Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-13


Hilton Toye on board the Kaiser Fritx
Only he went rather further tor the
benefit. Of the gentlemen from Scot
land Yard. who took not the faintesC
interest In the late Mr.. Casalat, ~
POND poking their noses into HE d.
minutive sanctum and duly turning
them up 1t what they saw.
'He used to complain that he was
never loft In peace on Saturdays and
Sundays. which OF course vere hia
,nly quiet times for writing" said the
son, celebrating his tale with Alial
piety. 80 once when I'd been trying
10 die Of scarlet fever. ana ny mother
brought me back from Hastings after
she'd had me there some time. the
sid governor told a. he'd got place
where he could disappear from the
district at Q moments notice and yet
10 back in another moment Il We rans
the gong. I fancy he'd got to tell her
Khsre It was. pretty quick: but I only
found out for myself By accident.
Years afterward he told ne he'd rot
the idea from Jean lngslow's place u
italy somewhere"
Its in Florence" said. Blanche.
laughing. "I'vs been tAsrs and seen
Il. and It's the exact same thing. But
Tou mean, Michael Angelo, Swept"
"Oh. do ~ he said serenely. well.
shall never forget how I found out
it, existence"
mo more shall I. You told me III
about it at the time, ~ terrific %
cret. and may tell you that rve kept
It from that day to this!"
'You would" he said simply. but
think Of having the nerve TO pull up
the governors floor! II only shows
what boy win do. wonder II the
holes there STILL"
Now all the time the planetary q,
tective had been watching his satel.
lite engaged in an attempt to render
the damage done to the mahogany
doors . little less conspicuous. Mel.
ther appeared to be taking any further
interest in the cigar cupboard. or pay.
ing the slightest attention to GAIA
let's "reminiscences. But Mr.. Drink
water happened to have heard every
word. and in the last sentence there
was one that caused him to prick mp
his expert care :nstinctiveiy.
whats that about a hole?' said
he, turning round.
II was reminding Miss Macnair how
the place FIRST came to be-"
yes. yes. But what about some
hole IN the hoor,"
II made one myself with one Of
those knives that contain Ill sorts OF
OF things. including 4 saw. Il was one
Saturday afternoon in the summer hol-
idayc. I came in here from the gar
den as my father went out BY that
door into the hall. leaving ono Of
these mahogany doors open by mis-
take. It was the chance OF my lie;
;. I slinreA e A..e a lnnk. Ha came
back for something. saw the very door
you've broken standinx atar. and shut
It without looking In. So there was
in a nice old trap! I simply daren't
call out and Gtve myself away. There
WA : BIT. Of loo.a oilclofh ON the.
floor
There n gtall.. aid tho satellite.
psustux IN hie task. !.
T moved the oiIclo<h. IN the eod:i
havksd IN one md az tAe board (lvc3,
ily they versn.t groove ana toosuo)i
sawsd throuxh The nsxt one 10 1t, had
It up. too. and rot through into the
foundations. leaving everythine much,
A I had found II Tho place u 20
sunan that tho oilcloth was obliged tO
f.n n place Il Il fell anywhere But
I had plenty Of time. because my
people had gone IN to dinner."
"You ought To have been = burglar.
sir" said Mr.. Drinkwater Ironically
$50 YOU covered up . sia with . crime,
Ike half the sentlsmen Who 70
through my hands for the first and
last timei But how did you get out
OF the foundations?"
ooh. thst vas as easy q pie; rA
often explored them. Do You remem-
har ina row rot into. Blanche. for
taking YOU with me once and simply
running YOUR frock?"
q; raa..,.SS.r -. .-o.k!" ..!A
Blanche
Il va. her last contribution to the
conversation. Immediate develop.
ments not only nut an end to the fur
Their exchange Of ancient memories,
but rendered n nresently fmpossiblo
out warning ali three disappsatsd