The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-12
1.-THE MOSS MYSTERY"


turned - fun. w,d sse hises
asssyx6sed her"
Are yss sure sbe-fAc ~"
yes, MISS Field, there In no
hope, bss W. have seat fer the
sOcter"
But cant we 10 something our.
selvesg Artificial respiration
Net chance. The flesh is cold.
even stiffenes. know ssmething
Of these matters. and should
jus~e sso has besn dead nm hour
OF more"
This us b tsr,s.e." ast Janet
put her hass 10 her brow. Can
you not get II set7"
1T will Rooa 30. now But will
opes another window"
The room had four large win
dows. tive north and two east
These were each securely fastened
with the patost catches. until !
opened them. | took most careful
seta Of this. eailsg Miss Fields
sttcotios 10 n FOR future corrobo-
ration
lis Il not mraasee." I mid. that
Mrs no~ sAosis sseep with no
yeatllation'"
"She IL subject 10 asthma" 70
tsrses the glrl. and on very cold
sights she always closes all her
room windows She ventilates
thru the bathroo@
For the frat time ! noticed
door leading 10 bathroom II
was Ajar and stepped thru The
bathroom window. there Was but
one. was open for the space OF
about sir inches and fastened in
that position by side catch
could readily see that tho this
right be deemed sufficient by
SEINE people tor ventilation. IL was
really n very small aperture and.
mr. II had proved. waa utterly IN.
adequate TO allow tie Kar 70 80.
CAPE went back TO the bedroom.
Bethany and CtsSy wsrN stand.
Ing together locking down at poor
Marybell..
made gesture 20 Wesley.
which h. understood
"rrail." he said. 80 that all could
hear. Il wtrh you'd take command
here It's serious matter. ans
We mu~ move carefully. I've called
the doctor. he'll be hero shortly
Meanwhile. wc will all DO M YOU
say"
Very we'll" I returned. Tive
ne real authority. but you. Wesley.
are the nearest Of kin herr. or.
rather. your wife IL. - I'll do as
you ask And will rcaues, tia,
the room bo cleared. and no ono
come IN again until after the doc
tors arrival
Lsrd HcrrinEdesn went away at
once. without word. Cissy went
reluctantly. fairly dragged off by
Bethany. Miss Field had already
zone. called away by a servant. and
Helen hadn't been In the room at
all | could hear her sobhing in
Dor own room. next deer.
Wesley stayed. and he ass I
wcst right 10 the crucial question.
"Accldost Or saicise1" said.
bricny.
"oh. never miicise, MArybeile
kin herscifT Never"
But how could 1, be acciden.
tall" ! asked. Look. Frank. the
gas burner Is too high for her 10
have reached. See. IL is fully eight
feet from the floor. can't reach
II by nearly a foot"
by George. that's sol How did
they ever light the thing1"
1T hasn't been used for years.
not since they put In the electrics.
When they used 10 burn gas they
had long lighters. with wax tapers
on them. and slotted end 20 turn
on the gns."
Then how did Il get turned or
herof Where's the lighter"
Wesley and | looked about. but
saw no implement OF the sort.
"Of course. there isn't one ahou,
now" said. musingly. III Mary
belle turned on the ras pur.
posely-"
she never did"
"If she did. she climbed on
chair or something. II Il was
turned on accidentally. II was hit
by something what7 What
could possibly hit that high fix.
ture. and Marybelle not notice it7"
she would notice the escaping
gas Mt once"
"Of course abe would That's
why | say II wasn't an accident"
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