The Huttig news., 1913-01-04
SYNOPSIS.


 ne Clermont hotel look around furtively wash his hands in the snow and pass on sommoton attracts them to the Ciermont where Il is found that the beautiful Miss sdlth Ghafinner has fallen dead on the mezzanine floor
 CHAPTER Henderson describes the sfh eaah ne saw wash his hands in the snow t1.tan62 Rretherson.
 HAPTFR 11I-Physicians find that Mss Ch4ilener was stabbed and not shot. .nieh seems to clear Brotherson of sus-
 CHATTER Iv-Gryce. an aged drtec- sNe a"d Swe water. his assistant. taSe up the case Fhev believe Miss Ghailoner stabbed herself
 - "A paper cutter found hedi the scene of tragedy is believed to De the weapon used
 CHAPTER VI-Mr. Chaloner tells of a patch of letters found in his daughter : l desk signed with initials strange to him 3il are love letters except one which shows that the writer was dispieased
 CHAPTER VTT-This letter was signed eg Orlando Brotherson. The others bore 1 sttiAls which lead to the conclusion that l Br9therson wrote all of them.
 CHAPTER VIII-Anderson goes with i S#eetwater to identify Brothersan. who to address meeting of anarchists The place is raided by the police and 1 fed
 
 l guidance, he cannot tell The tortu- ous tangle of alleys through which he HOW felt himself led was dark as the neither rs5 ions to his unaccustomed eyes. There was snow under his feet and now and then he brushed against some obtruding object, or stumbled against low fence; but beyond these 1 eIioht lot -,, I, o,x.,, he was a mere automaton in the hands 3f his eager guide, and only became his own man again when they sud denly stepped into an open yard and he could discern plainly before him the dark walls of a building pointed out by Sweetwater as their probable destination. Yet even here they en. 9ountered some impeachment which prohibited close approach. 4 wall or shed cut off their view of the build zng's lower story; and though some That startled at being left uncere- inohiously alone after just whispered word of encouragement from the ever ready detective, George could quite understand the necessity which that | noitering of the surroundings before the two Of them ventured further for ward in their possibly hazardous un- dertaking. Yet the experience was none too pleasing to George, and he was very glad to hear Sweetwater's whisper again in his ear, and to feel himself rescued from the pool of slush ill which he had been left to stand
 "1he approach is not all that can be desired" remarked the detective as they entered what appeared to be d low shed. "The broken board has been put back and securely nailed in place, and if l am not very much mis- taken there is a fellow stationed in the yard who will want the password too. Looks shady to me. I'll have something to tell the chief when l get back"
 But we! What are we going to do if we cannot get in front or rear?"
 We're going to wait right here in the hopes Of catching a glimpse of our man as he comes out" returned the detective, drawing George towards low window overlooking the yard he had described as sentinelled. He will have to pass directly under this win dow on his way to the alley" Sweet water went on to explain, and if l can only raise it-but the noise would give us away. I can't do that.'
 Perhaps it swings on hinges" sug- gested George. Tt looks like that sort of a window"
 sIf it should-well! it does. We're in great luck, sir. But before 1 pull it open, remember that from the mo- ment 1 unlatch it, everything said or done here can be heard in the ad- joining yard. So no whispers and no unnecessary movements. When you hear him coming, as sooner or later you certainly will fall carefully to your knees and lean out just far enough to catch a glimpse of him be- fore he steps down from the porch. If he stops to light his cigar or to pass a few words with some of the men he will leave behind, you may get plain enough view of his face or figure to identify him. The light is burning low in that rear hall, but it will do If it does motif you can't see him or if you do, don't hang out of the window more than a second. Duck after your first look don't want to be caught at this job with no better opportunity for escape than we have here. Can you remember all that?"
 George pinched his arm encourag- ingly, and Sweetwater. with an amused grunt, softly unlatehed the window and pulled it wide open.
 A fine sleet few in, imperceptible save for the sensation of damp 1t gave, and the slight haze it diffused through the air. Enlarged by this haze, the building they were set to watch rose in magnified proportions at their left. The yard between. piled high in the center with snow-heaps or other heaps covered with snow, could not have been more than forty feet square. The window from which they nparpd wns bo1f-vtav down thiv va rd t