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

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are. The cabinet is In the corner room.
There is one window on this side and
two on the other"
Parks answered the bell almost In
stantly. and could tell from the way
his face changed how glad he was to
see me.
"weil, Parks" said, as we stepped
inside. everything is all right, hopper
"Yes, sir" he answered. "But--but
It gets on the nerves little, sir"
heard movement behind me, as
| gave Parks my coat. and turned to
nee Rogers sitting on the cot
Hello" said, $50 you're able to be
up, are your
"Yes. SIR" he answered, without
! looking at me. II thought I'd come
down and keep Parks company"
! Parks smiled little sheepishly.
~ asked him to. Mr.. Lester" be said.
81 got so lonesome and jumpy here by
myself that | just had to have some
body to talk to. especially after the
burglar alarm rang"
! 'The burglar alarm?" repeated God
frey quickly what do you mean?"
We've got burglar alarm on ths
windows, sir. It's usually turned OF
in the daytime, but thought I'd bet
ter leave 1t on today. and 1t rang about
the middle of the afternoon. | thought
at first that one of the other servants
had raised a window. but none of
them had. Something went wrong
with it, guess"
Ibid you take look at the win
dowsf' | asked.
Yes. sir. policeman came to see
what was the matter, and we went
around and examined the windows,
but they were all locked. 1t made me
feel kind of scary for awhile"
Does the alarm work now?"
mo. sir. The policeman said there
must be short circuit somewhere
and that he'd notify the people who
put 1t in But nobody has come around
yet to 6x 1t"
WED better take a look at the win
dows ourselves" said Godfrey. "You
stay here. Parks. We can 6pd them,
all right. and don't want you to leave
that door unguarded for single in
stant."
We went from window to window
and Godfrey examined each of them
with minuteness that astonished me
for / had no idea what he expected to
find. But we completed the circuit OF
the ground floor without his apparent
ly discovering anything out Of the way
Lets take look at the basement
he said, and led the way downstairs
with a readiness which told me that
he had been over the house before. In
kind of lumber room. standing be
fore its single small window. his elec
trio torch in his hand. he made dis
covery.
Look here!' he said, his voice quiv
ering with excitement. and threw 6
circle Of light on the jamb of the win
dow at the spot where the upper ant
lower sashes met.
"What Is it?" | asked after a mo
ment. II don't see anything wrong"
You don't? You don't see that thi:
house was to be entered tonight? Ther
what does this mean"
With his finger nail he turned up th'
end of small insulated wire. AND
then saw that the wire had been cut
YES" said Godfrey dryly. that ro
nance Of mine is looking up again
Somebody was preparing for a quiet
invasion of the house tonight-some
body, Of course, interested in that cab
, met"
HE wasn't losing any time." l ven
tured.
"He knew he hadn't any to lose
When you put those wooden shutter
up you warned him that you suspected
his game. He knew If the alarm wal
on 1t would ring when he cut tn,
wire"
"why can't we ambush him" l sug
, gested.
1--WE might try, but It will be I
mighty risky undertaking, Lester"
Zone risky undertaking is enougl
for tonight" | said. with sigh. 70
my belief in the existence of the Sc
, cret drawer and the poison and all tn
,, rest of 1t had come back with rush.
"All right" Godfrey said. "But II
Ok this break"
He got out his penknife. loosene
two or three of the staples which he'll
the wire in place, drew 1t out, scrape
back the insulation and twisted tn
ends tightly together.
There" he added. that's done.
: the invader tampers with the windoN
again he will set off the alarm. Blu
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