The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
egAPTER Il.-Continued.

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CHAPTER II.-cOntinued.
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Inc a proper precautions" | adj
elevator 10y reported your ar
he con.ilued, but he wasn't
.nrp it Was you. The fact that
we're chatting with the young
Doherrd him, and me, too. Mr..
N told me you were a stranger
city. and l didn't expect to find
moving one of the BradfOrdS.'
Uos on the tip Of my tongue to
well you see l do know her.
I recalled her request that l
not recognize her until we had
Introduced in some fashion. |
nted myself with saying merely:
| hope you are satisfied now"
course, Mr. Nelson, Of course"
bSwered, though his looks belied
lords. Manifestly he was still
I'd over my acquaintance with
Bradford,
hope you will find it comfortable
he said, plainly trying to con-
the conversation. IF there's
anything the matter, just call me
be house phone; Mr.. Wick, the
is"
will" | said, and he unwillingly
lrew,
there's ever anything the mat
" Was there something
er in the superintendent part
remark? Once more the warn
Of my relatives flashed into my
What was wrong in the house?
did he anticipate that l might be
< him up? Why did he exhibit
on interest in me and in my
lintanCe with the girl across the
Somehow the mans whole as
had impressed me unfayorably.
carried my bag back to my bed
and unpacked 1t. The various
hments in the bath looked so in
that | stripped and amused N.Y.
for half an hour testing the va
Of showers and sprays provided.
ping my bathrObe I leisurely
ted an excellent cigar from a box
Rufus had thOughtfully-Or per-
thoughtIessly-left open on his
and then returned to the inspec-
Of my new quarters.
It was Sunday, l had whole
Of leisure before me, and / felt
Il ] was to clear up the mystery
mad driven the old couple out, it
Incumbent on me to make a mi
study Of my surroundings. Only
be little rear sitting room was
any atmosphere Of nominees. All
est Of the place was done in the
department store style, even to
richly bound sets of standard au-
which lined the walls of the liv-
Dom, most of which / found had
pages uncut.
search of the place-and it was
'agh, extending even to the empty
tiers in the pantry and kitchen
aied nothing whatever that gave
mint as to the cause or explana-
Of old Rufus fears. The place
ea the least likely Of all places
Y world to hide any mystery, just
eat modern, luxurious apartment,
pped with every possible device for
'O'Iliort and convenience of its Oc-
uA' II would have to be an up
e ghost to find itself at home
I wait! Perhaps the safe held
cue to the problem they wanted
soiFe' But where was the safe?
aot noticed Il anywhere in my
a'eu journeys through the rooms.
guy another tour looking for IT.
'Han likely it had been located
'pe 'uconspicuous place purposely.
where? At last l located it, be-
. iaded crayOn portrait of Mrs,
oa' IN the little sitting room.
aled the picture to the floor and
lesltant before the safe. Should
Would not, open it? The fact
uley had given me the combina.
seemed to imply that had a
right to inspect its contents.
% the right, four to the left
! lne right, eight to the left
n. uifned the knob 1 repeated the
milton to myself. There was q
mex and the steel door came
~, @eaehmg in I drew forth two
u'Oleq jewel eases of leather
/. securely !, locked. l took from m,
'ue Keys my great.uncle bac
"1Vu Win them thought
Among them were two tlpy
4 ' !. undoubtedly belonged to the
/, Eases Had I the right to rs,
Y !. ! decided that / had.
!, J. usst case I opened contained. S,
g my limited knowIodgo : 90 go 49, =,
~ t'ies enabled me to judge, moth
NM. bunch Of cheap junk, bit.
~. J. nom another century, cora
IN hal Mrs. CASTOR may hav,
\ ' =, she was little girl, comb
-. JaOer beads. quaint hoop ear
aad a ring or two moroi,, ~,