The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-06

boy at his elbow. hut I guess you,
better hurry back upstairs 10 YOU
wife She just sent can down tina
strange young woman had run Il
there and said she was sick. and thai
we'd better send someone up TO TAX,
care Of her"
Harcourt thanked the hoy and made
for the elevator with all speed. soth.
ern and Frankel instinctlvely flashed
to each other with their eyes the one
word;
~Bettyl~
Think IN so up and see II Betty
needs any help" suggested Sothern;
you'd better stay down here. Frankol,
and see what you can sklrmish up
sothern made his way back 70 the
e. floor cautiously. He went 70 Bet
tvs room and knocked on the door. Il
few quietly ajar and he was greeted
with a chorus OF:
"Whatd you set. Betty
~'Tlsnt Betty. grlnned sothern;
isn't she hereF
No. haven't seen anything OF her
since you left but her shoes. that she's
kicked on there said Hank smith.
"she must have found a vein." add
ed Larry Norris
Most likely a vein found her" add
ed Sothern. narrating the experiences
OF below stairs. Let's walk around
that way and see
AT the bend In the corridor L.arry'n
feet entangled themselves In something
soft He stopped and picked Il up.
and Eingerly spread Il out to the light.
Il was woman's shirtwaist OF white
linen with a little blue stripe. and the
monogram -B. l." heavily embroidered /
on the sleeve
Betty Lancey's waist" cried Soth- 1
ern- Where Is Betty
Tn going 20 md out retorted Lar
~ Together they all STROBE in to Har-
courts door, Il was open and from
within sounded the angered tones Of a
woman's decidedly nasal voice.
Are you sure you wasn't dreaming p
came the words. what could have be-
come OF the girl2 II she was here
how did she set away so qulck7 Espe-
cially II she was slcki~
she wasn't sick" replied Harcourt.
She must have been thief. trying to
impose herself on my wife's confdence.
Well. as she's gone now my good
- ~f-+-NNAAI ~ NAAAA ~ ANIN AN-AN = NUM-
Ing here for you to do
NO" burst In Larry. whose worry
over Betty was now at fever heat.
but there's something here for you to
10. That girl Is a friend OF mine. and
Z there's any harm come TO her. youn
Iuffer for II Here Il her shirtwaist-
Is been torn on her body-do you see
hat-and where's she7 Look at that
Hood She started out half an hour
20 TO come over here and speak 70 2
our wife. and she hasn't been seen 8
ince. but we ind this garment OF hers.
lood- stained and kicked into the cor Il
er at the foot OF the corridor. What q
ave you done with It's wearerf~ n
Mrs Harcourt. still IN the siikeE n
egligee and the diamonds. nung hel :.
ands wearily behind her head. bent :.
Ike an overweighted reed. and passed !. =
eyond into her dressing room
This ID an outrage. an outrage
formed Harcouft- AT this hour OF
ie morning to interrupt a guest Of the
ouss IN this wanton fashion, You'll q
~ for these insuItsl~ d
Perhaps said Larry Morris. and 81
the meanwhile II you or your wife Il
tempt to leave this hotel TIN we have q,
und Betty Lancey. you'll md your N
II face to face with q warrant that y
III land you In jail. charging you y.
tn either her murder or her abduc- -
3n- Do you understand me. Mr.. Har- =
urt7' "a
-Oh. say. Larry" limited Hank Smith. 20
ont you think you're going too farf
man has his rights. you know" %
Indeed ! know" said Larry, and tie
ats why I'm going to ind Betty.
lis matter doesn't look straight 70 se
, Where's Frankel gone. anyway7~
Don't know. Nothing more doing "A
night for me-" announced Hartley.
m going home and TO bed. boys. /,
od-by.~ .
Here. too chimed IN . chorus. But =
rry Morris was silent He left the "
70 al the corner. then sought out 10
d dug from their slumbers an ofHclaI me
two whom he knew well. and swors on
|. q warrant against the Harcourts. 2
Urging them with abduction OF Betty ~
ncey with intent to kill I
Don't care II I go down the road asc
it, he told himself You can't a.
me something hasn't happened to go
~. can seem to feel her calling ~ !
me. there's an instinct tells me she's 49, -.
fearful trouble. Hello. what's this An'
mother extra So that beast got pos
. did TT Wonder where It went Der
ITO Be continued.) 7