Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20

other. neither could be guilty: sc
what could the "mclodrama'' be. an,
why should lIannic Chalmers cal
lous. snccrine rcmari; have shake.
the woman momcntarily from he
wcil-Studicd pose? Al whom coul,
she have been looking with murder il
/ upon h-r, as he had said: IT sh,
/ We're not concerned in The trauI,
I mystery what was her purpose il
( this house?
NNNIiI
/ VEN as the questions throuwcI
his brain, a casual remark OF
Tay!or's REQUIRED TO him with start
! ling significance. Il never saw SC
many books in may life Il
lot of them are on medical subjects
1t was natural that II chronic in.
valid should be Interested in his con.
d!tion. perhaps to Il morbid extent
and would collect all THE data he could
ind bearing on his ease hut what
: iannic had gone further in his
study al medicine" II his library
contained amy volumes on t"xico!osy
e, would Urcn Gr a new Held Of con-
JcCtUr-.
nGcl dismissed the matter from his,
thoughts Tor the time being. and
started upstairs III would have
liked to Investigate il at once: bu,
Richard L.ornc had summoned him iu
The first place. and he had not yet
had AN opportunity Of hearing hio
version Of tho mystery
At tn" top OF the stairs. however.
Ne all but ccliidrd with Smith, vino.
with hnSe" on lip brckoncd him into
an alcovc formed rs the bay window
oyer ih" entrance door.
something's up. sergeant" he
whispered hnrricily Taylor told
mc you were here ana | was just
coming down 10 lind you"
The chief told me about Miss
Chalmers attempt TO elude you yes
.crda: ode.l was beginning. bu,
,ar operative cut him short.
= mean today, now. She never lief,
acr room yesterday after that seen,
With l'er aunt when She got home.
at this morning she wen, down To
'it"NIhSt with fac" like "a thm-
r"rc!"ud. was sitting in the hail
'"tSidr thn dining room door read
.hS my paper and waiting Il sec
what ne" next move would &c. when
IT housrmaid. Jane, came runnin.
hp IN" 'a,., stairs.
she was all excited and smiling
but when she SAW me sh, chuuu..I
IKE. shot, gave M. a cool lit,i.
nod. and then got II buster on, OF the.
nall closet and began fussing around
ana humIminS ;ts ii there Was nothing
on nor mind but her hair. Vet noticed
mat Sh" didn't get very FAR fran
the dining room door. and she k.,l
her eyes ON il. too.
Miss Meade and the two Young
ladies' and the hunchbackcd boy wcr.
The only ones who had come down To
breakfasts AID when they finished
ana came out ! watched Jane.
"S"r turned waen She heard their
chairs moved back ana went UP The
back stairs and / walked 10 the
'front.' Of the hall and stood in the H.
"'|rH door behind the curtain. whcr.
! could see ny the main staircase,
MISS cissic left the dining room first
and started for her room: and Their,
was Jane waiting for her In The up-
Per han They stood talking togc,h-
or for minute; and saw Miss ,.is-
SIC jump az If she'd been shot and
grab Jane 10y the arm and drav her
of down the hall
Miss S.cadc and her Younger uirc,.
stayed in the dining room talking /.
Peters. but before had a ,hup.. :,
get upstairs. Fannie Chalmers r,,n..
OUT and started wp ahead of me. SO
went down the hall 10 tho back stairs
w hon | reached ihr second floor
ne WAS Just entering his room. talk
!hS 10 icrda, and Miss Cf>sir AMI
Jan" We're nowhere to he seen Ram
NE d"or was "pcn and waited nrr,.
"h'rr We are standing now. until
'''"" came out. and thcu he follow
rd her and went down stairs again
hurried over To Miss Ciss:c's door
an" listened. Jane was saying: .oh
mss us much too GOOD for me-: AND
MISS cissic said. Nonsense, cam.
Wear II any more now ,ha, am IN
mourning, and | appr-c!at. vim,
you y" done for mo. ri give van
'N'r :" many pretty things II Won
VIII bring IN. amy Other nrssar,s
mat may come that way. .iauc and
never tell anybody
wasn't what she Said =, ,r,,.,
sergeant, though i; was .ncurn -
-"'W IN" that Jane had pu; sn,rn.
mug over on me. as tin, ,ya, sb.
S"ld IT you never heard sum
chang" in any ones tone in your lis,,
'i'r voice was low. bu, shakiu.. vf,h
'Nrit"'n"mt and happiness. too va,
e""id ten! moved away ,us, s.,
'.''' 20 So" Ian" come out ana whisk
'h I" her own room with a mink
evening dress over her arm.
liumrh"' ode!l calculated "wt.r,
Is me young lady now"
SIN in her room
Won 80 outside ana ask u,,i,o
ana shaw they're on the day w.frh
~ ih"y sa" Jan" tali,ius To ans.
on" al either cntranc. 60 TIM. h,,,e.
'h"" com" back and don, los, Miss
'sS." out Of Your sight If she r.ny.s
'' room If sho shoula 90 on,
"A.!e am hero, 10" sur, You lc, mo
HH"" h"ior" YOU trail her"
The operative started upon his .-
I'"a and odelI went to tho doc, Of
N'' I."rne's room ana kuockcd. An
'"H'' VOC" fairly beloved tn. com
m""a to enter. ana ne obrycd. to INA
'n" sic" man sitting bolt mrlph,
among mis- Pillows.
Al last" tho latter ,.r,5im.,
Where the d,vD w.r. van an