The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-22
I merely nodded compre-

yond me. merely nodded compre-
hensively.
Very we'll" said. I'm glad TO
know II was mistake. Now. the
next thing Is 10 ind Miss Jane"
We have found her" she said tart
ly. That's what sent for you
about"
Found herr" This time I did get
out OF my chair. What on earth do
you mean. Miss Letitia? Why. we've
been securing the country for her"
She opened a religious monthly on
the table beside her. and took out
folded paper. had 70 control my i'm
patience while she changed her
glasses and read IL slowly
"Heppie found il on the back porch
under a milk bottle" she prefaced
Then she read II 10 me. do not re-
member the wording. and Miss Letltia
refused. both then and later. to let Il
out OF her hands As a result, unlike
the other manuscripts in the case. I
have not even copy. The substance.
shorn OF its bad spelling and gram
mar. was this:
The writer knew where Miss Jane
was. the Inference being that he WAS
~
but she had happened 20 read a news
paper with an account Of her disap-
pearance. and il had worried her. The
payment Of the small sum OF FIVE
thousand dollars would send her back
rs we'll rs the day she left. The
amount. left IN tin can on the base
Of the Maitland shaft in the cemetery.
would bring tho missing lady back
within twcuty-four hours. On the
contrary. IL the recipient Of the letter
notified the police. II would 90 hard
with Miss lane.
What do You think OF IT," she
asked. looking NJ me- over her glasses.
IF she was fool enough 20 be carried
away by a man that spells cemetery
with one m. she deserves what she q
got And I won't pay frc thousand.
anyhow. It's entirely too much"
IT doesn't sound quite genuine 20
me" ] said. reading IL over. Il should
certainly not leave any money until
we had tried 20 find who left this"
I'm not so sure hut what she'd bet
ter stay a while anyhow" Miss Lctitia
pursued. Vow that We know she's
living. 7 ain't so particular whom she
gets back. she's been nOtionate late
ly anyhow"
81 had been reading tho note again.
There's one thing here that makes
mo doubt the whole story" | SAID.
What's this about her reading the
papcrs2 thought Lor reading
glasses were found in the library"
Miss Letitia snarchcd the paper
from mo and read 81 again.
Reading tho paper" sho shifted
You've got more sense than I've been
giving Won credit for. Knox Her
glasses are here this minute: without
them she can't see Co scratch her
nose"
II was disappointment 20 me. NJ
though the explanation was simple
enough II was surprising that we
had not had more attempts 20 play
on our fears Dut the really import
au- thing hearing on Miss James do
nartlro was when Iisrpie came into
rho room. with her apron turned up
like pocket and her dust cap push
"a down over her owes like rho SLOUGH
ha- o. b1wory tough.
When shc rof 20 the middle % Tho
room she stopped and ahrutly dr0nDod
the corners o' her apron. There
roIIDi ont heterogeneous collection
of things. q white muslin garment
which proved 90 30 = niphtgown With
LONG sleeves and high collar. q hair
dozen hair curlers-l knew those:
Eth ha1 boon Soon in midnight
. emergencies with her hair twisted
around 'ust such Instruments of tor
ture-a shoe hut-oror: 20 railroad map
and one new and unworn black El
glove
MISS re''t'a changed her glasses