The newspaper., 1910-01-21
SYNOPSIS.

1~Ns
Harks of violence
CHAPTER xX--In Thomas' pocket
Wa found a slip bearing the name "Lu-
ls,sn wallace; IL Elm street kishfield :, In
to vacate in favor of Mrs Armstrong
Bhe refused TO leave.
CHAPTER xXI-A note from Bailey
to Gertrude. arranging q meeting at night
was found. Bailey was supposed to be
sick at his hotel
CHAPTER XXII-A ladder was found
against the clothes chute in the east
wing OF the house. The room had beer
locked previously
CHAPTER xXIII.-The stables wer
burned TO the ground Under cover ~;
the excitement man stole into tlt
Miss Innes had shot one Of the intruders
In the lex.
put the candle on the floor at the
top OF the staircase and took of my
bedroom slippers. Then l crept down
the stairs going very slowly 80
-. -r SxIv.-A man iirnp.,.. ,,o
been seen on the road TO Hicnneiu
CHAPTER XNV.-Halsey ravsterfotisl,,
dl.Apfehred. Louise scenfinr danger be-
iofe his absence was noted HIS auto v,ss
found wrecked by a freight train.
anew, mon vas e..--- -. .-----
two yards by her measure) shot
through that hole and tumbled on the
bed. II I'D been still sleeping"
t"Fainting." corrected Rosie) I'D IA
besn hit on the head and killed."
4 wisht you'd heard her scream" {"
put in Mary Anne. "And her face as
white as a pillow-slip when she tum-
bied down the stairs"
NO doubt there is some natural eS.
PLANTATION for IL. Eliza" said. You
may have dreamed II. in your faint
ing attack. But II IT is true. the metal
rod and the hole in the wall VIII show
~"
Eliza looked a little BIT sheepish.
The holes there all right. Miss In
mes" she said. But the bar was gone
when Mary Anne and Rosie went up
10 pack my trunk"
THAT wasn't ALL" r.iddy's voice
came funercally from a corner. Eliza
said that from the hole In the wall
burning eye looked down at her,-
The wall must be at least six
inches thick ! said with asperity
Unless the person who drilled the
hole carried his eyes on the ends Of
stick. Eliza couldn't possibly have
teen them"
But the fact remained. and a visit
20 Elias room proved H. might
seer all ] wished: some one had
drilled hole In the unfinished wall
Of the ballroom. passing between the
bricks of the partition. and shooting
through the unresisting plaster o.
Elizas room with such force as TO
send the rod dying on to her bed. I
had gone upstairs alone. and confess
the thing puzzled me: in two or three
places in the wall small apertures had
been made. none OF them OF any depth.
Not the least mysterious thing was
the disappearance OF the iron implc-
mcnt that had been used.
Mary Anne and Sliza left that after
noon, but Rosie decided 80 stay. 1t
was about FIVE o'clock when the hack
came from the station TO get them.
and. TO my amazement. IL had an oc-
cupant Matthew Geist. the driver.
asked for me. and explained his er.
rand with pride.
I've brought you cook. Miss In.
ness" he said. When the message
came TO come up for two girls and
their trunks I supposed there was
something doing. and as this here
woman had been looking for work in
the village | thought I'd bring her
along
Already l had acquired the true
suburbanite ability to take servants
on faith: ! no longer demanded writ
ten and unimpeachable references. !.
Rachel Innes, have learned not to
mind II the cook sits down comfort
ably In my sitting room when she is
taking the orders for the day. and I
am grateful II the silver is not cleaned
with securing soap. And so that day I
merely told Liddy to send the new APP
plicant in. When she came. however.
! could hardly restrain a gasp of sur
prise. 1t was the woman with the
pitted face.
She stood somewhat awkwardly Just
inside the door. and she had an air of
self-coniidence that was inspiring.
Yes. she could cook: was not n fancy
cook, but could make good soups and
desserts II there was any one to take
charge of the salads. And so. in the
end, took her. As Halsey said, when
we told him, 1t didn't matter much
about the cooks face II 1t was clean,
I have spoken of Halsey's restless
ness. On that day 1t seemed to be
more than ever resistless impulse
that kept him out until after luncheon.
I think he hoped constantly that he