The Washington times., 1921-01-09

lTleu 10 DelicNc IL dhu III" yoSA now ~o,-'o
and proved it to me. Yet | will probably
20 my humble way, pecking at the switch
board through long years-but henceforth
! will have in my heart the vision OF one
real man
And so you will be with me the re-
mainder Of my life. And | shall possess
you, even though you never come near me
again. shall think of you and know that
1t is pretty good old world after all.
81 will try not to expect to see you again
because l do not wish to spoil my
thought Of you with disappointment.
1T is said you know, that the devil al
ways leaves a door open He has done
So LUCILLE VERHOFF."
Among Harrigans effects was found an
interesting bundle Of notes, I'm which was
made clear just how he had operated
They also showed plainly that 1.-THE devil"
or somebody or something, had left the
door very wide open for Lucille the tele
phone girl There were lists Of Harrigan's
victims and those whom he had marked
down for victims in the near future.
To these houses Lucille would have gone
as she had gone to many others-on vari-
Gus pretexts. After her visits would come
Harrigan, smooth and sure, and knowing
through her report every detail of exit and
entrance, safeguard and burglar alarm. II
was stolen stuff from these homes to which
Lucille Verhoff had gone that made up the
loot in Harrigans home.
But of Lucille, search as they might the
police found no trace.
1t was not until November, seven months
later, that she reappeared, and began the
wicked operations that have aroused the
authorities throughout the country
On November % a sweetfaced, slim girl
with the gentlest manners, applied at the
home of Mrs. Bernard Nicholas Olson for
the position of nurse maid. She gave her
name as Lucille Peters Mrs. Olson noted
how extraordinarily well kept were her
hands-not at all the hands of servant
girl. She proved herself capable, and the
children - Dorothy, six years old, and
Louise four-loved her on sight.
On Thanksgiving afternoon all the men,
bers OF the family went out, except Doro.
thy. She had a cold, and 1t was decreed
that she stay at home.
Lucille will keep you from being lone
some," said her mother.
1t is Dorothy who relates the events
after the departure of the family.
Louise waited till everybody went out,
says Dorothy. She looked like she was
nervous. She heard them going down the
stairs. but she walked around and she
waited and waited.
81 wondered why she was so nervous,
And I was wondering. And then she runs
to the front window and she looked
around She looked first to the right
like this-and then to the left-just like
this-she looked each way. And then she
looked straight in front Of her again, and
she Just waves her hand, like this. Quick.
Just once She waved her hand. Then
she pulled II in
And then in a minute heard somebody
coming up. Heavy, but quick. Like
man. And she opened the door. she let
a man in The same man who was mere
before. You know the man she saw. Then
they both looked at me, and they hooked
at each other, and | looked at them. And
then Lucille smiled. And she says should
90 to sleep now. But didn't want to, but
she gave me candy and so went to bed
And then she came to me, she bent
over-like this. And she put her hand by
my pillow with something in It, And then
all of sudden | began to feel sleepy.
Right away was sleepy so fast. Ana
she went away, and heard her say TO the
man: Let's go through the closets now.
And right away fell asleep
Dorothy was still sleeping, hours later
&C., 1921. international Feature Service. Inc.