The Washington times., 1916-10-15

Clayton didn't want me to have any Sc
cretg from him. ] showed him father &
letter, but / couldn't open the safe and
let him see the machine. felt that
would be against the wishes Of my dead
II meant to do the right thingl oh.
l meant to do the right thing. But II
ansered Clayton. think now that he
changed toward me then and there. He
has been different ever since.
1--WE sat down together to discuss the
plans for our marriage. Clayton
thought needed a protector and that
We. ought TO be married very quietly in
"I was forgetting our disagreement.
sitting there in the moonlight L was
almcst happy again. and then suddenly
We heard the queer. sneaking sound OF
a man creeping along outside the open
window. IL was dark In the room. We
to hide with him behind the couch.
"A Thief in the Night"
II was horribly frightened. but I was
so proud that he was brave. A great.
powerful-looking creature sneaked In,
and crept at once over to the safe. lie
fell on his knees and seemed to be lis
tening for the combination.
Even thep knew that horrible in
fernal machine which my father had or
dered me to destroy was likely to de-
stroy me because had failed to carry
out his command Oh, Miss Fairfax, II
you can't help me, don't know what 8
to become Of me--I'm so afraid. so hor-
ribly afraid" ..#r.. .'.-
80 Jane Hamlin went on and told
US how bravely her lover had crept
out OF hiding, seized the gun which
the intrduer had laid down when
he attempted to open the safe. and
Then the girl had switched on the
lights and, following her lovers or
ders, had hurried to the telephone to
call the police. That had taken pain
then the police station had been very
1eisurely about replying to her excited
efforts to reach them.
When finally she returned from
sTIsE sTmER0nins aIimsn,s an ~ 0assr. haSs she had
the arms OF his powerful ex-captive.
who had now turned captor and flung
the young lover to the floor. Then
he himself escaped through the win
there was nothing Tor him to do but
ask few questions and take his de-
,,"Wss Mr.. Boyd badly hurt'" asked
The girl turned and looked at him
with a queer effort to focus her mind
why do you ask? no, he WASN'T
badly hurt; The police said 1t was
funny a blow like that didn't leave
ton began insisting again that
should chow him what was in the
than ever And said IL / didn't trust
.'ttsspded. up in a. a6arrei. lie hur.
iried ewhy IN the most violent anger
oh, I didnt know what to do, was
so unhappy-and then at last
thousht or writing to you. Miss Fair
SO thst,s your story." said Jimmy
7 #"' Cyrus Hamlin's Ghost.
"No-there's more. though I'm not al
all sure 1t has anything to do with
what I've told you. That night I wa,
visited by my fathers spirit! You dom,
think I'm insane, do you? Really.
saw It'll saw my fathers ghost.
/ Long after had fallen into q
troubled sleep / awoke suddenly.
thought heard a strange sound. and
at once remembered the man who had
tried to break into that safe OF poisoned
gas. Perhaps he had come back.
Strangely enough. wasn't at all afrait
| OF him.
II lit a candle and hurried down tc
the library. There. standing In from,
OF the safe. where had put the screen
"a long, indistinct figure in trailing
white robes and with face whittier thar
anything have ever seen before.
TT was my father-my father. / tel
| you! He stepped out OF the shadow
and held out his arms to me. 1ovet
of him, ]. dropped my candle, and this
only light in the room was the silver
OF the moonlight He looked 'nort
| ,ghastiy than ever, and then in yolc.
me- he whispered: Give my secret t'
Wy dare not fail the father ] love
| And yet his letter told me to destro!
| the internal machine. How am l u
know which is his wish? How am ] 7;
I must do for the living?"
Jimmy and / looked at each other u
mazemsnt That there were desperat'
forces at work we both knew. Tha
they wished to ,impel the giri ee.oIs a y y
| into their own evil purposes we knew
| too. But why? What were their plans
The first step toward helpfuiness wa
| to calm the excited girl before me: an,
so even while I assured her that 4 felt !
the night. with her.
Ine Empty uOuscs
jimmy did a queer thing when Ne 80
out on the block onto Madison avenue
He walked up the block as II he wer
searching for something. Presently ~
came to an empty house. He stood II
kfront Of II. looking back and coIntin;
the houses between 1t and Jane Ham
Inns House OF Terror. Then he tllrne
to me. smiling gcomplacently-the Jimm
grin'in full force.
! And then, Maybe she did see
ghost" said James Barton. s.
One Of the things a newspaper woma
learns quite early In the game Is not
attempt to interview any of her fello'
raftsnlen. -. '....y.
When Jimmy put me into a taxi. nor
/ chaiantly remariing that he "wante
4 TO give the neighborhood the once ovf
4 la Tad" stayed not ito reasd
why" but returned to my work.
| What Jimmy did after left him ha
ia grave bearing on the affairs of til
house of Hamlin-and the mystery {
the disappearance OF Bethune Sver6
rup's band Of anarchists.
After he had disposed of me he stut
led the block OF budding red houses
until he discovered an empty one.
AHA! Watson--I have It," said h
And then he crept down to the bas,
ment entrance under the steps Of thl
vacant house. which lay Just a fe
doors away from Jane Hamlin's gloom