Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-21
SYNOPSIS.

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eFins with Eddie HAverton, his partner.
AND Hub4rt BAxenter at the home OF the
lAtter. returns ana murders BAkehtet
fs',,n MONEY o H. fanas an s cd ds fS,ass,s
Later the body Of the murdered man
fs found but Renton has mad good his
escspe. inAsauerAdins under the name
IN order to obtain the treasure, which
10 under the keeping Of the BaHenters.
he goes to Canada, comes back rs b de.
sSs1aa g t e tas nfsti From fRs%t;z, h 5szs
enter. m gets it. III the chest ne re.
csives, he fnds q key to 9 vault in the
Granville chateau, where ne finds efor-
as sis at he discovers .s 4 tSn,si snsrenes
Stella Bsnharn holds the, love Of hob.
ert Baxenter, but has his d~isapprovai "
They s' separate With q mutual under.
standing for 4 year. Meantime, Stella
becomes. . member Of q touring troup
!nanaaea BY Eddie havsrton. Tx It troHp
who upon Haverton's arrival being an
nouncsd. plays sick so as not to be
NsS S i promised ! b=i1ssnnss, e, ,sss
sen fs' stella with ne bArtisny ieeket
which Dartin had given him.
After writing . letter 70 stella. IN
Witch he asked her to Msd nm nm i ! me
rishtful heir to the treasure held by
Dartin. He decides to accept ai invita-
tion to spend the week end with Daftih.
III a.:n ns sna axe slsl's sre :. sns shs tf f. secures snass
then. the hrst. evidence shat Dartln e :
bogus heir. inquiries in Quebec cor-
viiced him that rArtfn was . fraud,
detective work while at Adderbufy
Baxenter ecure a specimen Of Hav-
erton's handwriting which shows MIN
i'arti nj however learns 81 this. and with
n naxsstG plans sT1 e. nl s's escape. WINE ne
CHAPTER xv1TI.-Continued.
rArtih had the lantern up above
his head, and the yellow light flicker
ed on the low, groined roof and on
the worn and stained pillars which
supported 1t. A great rat oAme from
pered away between Eddie's feet; he
gave q little gasp Of horror ~ he felt
the gross, heavy body Of 1t through
his thin dress shoes; then hurried
after his guide, who was making hiA
way through one OF the dark arches.
For perhaps q hundred PAGES they
went on in silence, taking little turns
here and there, until they came to
what was APPARENTLY the last csllar,
for Eddie could make out NO doorway
except that by which they had en-
tered.
There was little need for Dartin
to say why he had brought Eddie
here. The spot Yves II ideal one.
Here a a would lie hidden until
q really strict search was made. This
would give the mel AMPLE time; for.
II due precautions were taken, IL war
not likely that. Ba1entsr's friends
would think serionsly OF his non-ap-
psArance for some days. when Il
iicitor to work them any harm.
They made many journeys to and
fro between the cellar and the house,
carrying q few things with which to
make their prisoner s.coflfortAble
"a possible, consistent with their own
safety. A rough bed was made up
in one corner; and pfovisions, water
and candies 90 last some days were
placed on the floor beside Il.
conscious form OF their guest to his
new quarters. It seemed to the
younger man a. ne looked on the set
white face with the closed eyes that
Robert had suddenly taken on q
great resemblance to his dead cousin.
There was the same BhApsly fore
head showing as the head hung limp.
nv back. the same sensitive mouth
and nostrfIs. Dartin wondered how
&c was ne had nevet-noticed these
things before.
Il was not easy--for, unlike Hubert,
R0beft var big iiAn-for them to
make the journey, encountered III
they were BY the lantern; but 1t ,Ast
Il wa ended and the 6ru9ged man