Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-09-10

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sleepy masculine voice. Tho woman
on the inside and the clerk on tho out
side began a simultaneous explanation
In the middle Of 1t ell tho sleepy voice
gave return srowl and ordered:
Unlock that door. Mary. and get
back into bed"
There was the grating Of the bolt.
the lifting OF window, and then a
DRY Of horror.
They are gonel They're not herel
Somebody has stolen them. know
they lit here. 1 was 80 careful to
watch"
Nobody In the hotel got them. No
body round here's got q light" an
nounoed the clerk.
Glad they're gone.- sounded the
voice known only to the watchers az
Mary" Who In the name Of sense
would frolic round on 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"
'Frankel, you follow Them" suggest
ed Harry Morris. Frankel, waiting till
he heard the door close. slipped down
the hall after the two men, Sothern
with him.
Betty pulled down the shade, closed
and locked the window. Then she
locked the door. looked under tho bed.
tried the handles of the doors to the
adjoining rooms and spoke breathless-
| iy.
Now, Hartley"
| AS II 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 OF Of
the woman in the room across tho
court. The other was 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
nights mail. Hope you will find 1t
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. she
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 saw your
light and thought maybe you could
help me. Have you any ammonia ?
am so faint-I might send down.
stairs. but l am so unused to hotels
you know"
The young women rather stifiy mo-
toned to Betty TO enter Her thick
hair was In two long braids; she had
changed her tailored suit for a cling
ing negligee OF oriental patterned stuff
and a girdle OF mammoth diamonds
held 1t close at the waist. Betty had
never seen such grace In a woman be-
fore and her eyes were the most won
derful 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
keeper here. A young girl. evidently
guest OF the house, has become III.
and appealed to me for aid. l cannot
have her in my suite. She seems
afraid TO stop alone, so will you send
woman to look after her.?
Betty hurried to the door. stealthily
opened II and skulked down the hall.
AS she rounded the corner something
soft was thrown over her head. and
fastened tightly around her neck. She
felt the impact OF great furry body
close to hers.
And then Betty Lancey knew moth
ing more. She lay in dead faint
CHAPTER vi
Up at the Desterle house Johnny