The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-07-27


as she loved to call her old friend
had arrived and was now In the Ii
brary with Aunt Josephine
With an exclamation of delight
Elaine dropped the paper and, fol
lowed by Rusty, almost ran into the
library
"Oh. I'm so glad to see you," half
laughed Elaine, as she literally flung
herself into her nurses arms. 81 FEEL
so unstrung-and l thought that If
could just run off for few days with
you and Joshua in the country, where
no one would know, it might make me
feel better You have always been SC
good to me. Marie! Are my things
packed? Very we'll; then get my
wraps"
Her maid left the room.
BLESS your soul,' mothered Aunt
Tabby, stroking her soft, golden hair
I'm always glad to have you in that
fine house you bought me- And, faith
Miss Elaine, the house is splendid
place to rest in, but don't know
what's the matter with 1t lately
Joshua says it's haunts."
"Haunts?" repeated Elaine in
amused surprise why, what do you
mean?"
Marie entered with the wraps before
Aunt Tabby could reply, and Jennings
followed with the baggage.
Nonsense" continued Elaine gayly
as she put on her coat and turned to
bid Aunt Josephine goodbye.
Elaine went out, followed by Rusty
and Jennings with the luggage.
Now for long ride In the good
fresh air" sighed Elaine, as she
leaned back on the cushions of the
Dodge limousine and patted Rusty
while the butler slowed away the
bags
The air certainly did, If anything
heighten the beauty of Elaine, and al
last they arrived at Aunt Tabby's
tired and hungry.
The car stopped and Elaine, Aunt
Tabby and the dog got out. There
waiting for :. en-, was Uncle" Joshua
as Elaine playfully called him. for
mer gardener of the Dodges, now G
plain, honest countryman on whom
the city was fast encroaching; jolly
old fellow, unframed by the world.
/ Aunt Tabbys was an attractive
small house, not many miles from
Ney York. yet not in the general line
of suburban travel
Kennedy and l had decided to brins
BENEFITS papers and documents ovel
to the laboratory to examine them
We we're now engaged in going ovel
the great mass of material which he
had collected In the hope of finding
some clue to the stolen millions
which he must have amassed as re
suit of his villainy. The table wal
stacked high.
A knock at the door told us that tht
expressman had arrived and a mo
ment later he entered, delivering {
heavy box. Kennedy signed for
and started to unpack It,
waa hard at work when cam,
across large manila envelope, care
fully sealed, on which were write
the. figures 100000" Too excite
even to exclaim, tore the envelop
open and examined the contents.
Inside was another envelope.
/ opened that 1t contained merely
blank piece of paper!
With characteristic skill at cove,
I ing his tracks Bennett had also CO,
cred his money.
Huh" l snorted to myself, "col
found him."
l threw the paper into a wire bal
ket on the desk and went on sortin
| the other stuff
Kennedy had by this time finishe
unpacking the box and was examinin
a bottle which he had taken from 1t.
Come here, Walter" he called q
length. Ever see anything lik
that?"
Il can't say" I confessed, gettin
up to go to him. what is it?"
Bring piece of paper" he adde,
went back to the desk where ha
been working and looked about hast
ly. My eye fell on the blank sheet {
paper which l had taken from Bel
nett's envelope. and l picked it u
from the basket.
Here's one," l said, handing 1t
him What are you doing?"
Kennedy did not answer directl.
but began to treat the paper with tn
liquid from the bottle. Then he ligh
ed a Bunsen burner and thrust tn
paper into the flame. The paper di
not burn!
"A new system of fireproofing
laughed Craig, enjoying my astonis
ment.
He continued to hold the paper
the flame. Still it did not burn.
| &c.," he went on, withdrawing