The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-13
OUTSIDE THE LAW
BY STUAR II RIVERS
Co-author Aft airs of n Lonely woman

Exactly" the judge nodded. In other
words-or maybe L had better explain
I from the beginning. Early this morning
we returned to my house, which is next
door to yours, and after a talk in the
study, 1 rang for my housekeeper, Mrs.
Darrow by name. | instructed her 10
take Miss Tucker upstairs and make her
comfortable in one of the bedrooms.
Reaching the bedroom. she left Miss
Tucker, who fell asleep in chair. In
| the meantime Mr.. BALM and myself also
went upstairs and were getting ready TO
go to bed when Mrs. Darrow's screams,
| coming from the lower hall, brought US
down again. We found her fastened IN
chair, and Immediately thinking OF
Miss Tucker, we ran upstairs, shouting
to her. We broke into her room only to
| find her struggling with man, who ran
! to the window leaped out and escaped IN
a taxicab that was drawn up to the
curb.
"Our butler James, has since confessed
that the man was his twin brother, VINO
went up to James room before he at
tackled Miss Tucker presumably while
he was waiting for a signal However.
we sent James downstairs to find out IL
Mrs. barrow was all right, and he discov-
cred her lying on the floor, unconscious
from a terrible blow on the head
1--WE got her up on the couch, sent
James to Telephone IOr LII. hlCc-efAiS s,Sit
| tleman here-and we went upstairs to
dress During this time MIR. Balm
chauffeur had been sent out in front
| of the house to watch.
| ..Dr. Rice arrived, Miss Tucker opened
| the door for him and he walked into the
library only to find that Mrs. Darrow
| had disappeared in a most mysterious
manner Naturally. we thought she was
| still in the house, so we searched, again
leaving Miss Tucker to watch the IL
erary
| while she was standing there by the
door a woman appeared in the library
and Miss Tucker tainted, but not pe1ore
she had uttered a scream which prousnt
us to her assistance. l reached the hall
in time to see the woman attempt to
lift Miss fuckers body and running Tor
ward I reached the library door only TO
| receive a blow in the face from the
| woman's fist Mr.. Balm was barely a
second behind me and he followed the
woman Nto the library. she hao ols-
appeared-gone entirely.
| 1--WE we're still searching for her means
| If exit when Mr. Ballins chauffeur re-
turned with the information that he had
seen a woman taken into touring car,
which was driven away by the woman
who was evidently the one l had seen
with Miss Tucker.
| I'VE continued our search, looking TOT
a secret door, and at last we found It.
The Judge paused moment, gazing
into Morrison's eyes that were fastened
on his face with curious expression
of fascination cleaning from their
| depths.
"And you found it?" he asked at iast.
| 1--WE found it," the judge repeated. 1T
was secret passage. The entrance was
behind my couch. and it lead from my
| library to the room in this house where
we found you asleep.
Morrison made one last attempt al
buster. "Tommyrot," he exclaimed,
laughing nervously do you expect we TO
believe any such fairy tale as tnat
downright. 1919, Thompson Feature
Service)
(To be continued tomorrow