Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-22
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New York
Betty Lancey found All well. Com
ing home. Larry Morris and she were
married month ago. Hamley Hack
leye with us. Johnson"
Larry and Johnny had argued it all
out between them that since Larry
had carried off the bride, the glory was
coming Johnny's way. so it was his
name that was signed to the message.
Two continents thrilled at these
words and one Harold Harcourt In his
cell burst into tears.
AT last" he repeated to himself.
AT last."
But his hoped for release dill not
come at once. He was told he would
have to wait till the party had landed
in New York.
Meanwhile. aboard the enchanted
yacht. as Betty still called it, Hack
leye was winning new friends for him
self. In spite of the suspicion that
hung over him Betty could not help
but like him, and the boys admitted
that he seemed TO be very square fell
low
The old Cure dOzed over his Lre-
wary continually. the children romped
with City Editor Burton, who was a
more ridiculous excuse for a iion than
ever Betty and Larry made up for lost
time in love making. and Johnny and
LIE Malheureux held high converse in
the laboratory and battery room. Be-
fore they came to Cairo Johnny was as
chock full of electrical phrases AS the
A-ray machine of sparks. He gave an
electrical clinic every time you went
near him, and everybody aboard. from
Ty0ga. in her neat little electrical
kitchen. and Benoni and Meta. sitting
| astern In silent communion, sped away
from Johnny ami his newly acuuir,d
| knowledge. Hackleye was the only
ionely one aboard. He spent most of
| ms time in steamer chair. gazing at
| the SKY line in the day time and at
the stars at night AS they neared
| Cairo he became even more diffident
and subdued
his mouse at Cairo was well set
| up nome, furnished in an odd combi-
nation or oriental and occidental modes.
] and stood little apart from the city.
| The children were not we'll Walters
hip. was bothering him, and il was
agreed that 1t would be better to rest
week at Cairo instead of immediately
setting out for America and England
| into the house walked Johnny one
day. AT the door he met Benoni.
| where's lIackleye?" he asked.
| In MS rooms." pointed Benoni.
Johnny followed him down the hall.
Benoni, he urged. "why don't Won
loosen up and tell us about this =?
Ihere's big injustice being done
somewhere. and it isn't right. Why
doht you help us out. You've been a
Dig man. as big inside as you are out.
we know that. Your fidelity to the
wayne family has shown itself in a
thousand ways. Let us get this all
cleared up; If nest of crime exists
why can't we get at 1t and kill IL he
tore any more innocent people suffer
from It, There's Mrs Desterle. she
never did anything to any of these peo-
ple."
| She's dead" interrupted Benoni. az
got some dispatches this morning"
Poor woman" said Johnny. .what
else did you get, Benoni?"
| Nothing. except that Harcourt Is
still in Jail. that his wife has recovered
her health and some think she Is 60
ing to divorce him. They say he has
confessed to having loved Cerisss
| Wayne!"
What?" shouted Johnny. II must go
tell Larry. Oh, for newspaper" he
sighed for the ten thousandth time.
Go up and talk to Hackleye." said
Benoni. He may be glad to see you.
'Benoni." Johnny said. gravely. 81
don't believe he killed his wife. If II
hadn't been that with my own eyes |
saw Hackleye enter that bedroom
where Cerisse Wayne was found dea
since you say Harcourt has confessed
to having loved her, I'd say that Har-
court killed her Those two garters I
found, too. one in the Wayne room.
and the other in ITacklcye's home, bore
the monograms II That's Harcourt's
| initials. too, you see.'
Go talk to Hacklcye, why don't
your repeated Benoni, and Johnny
climbed the stairway with his head as
| fiery within as it was without. from
| insistent seeking that wound up only
| in blind alleys.
Go ne continued.l