The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-19
CONTINUED From Monday.
(synopsis o. Previous Chapters.)

Csynopsis o. Previous Chapters.)
John Knox. an attorney. is visited by
Marjory Fleming. only child OF the state
treasurer. Allen Fleming. who solicits
his aid In hiding her father who has
disappeared. Marjory having been LEFT
alone by the absence OF her father. Knox
advises her to close the Fleming house
In town and 10 to her maiden aunts'.
Letitia and Jane Maitland.
knoN Is summoned to the Fleming
home for the supposed object Of writing
a VIII. but - informed ON his arrival OF
the theft Of the family jewels. At night
Knox hears someone trying 10 enter the
house. While searching FOR the intrud-
or he meets in the darkness Harry
Wardrop. nephew OF The Maitlauds. sec
rotary To Allan Fleming and Marjorle's
uancCe. Each mistakes the other for 4
burglar. When the men discover the
mistake Harry's travelling bag contain
Ing valuable payers Is gone. and In its
place - an empty bag.
In the morning IL Is found that John
Maitland las disappeared and a search
OF the house reveals "a print from a
bloody hand on the stair-rail leading to
the attic. 80 clue develops.
Knox IS called 80 the city 10y netec-
tive Hunter. and TIC two follow Ward
rup 20 "a small political club called the
w Ste cat. where Fleming has been
O led bv the detective.
Nardrop rushed from the club KnoN
nus lrnin n an upper room shot
NJ NHdAFIN ~ A'AtANn AA the IN'NIlNa NItA
suspicion points at once 10 Wardrop.
7 got mp then. / had always thought
that people heard bad news better
when they rad been fortified with
something 10 eat. and had a very dis
tinCt recollection that Fred had made
Edith drink somcthinC-tea probably
before he told her that Billy had fallen
Tho InaE FaTrn TrA rrurrfA have 20
have "a stitch taken in his lip. Per
haps ] should have offered Marrery
tea instead Of coffee. But as IL was.
she SAT-. stonily erect. staring ar the
paper. and feeling that evasion would
be useless. / told her what had hap
poned. breaking the news as gently
as ] could.
] stood by her hcIplessly through the
fearless agony that followed. and
cursed myself for @ laundering ass. /
had said that he had been acciden-
tally shot. and said IL with the paper
behind me. but she put the evasion
aside bitterly.
Accidentally" she repeated. The
first storm OF grief over. shc lifted her
head from where 81 had rested on her
arms and looked az mo. SCORING my
~suhtcrfuge "Hc was murdered That's
the word didn't have time 10 read
Murdered, And you sat back and Ter
10 happen ] went 70 you in time and
Won didn't do ANYTHING so one did
anything"
! did not try 70 defend myself How
could ]? And afterwards when she sat
up and pushed back the damp stands
OF hair from her eyes. she was more
reasonable.
II ia not mean what 7 said about
your not having done anything. she
said. almost childishly. so ono could
hav" done more. u was 20 happen.
that's all"
But even then 7 knew sho had
trouble I'm store that she did NOT eis-
poet. what would she DO whom she
heard that Wardrop was under grave
suspicion Between her dead father
and hor lover. WHAT o. WAS 10 DO
days before Z know and 90 aI that
timo. :. who would have died. NOT
cheorfIllv. huf 90 lcast efoIraII,. for
hrr. had to stand back and watch tho
struggle. not daring fo hold ONT my
hand f0 holp. lost ny tho very gesture
she divine my Wild longing 200 held her
for myself
She recovered hrayelr tiat morning
from fhc shock. and refusing fo go 10
hor room and ic dovu-a suggestion.
li.c tho coffee. cullrd from nus v'rari
nYs domestic Ufo aho won't ouf tp tho
Foranda and scr there in fIo morning
n gazing across Tho lawn 7 left her
f.rrc finally. and broke ffa ucw- %
'r brother ir.l1ws doaff % Miss
Irfifit Nfffr fhn first surprise. tho