The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30
CHAPTER xxIII-(continued).

llere, ana Slmu1OndS came pant1ng up
an instant later. The detectives a
their torches in their hands, and l
saw that they had broken one of the
glass panels of the doors, and that n
or them had passed a hand through the
opening and was fumbling about inside.
There was a sharp click, and h hand
came back.
There you are he said, threw the
door open and stood aside for his SUI
perior officer to lead the way.
What's wrong?" Simmonds asked
II don't know-but the girl showed
a light at her window"
You heard nothing?"
mot Q. sound"
Simmonds hestitated. No doubt the
| same thought occurred to him as to
me; for the lawyer-Tartarin in me
ggeste that we scarcely had warrant
to break our way n a sleeping house
in the middle of the night.
But no such doubts seemed to dis
turb Godfrey. Without a word, he
caught the torch from Simmonus'
hand. and passed through the doorway.
Simmonds followed. I went next, and
the two other men came last, thei
eorches also flarng. Three beams of
light flashed about the library and
showed it to be empty. One Of them
Godfrey's-lingered on the h~igh-baclSed
chair, but this time it had no Oc-
cupant.
Then Godfrey switched on h light,
passed into the hall II switched on
the light there. The hall, too, was
empty, and only the ticking of a tall
clock disturbed the silence. l was
fatlering n ready to turn back, but.
to my amazement, Godfrey crossed the
hall at 4 bound and sprang up the
stairs, three steps at a time.
Make all the noise you cam" he
shouted over his shoulder, and he clat-
ter of our feet seemed enough to wake
the dead.
The upper hall was also empty; ana
then my heart gave a sudden leap, for
the circle of light from Godfrey's torch
had come to rest upon a white robed
figure. which had stolen half way down
the stirs from the upp story. 1t
was h maid, holding her nightdress
about her: and her face was as whlre
as her gown.
Godfrey sprang to her side.
What is it?' he asked. What is
wrong?"
II heard a cry gasped the girl
Down here somewhere. And a scuffie
in the dark. a woman's cry. 1t was
choked off short"
Godfrey leaped down among us, and
as the light of a torch flashed across
it, 1 saw that his face was liyid.
Who's got an extra gum he de
manded, and one of the detective;
pressed into his hand. 'Reads'
now, men, ne duaeu' !oSSSu nv tfttt
threw open the outer loo into Si!ya's
room. and flung bach the draperS be.
yond.
My heart was in my throat as
peered over Godfreis shonlaeF at VIVA
lay within: and then a gasp OF a22uZe.
ment from my companions mnls'et
with my own.
For the crystal sphere was Glowins
softly. and seated Gloss legeed on ~
divan, his hands folded, his eyes fixc,
IN incarnation, was oilNa.
we ali stood Tor a monaent Starih'
at nm then 1ou!FeS paSaea MS nan
dazedly before ms eyes.
you TWO men stay Oh EHifh mere
ne said. one OF YOU heGp your lo,tf
on TINS fenoW' ana tle otiirr Keep az
torch on the HOOP. IheFe 4 coDfi
around
An arc or hght swept ~Shak}hsi
across the fioor. as one OF lAe mel
turned ms loren toN'atu H. E"t
saw no sign of Toto.
Lester, you n ~SlrnrnohaS com
with me- Godfrey added tepped oacI
into the nan, ana tapped at ihe 600
OF MISS Vaughans pea room.
There was no response, ana n
{ tapped again. Ihen ne trled tNe dool
l found 1t unlocked, n opened II: II
sent a ray of light ABOUT IN
room; then he found the sWltch turne
on the nShtS ana entered.
/. The room was empty, as were IN
| dressing room ana path room adloin
. ing. The covers OF the PED had pee
turned back, ready Tor It's occupan
but the bed was undlsturbed
GodIfey glanced aoout TIE fooi
again. a sort of frenzled concentrate
in his gaze, and then Went OUT ieaV
ing the hShtS puIllliis' IL LOOK out
moment or two to look through tn
other suites. They We're all empty.
. IF Miss Vaughan was anywher
, about, and unharmed; SAID Godlre!
e the noise we made would hay
. brought her out to investigate. There
v only one place she can be- ana he lie
i the way resoiutely pack TO the doof {
4 Silva's room.
= The yogi had not moved.
+, Godfrey MN Tor
c moment, win ms loren iuli on th
bearded face. Then he crossed tn
Threshold, his loren sweeping the floc
in front Of him.
Lets see what the thug is up to