The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-17
cHAPTER IL
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 R. OR ten minutes stood theEl | staring up at her, completely bewildered and not Httls
 shaken. My first thought had been of ghosts, but it was almost ins stantly dispe1led by 8 significant action on the part of the suspected wrath She turned to whistle over her shouls der and to snap her fingers perempt0Els ly, and then she stopped and picked t rather Iusty chow dog, which prompts Iy parked at Rae across the intervening space, having discovered me almost at once, although I Was many rods away and quite snugly. ensconced among the shadows The lady in white TauzzIe6l him with her hand. and couId almost imagine I heard her repFoving vVhist pers. After a few minutes she sppan- entity forgot the dog and lifted heE hand to adjust something fn her haiEs He again parked at me, quite ferO4 ciously for a chow. This time 1t WaE quite plain to her that he was not barking at the now shadoWy moon I She peered over the stone 5alustrade and an instant later disappeared rom view through the high, narrow wins dow.
 Vastly exercised, I set out m quest of Herr Schmick, marshaling POopen4 dyke as I went along, realizing that I would have to depend on his Ger man, which was less halting than mine and therefore more likely to dovetail with that of the Schmieks, neither of whom spoke German because theg loved 1t, but because they had to- be- ing Austrians.N We found the foul Schmicks in the vast kitchen.
 Herr Schmiek.' . said I, twill yOu be so good as to inform me who thg dickens that woman is over iii tha east wing of the castle?'
 Woman. nein herr?' He almost dropped his keys
 "A woman in a white dress, with q dog"
 "A dogH, he cried. s.But, mein herr dogs are not permitted to be in the castle
 awno is shes How did she get there ?''
 Heaven defend us. sir! It musH have been the ghost of
 ssGhost. your granny!7 [ cried. res 1apsing into English. Please don't beat about the bush, Mir. Schmiel1s She's over there in the unused wing which haven't been allowed to peneS trate in spite of the fact that it belongs to me. You say you can't find tha keys to that side Of the castle Wiu you explain how it is that it is open to strange women and-and dogs2R
 You must be mistaken, mein herr. he whined abjectIy. She cannot ba there. She An, I have it IL may have been my wife, Gretel! Have yea been in the east'-
 sNonsense.' I cried sharply. sThia won't do, MT. Schmfek. Give me that bunch of keys We'll investigate
 The four Schmicks wrung their hRnda and shook their heads and then, Fe- pairing to the scuIlery, growied and grnmhled for fully ten minutes before dectSsing to obey my commands J'S the meantime I related my experiez.Sa to Peopendyke and Britton.
 That reminds me, sir" said sBrittons tthat found rag doll in the eourts yard yesterday, on that side of ths building, sir-I should say castle. sir
 "I am quite sure heard a baby cry ing the second night we were herea Mir. Smart" said my secretary nervs ously.
 t'Comei' said I finally, grabbing the keys from the old mans unresistine hand. ssAnd, Schmicks if that doE bites I'll hold you personally respOnsi-t ble. Do you unGerstandg'
 Two abreast we filed through thqf long, vaulted halls. Rudolph carryinE a gigantic lantern and Max sledge-
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