Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-01-28

4AiooCul1le voice. The woman
on the inside and the clerk on the out
sloe began simultaneous explanation.
IN the middle of it all the sleepy voice
gave return growl and ordered:
unlock that door, Mary, and get
back into bed"
1nere was the grating of the bolt.
the lifting Of a window, and then g.
cry of horror.
Ihey are gone! They're not here!
somebody has stolen them, I know
they lit here. I was so careful to
watch"
Nobody in the hotel got them. No
BODY round here's got a light" an
nounced the clerk.
Glad they're gone" sounded the
voice known only to the watchers as
Mary" Who in the name Of sense
would frolfc round on a fire escape at
half past three in the morning picking
up papers? Now, Mr.. Clerk, take your
man, and go away with him, please.
Probably he'll find what he wants in
the court"
''F'rankel. you follow them" suggest
ed Harry Morris. Frankel, waiting till
he heard the door close, slipped down
|AA0 A4EhiA dLleh ms TWO men, SOCnern
with him.
Betty pulled down the shade, closed
and locked the window. Then she
locked the door. looked under the bed,
tried the handles of the doors to the
adjoining rooms and spoke breathless-
ly.
Now, Hartley"
AS If to guard him from unseen at
tack, the boys clustered round him. He
drew forth the papers. One was an
unmounted photograph that might
have been that of Cerisse Wayne or Of
the woman in the room across the
court. The other was a letter in the
Identical writing that the envelopes
found in Cerisse Wayne's room had
borne, and was dated only a week pre-
Vious
MY Dear Cerisse-Check goes by
to-night's mail. Hope you will find it
sufficient. Be very careful. Think we
are being watched. A slight mistake
would spoil all, and the struggle Of
years go for naught. Life for me
would be death itself. H"
I'm going to run across, see that
woman and chat with her while the
man is gone" said Betty, rumpling up
her soft brown hair, dull and satiny
as a pecan shell She threw off her
collar and belt, and pulled her shirt
waist out from beneath her skirt.
Then she kicked off her shoes, and in
this simulated negligee ran softly over
the velvet-sodded hall and around
through the corridor.
Let me see," she calculated. II am
the one, two, three, yes, I'm the eighth
door. That would make those doors
eight and nine from the corner on this
side"
Betty told off the doors with care.
Sure that she was unobserved, Nshe
raped distinctly several times. There
was no response, so she knocked Vigor-
ously. This time the door flew wide
with such celebrity that Betty paled in
earnest.
"Oh, pardon mel" she faltered. But
I was alone and sick, and I saw your
light and thought maybe you could
help me. Have you any ammonia?
I am so faint might send down.
stairs, but I am so unused to hotels
you know"
The young women rather sttff1y mo-
toned to Betty to enter Her thick
hair was in two long braids; she had
changed her tailored suit for cling
ing negligee Of oriental patterned stuff,
and a girdIe Of mammoth diamonds
held it close at the waist. Betty mad
never seen such grace in a woman be-
fore and her eyes were the most Won
derfuI the girl had ever gazed upon
They shone so brightly that their color
was Indistinguishable. They were
twin wells Of unfathomable brilliancy,
softness and power.
The woman stepped into the bed
room beyond, and Betty, from her seat
on the couch, heard her call to the
clerk.
"This Is E44," phoned the double of
Mrs. Wayne kindly send your house
keenerJ here A young girl, evidently
a o11est of the house, has become i'll,
and appeaIed to me for aid. l cannot
have her in my suite. She seems
afraid to stop alone. so will you send
q woman TO look after her"
Rettv hurried to the door, stealthlly
onened it and skulked down the hall.
A she rounded the corner something
soft was thrown over her head, and
"a stoned tightly around her neck. she
faIt the impact of great furry oooy
close to hers.
And then Betty Lamey knew noun
ing more. She lay in dead talnt
CHAPTER VI.
Tn at the Desterle house Johnny
Johnson was alternately pulling MS
front hair and pinching his palms TO
Keen awake. Johnny, with his usual
audacity. had ensconced h1mseH TOT
the night in the death chamber Two
Associated Press men were WIN nun,
two reporters from others papers anu
thraa detectives The Associated
press Men wanted to smoke, out Jonn-
nv rebelled against either illumination
or smoking. ,o,,
IF there's anybody comm back
here" he contended, III he or she
smells smoke or sees lights, therein De
no comm" .,n
considering the ashes and cigar,
cite stubs that we found on the moor,
snqSested the first Associated Press