Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26

ing. A man named Bedding once was
hanged for numbering his wife. A
child survived. 4 stranger named
Carruthers, with scar on his face,
comes to the house. He is believed
to be Brainard, of the Secret Serv-
ice. Katherine agrees to hide Bel
knap In case the occasion demands
it. Midnight engagements are made
by Katherine and Belknap and Ro-.
berta and Carruthers.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
A Night Of Many Dangers
ssrT,HE rustic seat under the box elder
after midnight" Bing repeated to
himself as he went out of Katherine's
room totally forgetful of the pin he
had gone after; and he added, per-
piexedly: "In Katherine's writing
written upon another half sheet and
impressed through it upon the one
saw. She had torn that half sheet
from this one and carried it out with
her, SO IL was intended for somebody
for whom, wonder?"
He Joined the others on the veranda,
and although he responded to such con
yersation as was addressed directly to
him and occasionally made remark
himself, his mentality continued to dwell
upon the mysterious message he had
seen and read in Katherine's room.
He noticed then for the first time that
Beiknap was not present on the YER
anda.
Where is Belknap?' he asked gen =
orally.
Nobody answered; nobody knew then
afiss Loring remarked:
He has probably gone to his room,
Mr.. Harvard. saw him go into the
house about 8 o'clock" Bing looked
at bis watch and found that the time
was few moments past ten.
He left his chair and streIled down
the steps and along one of the paths
to think.
There was no definite objective in his
mind, but after time, and somewhat tc
his surprise at that, he found himself
before the rustic bench under the box
elder, by the shore Of the lake-so h,
sat down.
Betty Clancy had been likewise dis,
turbed by what she had seen In tn
music room, for she had seen enough fo
her quick wits and lively intuition t.
4 read with more or less correctness.
Now Betty was mischievous rathe
than suspicious.
She read nothing more in the epi
sode at the piano than hidden an
unsuspected romance, but romances in
terested her always, whether betweel
book covers or in the open between per
CONS of her acquaintance.
80, Betty was watchful; she scente
an approaching love- scene between tn
man with the scar and the pianiste; sh
knew that since Carruthers's arriva
there had not been opportunity for tn
exchange of condolences between hir
and the senorita, save that brief inter
change at the piano, and, therefore
well, It was plain to Betty that the
had agred to seek a better opportunit
( before the night was done, and Will
any idea of spying upon them was far
thest from her thoughts, she did wan
TO satisfy herself that she had guesse
correctly. She made her own plan
accordingly.
Black Julius was also vaguely dis
turbed and uneasy that night.
The scene that he had witnessed a
the old mill in the early morning ha
thoroughly convinced him Of Belknap
duplicity-and that it was the sort @
dnplicity that seemed to him to threate
Ais beloved mistress. or her husband
their property: the latter more llkel!
e Julius had convinced himself tina
KNAPP was thief in disguise.
So. Julius, lowering about among tn
maths. but keeping himself rnseeT
watched the lighted windows of Belk
hans room until, somewhat after eleve
o'elock. they became suddenly black
and Julius had already been so mind
f,sllv suspicious Of Belknap's charact'
and habits that he knew it TO be un
nrecedented for that person to retire
early. .,.-
Nulius waited, thinking that the ma
might appear on the veranda but wheI
after reasonable time, he did not d
that. julius entered the house at ii
rear. ascended to the third hoor' an
5eIibetateIy tapped at Beiknap's doc
With an excuse ready If the man wei
there to answer.
There was no response. SO Juli'
tnrped the knob and entered the room,
Beiknap was not there; the bed hS
nnf been disturbed and Belknap's eyt
Ming clothes mad been flung carelessl
2rro.s the back of chair, showing thi
81 hnd changed before he went out.
4nfius searched farther. then, by q
IA 81 q kmall iasl,light that he alwa!
carried for emergency use around
.,.lnm6biic; and because he had be-
3t, ons TO direct the slowing Of Bell
.o..'s eifecfa when they came down fro
,&< CITY. ne noon found that a bla'
~ .,atocr handbag which should have be-
a tt<t1 vts Nissing,
3ulius ~ss Rsavsiy przzlsd. and