The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-18
CHAPTER xxxIII.
At the Foot 81 the ataIra.

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A. ! drove rapidly up 70 the house
from Casanova station in the hack.
saw the detective Burns lettering
across the street from the Walker
place. SO JAMESON was putting the
screws on lightly now. but ready To-
give them a twist or two. felt Ger.
tain. very soon,
The house was quiet Two steps Of
the circular staircase had been pried
on without result. and beyond sec
ond message from Gertrude that Hal.
sey insisted on coming home and they
would arrive that night there was
nothing new. Mr.. Jameson. having
failed to locate the secret room. had
gone 20 the village, ! learned after.
wards that he called az Or. Walkers,
under pretense OF an attack OF acute
indigestion, and before he left had In.
qnired about the evening trains TO the
city. He said he had wasted lot
OF tins on the case, and a good bit OF
the mystery was in my imagination
The doctor was under the impression
that the house was guarded day and
night Well. give place a reputation
like that, and you don't need a guard
az ail--thus Jameson And sure
enough, late In the afternoon, the two
private detectives, accompanied by
Mr., Jameson, walked down the main
street OF Casanova and took city.
| bound train,
That they got on at the next station
| and walked back again to Sunnyside
~ dusk was net known at the time.
Personally, | knew nothing OF either
move u had other things TO absorb
me at that time,
i.iddy brought me some tea while /
rested after my trip. and on the tray
Was a small book from the Casanova
library II was called The Unseen
World" and had a cheerful cover, on
which q halfdozen sheeted figures
| linked hands around headstone.
Al this point In my story, Halsey
/ always says: Trust woman TO add
two and two together, aud make six.
| To which | retort that II two and two
plus X makes ak, then to discover the
unknown quantity is the simplest
thing In the world, That houseful
Of detectives missed Il entirely was
because they we're busy trying to
| prove that two and two make four.
The depression due to my visit to
the hospital left me at the prospect OF
seeing Halsey again that night. II
was about ave o'clock when Liddy
eft me for nap before dinner. hav-
ina put me into a gray silk dressing.
gown and pair OF slippers. listened
20 her retreatlng footsteps, and as
soon az she was safely below stairs
J went up TO the trunkroom. The
place had not been disturbed, and
proceeded at once to try 10 discover
the entrance TO the hidden room. The
openings on either side. as ] have
said. showed nothing but perhaps
three feet Of brick wall. There was
no sign OF an entranee--nO levers, no
hinges. TO give hint. Either the
mRntei or the roof. decided. and aft.
er half,hour at the mantel, produc-
tive Of absolutely no result, decided
70 try the roof
am not fond OF = height. The few
occasions on which have climbed a
step-taddof nave always left me dizzy
and weak In the knees. The top Of
the Washington monument is as i'm,
possible 10 me as the elevation to the
presidential chair And YETI
climbed out on the Sunnyslde roof
without a seconds hesitation. Like
deg ON scent like my bear.skln
progenitor, vita his spear and his
-
lust OF the chase, the frenzy OF pur.
suit. the dust OF battle, | got quite
little OF the latter on me as climbed
from the unfinished ballroom out
through window 20 the roof OF the
east wing o. the building, which was
only two stories In height
Once out there, access to the top OF
Fta mrin building was rendered easy
i looked easy by small