Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-19

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By WADsWoRTH CAMP
AUTHOR OF
THE HOUSE OF FEAR"
WARS DARK FRAME" ETC.
CHAPTER TX.
bby's Vigil in the Abandoned
Room.
For q long time the little group
khered IN the snow-swept ceme-
y remained silent. The lamp,
i<ing in the district attorneys
nd, illuminated each detail Of the
bket's interior Innings. Bobby tried
realize that, except for these
Sanineless embellishments, the box
= empty. That was what held
Ia all-&he void, the unoccupied
aA couch IA which they had seen
- Biaclburn,s body Imprisoned.
the Sorrows which the detective
ranoved. and the mass Of earth,
Assd down and covAred with snow,
LIT have ua4e eaoaDe . dreadful
b5ntbility syen 4 the spark Of life
reanipated IT. occupant And
4 occupant stood there. trembling
haggard. Sebbing from time to
= In an utter abandonment to the
pr Of what he saw.
n Bobby II that moment the
eEnatural lsgenA of the Cedars
ned more tri1lnpkAntly fuidllaA
= Il would have been thru the Inn
prial return Of his grandfather.
etAs Blackburn was q reincar-
3pn moro difficult to accept than
GhoSt. Had ParNdea who all
~ had offered them . spectacle
vetled activity and thought.
Cped the TRUTH At first glance,
"a his gossip Of oriental theories
Warming Tho disiategration OF
1ter, its passage thru solid sub.
DceA tts reassepbly In fer places,
Nod thsrouEhiy justified. Yet
lltsd that who. II the sembIance
lAlAs Blackburn, had they buried
Snnish completely7 Who, In the
ablAnoe Of eilas Raaslkburn, had
gvped withept fbod for three days
DAs house a& 9mithtownf
~ Oh Was strsteAeA his shaking
~ to Boo1y AnA Katherine.
Don't, 1t tham bury M asain.
n nsyeF burial ma. { I've not
II dead! / ten you Two not been
t!. He. nasutha1 horribly. TIN
III Cant YOU 80 Tn alivef'
n breke 1ns1a and covered his
J. Jeadns ssnk On TIA heap Of
~ ron M 0llas, IN thaA box.
Z NV YOU on the bed. Miss
stne and found you. We had
l&eak tho door. You looked 40
nfsal We thought you wore aslssp.
Whsn Ne touched YEA you wsrs
No, no, ne Blackburn grimaced.
RANT cold Z couldn't have been"
1'here's no question:" Bobby ssid
1Neey. = 81 7fS
IA ausstioa.s Robianson rspsated.
Athef4ne yhrank from her uncle
~ isaA sAilink from her In the NJ
w the night IS tho murder.
Svhat do you make Of it2'' the
ksse& attssine5 asked Rawl4ns.
Ehe detective, who had remained
u0heA at the hide of the grave,
- brushing the dirt from his
lde shaking hiu hsad. s
yvhAt - one - mako % II, sis9'
Arsdes speks spftiy 20 0raAAm.
no Cedar1 wants TO be left alone
III dead. We would Ill bs better
nv frori IL
Ypl won't 80 yet awhile" Robin
I'D grufdy. Don't forget you're
11en1er bond S
~ detail no longsS sesuad u Inn
tlncs TO Bobby. Thu mystsry,
eteRing In the sznpty grays,. was
eatAntly inexplieeble. He sops-
need great pity for his grand
lAr; and, recalling that stFsnsth.
sns M.t1 alosrlo4 ne
-. au.na s1 49, 49,
49,. Av ...a,n ,n; y mlxns
lyus = s..e.a' yet. On the
10 while his share in the mystery
- CEDAR remained SO darkiy
49, ~ taknS ~ VITA.
~: q; 49,, $3.50. nv y. ~ go o ".S as !.
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Il, ~ G 81 rs..S 49, u,a.' - .ae mo-
~ asn .nan naa stopped ms
II. Surslon Gown the
ssS.
-. = .ss4' ~ usnt away
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