The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-01

Nsntured Kennedy. The fellow ripped
on the outer casing with what they call
/ cAn-Opener
! NO, keep u assinst FIRE rather
than burg lars, He seized a rackage in
e eoe SAFE; put Il was only some business
lost II. particularly. II related 10 a
| sentlemens agreement "A number OF US
had IN the recent cotton corner. sup
pose the government would like TO have
II But-here's the point. n IL Is so
easy TO get in and get away. no one in
bunMood is safe"
why. he robbed the Montgomery
/ carter place the other night remark
ed Mrs Nerplanck. and almost got a
as stun belonging to her son. Mont
somery. Jr. That was the first robbery
Mr. carter. that Is junior-Monty. every
captured the fellow. but he managed to
escape I'm the woods"
M4- the Se TSSGs G SsS5.S cTais
saved the loot he was about to take
, IN. no one Is safe any more" re-
he the only one who has rad a real
Snanee at him. and he was able TO set
But he's not the only one who got
! on without loss" she put in signif-
S1ntly; The last visit -" Then She
.wthere was the last attempt asked
At the house Of Mrs. Iioilinswor,h-
around the point on this side of the
Ia like to 70 there" remarked Ken
Very well Car or boat
Boat. i think
suppose we go in my little run
about. the Strcamline lI~'
OF the harbor."
I'll telephone first that We are COM
ms. said Nerplanck
- 1 mink III Eo too considered Mrs
Nerplanck. ringing for a heavy wrap
lust as you please" said Ncrtlanck
Ihc Streamline was a thre.-stepped
boat which Nerplsnck had huiIt Tor rae
ing. "a beautiful craft. managed r'ur,
IKE a racing automobile. A. she start
81 from the dock. the purring drone OF
her tighi cylinders sent her fenthcriny
over the waves like "A skipping stone
Mrs. lioliingsworth was a wealthy
alN ore. living rather quietly with her
Two children. Of whom IN. courts had
awarded her the case she was "A SILL
ing woman. one Of those Tor whom IN.
new - los Of dress seem especially to
ever that she was not on very good
terms with th" little Mestuort ciiaue I'm
which the Nerplnncks mo, ed. or at least
not with Mrs. Nerplanck
Tho Hollingsworth house was q beap-
Iliul little place down tho bay from IN.
Yacht club. but not a. far as Yer
Opposite.
Yes" replied Mr.. HoIIinrsworth when
.nt I''Non Tor our visit had been *
happened 20 d" awake. rather late or
perhaps you would call % t.arIy
.h"uEht heard a noise az if some one
was trying - break into the drawing
room through tho window switched
on an thc light Then. as ! looked out
"l my window ON IN" second floor. .
lau'l"i ! could sec dark figure stink
into N" shadow OF a." shruhb.ry a. me
sid" ot the house. Th.n there u-as ,
whlrr. u might hsN" been an automo-
pic. aiih"uEh ~ sound ID differently
from that-mo-" like "A motor bost IL
atis rate lh"'~ was uo trac" of car
th1i Ne could discover in the morning
We returned io N'rplsnck's 900 tho
STREAMING lu record time. dinad. and
men Found McN"ili local detective
waiting q" add his quota of information
McN"ill was OF the square-tocl doubl..
chirn"d. hulI-n"eIlod variety. iusf m.
man 10 take along IL there was any
IL was too late to do ANYTHING more
ln"i night and "" sat % nthe Yer
water. considering the case which -
I've St We had hardly started on. Kennedy
s'suheI 'hEr"sscd "a the study in black
.- ln'uEht ] saw moving uCnt Tor an
liant across ~. bay. above the boats
Of Tho hills ON the other side. IL there
"a road over there. above the carter
nous re asked sudg.nfv
There is q road part or the wav on
ne crest Of the hill" replied Mr. Yer
'.'i. "u can SEQ Ga car ON 30. now
,,,. {nIn. through the trees. Ike a NOV
over there. ] mean" reiterated Ken
n.aN' indicating the li-ht as 30 flashed
now iHlnilN. then disappeared To- roam
near i'rfhcr along. likc gigantic fre-
u. 4u thr ulEht.
N-uo.' said Nerplan-k Il don't
think th" road runs rs FAR ar that m
d. farther up tire laV."
What - 30 thcr-' ASKED keppo5,
haii Co hiu a. 'ft aecri- Co be- fray-
. ans rapidly. Now So must Do about
has gone" Is
We continued 90 watch for several
nHt lt asa NOT rtarpe1r
'.t'iN cast hreIkfgst room. NcrpIancE.s
gard nor came in. haf In hand With
much suppressed excitement
tcontinued in wednefoay's intelligence,