The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-02-05


right! Anyway, you will help me,
Lester? You will Gomez
There was wizardry in his man
ner not to be resisted
YES" / answered with quick in
taking of the breath: ''I'll come"
81 knew you would! Tomorrow
night, then--I'll call for you here at
7 O'Clock We will have dinner to-
gether-and then. hey for the great Sc
crety'
The door closed behind him, and his
footsteps died away down the hall. |
looked at my watch--it was nearly 2
o'clock.
Dizzily | went to he'd. But my sleep
was broken 10y fearful dream-a
dream of a serpent. with blazing eyes
and dripping fangs. poised to strike.
My first thought when awoke next
morning was for Parks 1t was with
a lively sense of relief that | heard
Parks voice answer my call on the
phone.
This is Mr. Lester" ] said. "ls ev-
erything all right?"
Everything serene. sir" he answer
ed. 1T would take mighty smooth
burglar to get in here now. sir"
How is thaty" | asked.
Reporters are camped all around
the house, sir They seem to think
somebody else vii, pe killed here to-
day"
81 hope not" ! said quickly. And
don't let any of the reporters in nor
talk to them Tell them they must go
to the police for their information. If
they get too annoying let me know
and I'll have an officer sent around
Don't let anybody in the house-no
matter what he wants-unless Mr.
Grady|or Mr.. Simmonds or Mr.. Gold
| berger accompanies him. Don't let
anybody in you don't know. If there
is any trouble call me up | want you
to be careful about this"
81 understand, sir"
How is Rogers?" asked.
Much better. sir. He wanted to
! get up, but told him he might as well
! stay In bed, and I'd look after things,
/ | thought that was the best place for
him, SIR"
TT is" | agreed Keep him there
as long as you can. I'll come in dur
ing the day, If possible. In any event,
Mr.. Godfrey and | will be there this
evening. Call me at the office If you
need nue. for anything"
Very good, sir" said Parks again,
and hung up
| glanced through Godfrey's account
of the affair while | ate my breakfast
and noted with amusement the sly
digs taken at Commissioners Grady.
Under the photograph Of the unknown
woman was the legend
Mr.. Vantine's Mysterious Caller,
GRADY Please notice."
And it was intimated that when
Grady wanted any real information
about an especially puzzling case he
had to go to the Record to get it.
This. however, was merely by the
way. for the story of the double trag
edy, fully illustrated. was flung across
many columns and was plainly consid.
cred the great news feature of the
day.
! glanced at two or three other pa
pers on my way downtown. All OF
them featured the tragedy with a riot
of pictures. But when it came to the
story of the tragedy itself their ac-
counts were far less detailed and init
mate than that In the Record. sus
7 fn6 fhnf lt.. ltryn 4 tf1.wa ,t
the Records triumph which had caused
the descent of the phalanx OF report
ers upon the Vantine place
went over the whole affair witt
Mr.. Royce as soon as he reached the
office and spent the rest of the day
arranging the papers relating to Van
tines affairs and getting them ready
to probate. Parks called me up once
or twice for instructions as to various
details. And then. toward the middl,
of the afternoon. came the cablegran
from Paris which | had almost for
gotten to expect:
Royce Lester, New York:
Regret mistake in shipment exceedingly
Our representative will call to explain.
D ARMAND & SON
{ So there was an end of the romano
Godfrey had woven and which ! ha
been almost ready to believe-the rc
nance OF design. Of a carefully Iai
] plot and all that II had been merel
: accident after all.
put the whole thing INPATIENT
away from me and turned to othe