The Ordway new era., 1917-08-31

the rear OF the hall; ana receiving III
affirmativ response motioned the serf
ant TO il with an Imperative hand
There's light burning in there still,
he said; ''you can see ii beneath th'
door. Better see II perhaps Mr.. Kip
ley hasn't fallen asleep over his work
Ma-tin. -. No-go ahead; I'll an
Swer this"
The doorbell had Just rung. As th'
aget. negro sCuti,ed of toward the II
l hragy. Parr turned, opened the from
door. and admitted an urchil wearing
I th.. livery of well-knOwn telegraph
company. This last delivered an
envelope addressed TO Miss Patr!a
I ,>hanning, pOcketed tip, and returned
/ TO the street. Captain Parr cooked an
attentive ear toward the library while
the girl hastily scanned her telegram.
What nonsense, Captain Parr-will
you please look at this?"
He took the telegram from her Qulv-
erinC hand-aud knitted annoyed
brpwS over IL.
Newport June 10. 1915
Miss Patrta Claiming.
Fast Tenth Street. n Y. city.
Distracted Why did you run away to-
night without explanation? Rodney fol
lows by hrst morning train. Please wire
prompt denial RUuors current here you
eloPed with Captain PaTr,
AMELIA wRESN.
4 smile, haIf-ruefuL. half Of amuse-
ment. replaced PARIS frown. He re-
turned the message. The girl impa-
tienuy tore It up and committed its
offensive fragments to the floor.
She was startled by n cry throaty
with terror Martin tottered out of the
library door. his limbs trembling, his
face ashen benenth It's bronze.
Miss Patty, O lawd. my
Lawd :"
PARIS fingers closed imperatively up
on the servants wrist.
What is it? What's happened? Stop
that bowling and tell u.s.
ITS A-istuh Ripley daid in there
Common impulse moved the two
young people toward the rear of the
but half way to the library
door Parr checked the girl.
Spare yourself. Miss Claiming. Let
me go first and have look around
please"
1t was a spacious chamber. soberly
II richly furnished in an outaCed mode
and dominated hy massive chimney
piece Of marble elabnrately carved
Parr, however, only SuhconsCi0uSly reg
stered nn impression OF its character
His interest conferred upon the body
of a gentleman Of advanced years that
occupied an armchair at one end of the
table. And it needed no more than n
glance to assure him that the man was
dead beyond dispute.
His head and arms rested upon the
table One hand still EripDed an auto
matte pistol. Near his head rested an
overturned telephone instrument the
-ecsiTer dz~IuL-e1i- He had been ulur-
down While ceI=phg1fa-
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worn By the 5B-starre-s NJ E5rs4y-
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.i.Ientiai.-
He returned 70 the hallway AZ ssrf1-
Of his Ersreiy troas2ed eoan7e-ssaes
Patria rose quickly frocn chair and
came TO him with an iznpIo-iag s4s
tt1re.
Prepare yourself b. said -you.
guardian has been sssasstnate5-5y /,
JAIEanes@- He left y1u ttiis. r.e,f1sTrs +
explains
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Ny Dear Ward: T9rno-rox. yuu
twenJy-firsf birthday. will find jog Ii.
last Of The Fighting Cllanniags-- o;
that day you will Legally become you
own mistress and viii be relieved o
the guardianship OF yourself and you
for,rne-one ot the greatest fortune
in the United States If not In all th
world.
write. rather than wait TO CON
municnfe what have to ssr- k,efzus..