The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-31
THE:
MYSTERY
HOUSE:
CHAPTER V.
A New Discovery

! themselves tne silent workers OIL
the K. 0. d. S. club. They had at
tempted to get into Mystery House
again but always they found they
were being watched by some mem
Der of the other group, which had
been named the Wonders"
One day Sarah set them all to
work bringing jelly glasses up from
the cellar, for she was making
jelly. The Wonders took advan-
tage of the opportunity and so
crept away somewhere. When the
Silent Workers" heard of this they
sent Al. out to spy and Agnes and
Billy were left alone to do the
work. Soon all the glasses that
were on the shelf were carried into
the kitchen.
Now, we're DONE" announced
Billy.
"Done!" exclaimed Sarah, "Yo'
all doan mean to tell me OATS all de
glasses down dere?"
But that is ALL" said Agnes.
"Yo' chillern all done got no
eyes," Sarah said. "Youse go
right down dere in dat celia and
find me mo- glasses" So Agnes and
Billy trotted down cellar again to
hunt for the glasses. Finally they
found some in a little room at the
end of the basement. This room
was quite different from the others
for, instead of a stone wall it had
pretty wooden wall made to look
like small doors all around the
room.
This is a dandy room," said
Billy, "If twas in my house and not
in the cellar, l would make den
out of it,"
Eyes, like it, too" said Agnes.
Il wonder why it is SO much nicer
than the other rooms?"
Say, aren't you goin' to help me
with these glasses" Billy asked.
BILLY! Look" she said, ignor-
ing his question.
well, Pm looking, but don't see
anything" he responded
Come here, and you will" she
said, and Billy walked over to
where she was standing. She put
her finger into space between two
boards.
Nov, look in there" she said,
pulling them out again. Billy then
looked into the space and saw a
little white button. He pushed on
it and behold-one of the imitation
doors swung open!
"a secret doOri" they exclaimed.
Maybe there is a lot of them, "
said Agnes. Billy went around the
room, hunting for another such dis
covery as he had found.
There isn't another" he said,
finally. Now | see why this was
made this way. If they'd made only
one door-why, anyone could see
the purpose of it; so they made
the whole room look like this one
door," They peered into the place
where the door had opened and
saw only dark passageway. They
crawled through the little door and
it Immediately shut again. They
went on and on-not a bit of light
was there to guide them, when sud
denly Billy, who was in the lead,
stopped.
whats the natter" asked
Agnes.
Il can't go any farther" he re-
piled. ut stops here"
Maybe there is another door
here" she said. They felt around
for button or something that
would open door, but found none
Agnes stepped almost up to the end
of the passageway when suddenly,
a door flew open.
How queer" said Billy. did
you find button?"
NO" replied Agnes, 81 hadn't
even touched it when all of d sud
den, it flew open"
Step aside a minute he said.
Agnes stepped aside and the door
shut again! Then Agnes stepped
back to where she was and again
it flew open.
"Ah," said Billy, 81 see now.
Agnes, hold the door so that it'll not |
shut if you step away. That's it.
Now look right where you were
standing. See that round piece of
wood in the ground? Well. when
you stepped on it with your heel it
Opened the door and when Won took |