Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-09
By HAROLD
MacCRATH

so flying up the street
Jones was q good deal SURPRISED
when Norton turned up nj the osu
Chiffon manor
What made you come here dress
ed like thls?" demanded the but
Ter
"Tm suspicious duffer; maybe
that's the reason.
do you know anyth'n
We'll. no. I can't say that ] 40
Hut. hang IL. | Just had e. come OUT
here"
Maybe It's just as we'll you did
said Jones moodily.
- know this place. The house
keeper used to be my nurse. and II
she rs still on the Job she may be
oi service 10 as You don't think
they'll question or recognise me-!
Hardly I'm put In a word Tor
YOU III say ! sent for you. not
knowing Ii we had enough servants
to take care Of the luncheon"
And now IN go and hunt up
Meg
Sure enough his old nurse was
Nil IN charge of the house. anr
when her baby" disclosed his iden-
tity she an bu, fell upon his neck.
but what are YOU doing here.
dressed mp ~ waitery'
"lrs little secret. Meg ! was
not invited. aud the truth Is I'm
very desperately IN love with the
Young lady In whose honor this
coughing party Is being given. And
maybe she's In danger.
Danger what about?'
Tho Lord only knows. But snow
me about the house I've not been
here In so long I've forgotten the
run of II I remember one room
with the secret panel aud another
with painting that turned Have
they changed them
mo II is just the same here as
il used to be Come along and III
show you
Norton inspected the rooms care
fully. slowing away IN his mind every
detail lie might be worrying about
nothing. but $50 many strange
things had happened that II was bet
ter TO be ON the side Of caution than
ou tho side of carclessucss lie lett
tho house aud ran across Jones car
ryiur a basket of wine
Here. Norton. take this 20 the
party want to rccouuoiier.
IAN right. m'lud Say Jones how
much do you think I'd earn at this
lnh'' comically
Get along with YOU. Norton "
ma, bc the time 10 laugh aud then
u may not
nd "Im going back into the house and
hide behind y secret panel I've go'
~, my revolver You 30 10 the stabi..
aud take = try az hs 'sar: see u
a., she works smoothly We may nav
IA do some hiking Where Is thu
IAN countess In ths,"
~" Leave that 20 me Mr. Norton.
~ said the butler with his grim smile
49, Off they are moving back 10"
,.,b ard the house
y, So Norton carried the baske
go, around 10 the lawn, whore u was "a
.no ken from hi. bands hY the regula
w. servant he sighed ls be saw Floi
en,o. laughing and chatting WITH
man who was stranger and whoi
I'D he heard addressed as count som
friend of the countess. no donb
Whore tas all this tauglo going
end' IIr wished he knew An
what % warn be- was going 10 writ
some day' 70 would he READ lih
.,.. .opo of Gaboriau- tales lie turnf
ava, 10 wander idly about u
az, rrouud. when beyond clump
cedar. hc saV three or four me
' r,nv,r.irr louly Hc got as nel
ra .,s pos.ibln. for when theree or tol
mon pu their head. together ~
yhI.pcf auimaicdly u usually mea
rotrr .amc ur something wors
. Ilp rau.If a phrase nr NO on
''. ..r,. down ihe vino aud then
Ilpao ihai The vague suspicious IN
. Ind bronrh him out here had be
... o., u motion by fate He hea
.f,- Florence" and the old draw
I. -o.m and Chat was enough
.. flc surricd about for Jones.
'''' ..,. puro lgrh that he had had {
Moo show him through the hou
-'. ',bcrti-o he would have forgot
' ' ,u ,bon, tho secret panel In the "
and land 'hc painting Jones shfugl
,,... lreslauodly We're these men OF
r,.., countess party Norton could
20 al saN
..., Norton made his hiding place
.. .afcty and hy and hy he could IN
....n. .tbo guests moving about In the roc
.-,., iTbrn aII sounds ceased for 2 WI
. a.. Norton strained his ear aginst
"a a., patol a door closed sharply.
...to 80. here you must stay. yo'
.,,.r nd,." saiI q mans voice
5 What do won mean, SIR
'......i r.,n9sd the beloved voice
IA means that no one will ret
.....- lao this room and that YOU VIII
,,l Doc missed until u is too late.
,.,b The sound of voices stopped
n ruptly. and something like SC
t.r, ling ensured Later Norton heard
hack of chair strike the panel
TOD some one sat heavily upon II.
=, off watpd perhaps five minutes
,.,,,,d ne gently slid back the panel. '
,,',b cnco sat bound and gagged NJ
s.ub mi. very etos' " was but the
,,,f of moment to hberate her.
20 is I. jim 10 not speah
....f,. 90 make the least noise. Follow
az. greatly astonished, Florence O
:. ,re lea. and the panel slipped back
nlacc The room behind the 81
panel had barred windows To J
..,t,. ouce IL appeared To be real pr
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