South Bend news-times., 1919-04-27

At sdAus NdlEtQ LVNdE0 the q
graveyard At a point very close
TO il felt the presence OF this crea- +
ture in black / spoke. 7 took my
courage in my hands. 1 reached out.
/ touched nothing lie raised his in
jured hand. Il got this for my
pains"
What made you go 20 the grave
yard 20 Roblnson asked suspiciously.
There was no mOckery in the
Panamanian's answer.
II have told YOU the court for me
has always been full Of ghosts" He
pointed TO silas Blackburn. 1T
frightened rae that this man should
come back through the court from
his grave with all the evidence
pointing 90 an astral magic. / want
ed 10 rstrace his journey. I thought
at the grave. II Z were alone, some 4
thing might expos itself that had 4
naturally remained hidden in the I.
presence Of so many materialistic +
human beings"
A smile spread over Rawlins cold .
unimaginative features
That sounds well, Mr Paredes, /.
and there is a lot about this case
that looks like ghosts, but leave us
a few fiesh-and- blood clues. This
woman in black is one OF them, al
though she's been slippery as an eel. /
IL looks 10 me as IL you went 10
the grave 20 meet her alone exactly
as you went TO the deserted house 10 I
talk quietly with her night before
last. Maybe she mistook YOU for
one OF US shopping in the dark, and
let you have it."
IF that is so" Paredes said
easily, the nature OF my wound
would suggest that she is guilty Of /
the crimes i'm the old room. Why
not go out and arrest her then? She /
might explain everything except the |
return 20 life OF Mr.. Blackburn. I'm I!
afraid that's rather beyond you in Z
any case. But at least find her"
Robinson joined in Rawlins' I
laugh.
why go outside for that?"
Paredes started.
You never mean
You bet we do Rawlins said. |
II " nat Il 70 nnBE1 ouA GauA Dttn !
80 we'd have caught her long be- /
fore We're not blind. and we
haven't missed the nerve with |
which she helped the doctor fix YOU /
up. We haven't caught her before |
because her headquarters have been I
right In this house all the time I
You remember the other night. Mr.. /
Robinson. You'd just questioned /
her in the court and had threatened |
TO question him, too. when she came |
in here ahead OF us and slipped out |
the back way. She mus have told /
him 70 follow because they had to I
talk. undisturbed by us. They went /
by different roads 10 the deserted /
house where a light had been seen |
before. We happened 10 hit his /
trail first sad followed it. I'll guar
antee you didn't see her when you
first came IN"
Mr.. Graham kept me busy, and |
rather waited for your report be-
fore pushing things. didn't see /
her or question her until after Mr. |
. Graham and Mr.. Blackburn had |
started for New York"
And she could have sneaked in |
the back way any time before that"
Rawlins said.
It's utter nonsensel" Graham |
cried
Rawlins turned on him.
See here, Mr.. Graham. you've !
heen trying 10 fight me of this way |
all afternoon. II won't do"
''Katy's good girl" Silas Black !
burn quavered
With a growing discomfort Bobby /
realized that when the woman had /
cried near the graveyard he had !
reached out for Katherine and had /
failed 10 find her. Moreover, the
night Graham and he had heard the !
crying I'm the old room she had stood
alone in the corridor 1t was
easily conceivable that the turn of
events after Robinson's arrival
should have made il necessary for
conspirators 10 consult free from
any danger Of disturbance. But
katherine. ne told himself. was as
suredly the victim of coincidence
He couldn't picture her entangled
i'm any Of Paredes' purposes. Her
dislike Of the man was complete and
open. But he saw that Rawlins out
OF the mass Of apparently mex
pliCab BILE clues had extracted this ma
terial one and would follow il des-
perately. no matter who was hurt
and Robinson was behind him. That
accounted for their frequent eXcur-
sions upstairs during the afternoon.
for Rawlins' ascent as soon as they
had returned from the grave. They
lad evidently found something TO
sharpen their suspicious. and era
ham probably knew what IL was
Robinson took out his watch
we can't put this or too late" he
mused.
The detective az his heels, ne
walked te the library. Bobby start
ed after them Graham caught him
and they crossed the dining room
together
what do they mean TO do Bob
by asked.
I have been afraid OF II since this
afternoon" Graham answered. u
haven't cared 10 talk about II l had
hoped to hold them of They in
tend In search katheriue's room