The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-01

80 S"p'N'IS vi pulieF only.
Norton smilcd Dell. III take a
jaunt ont there myself. You are sure
OF tho location?
eyes
well, GOOD by. I'll go as waiter.
since they wouldn't invite me. I'N
one OF the best little walters you.eve
heard Of; and all things come 10 MIN
who waits"
What a pleasant .affablc vo,me man
he was! thought Susan a. she watch
cd him Jump into the car and. go fly
Ing Up the street.
Jones was good deal surpr;sec
when Nortoh turned lip 1T the old
manor.
What made you como mere dressed
hke thif??" the butler demanded
I'm suspicious duffef; maybe
that's the reason "
DO you know anything?"
Well. no: can't say that I do.
But, hang it, Just had to come out
here.
Maybe It's just as well YOU did"
said Jones moodily.
II know this place.. The ho;,se-
keeper used to be my nurse, ana IL
she Is still on the job she may be
OF service to us. You don't think
they'll question or recognize me.'
Hardly. IN put In word for you.
I'll say:I sent for you, not knowing
II we had enough servants to tako
care of the luncheon"
snd now III so and hunt up Meg"
sure enough. his old nurse was still
In charge OF the house,: and when
her "baby" disclosed his Identity she
all but fell upon his II ick.
But what arc you doing here. dress
ed uD as a waiter?y 49,
Its little secret. Meg. / waSnt
invited, and the truth Is I'm very
desperately in loye with the young
lady In whose honor tiiif coaching
party Is being given. And may
he she's in danger"
Danger? What about?"
The Lord only knows. Blu t show
me about the house l'.e not been
here III SO long I've forgotten ;..e run
of 1t. / remember one room with
, the Cecret panel and another with
painting that tnrncc. Have they
changedttfo
mo: 1t iu Just the same here as it
used to be- Come along and I'll show
you"
Norton inspected the room careful
ly slowing away In his mind every
detail. He might be worrying about
, nothing; hut so many strange things
had happened that j5 was better to
be on the side OF carlton tl;an on the
side of cnrelcssness. He left the house
and ran across Jones carry,ug II has
ket of wine ,nt..,,,"s,
Here, Norton; take this TO tile
party / want to recbnaoi.er."
| All right. Maud! Say Jones, how
much do you think Id earn at this
job?" comically.
Get along with you. Mr.. Norton II
may be the time to laugh. and then
| II may not!r -, -
I'm so!ns back in,3 the hn;ise anei
1 hido behind secret panel. l'ye got
my revolver You go 10 the statlea
and take aitry at my car; see if she
works smoothly. We may have to dc
some hiking. Whcro Is the countess
lin this?" E
1 Leave that to me. Mr. Morton >
said tho butler with his grim ,mi.c
l'Be of. they are moving back toward
tho house,, -, ss.,
y So Norton carried the basket around
to the lawn, where II was taken from
HE hands by the re4,:.!ass :;s:.;:;;s.. @ .;:;;s...
sigher as he saw Florence. laughing
and chatting with man WHO was a
stranger and whom no heard. address.
ed as count. Some friend of the coun-
teas, TO doubt. Where was III this
tanglo going to end. He wished he
4 knew. And what a yarn he was going
to write some day! 1t would be read
like one of Gaboriau's tales He turn.
ed away to wander, Idly about the
grounds, when beyond q eiump oi
cedars he saw three or four mon caii
/ versing lowiy. He got as near MS
/ fpossible. for, when three or four men
put their heads together and whisper
animatedly, it usually means poker
game or something worse. Ho caught
q phrase or two as 1t came down eiis
wind. and then he knew that the vague
susplcions that had brought him ou,
her had been set in motion by fate
He heard "Florence'I and "the old
drawing room; and that was enough
He scurffed about for Jones. II
was pure luck that lie' had had old
Meg show him through, tho house
otherwise he would have forgotten ali
about tia secret panel ia tho wal
4 and the painting. Jones iserugge1
iresignedly Wore these men of tile
countess partyf Norton couldn't say
and by he could hear the guest mov.
4 ing about in the rooni. Then all
thounuS ceH8eu HtuEYU WIEIiU. FVUTuSii
strained his ear against the panel. A
door closed sharply.
No; here You must stay, young
tauJ, sdia q Esiah yu.SS, s
what do you mean. .sir e. demand.
ed the beloved voice
at means that no, sone vii; return
to this room and that you will not be
missed until Il Isl too Hate ~
i The sound OF voices stopped abrupt.
4 ~, and sonething like scuffiing en-.
Isued. Later, Norton heard the bach
OF n chair sftftxa ffta Nf,,tsisI and eSrz,s