The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-18
ny CAROLYN WELLS


SO. aa working hypothesis, ]
took tho fact. the fact mind YOU.
that somebody else did turn ON
that gas. aud | settled down 10 find
out that somebody's name.
My thinking chair. now com.
Portable armchair instead OF one OF
the wicker fol.de rolls. was In the
northwest corner OF tho room, thus
commanding tho door from tho
hall. as we'll as all the other doors
and Windows OF the room. LETT
tho hall door aiar. always. and en-
couraged any one who cared 20, TO
come In and discuss the matter
with me nj any time
Cissy Carrcau. with ir h, terios
and her Poltergelst rubbish had
gone home. and ! was glad OF H.
BellsVny had gone, too, but tho
Earl still fingered and Janet Field
was TO stay a short time longer.
Most Of tho servants had given
notice. some indeed had left. but
there we're enough to look after Us
comfortably and the house was run
pretty much as whom Marybcllo
was there
I'm going 10 hunt for the
pearls" said Helen. coming In. one
Very we'll" returned. n little
ahsently | was used 10 her put
tering about. poklng into cracks
and ereyiees. climbing 10 tho tops
OF wafdrobes or bureaus. and rum.
mAElng dresser drawers that had
been gone thru scores Of times.
But. she argued. the things were
all hers. and she had right 10
rummago all she wished Tho
pearls we're hers. too. she said. but
II seemed 10 me. the Earl didn't
altogether like that. aud ! imag'
incd he was prolonglng his stay In
hope OF finding the pearls and
them himself.
You know. Helen" ! said. az
last. as she was excavating a broad
window-seat Just behind me, and
things all about. when !
get around TO H. III find those
pearls for you"
DO you know where they aref"
Il think so. or rather. think
II will come 20 me whore they are.
when | can put my mind on H. Al
present. I'm busy"
You're bumptious and concelt'
ed" abe returned. sitting on the
floor and looking up at me. "but II
you think YOU can find them. !
think you ought 10 do Il AZ onc,
How do you know the burglar
didn't take thomr"
VIVA, burglar"
Tho one who killed MArybello.
81 course"
KILLED her In order to steal tho
pearisY'
"Of course. What other motive |
could anybody have had for muir
ier7-
Inheritance. / said. looking a,
her squareiy.
inheritance From Maybelle1
Oh. do you mean Vida
Vida KIN her mistress FOR two |
thousand dollars. Oh. she doesn't |
seem that sort vida II truly dis
treased at Marybeiies death"
"Tiut who. them Janet7 SpearsT"
"Nonsensol Who benefited most
by tho wlllT-
why. me and Frank. You dom,
mean US. do your
Helen didn't show indignation no
much as a nervous hllariiy. II was
4 strained little laugh sho gave.
and said quickly. Don't talk non
sense. OF course. n II was murder.
nobody In the house did H."
''But nobody ou, OF tho house
could have done H.
Then We must come back 20 |
Cissy's ghost. Mr.. Prall. did you
ever think that Cissy might have |
done it--oh. don't mean OF her
own volition. but under influence
or something. by these |
occul, people she has dealings |
with"
Has dealings WITH" I repeated, |
find these blank repeti- |
tons useful In drawing people on.
Yes: you know she's always 60
Ing 10 sesnecs and 'sittings.' as
they call them. And the mediums
fool her. I know
Fool herr
Yes. She has lots Of money.
and they get large sums away
from her"
What are her people thinking
Off"
"shs hasn't any people but her
father. and he's always off sky.
larking. Cissy does as she likes. !
Well. suppose these mediums hyp-
Noticed Cissy TO go into Mary !
bellies room and steal tho pearls
and turn on tho Eas-and Cissy |
never knew she did II NJ ALL"
But how did she get into Mary.
bellies room7"
Suppose she tapped Mt tho door.
say M three or four O'Clock. and
let her In. And suppose
she managed TO steal the pearls and
turn on tho gas without Mary
bellies knowing it"
But II Cissy were hypnotized.
Marybelle would know IT,"
"Oh. well. don't know about
the details. You're the one 10 find
those out. But suppose then, that
Marybelle was asleep when Cissy
went in. and Clssy turned on the
gas"
How did she reach TT"
Well" and Helen looked wise,
there's a crook-handled umbrella
In the closet"
let me see IT." shouted.
Helen went TO the closet and pro-
duced an umbrella with the fro
quently seen J-shaped handle.
Turn on the gas with that"
directed
But try as she would. Helen
couldn't do II. The crook bent