The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-26
cHApTER XVI.
Trssehsry 10 be- Hou.shoId.

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tae way TO realize her ambition. What
had she not seen and been Of life
since she Joined the great detective
FORGET Lady's maid. cook. ship stew.
ardess. fash woman, actress. clerk,
and n dozen other employments Her
pay, until she secured some fat re.
ward, was but twelve hundred a
year; and here was five thousand In
advance with the promise OF FIVE
thousand mor the minute her work
vas done. And II was simple work.
without any real harm toward Flor.
ence as far as she was concerned.
The whole thing rested upon one din
Guilty; would Jones permit the girls
20 leave the house7
One day Florence found Susan sit
ting In a chair, her head In her hands.
why. Susan. what's the matter?"
cried Florence.
II don't know what is the matter,
dear, but I haven't felt wen for two
or three days. I'm dizzy all the time.
can't read or sew or eat or sleep.
why didn't you tell me-" said Flor.
ence. rcproachfully. She rang for the
d-etective-maid. ELLA. | don't know
anything about doctors h~ereabouts."
Il know a good one Miss Florence.
Shall | send for him7"
do: Susan Is H."
Jones q not prepared for treach-
cry In his own household; so when
he heard that 2 doctor had been called
10 attend Susan be was without the
least suspicion that he had beer be-
trayed. More than this. there had
been no occasion to summon a doctor
IN the seven years Mr.. Hargreaye had
lived here. SO Jones went about his
petty household affairs without more
thought upon the matter. The maid
had been recommended to him as
n OF the shrewdest young women
In the detective business.
The doctor arrived. He was o real
doctor; no doubt OF that. lie investi.
gated Susnn's condition-brouRht
about by a subtle though not danger.
Gus poison-and instantly recon.
mended the seashore. Susan was not
used 20 being confined to the house;
she WIS essentially an ut-of-doors
little body. The seashore wonlt bring
her about In no time. The doctor sug-
gested Atlantic City because OF its
mildness throughout the year and It's
nearness 10 New York.
I'm afraid she'll have TO go alone"
said Jones. gravely.
Il shan't stir" declared Susan Il
shan't leave my girl even II ! am sick. "
Susan caught Forencs's hand and
pressed II.
Would you like to go with her.
Florence?" asked Jones, with a shy
glance at the strange doctor. The shy
glance was wasted. The doctor cvinced
no sign that II mattered n way OF
the other TO him.
IT is nothing very serious now.
he volunteered. But II may turn out
serious II IL Is not taken care Of at
once"
What is the trouble?" inquired
Jones, who was growing fond OF su-
son.
Weak heart Sunshine and good
sea air win strengthen her up again.
No, no." as Jones drew forth his wal
let. TN send In my bill the FIRST Of
the month. Sunshine and sea air;
that's all that's necessary. And now.
good-day."
All very b~usinosslike: not the least
cause Ia the world for any one 70
suspect that a 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 vas suspicious. but Gig II
his mind as We would he could find
no earthly reason for this suspicion
save that this attribute vas now in
stinctive, that II was always near the
top II Susan was M she must b'
given good care; there was no gettinf
around this fact. Later, he te~lephones
several prominent physicians. tn,
strange doctor was recommended al
a good ordinary practitioner aud n
good standing. aud so Jones dlsmissc,
his suspicious as having no hook 4
hang them on.
HIS hair would have tlnglod az IA
roots, however. had he known tina
this same physician was one OF thI
two who had signed the documen
which had accredited Florence will
insanity and had an but succeeded
Ia making a supposition a fact No
was Jones aware OF the fact that ia
telephone wire had been tapped r.
Gently. So when he finally conclude
90 permit Florence 10 accompany 81
san 20 Atlantic City no teieph0ned I
the detective agency to send up
trnsly man who was Swallowed froi
the moment he entered the Hargraav
home TN he started for the railwa
station. lie became lost IN the shu
ne and was not heard from an week
later. m Havana The Black Hundre
found a good profit In the shangha
inE business.
Susen began I'd pick up. a. they "a,
tho d41 After the arrival AZ AtlnntI
Civil cue, doubtless. 20 the cosaailo
Of the polsoa snp had been takin
pnayares. The Two lomg women b