The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-05

/ can't read or, sew or eat or sleep.
why didn't you tsil me-" said
Florence, reproachfully. She ranl
for the detectivemaid. ELLA, I don,
know anything about doctors here
abouts." & Il
II know q good one, Miss Florence
Shall send for. himY'
do; Susan In H.
Jones was not prepared for treach.
cry In his own household; so when
called to attend Susan he was with
out the, least Suspicion that he had
been betrayed. More than this
there had been no occasion to sum.
mon doctor in the seven years Mr..
Hargreave had lived here. SO Jones
went about his petty household af.
fairs without more thought upon the
matter. The maid had been recon-.
mended 70 him AZ one OF the shrewd.
est young women In the detective
business.
The doctor arrived. He was 4 real
doctor: no doubt Of that. He investi
lgated 6usan,s condition--brought
about by q subtle though not danger
GUS poison--and instantly recommend
ed the seash0re. Susan was not used
TO being confined to the house: she
was essentially an of-doors little
body. The seashore would bring her
about In no time. The doctor sug.
gested Atlantic City because Of its
mfldness throughout the year and its
nearness to New York.
'Pm afraid she'll have TO 20 alone, !"
said Jones. gravely.
Il shant stir" declared Susan. II
shan't leave my girl even II am
sick" Susan caught Florence's hand
and pressed II
would you like TO go with her,
Florence?" asked Jones, with q shy
glance ct the strange doctor. The
shy glance was wasted. The doctor
evinced no sign that 10 mattered one
way or the other to him.
1T IL nothing very serious now"
he volunteered But II may turn out
serious II It Is not taken care OF at
once"
What 10 the troubleY inquired
Jones, who was growing fond OF SUI
san.
Weak heart. Sunshine and good
sea air win strengthen her up again.
No, mol" as Jones drew forth his
wallet AT'n send In my bill the first
Of the month Sunshine and sea air:
that's all that's necessary. And now,
good-day.". s..s. -
All very businesslike; not the least
cause In the world for any one to
suspect that q new trap was being
set by the snarers. The maid re-
turned 10 the sewing room, while
Florence coddled her companion and
made much OF her.
: Jones was suspicious, but dig In
his mind as he would be could find
no earthly reason for this suspicion
save that this attribute was now In.
stinctiye, that IL was always near the
top. II Susan was iii she must De
given good care: there was no get.
ting around this fact. Later, he tele-
phoned several prominent physicians.
The strange doctor was recommend
ed as good ordinary practitioner
aEa3H-goodEstandiax--ana=aa, IeHes-
dismissed hts suspicious as having
no hook TO hang them on.
lids hair would have tingled at the
roots, however, had he known that
this same physician was one of the
two who had signed the document
which had accredited Florence with
insanity and had all but succeeded
In making a supposition fact. Nor
was Jones aware or the fact that the
telephone wire had been tapped ro-
gently So when he finally concluded
to permit Florence TO accompany
Susan to Atlantic City he telephoned
To the detective agency 10 send UP
q trusty man. who was Swallowed from
the moment he entered the Hargreave
home till he started for the railway
station. He became lost I'm the shut.
de and was not heard from It'll weeks
later. In Havana. The Black Hun
dred found good proht IN the
shanghaiing business.
Susan began to pick up. a. they say.
the day after the arrival at Atlantic
City, due. doubtless. 10 the cessation
OF the poison she had been taking I'M
swares. TIE two young women be-
gan TO enjoy life for the FIRST time
since they had left \ Miss FarIow's.
They were up with the sun every day
and went to bed tired but happy, No
one bothered them. II some stray re-
porter encountered their signatures
on the hotel register. ne saw nothing
20 excite HE reportcrial senses All
MA OK course. was due 10 Norton's