The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-01

oqt. You've got enough for one day
YES" he smiled: "I've got enough
| FOR one day. And now goodby. Per-
haps I'll look in,on you about midnight.
ON my way home. II / get through by
then" -.
/ was already longing for bed and
there remained so much to be done.
But he. after day which l knew had
unn story still TO write. was apparent
Iy as fresh and eager as ever.
'%AIl right" agreed. ''If you see
Hight. come up. II there isn't any light
I'll be In bed, and I'll kill you tf you
wake me-"
Conditions accepted he laughed.
az opened the door for him.
Parks Joined me as turned back
into the house after Godfrey left. j.
81 got Rogers to bed. SIR" he said
He'll be all right I'm the morning.
But he's queer duck"
"How long have you known him.
| Parks:"
Hes been with Mr.. vantine about
Eve years. l don't know much about
him. He's q silent kind Of fellow.
/ Keeping to hisseIf a good deal and
| sort OF brooding over things But he
| did his work all right, except once in
a while when he keeied over ike he
did tonight"
Parks" said suddenly. I'm going
10 ask you a question You know
that Mr. Vantine was a friend Of mine.
and | thought a great deal Of him
Now. what with this story Rogers tells
and one or two other things. there il
talk OF a woman Ia there any foun-
dalton for talk Of that kindT
''No. air." said Parks emphat1caIly.
Tive been Mr. Vantine's valet for
eight years and more. and I'm all that
time he has never been mixed up with
q woman in any shape or form. al
ways fancied he'd loved a lady who
died"
THANK You. Parks" I said with a
Sigh Of relief. 1--WE been through so
much today that l felt / couldn't en-
--dure that And now - -- -.---
Beg pardon. sir" said a voice at
my elbow. I'VE have everything
ready. sir 49, .-.--.
turned with a start to see little.
clean sha ven man
The undertakers assistant. STR ex-
planned Parks. seeing my look OF as
constituent He came while you and
Mr.. Godfrey were in the music room"
Where shall we put the body. sirT"
asked the man
why not leave It where &c ts7e !
asked fmpatientiy.
.yery good. SIR said he. ana pres
entity the underwater and his assistant
took themselves OF. TO my intense re-
lief. a.
''And now. PARKS" began. ''there In
something l want TO say TO you. Let
90 somewhere and sit down"
Suppose we go up to the study. air
You're looking regularly done up. e
you'll permit me to say 90. SIR"
A few minutes later we were sitting
opposite each other in the room where
vantine and I had sat NOT many
hours before. liked Parks, and felt
he could be trusted. At any rate. ]
had to take the risk.
Nov. Parks" began again. what
] have TO say to you Is very serious
and want you to keep it to yourself.
] know that you were devoted TO Mr..
vantine- may an well tell you that
am sure you are willing to do any
thing in your power to help solve the
mystery OF his death. / have q sort Of
idea how his death came about The
mystery. whatever IL is. is In the ante
room where the bodies were found or
In the room next to 1t where the furni-
ture g. Now. ] am going to lock up
those rooms. and want Won to see
that nobody entsrs them without your
knowledge"
mot very likely that anybody will
want to enter them. sir" and PARKS
laughed q grim little laugh. ~.
81 am not SO sure Of that" dis
scented. speaking very seriously. I'm
fact. am OF the opinion that there h
somebody who wants to enter those
rooms very badly. ] am going to make
it your business to keep him out and
to capture him If you catch him trying
to get in"
Trust me for that. SIR" said Parks
promptly. What Is It You want me
to do@'
81 want you to put cot IN the hall
way outside the door Of the aatsroou-
and sleep there taptght Tomorrow
will decide what further precautions
are necessary =;
very good. sir said PARIS I'll /
get the cot up at once" =
There is one thing more I went 4
7en. II have given the coroner my per-
sonal assurance that none Of the serv-
ants will leave the hOuSA untfI after
the inquest. I suppose can rely on
them
"oh. yes, sir. III see they under
stand how important it Ia" I'D
Rogers. especially" added. looking
ut him.
i understand. SIR said PARKS ~
Very well. And now let Us 90
down and lock up those rooms"
Iney were EtIll ablaze with light. bat
both OF NJ fastsred little. I think. on