Putnam patriot., 1913-09-19
CHAPTER a'W..

Durham listened as long as his ear could catch the sound, then a strange desolation settled down upon him.
 The little station behind him was closed though a light over the desk shone brightly through its frpnt win dow and the telegraph sounder was clicking busily.
 Turning mpatiently from tihe dark ness, Durham sought the bright win dow, in front of which lay a newspa- per. He could read the large headlines , of column-no more, for the paper was upside down, and a bunch of bill i heads lay partly across it It read MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF
 YOUNG AND PRETTY WOMAN
 His heart stood still, and then went thudding on in dull horrid blows Vainly he tried to read further. He followed every visible word of that pa per to discover it's date and origin, but those miserable biiiheads frus- trated his effort He felt like daslrng his hand through the glass. but reflect ed that the act might result in his be- ing locked up in some miserable eoun- try jail He tried the window and gave the door another vicious shake but all to no purpose. Finally he turned oon his heel and walked up and down for an hour, tramping the length of the shaky platform. back and forth, till the train rumbled up.
 At the first stop man in front got out, leaving a newspaper in the seat. With eager hands, Dunham leaned for ward and grasped it. searching it's col umns N vain for the tantalizing head lines. But there were others equally ar festiye This paper announced the mysterious disappearance of young actress who was suspecting of poison ing her husband. When seen last. she was boarding train en route to Wash ington She had not arrived there. However so far as could be discov- cred It was supposed that she was lingering in the vicinity of Philadel- phia or Baltimore. There were added a few discriminating details concerning her relationship with her dead hus- band, aud a bra sketch of her sensa- tionai Efe. The paragraph closed with 
 plished mgsician.
 The young man drowned and, open, ing his window, flung the scandalous sheet to the breeze. He determined to forget what hs had read. yet the lines kept coming before his eyes.
 When he reached the city he went to the news stand in the station. where was an agent who knew him. and procured a copy of every paper on sale Then. Instead of hurTying home. he found a seat ip secluded corner and proceeded to examine his pur- chases.
 In large letters on the front page Of New York paper blazed
 HOUSE ROBBED OF JEWELS
 WORTH TEN THOUSAND DOL
 LARS BY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG
 ADVENTURES MASQUE-
 FADING AS A PARLOR
 MAID.
 He ran his eyes down the column and gathered that she was stlA al large. though the entire police force of New York was on her track
 He turned to another paper. cnl, 10 be met by the words:
 ESCAPE OF FAIR LUNAiiO and underneath:
 Prison walls could not eonnne Miss Ailss Nancy Lee who last week threw light ss Iannr, al her mother setting nre 10 tas house and then attempted sulelar- 1ls young woman seems te have fee9Nt.SEt her senses and professss 10 know nom ing-of what happened but the physiciahs say she is liable to another attack oi .-- sanity. and deem it safe to keep nef con con fined She escaped during the nlsit lsas sTa.. ing no clew 10 Ter whereabouts HOW