Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

head and shoulders through. After
moment he lowered long rusty iron
rod 10 whose end was fastened an ole
fashioned bra2ier protected by wire
netting.
Look Al This relic" Miller said wher
'.e was on the floor again something
from Movers DAYS"
He held he hrazier so he coull
stance in it's top.
From he amount Of carbon here i
was kept well filled tonight 1t was
signal Andy For what? For those
wild oystcrmen r"
He nodded AZ the fisherman.
'probahiy friends and accomplce9
CT his"
lie grew thoughtful.
The pirl knows, but I hate TO put
Ter on the stand now
Il thinl; she knows everything" An
derson replied.
I'm not 50 sure OF that Miller
aid. but she knows why this light
Way burned Any how we've done all We
can here Go on down We haven't
Teen through The servants rooms yet
There's Morgan's man and his cook II
hey're still here We may get some
thing oul Of them
They found however, only tho wo.
man Evidently terrified by the fire,
she had buried her head beneath tho
covers and lay there, shiyering and
when they shook her and questioned
her-almost incoherent
Miller, disappointed. stared from the
window. The entire sky in The south
west appeared o be in flames. put he
tancied he fire would burn itself out
IN the marshes, that the coqnina house
would be spared He hoped for That.
IN The Light of what they already knew
they might find something there 81
value He was almost afraid now thai
he fire would destroy TOO much. He
uirned back 10 the woman impatient
is
4 AT least YOU ought to be able to
tell us where the man is Morgan
nan"
Il don't know she answered.
lie has lie next room. Didn't you
hear him 20 OUT
Yes about eleven o'clock, hnt
don't know where
Look here" Miller said; "is he ant
thing ia you? Are you---"
He's my husband she answered
"And he didn't tell YOU where IA,
was goine?"
"No. I'm afraid. I'm Why do YOU
ask ne? I'm the one that wants &c
inoW.'
"Nothng TO be had here" Milict
said. Wed better scatter. told No"
gan I'd search every raj hole in HE
place and he let me see plainly enough
hc didnl like the idea. rs worth a
chance. We may turn mp something
Wen meet IN he library
When Miller entered the library
mpty handed an hou later, he founo
Anderson and Tony already there
They. too, had been unsuccessful
we thought we'd wait until yol
came before beginning Oh this room,
. Anderson said
Miller glanced around The girl 'al
on the sofa her face 10 the wall Sh.
mad not looked up at his entrance
Molly sat near her in an easy chat.
Is She asleep" Miller asked Moll>
in 4 whisper.
Molly SHOOT; her head
Miller approached the sofa He hosi
tated before the apparently liioiess
figure. After a moment he turned tc
The others.
lets sec what's in this room first
- said, then
lie broke Off. staring at The hiol
book-~heNcs. piled with musty black
bound volumes,
These old books he cried "rhc &
dry salueiesa reports, as Morgan call
ed Them This rooLl was whore Mo
aan spent most of his time. We en-
only Try"
He walked 10 The shelves and com
monccd pulling down lho books hand
in9 them TO Tom and Anderson vile
placed them on the floor There Wa
nothing behind them but smooth. tn
papered walls and an accumulation o
dust.
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