The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
CHAPTER lV.-(continued.)


CHAPTER lW-(contlnued.)
what sort of paper was it?" in
quired Mr. Grimm,
'None Of your business came the
c'rt answer.
'Who shot you?"
'Nono Of your business"
"A man?'
Senor Alvarez was silent
"a woman?
Still silence
with some new idea Mr. Grimm
turned away suddenly and started out
into the hall, llo met a maid-sorvant
at the door, coming in, Her face was
blanched, and she suffered through
sheer excitement,
"A lady, sir-a lady" she began
babblingly
Mr.. Grimm calmly closed the door
shutting In the wounded man, Chief
Campbell and the others, Then he
caught the maid sharply by the arm
and shook some coheronce into her
disordered brain,
"A lady-she ran away, sir" tho
girl went on, in blank surprise,
"What lady7' demanded Mr. Grimm,
coldly Where did she run fromY
Why ca she rum The maid stared
at hir With mouth agape, Begin at
the b rpning,"
81 Wps In that room, farther down
the hall, sir" the maid explained,
"Tho door was open, ! heard the shot,
and Il frightened me SOL don't know
i was afraid TO look out right away,
sir. Then, an instant later, lody
come running along the hall, slr-that
way" and abe indicated the rear OF
the house. "Then I came ia the door
and looked out TO zee who Il was,
and what was tho matter sir, ] was
standing there when mana man
came along after The lady, and banged
tho door IN my face, sir The door
had u spring lock, ond~I was $3.50
frightened and excited ! couldn't open
n right away, strand when did !
came horo 10 see what was tho mat
ter" She drew deep breath and
stopped
"That oll2' demanded Mr. Grimm,
eyes, sir, except except the lady
had n pistol In her hand, sir"
Mr., Grimm regarded her In silence
for moment
"Who was the lody?" ne asked ut
last.
II forget her name, sir She was
the lady who--who tainted IN the ball
room, sir Just few minutes ago"
Whatever emotion may have bcon
aroused within Mr. Grimm II certainly
found no expression IN hls face Whom
be spoke again his voice was quito
calm
"Misa Thorno, perhOps2'
"Yea, cir, that's the name Mlaa
Thonie | was IN The ladies dressing.
room when she was brought In, air,
and remember somo ono called her
nnme"
Mr., Grimm took the girl still u,QuDv,
or with excitement and led her along
the hall 90 whore Gray stood
"Take this girl IN charge, Gray" he
directed Lock her up II necessary,
Don't permit her 90 say one word 20
anybody anybody, you understand,
except the chief"
Mr.. Grimm left them thorc, llc
passed along the hall, glanenR In each
room MS he went, until ho came 10 a
short nlght Of stairs loadlng toward
the kltchcn lie went on down silent
iy The lights were burning, but the
place was etlll, deserted, An the sery.
ants who belonged there were oyl.
dently for the moment transferred 10
othor posts lie passed on through tho
Kitchen and out tho back door into
the street
A little distance away, leaning
against lamp post man waH stand
ting. lie might have been waiting for
a car. Mr. Grimm approached him.
"Beg pardon he said, "dd you see
a woman come ont OF the back door.
thcre7"
"Yea, Just moment or 90 ago," re,
piled tho atranger "She got into an
automobile nj tho corner Imagine
this Ia hers and he extended u hand
kerchicf, dainty, portumed lr 10 "
lace. 4 picked Il up lmmedlatull
after she fNesed' .
MI Grimm took the Handicapped