The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-24
CHAPTER XIV.
The Search.


We knew 10 had been taken away
by force because a woman does not,
of her own free will. go out dressed
only in a silk petticoat. fimsy
dressing-gown. and pair OF thin bed
room slippers. even II the weather is
warm. Adams. the detective, whom
John found tied up hard and fast. told
US the little he knew OF what had
happened. when he could talk-poor
fellow! And although l tried not to
get shrieky and faint. threw myself
across the pillow where JOS dear old
near doing both. | tried to tell my
self that she was all right, that We
should find her soon, alive! didn't
believe It, I could only see that who
ever took her away did SO for pur-
pose, that they would kill her. or per
haps-had!
1t was the elimination Of an awful
day. After what l had gone through
morning and afternoon. could not go
down to dinner The doctor said
NO" with that capital N. and hated
him. And l was exasperated with
10. who. after playing golf with John
all morning. played golf with him all
afternoon-or said she dld-and sat
outside on the terrace all evening.
also with John, where the sound OF
their voices foated up to me. punctu-
ated occasionally with laughter from
both OF them. He never in his life
did such a thing as sit on the ter
race all evening with woman! l
could not catch word Of what they
were saving. was sure he was maxi
ing love to her.
could not complain Of being
neglected. for the doctor had ordered
10 downstairs and told me to 60 to
sleep, adding that my temperature
was up and my heart queer. Cehe
put me to bed. but when 10 came
finally I was sitting up, crying softly
and scratching the palm OF my hand
Poor old 10! She patted me to
sleep. but 1t was q restless, ntful
sleep. and at two o'clock changed to
the couch in the situng-room because
7 imagined the salty breeze that came
in through the open windows would
soothe me- must have slept sound
" after that l did not hear 10 when
she awoke; / did not know what had
become OF her.
When I could compose my thoughts
I remembered to search for the pistol
which Natalie had returned the day
before. 1t was gone. but could gain
M satisfaction from that because. EVIL
IDENTIFY. 10 had not used the pistol and
the reason OF that was quite clear
10 me: they had disarmed her.
Adams said there we're three men.
He had heard sounds but couldn't
locate them until he came into the
upper hallway. when he heard the
door at the foot OF the stairs leading
n the tennis courts slam. He had
A Aashlight and he said he wasn't
MANY seconds getting to the bottom
" those stairs. When he opened the
1oor some one struck him terrific
GLOW on the head, and when he re-
gained consciousness he was bound
hand and foot, and gagged.
He had not recognized any OF the
nen-it was still dark-nor were their
7oices familiar to him.
They had gone toward the ninth
lole and they were carrying some one
lie know that the person was q
woman. That was all. What had
happened before he heard the sounds
le didn't know His wrists were bad
y cut and bleeding where no had
struggled to release himself; he had
ragged himself to the door and
,anEed on 1t, but no one had heard
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CTO BE cONTINUED.l