Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-28
CHAPTER xII-CcontInued.)

and the door at the head of the
~, which leads from here into. the
s.-ssu was that disturbed7" asked
q a nv first sensations faded. She
q. psutlng from excitement and the
80 q her movements.
"a the door was locked and just
. left II last night with the key
n an the inside. He could not
II. gone up higher than the head
: .ks basement stair. / Just hap
80 70 remember that I had left q
ron down here yesterday, and when
nns down after It noticed this
- rirht away. Who on earth do
- suppose could have done IT." She
"a uringing her hands weakly, the
,sspizton Of nervousness popping
kon her forehead.
p,lne IN total darkness myself. !
usls 20 attempt to enlighten her az
carefully examined the place. Out
~ q the scanty supply Of coal that
rnslnsd from last winters supply
4, basement contained little save an
ecumnlstion Of odds and ends and
. o|d chest Of mine that contained
,aitlss that I had stored away years
klora However, still retained the
~ q II, and now opened II and
r,it careful inspection Of its In
|uior. 50 far as could discover by
minute scrutiny the articles within
( shif remained untouched since I had
81 placed them there, and satisfied
+ hat point ! shut and locked II
ssia without having as yet received
. q, falntest ray Of light to assist
~ sarch. must have spent at least
+ siE en hour In my examination Of the
4 Istl and my questions Of the house.
1lspH, but Il the end of that time
NJ oompeIlsd 10 give up with abso-
hzI5 nothing learned that had not
hogn 70 start with. Another thing
osl psrplexed me somewhat was ~
. whether or not should inform my
nzis Of this new crime. ! did not
~ mat anything would be gained By
king him. while II would most GER
h4ly agitate him and lead to further
Nibwsts: therefore l decided tc
hl5s him h ignorance of It and re
1 Nssist MTs. Tebbets to do the same
llso decidsd to see LeDuc and gel
y opinion on the matter. and repair
I he outraged doors as best I could
s.l hammer. boards and nails, and
sailing the housekeeper by my as
mances that the incident was q triv
~ to which she need pay no further
mention. ! went upstairs and sal
ON 70 my breakfast with Uncle Alb
~ = usual But an hour later wher
ha reached my once telephonet
y detective with the request that h.
~. ne At the noon hour. He readil,
N,1sed and | then went about m,
all work.
" met me at luncheon and I ex
Ained the matter to. him withou
Fsude He looked serious minde.
: haIshed. what do you think o
" asked. In his abstraction h'
esysd bis reply for perhaps 80 sec
ula
y seems peculiar. But I am NOR
u'nsd to consider 1t as a separat'
ga distinct offence rather than a
y alermsth Of the original happen
Further than that / don't be
Ne have any theory to advance q
hovever, II may all come out Il
- maj solution. provided there 4
and m the meantime l would dis
K non my mind II l were you
I'r IND that difncult, you ma,
- upon II In this light. II ! rs
as'f. We had q sharp shower las
''-Ino thunder awoke me. II
unreasonable to assume that som
ayafds prowler caught In ii
'a may have forced his way 4
Icy to secure a dry nest in whic
essp' While l did not take muc
q u tia, explanation and SO II
nsa him. added that being in
pu'e mood ! would file II in m
ior future reference. and the
W nteuogating him as to his ow
.nenn since we had last for
s'ea But when It came to tbs
ne little to say and at mr..
oislnclined to part with eve
Later on a. we ate, howeve
Nesms a tribe more commun
Under the warming infiuenc
~o.eco and coffee he began I
"a. -oss satisfactory replies to N
~n hat n be had learned an,
9 Importance he did not betrs
~aes 'As ".v upon which he hs