The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-26
Continued From Monday.
(synopsi. o. Previous chapter,1

continued From Monday.
tsynopsis o. Previous chapters)
John Knox. an attorney. IS visited by
harjory Fleming. only child Of the stat,
treasurer. Allen Fleming. v>o solicit:
his aid in find ng her father who ha,
disappeared. NarjOry having been left
alone by the absence or her father Kno,
ad Uses her to close the Fleming hoUs,
Letitia and Jane Maitland.
Knox Is summoned to the Fleming
nome Tor the supposed object OF writing
q will. but Is Informed on his arrival oil
the theft OF the family Jewels At might
Knox hears someone trying 60 enter the
house. While searching for the intrud.
or no meets In the darkness Harry
Wardrop. nephew OF the Maitlands sec.
rotary to Allan Fleming and Marioris's
nancee. Each mistakes the other for =
ourglar When the men discover the
mistake Harry's travelling bag contain
ing valuable papers Is gone and in itl
place is an empty bag.
In the morning ~ Is found that John
Maitland has disappeared and search
OF the house reveals a print from d
bloody hand on the stair-raIl leading u
the attic. No clue develops.
Knox Is called to the city by Detec.
tive Hunter. and the two follow Ward
rop TO a small political club called the
White cat where Fleming has been
traced 10y the detective.
Wardrop rushed from the club Knox
dead.
No weapon IL round IN the room. and
suspicion points at once To Wardrop
Speak up or I'll shoot" I said not
without an ugly feeling that he might
be-even probably was-taking care
full aim by my Voice2 The darkness
was intolerable: reached cautiously
10 the left and found. just beyond the
door frame. the electric switch AS
] turned the light flashed up. The
room was empty. hut "A porticre I'm a
doorway AT my right was still shak-
ing
leaped for tho curtain and dragged
II aside. To have door Just close in
my face. When had jerked IL open.
] found myself in a short hall. and
there Were footsteps To- my left
Numbered along in the semi darkness.
into black void which must have
been the dining room. FOR my out
stretched hand slSirtcd the table The
foctsteps seemed only beyond INV
reach, and at tho other side IT the
room thu swinging door into the
caught g.
/ made a mister in the pantry. and
brought mp against a blank wall II
seemed To- mo ! heard tho sound oi
feet running mp steps. and when [
found door al last / throw il open
and dashed in
The next moment the solid earth
Slipped from under nav feet. ! threw
out my hand. and DC mt a cold wall.
smooth as glass. Then ] fcll-f"ll an
incalculahlc distance and IN. black
ness Of m" ni-ht came over mo and
smothcrcd M"
Chapter XII
Ny Commission.
When I cam" tu. / was lying In
darkness. and the stiffness WAS alb
solutely When tried to move. I
found was practically a prisoner. I
had fallen into nu air shaft. or some
thing oi tho Kind. ! could not move
my arms. whrrr they were pirioned
Co my sides. and ! was huif-lying.
half -crOuChiuE. iu semi vertical
position. I worked one arm loose and
managed 10 MAX" out that my prison
was probably IN" dumb waiter shaft
60 the hasom, M kitchen
had landed ON top of tho slide.
and ! seemed 20 bo tied in 90 knot.
tn" revolver was under mo and ~ o.
had exploded during tho fan b. had
done no damage. can hardly i'm
AGinc 20 more unpleasant position ff
the man ! had boon following had Sd.
chosen. Do could have mad. away
with mo 600 ans one of % dozen ru-
pleasant ways u. could has. u1.I
m as fun 81 holes - u sieve. OF
scalded mo. cor done aurthirE. ur.ftr
much. that Do chose Tut uuthiu-
happened Tn. house was impress
lively quiet
had fallen f.,f .rsf. e.td.rtlr and
then crlmrl.i up uu,oreciu.s. for
one cf nay ankles was fhrohhlnr o.
was some time tefnrr could stand
frt 90. and cen hE reaching 1 could
not touch th. dnnrWat aho.. fu. r
must have taken fts minutes for m.
confused senses 90 r.fu-fnu.r th.
wiz cable AMI t' tug tt b. . was
o h"att load fIr fha Slide. aDD..fpm-
al fr rnflIur u..IsnfI. r fFar. r....tt....r