The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-10

Il. suppose you have heard of the bill.
lionalre baby Morton Hazleton 141'
asked Kennedy Of me one afternoon.
Cad. what a lucky kid" exclaimed
tnvcluntariiy.
On. l don't know abou, that put in
Kennedy. Thu fortune may De eAae
geratsd.
He had pulled from his pocketbook a
card and handed it 10 me. II read: Ill
bert Butler, American representative
Lloyd's..''
"Lloyd's":' queried. What has
Lloyds to do with the oiIlion-uolla'
baby
VERY much. The child has been in
sured with them for some taoulouS s"''
against accident. including ktdnaplns.
"Yes?" / prompted. sensing story.
We'll, there seem To have been threats
Of some kind. l understand. Me. nu,'.I
has called or ne once already to-daE %
retain my services and is going to-an--
there he is again now. $500 xo-
Kennedy had answered the door ouzzer
himself. and Mr.. Butler. tai. Slopp'ns-
shouldered Englishmau. entered:
Has anything new developed: <sAeu
Kennedy. introducing ms. :,..
~ san't say" replied Butler dublouSly
~ rather think We have found something
that may have a bearing on the cas-.
You know Miss HaFetShdtH'
the actress and professional beauty
Yes-at least have seen her. why
We hear thai Morton Sa tzis t'r Snv"s
her. anyhow, remarked outie'
'Weu:'' 49,:
Then you don't know the gossip: ne
ca, in. she is said to- be. IN d S EI,
tariin near the city. II nave - INV
that out for YOU: II is, a ,SS ;nSIudins not
only HaZictun but Or. Maudsis!' tnS
Hazleton physician. and one or ~
o,hers. who II they we're poore' i''eA-
be called desperate charactsrs: Of his
Does iMrs. HaZleton hno" u
reputed Intimacy? -. ,.
can't say that. either. presume
that she Is no tool ,,.aa
Morton HazletOn. IT, l Knew. oEt"ne
RI a@rather smart group ot young HieH'
u. ta1 bean mentioned in several near
annals but as far as | knew there mao
been nothing quite as public ana oeit'''Ne
as this one. 49, e,rs, -"
SEardly." rclpted sRutler. shaking his
head. You SCI. Mrs. Hazleton Is a
nervous wreck. but its about the oaos.
and caused. she says. by her Tears LUZ
BTtier shrugged his shoulders and pro-
reeded: The child you know. Is Suaiu-
ed ia the house. In his peranlou,at az
he IS doubly guarded. and when ne s"
out tor his airing IN the autonon'Is. t"o
men. the chauffeur and detec'lrc; hte
always there, besides his nurse. ana OF
ten his mother or grandmother. EE%n
in the nursery suite theF haEH nu ,n
shutters which can oe puileu uoM !, 90
nadiocked at night and are construclcu
50 as ito give plenty Of fresh ar s.sn
~ a scientific baby Master Hazleton
was the best sort Of risk we thought
But now--we don't know. ~ =.
You San protect yourselves
suggested KENNEDY. o,,,,. ,ha
Eyes VIC hay., under IN" policE' lle
right TO take certain measu - nr,,,I.
tect ourselves. in addition 70 the ~ 80.
tions taken by the tlaZlctons' We nay
eddrI our own detective IN those alreaI!
On 6Ii,v But We've don't know what
70 guard against" he concluded. PER
n NAV see Mrs. Aazleton?" unused
kennedy. :. .;-,,,,s,.,ces she
can scarcely refuse TO sec any one e, W. ~
snnd rye arranged already for you 10
n>cey her within an hour IS tna' all
right:
Certainly" ,,o
i,v'was uptown, facing the river: As
We Suffered the grounds We could almost
feel the very atmosphere on guard.
did not see the little subject oil so n,usn
concern. but l remembered ms mucn
hersided advent when his grandparents
rad settled cold million on him. Just as
reward for coming into the world
Mlllicent Hazleton was a very fretsE
little woman, in whom one saw IN
stinc,ively the artistic temperament.
Shn had been an actress. too. when
Sung Morton Hazleton married her. and
nj first. at least. they had seemed very
". were admitted to see her in her
ovnGlibrary. i ,astefully furnished room
on the second floor OF the mouse FACING
&SE fs a H All began Butler.
sroothinr the way for US. 'of course
YOU realize that we are "orkins IN
YOUR interests. Professor Ns"n coy
therefore. in sense. Feptes."'' '
81 am quite sure shall be delighted
% hain You she said with an absent
expression. though not ungracl"uS1E;
Butler. having INTRODUCED US e'"'
A;few moments Of general CONVERSE
ton then followed. rs,.
asked. after having gradually LED
She had been looking out at the gar
den. You couldn't underta1d. she re-
You may be sure. Mrs. Hazlcton. that
have not come here unnecessarily 70
intrttde." he reassured her. ~ IS eN.
actly as Mr.. Butler put it. Ne-"apt
Vol would think me crazy" she re-
drearn-just dreams
"Ah," he remarked. AN anxiety
dream? You will pardon me. Mrs HAZE
ton. but before We go further let me
tell you frankly that | am much more
than an ordinary detective. II you Will
permit me. l should rather have you
mink Of me as a psychologist. special,
ist Sne who has come 10 set your NINA
at rest rather than to worm things from
YOU Shy devious methods against when
you have 10 be on guard. 1t Is just FOR
such an unusual case as yours that MIR.
Butler has called ms IN"
She had been standing by the window
during the; interview and was quite er-
identity growing more and more nerv-