The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-12
SEVENTH lNSTALLMENI
THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY.
CHAPTER XVI.

b Something in the nature OF coi,-
Ference was proceeding in Quests
STUDY The professor was there. seat,
ed in the most comfortable easy
chair. smoking without relish one o.
Ills hosts best cigars. watching with
nervous Impotence the closed door,
laura and I.enora we're seated NJ tbs
sable, dressed for the street. They
had the air Of being prepared for
some excursion. Quest, realizing the
professors highly strung state had
ieh him alone for 4 few moments
AMI was studying map OF New York
The latter. however. was too Ill at
ease 60 keep silent for long.
Our friend French" he remarked.
you 10 clue, I suppose. as to the
zig ICON ia which his Investigations
aiding him?'
slGnced up from the map
uuy al all. ! know, however. that
,Juse ii which Lenora here was
- being watched closely
le5lessor glanced across to-
lue table before which Lenora
lied.
s-tus strange" he continued,
-s1 young lady should have 50
tell us about her incarcera-
--Dvra snivered for a moment,
WHAT could there be to tell" she
except that it was all horrible,
t04l lelt things-felt dangers
couldn't describe
professor gave vent to an in.
scat little exclamation
sta not speaking for fsncies,' he
,.d. You had food brought to
E,r instance Could YOU never
oa hand which placed II inside
oom could you hear nothing
S. re footsteps OF the person who
..suJ it? Could you not even sur
@hether it were a man or
.-n'.'
.l.d answered him with an evil
=huri. She had barely, as yef,
,ered from the shock OF those
s.ui hours.
I-4 person who brought me the
she said, came at nisht-neVef
Oh daytime I never heard any
lne most I ever saw was once
Opened to be looking toward
QoUr and | saw pair Of hands
= las more-setting down tray.
1gal and called out. | think that
= .tno5t tainted When l found cour-
Tough to look, there was nothing
Tut the tray upon the floor
Ino professor sighed as he turned
az
II is evident, am afraid" he said
al Miss Lenoras evidence will help
20 one. AS an expert in these afalrs,
-r. Quest. does it not seem to you
sIa1 her Imprisonment was just lit
Z purposelesso There seems to have
35an no attempt to harm her in any
Wy
Whoever took the risk OF abduct'
--g her Quest pointed out grimiy'
LA it for a purpose. That purpose
Walld probably have been deyei'
o1ed in course Of time. However we
look at it, Mr., Ashleigh, there was
Ouly one man who must have been
sc4ious to got her out of the way, ana
mat man was Craig. Here comes our
friend French. | have an idea that ne
has something to tell us"
They glanced expectantly towards
the door as French entered, The IN
spector, who was looking very spruce
and well brushed, wished them gen.
aral goodmorning. His eyes rested
last and longest upon Laura, VINO
seemed. however. unconscious OF MS
presence.
Now, then, French" Quest began
as he returned his greeting, take
cigar, make yourself comfortable IN
ehat chair and let us have your news
AS you see. we have obeyed orders
We are all ready to follow you any
where"
1t won't be to the end Of the world
anyway the inspector remarked, as
ne lit his cigar 81 am going TO pro-
pose little excursion down Gayson
avenue way"
Back to that house? Lenora ex'
Claimed with grimace.
The inspector nodded
We have had those boys ct the