The evening world., 1910-12-01

under a milk bottle" she prefaced. Then
she read Il to me. I do not remember
the wording. and Miss Letitia refused
both then and later. to let II out Of he's
hands. As a result. unlike the other
manuscripts in the case. I have not even
a copy. The substance. shorn of its bad
spelling and grammar. was this:
The writer know where Miss JAM was.
the Inference being that ne was re-
sponsible. She was well and happy. but
she had happened TO read a newspaper
with an account OF her disappearance
and Il had worried her. The payment
OF the small sum OF five thousand DOL
lars would send her back as well a. eheA
day she left. The amount. left in . Tin
can on the base OF the Maitland shaft In
tho cemetery, would bring the miasins
lady back Within twentyNfour hours. On
the contrary. n the recipient OF ths let
ter notified the police. It would 80 hard
with Miss Jane.
"Whnt do you think OF rr' she askod.
looking al me over her glasses. IF shs
was fool enough TO be carried away ~
a man that spells cemetery with d
m she deserves what she's got. Ana I
won't pay Ave thousand. anyhow: RS
entirely too much"
cit doesn't sound quito genuine 70 me"
7 said. reading It over. Il should COR
tainlv not leave any money nth Ne
had tried TO md who left this"
"I'm not so sure but what she'd bettec
stay a while. anyhow Miss Letitia pur-
sued. Nov that we X ow she's living.
amt SO particular when she gsts
back. Shes zen notiohate pa'e'|' ny
how
I had been reading nc note esssu'
There's ono thing here that makes me
doubt tho whole story sa'd' "nsss
this about her reading inc pApolsI
thought her reading sias'es ""s o~"~
In the library
Miss Letna snatcheo ene p~ps' Nv"
me ana read u again.
''eao'hs '"o p"poi' N--
you've sot more 'ense 'nAn ""
giving you cleui. TOT NnoN-
are mere TINS minute' ~''no.. '"'"' wv
cant see 10 scra'c" nor no'
II was q oisspno'ntmsnt 70 mo- ~
though the ehpiahAt'on wAs Jumps
enough. II was surprising tnst We M"
NOT had more se'empts 70 p'aS VI" o"'
bearing on Miss Jane' departure was
when Heppie came into ehs room. VIC
her apron turned up nks . pocket s"u
her dust zap pushed down over scr Us
like the SLOUGH hat OF q Dowery tough.
When she got to the middle OF the
room she stopped and abruptly
the corners Of her apron. There rolled
out q HETEROGENEOUS collection Of things;
a white muslin r:-ment which proved to
be a n~ightgown. ~ long sleeves q
hirh collar: a half-do2, hair curitrs-I
know those: FSith had been seen. IN
midnight emergencies. with l'r hair
twisted around Just such Instrument o.
torturc-a shoe buttoncr: . railroad map.
n n new and unworn black III
glove.
Miss Letitia chang, her RAISES d.
~lyseratr,y. and took n c~omr-ehsnstve
survev OF IN. thing, ON the floor.
where DID you get emp she saad
fixing Heppds with an awful eva
.I found 'em stuffed under the bisnh.
cts in the chest Of rawers in me
attic." Heppie shouted at her. TT we'd
washed blankets last week. a. I wantsa
to- ju'
shut up" Miss Letitia said shortly.
and Heppie's hin lips closed with Q
snap. Now, then, Knox. what do ~
make OF that?" 4i
"If that's tho niRhtsown she Was
wearing tho night she disappeared ]
think Il shows one thing very clearly.
Miss Maitland. She was not abducted.
and she knew perfectly well what she
was about. None Of her clothes wAs-
missing. and hat threw US Oh he
track: but look at This new glove! q
may have had new things TO put on And
LEFT the old. The map-wel. she was
going somewhere. with a definite puf.
pose. when we ind out took ~
away we will find her,
"Humph!"
"She didn't 70 unexpectediy-thse -
she was prepared Tor Whatever u VA.
81 don't believe n word OF IT, the Old
lady burst out. She didn't have =
secret: she was the kind that couldn't
keen a secret. She wasn't responsible
7 tail YOU, she was ex~trayagant Look
:. .h., .,ova, Ana aha had thrss 49,
:, ~ nur..,n
nan
MISS Mdit'aHo' asho1 1uuoO1xys