The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
MYSTERY OF MADAM
O'1OOLE'S PIANO
A Novelette, Of Cape Colony Mystery and
Adventure Regarding a Piano With a
6hostly and Perverted Habit Of Setting
Out Of 0rder---and its Final Solution.
By The Baron
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
Jean told Kirk of his visit to the
jeweler. and the amazing results.
"I'm not surprised" Said the in
vestigator. "Of course l knew it
was piece of glass, but that 'insig-
nificant piece of glass, as the hindu
termed it, may turn out to be a
mighty factor regarding solving the
problem. Again l request you, Mon
ami Jean, to keep it until such time
as have cause to ask you for same.
1 have decided to take up the matter
of solving the problem, irrespective
of the O'Toole family"
L have here" he went on, "A
miniature set of turbine engines put
together in an ordinary sized pickle
bottle. preserved by Aqua vitae,
hermetically sealed. az a prevent
i've. 80 that the spirit cannot leak;
it is a Chef d. euvre of machiave-
liam workmanship. Mrs. O'Toole
will simply be delighted to handle
it, for she simply adores mechanism.
/ am going to try an experiment
which has seldom failed. 1t is with
your access to the house that will
bring the desideratum. l want you
to take this bottle. Let every men,
ber of the house handle it. But be
sure that you do this without caus-
in suspicion.
Four pm. found Jean at the
store. Il was expecting you" said
Mr.. Briggs. i've just received
word that Madam O'Toole would
like the same tuner that was at the
mansion two days ago."
All right! Sure!" Replied Jean.
Il will attend to the matter the
first thing tomorrow morning"
Jean hurried back to his friend
Kirk.
Il knew it! Just my luck; just
your luck. Here's the bottle, you
can place it in your bag-but be
cautious, very, very cautious" he
concluded as he patted Jean on the
back.
There is an apothegm de comique
versed on South African railroads,
namely: First Glass Passengers Re-
main Seated. Second Class get out
and Walk. Third Class get out
and Help Train up Incline.
South Africa is a very mountain
Gus country. hence the sarcasm.
Upon getting into the train, Jean,
was hustled against an old man who
apparently chuckled with delight
over the incident. Time after time
this obnoxious gentleman tried to
get into conversation with Jean, but
Jean ignored his seemingly insipi-
ence.
Upon alighting at Wynburg the
obtruder again made farther efforts
to draw Jean into conversation, but
all to no purpose.
"C6nfound the hill, why don't
they build their railways the same
as we do in France!"
Molly met Jean at the mansion:
Ma didn't expect you would come. y
she blushed.
"How's that?" asked Jean.
weber, ! thought you would
be afraid IF the ghost. We can
never get the same tuner twice."
But why doesn't Mrs. O'Toole
engage detective who would fer
ret out your ghost?' suggested Jean.
Pa wouldn't hear of such a sug-
gestion. He attributes O'Grady,
our chef. as the offender. But o.
Grady gets very angry when the
matter is mentioned" she finished
reluctantly.
Jean found upon examining the
piano that the hammers he had re-
placed were again broken; in addi-
ton. several strings were broken.
Its an impossibility," he MUIR