The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-14

friends even Hazleton himself For
nearly two years | have tried TO Keep
her away from divulsing the secret.
leaked out. | knew that if Hazeton
with his iEfatuation Of her were 10
learn
And Mrs. Hazleton. has she been
to!d"% interrupted Kennedy.
L have been trying 10 keep il from
her as long as can. but il has been
difficult to keen. Veronica from telling
it, Hazleton himself was so wild over
her. And she wanted her son as
she"
.Maudsley." snapped out Kennedy,
Shaping down on the table the mass Of
prints and charts which he had hurried
" collected and was studying. you lie!
Morton Is Millicent iIaZleton's son. The
whole story is blackmail. l knew It
when sh" told nc of her dreams and I
suspected first some such derilish
scheme as yours. Now know 1t scien-
tlhcally."
He turned over the prints.
Il saw how this case was tending.
Not a moment too soon, l said TO my.
self The hand Of the child will tell
Ry the. very variations in unlike Things.
such as finer and palm prints. as tabu-
study In thousands Of cases by the
very loops. whurlS. arches and COM
positcs. | have proved my case.
The dominancy. not the identity; OF
OF finger markings is sometimes very
striking There is no scientific stone
would have left unturncd until had
delved at the truth OF this riddle. For-
tunately il was not necessary. Simple
finger prints have told me enough. And
best of all. it has heen intime TO frus-
trate that dcviliSh scheme you and We
ronica Havcrsham have been slowly un-
folding"
Maudslcy crumpled up. az It were.
at kennrdy's denunciation. He seemed
to shrink toward the door.
yes" cried Kennedy. with extended
forctinccr. YOU may go-for the pres
emf. Don't try TO run away. You're
watched from his moment on"
Maudsley had retreated precipitate-
looked at Kennedy inauirinEly.
What TO do? 1t was indeed a delicate
handle. If the story had been told to
Hazlcton. what might he not already
have done? He must he found first of
all if We were to meet the conspiracy
of those two.
Kennedy reached quickly for the tele-
phone. There is one stream of scan
dial that can he damned at its source.
he remarked. calling number. Hello.
kIemm'S Sanatorium" Id like to speak
with Miss Havcrsham. What-Eone?
Disappeared? Escaped?"
He hung up the receiver and looked
al Mo hlankly. I was spcechlcss:
a lnDuSdIlu lucas liz" lIlIpOSI 'ul
minds at once. Had she perceived the
import Of our last visit and was she
now on her way 10 complete her plot
tod SANDER Of Milliccnt Hazl"ton.
Tho aad The pV Whole aGTn Gn IN
Hastily Kennedy. called Hazleton's
home. Butler. and one after another of
HaZeleton's farorite clubs. II was not
until noon that Butler himself found
him and came with him, under protest.
70 tho laboratory
What is it-what have you found?"
cried Butler. his lean form a-quiver
with suppressed excitement.
Briefly. one fact after another. spar
ing HazletQn nothing. Kennedy poured
forth the story. how by hint and innu-
endn Maudslcy had been working on
Millicent. undermining her. little know
Ing that he had attacked in her very
tower Of strength. how Veronica. In
fatuated by him. had infatuated him.
had led him on step, by step.
Pale and aSitatrd. with nerves un-
hammered one fact after. another home.
he clenched his fists until the nails dug
into his very palms.
The scoundrcls.' he ground out as
Kennedy finished BY painting the pic
ture OF the brave little broken hearted
woman fighting off she knew not what.
and tho enldcn-haired innocent baby
stretching out his arms in gle" at the
very chance TO prove that he was what
hc was. The schoundrels--takc me- 10
Maundsley now. l must see Maudsley.
Quick
AS We pulled UP before the door Of
the reconstructed Stable-Studio, Kennedy
jumped out. Tn" door WAS unlocked.
Up the broad flight of STAIRS. NazInlnu
went TWO AT time. We followed him
closely.
Lying on tho divan in the room taht
had been the scene Of SO many orgies,