Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-27

1 VI something
as IL were little
on OF a girl again and woke -, J.,
'hc dark" She drew a deem bro,,,,
cannot imagine who would
"''" w. can scarcely beliey.
'hat I'M" dreadful thing is true M,
'"' granted that !; is. the most ayr,
part IL that some on. be,.,,,,
roof
| hcr voice had sunk 10 a NOR.
Whisper m" once more IL failed ,o.
realize how dliIcult n is
you !" face. but there is no alter
me detective spoke very
| A'"'iN. some one OF the houscho,.
S"'''H. ana II IL my business -
"HcoScr me identity Of that pcr,on
| announcer tragedy comes vii,
80 MISTRESS you by asking for dotaiI.
""''h 'hc others have already p,vo-,
| ~ VI inc events OF the last month.
'Hcrr ~ just Que question +
'"ouih IKE 10 put to you. and 7
"ah' you TO think back very car.
tu.s before you reply. Can Won re.
.''i tue slightest incident, thu mo-.
''''a! fcinark on the part OF am
oh'. no matter who. which MIR.
icad you now 10 think ,ha, -.
possessed some personal knowtcdn
81 the truth?"
f"r a moment Nan rcooc,od .t,
ohc!l watched the cvcr.chanp,n- n,,,.
- expression on her chilIisblv moh,,a
'"ce' The minsling OF horror ma
3ri"i CAV. place to lool, NJ Co..,
| concentration. as IL. in obcd,o,co -
MS request. She was indeed rcvia,.,,,,S
'"ch tragic episode in her mind nna
striving To recall n po..ib,c -.
~ ~ once a startling CLEAN nuiycrou
! IKE namc from nor cv.. 49,,
caught Ter breath sharply. Tbcn
The Iish, dulIed ana sho shoot ~
head. si
NO. Sergeant Ddcu. There
| nothing. nothing that any one .uia ~.
dih At any time which co,,d -,
made me think such a thing.
Ten minutes Inter az tho a.,cc,,
went briskly down the stems N ~.
""u'e u. mentally cataiogucd that
.''S'"s 'Npf"ssion for future refer
~ was the only point which
40 'h'c'Nl." with Nan Chambers had
~ u WAS "A pregnant one
~ M" rrilcmb cred something. some
80 OF ""rd on the part OF ono o,
'pohi nor which conveyed a
"'t'ihs possibility to her mind. and
""' ~" az quickly AMI inslinciiyeIy
hidden /, from him.
After n hasty lunch he made b,x
way TO the address which Smi,h n.,,
given him. and found himself facIn.
somber. d-fashoned apartmnn,
mouse OF the cheaper grade. one NJ
~ long row Identical with IL which
stretched the length OF tho block.
nc entered the >cstlbulc. scrutinizc,,
'hc Aoi!cd cards inserted in IN. .i.,.
'si"" IN" matt boxes. and at length
rang the janitors bell.
After an Interval heavy. sbun,i,r
footsteps sounded from within 49,,
IN" door opened. disclosing n,
middi"-aEcd woman win a 800
ha'urrd " somewhat loose-linncd
'''' winch iroza At sight OF tn.
stranger
II You've go, me M ali ;hcm stair,
- ~! :" sou me Somcth.n'---." she he
gan. but odcil cut her short.
invent I'm looking for a Mrs.
N'i'i "h" used 10 1--we here. ana IL WI,
Gan 'c'i me- anything which viii holm
"e :" '"sa'c her VIII make il worth
your while"
The woman shifted.
l'rcccssscrycrn'
NO. friend OF hers" odc,,
"'h'''". We've been unable to find
""erc sue went from here, and IT
occurred I" me that possibly Won uou,,
nho" II you are the janitres.. She
mas simply dropped from the sigh, -,
all her friends"
wen. wouldn't wonder" Thu voa
man shifted again. Il cues. n b,a
20 pe TOOK Ell to a place like that
Mo"innt want folks to know either
Hot tEat you'd ever have thourht .,
lot minute to look at her or talk IN
her: bur II ia known she wasn't riob,
20" never have got me alone tb.rs
IN me fiat with her
N"sh right" odeil repeated
When he could stem the flow or ,vords
nat sort of place was she t,kon
SXNy. 3
6 n l.OoN'TIC asylum" Tho
man replied with morbjd relief
You could have Knocked mo down
VI" feather when heard IT. sh.
'o'u III" shc was Goin' TO san'tarium
20 rest. though She hadn't done moth
IN whle she lived here but moon
around the house: and she had hardy
any caiicrs-only one gentleman a.
! know of--and him not often. Jt,s
funny her friends didn't look her.un
before, IL they was SO concern.a
about her"
6nt where was she taken? what
; = ! u m?" The detectives,
thoughts were racing now. ION
whose advice did she co?"
How should know? ain.t no,o,
ono TO poke my nose in tho tenanp.
AFFAIRS. She was sad-iike when sbc
came, and she kept gcttin' droon,er
and droopicr as time went on ~.
she was always soct-spokcD and
quiet. ana never saw her do any
INN funny: no more did Agnes bcr
e'ri 'hat come in by the day. Ex-
ccpt Tor her. Mis- Gael was all alos>
III was after that gon,lcma, -.,,
called now and again had been hero
tor the next to the last time that Mis-.
Gael sent for me and told me she was
s"in' away to the san'tarium. buf
shed be back IN a few weeks. She
icit the next day, and my man hclped S