Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-10-21
SYNOPSIS.

DrOther, Arthur DOOSOn.
CHAPTER II.-Michelson meets Isobel.
Mr.. Sidney's daughter, That night he Is
awakened by woman's screams and finds
Jed, intoxicated. threatening Mrs, Sidney,
He tntervenes. Next day Mrs. Sidney
makes light Of the incident and urges Mi
chelson to keep silent about it.
CHAPTER III.-After Nicholson has
been short time at the house Mrs, Sid
ney urges him to consent to the announce
nlent OF his engagement to Isobel. saying
II IS merely precautionary. Satisfied there
is weighty reason for such an extraor-
binary request, he complies IsobeI later
informs him Jed seeks her hand in mar
rage.
CHAPTER 1v.-Mr. Sidney visits the
Dobson. the slayer of his brother, and the
one about whom revolves the mystery of
the haunted pool.
CHAPTER VA plumber, doing some
work at Hartley house, tells of his fright
at the pool. Jed relates the story Of the
Dobson tragedy to the doctor.
CHAPTER VL.-That night Nicholson,
wandering in the grounds, sees a figure
standing by the pool. but does not inves-
tigate. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney and Isobel
leave on a trip to South America Mici,el-
son meets an acquaintance who, tells him
to Nicholson to have bearing on the
mystery Of Hartley house.
CHAPTER VII.-The sidnays return.
and a few days later the appearance of a
foreigner. apparently sailor, throws Jed
ever denies any knowledge Of the stran-
gers identity.
' CHAPTER VILLA few days later MI
'chelson has a caller, Philetus Brown, a
whose name is Dravada. The lawyer
leaves copy of a document stolen from
Mr.. Sidney at MontevideO. which seems
to point to a crime committed by Mr..
Sidney. Nicholson refuses to have any
dealings with the lawyer, and the latter
threatens publicity. Mrs. Sidney admits
she knows the circumstances but will not
%-scs:.e 6 r i1:a.y.,:y
Hartley house. The house is burglarized
and Jed's room ransacked. Nicholson be-
lieves the thieves have secured possession
Of Mr.. sidney's diary. containing the sup
but when lsobel had gone ! was left
wondering again what to do next. 1t
was out of the question to notify the
authorities. The thieves had stolen
Something which. from what knew Of
it. preferred to have in their hands
rather than in the possession Of the
police.
Our detective agency could trust,
hut did not want to communicate
with anyone but Mcclure, the superin.
tendent, and there was no need Of tele.
phoning him until later in the morn
ing.
The case, as thought it over, came
to this: The Spaniard and the attor
ney, by the aid Of confederate. 4
woman, had obtained possession Of thu
diary containing the secret Of Hartle!
house. They would soon be heart
from. They would not disappear. W.
did not have to pursue them. The!
would pursue us.
There was the possibility Of dealing
with them by force extra-legally. Any
thing we did for our protection had t
he done extra-legally. l thought Nc
CURE could and would attend to that
and 1 intended to instruct him to con
slider murder the only process not t
be thought of.
/ tried to reconcile my ideas Of MI
Siduey's character with the facts Q
the family's terrible dilemma. Wha
could man of so just and honorable
kindly and charming nature-as n
vealed in his old age-have done. eve
In hot and passionate youth. xhic
he could not face now? What Grim
could he have committed which nc
only constituted danger to his secul
ity hut remained source Of satisfa'
ton to him?
For two hours sat by the telephone
expecting momentarily to hear frol
the chauffeur who had gone in pursu
Of the thieves. 1t. was about for
o'clock In the morning-there was
pale suggestion of light in the window
when Mrs. Aldrich, the hOusekeepe
came to the Office. She was an impe
turbable lady Of disciplinary habit an
ordinarily unrufiied dignity, but no
she was disturbed.
Doctor" she said. agnes, the ne
maid, cannot be found. She Is not
her room. Her bed has not bet
touched. Most Of her belongings al
her suitcase are gone. I came to "
with this probably uninportant d
nestle incident, thinking that-we
the occurrence Of the night migl
have some. connection with this girl
II think Agnes probably was !
volved In the matter" said.
1--WE have always 30 dreaded to tal
1 new servant" said Mrs. Aldric
.sbut Agnes came recommended for Il
month, BY a,ivery faithful girl VI
wanted . months leave. Has anythil
q great vaiue been taksnf