The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25

'."'r WV" w ""u 49,
~ inc mouse. I've locked my uoor'
wen' upstairs iate As' u'tnt .n.s's
vas no hsnt IN th' "ppe' neih ".
s'ow cA'no tfon 'ne ,amps .oe
IN tns Hort OF fh"'snee r" Wv
hsure OF a woman, e'e'heo ~ "n,.s'
ner ace hidueh pehina a "hise Neh.
rome apparently from my room cross
the nan. and ] cree ou,'
sprahs tor tne uoVf. y Wa 'oe~.u,
htofein ana searene" ,he honHe' Ns
oaushters are IN florlua. inc onH
women IN .ne piace "e'e servant
There seemed no way IN or out OF 'n~
house without the couusion OF one VI
these. Ana rye mao mem . ions .ine'
It's hard 70 saHpeet .nenl. DeSlues'
Marvin mas hho mucn une same eNper'-
ence- Ten them' ArthuF'
"As n motive" Marvin said slowly.
4 mixht mention the fact mat often
take my work up~stairs--letters OF MT.
Aiaop's 20 answer, statements TO make
out. The first time the thing happened
was Thursday night. II must have
been after midnight. I wns In bed. !
awakened with that uncomfortable
feeling OF being no lonscr alone. saw
this hgure that Mr.. Aisop describes.
II did not seem to como from any
where"
The ihinS-white veil ana nil
scomed 10 matcrieIlzs out OF nothing.
n moved SOFTLY about the room as 10
neutrality-suspicious.. thought OF
the letters on my desk. called out
inatinctively; Who's therer There
was no rcply. Tho figure did not
hurry. Il, stepped behind a screen 10y
The arcnlaee. I Eprnne I'm and went
,bsrc ! couidn't believe the evidence
Of my ewes. There wns no one-noth-
,rr heh,,a IN. .creen. I examined the
door 1, vns locked ns I had left II.
with The kev on the inside. There was
no way in or gu. OF that room. Yet
tho yelled woman had been there, and
had gone leaving no trace"
Catch your enemies and youli catch
your ghost" Garth said drlly. I'D
IKE a shot at both"
what Won want" tho Inspector said
Ito Alison and Marvin. IS projection
for yourselves and our distinguished
guests. what the police want l. to
catch these fellows red handed. Wen
try 10 NJ tho two things. on't lose
your nerve. Go ahead with your con
ference. ana trust Garth to md GU,
how yony yelled woman gets In and out
or tho house and through locked doors
There NAV be no hanger for you to-
night. We've only Browns post card
10 70 on. That looks serious. and II
On mn. hes, to nrotcc, YOU"
And when Nora had gone 10 the door
with Alison ana Marvin. he called Garth
over. and hurrlediy whispered;
"It's n big chance. Garth. but dan
M IT..
won't hesitate 90 blow that house 10
f they can't block Alsop's dirty poll
ties any other way. And remembar
you're nEhtiug a woman who behaves
like a ghost. Take II from me. shc''
tho one vou've got 10 be afraid Of sh,
las the brnins.s
'If could &c, something out Of
brown Garth unused.
'Afnybc he's conscious now the in
r~pcctor said. run M TO the hnspital
then look over the ~neiEhborhood wher,
he was found. Come back here hy
i've. and we'll lay our plans"
In Browns room the blinds w-r,
down. Tho Frecnish .ght s~carcel,
found the upturucd face II sough.
rather the handagc. ghnstly and white
wound thic,tiy about tho head. From
time 10 time Browns lips moved will
la pitiful futllity. Garth while IN,
nurse cautioned him 20 silence. ben
closer. so hat AZ last he could deHn,
the pallid face and the cioscd cyelid.
that tremblcd suddenly the eve
opened From Thorn into Garth's braii
sprnng an impression % mmc1surabl
terror a. II they sim secrcted the out
line Of some monstrous vision.
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