know that SUNNI
4 side had been rented %
Il think-yes, he did. In fact,
myself told him about it,
And he knew who the tenants
were?"
YES"
'.He had not been living with the
family for some years, believer"
mo Unfortunately, there had been
trouble between Arnold and his
father. For two years he had lived
in town"
"Then it would be unlikely that h
came here last night to get posses
sion Of anything belonging to him?'
81 should think 1t hardly possible.
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank
Miss Innes, / can not think of an.
reason whatever for his coming here
as he did. He had been staying a
the club house across the valley 70
the last week. Jarvis tells me, BIZ
that only explains how he came here
not why. 1t is most unfortunate
family
He shook his head despondently
and l felt that this dried-up man wa
the repository Of much that he hat
not told me. gave up trying to elicl
any information from him, and WI
went together to view the body befor
st was taken to the city. 1t had beel
lifted on to the billiard table and
sheet thrown over it; otherwise nott
ing had been touched. A soft he
lay beside it, and the collar of tn
dinner coat was still turned up. TIL
handsome. dissipated face of Arnol
Armstrong, purged of its ugly line'
was now only pathetic. AS we went i
Mrs. Watson appeared at the car
room door.
Come in, Mrs. Watson" the lawys
said But she shook her head an
withdrew; she was the only one j
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OrrUMWA COURIER
am going to remain here. !"

am going to remain here"
The lights flashed UP along that end
of the corridor, throwing the doors in
to relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger, the cir
cular staircase wound its way up, AS
If 1t had been an afterthought of the
architect. And just around the corner
in the small corridor. was the door
Mr.. Jameson had indicated l was
still unfamiliar with the house, and
did not remember the door. My heart
was humping wildly in my ears. but
nerhaps eight or ten feet away-and
hen he threw the bolt back
Come out" he said quietly. There
-vas no response. "Come-out," he
repeated. Them think he had re-
volver, but am not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where stood could not see
beyond the door. but saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
ter something, then he bolted down
he stairs, three at time. When my
i'nees had stopped shaking, | moved
forward, slowly, nervously, until hal
4 partial view of what was beyond
the door. 1t seemed at first to be a
closet empty. Then l went close and
examined 1t, to stop with shudder.
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness. from which
came the understandable, damp smell Of
me cellars.
Mr.. Jameson had locked somebody
n the clothes chute. AS l leaned over
fancied heard groan-or was it
the wind?
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CHAPTER VII.
A Sorajned Ankle,

!
was panic-Stricken. AS ran
along the corridor was confident that
the mysterious intruder and probable
murderer had been found, and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot of the
chute. got down the staircase some
how, and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr.. Jameson had
been before me, and the door stood
open. Liddy was standing in the mid
die of the kitchen, holding frying
pan by the handle as a weapon.
Don't go down there" she yelled,
when she saw me moving toward tho
basement stairs. Don't you do It,.
Miss Rachel. That Jamieson's dowr&
there now. There's only trouble
comes Of hunting ghosts; they lead
you into bottomless pits and things
like that Oh. Miss Rachel, don't"
as tried to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr.. jamie
sons reappearance. He ran up the
stairs two at q time, and his face
was flushed and furious.
"The whole place is locked" he
said angrily. Where's the laundry
key kept?"
"It's kept in the door," Liddy snap.
ned. THAT whole end of the cellar Is
kept locked so nobody can get at the
clothes, and then the keys left in the
door, so that unless thiee was as
blind as-as some detectives, he could
walk right in"
"Liddy," said sharply, "come down
with us and turn on all the lights"
She offered her resignation, as u.s.
ual, on the spot, but took her by the
arm, and she came along finally. She
switched on all the lights and pointed
to a door just ahead.
That's the door," she said sulkily.
1.-THE keys in it."
But the key was not In it. Mr..
Jameson shook it, but 1t WAS heavy
door, we'll locked. And then he stoop-
ed and began punching around the
keyhole with the end Of a lead pencil.
When he stood up his face was ex-
ultant.
tits locked on the inside" he said
in low tone. There is somebody III
| there"
Lord have mercy!" gasped Liddy
and turned to run.
"Liddy," I called, "go through the
house at once and see who is missing
or If any one is. Well have to clear
| this thing at once. Mr.. Jameson, u
you will watch here will be of nc
use. Together you may be able te
force the door,
"A good idea he assented. But
there are windows, Of course, and
there is nothing to prevent whoever il
in there from getting out that way
"Then lock the door at the top o.
the basement stairs" | suggested
land patrol the house from the out
side
! We agreed to this, and had a feel
ing that the mystery of Sunnyside wal
about to be solved / ran down thu
steps and along the drive. Just a
the corner | ran full tilt into some
body who seemed to be as mucs
alarmed as | was. 1t was not until
had recoiled step or two that rec
ognized Gertrude, and she me.
Good gracious, Aunt Ray" she .eS
claimed what is the matter?"
/ There's somebody locked in thu
laundry" | painted. THAT is-unles
you didn't see any one crossing tn
lawn or skulking around the house
did you?"
81 think we have mystery on tn
brain" Gertrude said YEARLY. mo,
haven't seen any one, except oil
Thomas, who looked for all the worl
as if he had been ransacking the par