The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-16
from or delivered one 10 the octui ant
or driver Of the car from Green Fancy.
CHAPTER VII.
A Note, Some Fancies and an Expedi-
ton in Quest of Facts.

ton in Quest of Facts.
He started upstairs, his mind full Of
the events and conjectures of the day.
AS he entered the room his eyes fell
upon white envelope at his feet. l.
had been slipped under the door since
he left the room an hour before.
Terse reminder from the prudent Mr..
Jones His bill for the day He picked
it up, glanced at the inscription. and
at once altered his opinion. His full
name was there in the handwriting
of woman For "A moment he was
puzzled: then he thought of Miss
Thackeray. A note of thanks, no doubt,
unpleasantly fulsomel Vaguely an
noyed, he ripped open the envelope and
read:
'In case ! do not have the oppor
tunity to speak with you tonight, this
is to let you know that the little man
who says he is a book agent was in
your room for three-quarters of an
hour while you were away this after
noon. You'd better see if anything is
missing. NJ. T."
He made a hasty but careful exami-
nation Of his effects. There was not
the slightest evidence that his pack
had been opened or even disturbed. IL
the little book agent spent three-quar-
tiers of an hour in the room he man
aged most effectually TO cover up all
traces of his visit.
d.. Il; "a
after midnight. He now regarded him
self as definitely committed to q COM
bination of sinister and piquant enter
priscs, not the least of which was to
know about the mysterious young
woman at Green Fancy.
The next day he. with other lo1gers
in the Tavern. was put through an ex-
animation by the police and county
officials from St. Elizabeth. and noti-
fed that, while he was not under sus-
picion or surveillance 1t would be nee
essary for him to remain in the ''baili-
wick" until detectives. already on the
way, were satisfied that he possessed
no knowledge that would be useful TO
them in clearing up what had now as
sumed the dignity of national prob
lem"
ODowd rode down from Green
Fancy and created quite sensation
among the officials by announcing that
they had perfect right to extend
their search for clues to all parts of
his estate, and that he was deeply in
terested in the outcome of their in
vestigations.
The sheriff said he would like to
run over the ground a bit" that very
afternoon if it was agreeable TO Mr..
ODowd
ODowd stayed TO dinner. DINNER
was served in the middle of the day
at Harris Tavern) He made great
impression upon Lyndon Rushcroft.
who, with his daughter. joined the two
men. Indeed, the palavering Irishman
extended himself in the effort to make
himself agreeable He was vastly in
terested in the stage, he declared. AS
matter of fact he had been told a
\ thousand times that he ought TO 90
on the stage. .
/ The little book agent came in while
! they were at table. He SAT down in
/ a corner of the dining room and 5usied
| himself with his subscription lists
while waiting for the meal to be
served. He was still porting over them,
frowning intently. when Barnes and
the others left the room.
Barnes walked out beside Miss
Thackeray
The taiIor-made gown is an i'm
provement." he said to her. He was
thinking that she was very pretty
girl. after all.
1.-The frock usually makes the wom
an, she said slowly, but not always
| the lady"
He thought of that remark more
than once during the course of an aft
ernoon spent in the woods about
Green Fancy.
O'Dowd virtually commanded the
expedition. II was he who thought of
everything. First of all. he led the
party 10 the corner of the estate near
est the point where Paul was shot
from his horse Sitting in his saddle
he called the attention of the other
riders 10 what appeared to be most
significant fact in connection with the
killing of this man.