The Washington times., 1918-05-01
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Tweedledum and Mrs. Pangbourne
Find Lillian Lying Across Her Bed
Stabbed to the Heart

Irod soLliy on the thlck carpet.
A BIt Suspicious
II wonder we don't hear then
talking" whispered Tweedledum
as. in turn, he Illuminated the
OF light
This room, too, was untenanted
and there was no particular sign OF
its having been recently occupied.
Il didn't expect to nDd 'em here.
muttered the man. Lillian only
uses the room on state occasions.
think we must explore still fur.
thsr"
As he was about to turn OF the
light a cloak and hat which had
! been thrown carelessly on a chair
attracted his attention. He stop
/ ped to examine them. Il don't
recognize these" he said. but I
suppose they must be Lillian's.
thought knew every hat shes got
Lady Violet laughed. and there
was- hiDt OF jealousy in the sound
clever man n you know every hat
a well dressed woman has got
or else you must be on very familiar
She had not been without her sus-
pieiona OF MIRA Nilloughby and she
was AZ heart q woman prone to
Jealousy.
Twsedlsdum switched on the
light without further comment.
Come along" he said.
They mounted the next night OF
Stair stili more gently this time,
- IL
might be above. Outside the door
OF the BOULDER they halted. hold
ing each other tightly b. the hand
Listen"
They listened, but all was silent.
nor was there any indication OF
light al the crack Of the door.
Tweedledun burst the door open
smGrtly. The room. like thoss be-
low, was in darkness.
How the search Ended.
He turned on the light
Where can they have flown tor
he Queried. 1t was here that ex-
Dected TO ind thSm." His eyes
wandered round the room. They've
been here. too" he said in a very
low voice. as he pointed TO a de-
canter OF spirits, q bottle OF
Hqueur and some used glasses
which stood on . little table close
20 the. chair which Lillian particu-
larry affected.
Where does that door lead lo7''
Lady Violet pointed to q door.
usually concealed by a heavy red
curtain. which stood slightly ajAr.
That must be another entrance
TO Mrs WillOuEhby's bedroom" ne
answered. speaking. like her. in the
faintest OF whispers. II did not
between the rooms"
Before ne had hnJShed speaking
Violet darted forward and threw
open the door. The interior Of the
room was iIlHminaSsd by the light
from without. A 1Dohnent later me
rushed back into the bedroom,
screaming in abjsct terror.
what Is the NATTER" cried the
man. tt
'Took-%ookI Lady Violet point
ed through the doorway TO the
crest bed. which was fully exposed
10 view. Upon, II lay a woman.
and Tweedledum. approaching,
recognized Lillian wiliouEhby
She was stabbed to the heart.
The woIrs FanEI.
TWsedledum stood in the door
way between the two rooms. grad
ualIy taking in the details of the
EhABtly scene. He. was not afraid
OF death; he had seen too much OF Il
in the course Of his life for that.
But this totally unexpected denous-
ment OF the search through Lillisn's
house was enough TO cause even
him qualma, OF uneaslnesa
Lillian. fully dressed, lay extend
ed on the bed. Her arms were
thrown out to either side, and the
Fingers OF one hand Eripped a pill
low. Her face was but slightly
distorted; It was as n she had been
stabbed in her sleep. There was
some blood upon her Torshead-a
curious mark. something in the
shape Of a rough cross. a mark that
must have been made by the hand
that struck the blow. for the fore
head itself WAS unhurt.
The dagger. a large hilted one,
Btill remained in the wound over
the heart. from which much blood
had flowed, staining the white COW
erlet and the clothes OF the mur-
dered woman. II was the sight OF
this which caused Violet TO run
screaming from the room.
"MurderedFy she Screamed.
Tweedledum ascertained all these
details in the course OF few mo-
ments He had switched on the
electric light in the bedroom in
spite of violent protests from his,
companion, who had sunk into a
chair. and. her hands before her
eyes, was rocking herself TO and
fro. crying and moaning in abject
fear and horror.
Come away" she cried: "for
heavens cake, come away. I'm
afraid. George. I'm frightened"
shes quite dead" Tweedledum
turned TO the boudoir. who the
devil cam
-Murdersd?" Violet EpranK TO
her feet and gave vent 20 a loud
scream. "GsorEe-the murderer
he may be hiding hsre-hs will
kin us-us, too" Again and again
her frantic screams rang out.
BE silent. Violet. you will dis
turb the house, and we shall"
NO, won't be silent"-the wo-
man was becoming hystsrieal-I
won't stay quietly here to be mur-
dered"-and IN spite Of ell that
he could DO she flung open the
door and screamed 'Help! HelpIr
AZ the TOP ef her voice.
fTo Ra Confinued Tor,or-a,,N