The Washington times., 1918-10-23
The PlOtters
SERIAL OF EAST AND WEST
Elizabeth, After a Talk With Her
Brother, Receives a Visit From
Talak, the Farmland.

''The utmost they would do with .
defective OF his type would be to
put him in an asylum-wblch IL
where she ought to be. He Is not
safe at large-at least the commun-
ity Is not safe. That has been
proved by what might have result
ed in an attack upon you. ana by
his shooting his employer"
Only One idea
HE seems to have room IN his
head for but one Idea" Elizabeth
mused. THAT gives me hope that
l may be able to make him con-
fess to you. But I will wait and
see. You will be sure to stay right
within call, Dougles?' she asked
with a sudden sinking OF heart
Surely. dear" reassuringly. And
now that we have our plans. let
US have our supper. Miller will be
here by 1880"
The pair ate little. yet talked 80
naturally that the houseworker
from Midland decided that Miss
Wade was getting on 50 well that
a maids services would not BE
needed much longer.
Silence fell upon brother and
sister as they returned to the
veran a half-hour later.
Here Mr.. Miller Joined them, and
after listening to Douglas Wade's
theory. admitted that II sounded
plausible.
yet" he said. 'T wonder where
the fellow got the pistol One
chamber OF the revolver Of Amos'
pistol was empty. The Pole couldn't
have hidden himself in the room.
could he?"
That is what puzzles me-
Wade acknowledged. The only
place he could have concealed him
self Is under the table. Yet how
could he enter the room? Ny sis
ter says that Butler and Chaplin
and she returned from their walk.
the woods when they came up to
the house"
Gould he have run around the
other way and climbed into the
Window Miller queried.
81 think it's too high from the
ground for him to do that easily"
Wade objected. suppose we 60
around to that side of the house
and see how high the sill Is"
Elizabeth started as II to accom-
pany them, but her brother demur-
red gently.
'wait here. dear girl; don't exert
yourself. We will be right back
he said
He remained away longer than
he had intended to. and when he
came back his manner was so ex-
cited that his sister asked quickly.
What Is is? What have you
found?"
Not Too Hopeful
Don't let yourself get agitated,"
he warned in a low voice. And
don't get too hopeful. We have
found another chain in the link Of
evidence that will prove Buffers
innocence, I hope. Yet we must not
count too surely on the strength
Of It,"
, what is it?" she whispered.
1--WE were looking at the window
of the little room when we saw a
fresh cut on the woodwork Of the
frame.
'I turned my electric torch upon
II. It Is a groove ploughed In the
woodwork by a bullet fired from
outside the house. That bullet"
he added solely. ais the Sone by
which Amos Chaplin met his death.
There, dear. keep calmr' as his
sister caught his hand in hers. II
promised to tell you the truth. so l
am keeping nothing bach Now, II
we can make the Pole confess
where he got his pistol and what .
he did with It afterward. We NAV
have some good news for John
Butler in a day or two"
at guess we won't have to wait
as long as that" Miller affirmed.
ITO my way OF thinking
"Hush-shw
The warning was EI'zabeth's ana
her manner was as unruffIed as n
she were not facing one OF the most
important moments Of ner young
life
In the dim twilight n sIoachlng
figure was stumbling up the path.
At sight OF him, Mr.. Miller slipped
quietly through the front door and
took his place in the parlor hack
OF the closed blinds.
The man approaching the house
did not look up until he reached
the foot OF the steps. Then at sight
of the pair seated there, he started
nervously.
"Oh-excuser-he began.
But Elizabeth cut short his stam-
mering speech. Good evening.
TalalI"' she greeted him in a clear
voice. "This is my brother. Dr..
Wade. But 1 think you have met
him already"