The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-08
THE KIDNAPER
BY JACK LAYTON.

CO. ls'l, western Newspaper Cuiuu1
Douglas reached the house at twi.
light. His hrothcr had summoned
him there, and he obcyrd. Everyone
! Ohrycd when Robert ordered his dom.
mating spirit ruled them all. But In
/ this crrand Douglas was driven 10y the
unusual motive Of pity. unusual where
Robert was concerned. II was hard
that following closely on the death NJ
his wife. his brother must lose, also.
: his child For though Lilly had not
been taken 10y death. her luSs seemed
almost as final detectives. working
/ faithfully. failed 10 find u clcw as Ia
/ the disappearance uf Robert Hartclrs
! little girl. She had disappeared one
. evening. several weeks before, after
/ her nurse had put her to he'd for the
night.
I The nurse. whom Robert llurtrll re
tuincd, must have been sitting IN an
/ opposite room when the child was
taken, yet she had heard No sound, nor
/ had any prrsnn entered the room. II
was supposed that Lily had been re-
moved through the window, and her
mouth nuIll"d from cutlery. ROhert
Hartcll was wealthy man and the
kidnapping wns believed 10 hp n scheme
for money Yet no demand for ran.
som had bcou received. The mySter-
Gus rasc filed the papers aud the "a
thrr Wcaried 10y II all, had gone In his
car 10 an old rambling farm house
which had been his parents. and was
now his nwu-Still kept that he or his
family might spend summer days
there as II pleased their fancy, wlllC
FOR months, aud sometimes years, the
great house rcmmiurd vacant save for
the Old married servants who had
known service there IN years gone by.
IL, Robert had trlrphoned his brother
that he was tired Of the silent mrdita-
tlon which led nowhere. and Intended
10 start that night for New York. lie
wished his brother during his absence
10 continue the search for his child
and II Was Ia consult with Robert that
Douglas reSiguc'lly left his city office
and made his way ont tn the lonely
house on The hill.
Robert. discouraged, was more tact
turn ard dlSagrrcahle than ever. but
the pity for him SIM fllrd pnurlsS'
. heart and he realized that Iorlrsps for
. The frat iims he WIS seeing m'nesth
; his brothers thorny disposition Ia
tent tenderness,
suddenly ~ he sat n light shons
from m Opposite wing Of IN" rambling
. buiidiHE: then, plainly outlined In The
r tRr window. Was womEn's slim fg,
urr. Even rs n0uplsS looked, The
. woman stO"prd ~ pick NJ IN her arm,
q small Eolden-hSlr-d girl. The lltH.
. girl wsS LILY, ~ fhat he WINS sure
the fair hair IN. tinlness "f her.
!. Al least he would learn NJ once
Z what the unknown woman WAS dnini
g IN lhe house which. hut mn hour ago
q his broiher's huusckpeprr had assured
I, him was untrnantrd save by them
selves. With his pocket scnrchllgiit HI
:. trnvcrScd the dark uufrcqucTited halls
q, and az he paused NJ the end of the las
on". before ln,r Ike vision shown
!. through the open door, stood hrauti
~ ful young woman and clingIng child
=. Tie child WAS Lily. In y moment h
>. had entered the room. The woman
b. face. turned Wilt" and her arm
claspcd The child closer.
who she asked hrrathl"ssly, "sr
=, you? Why Il" yea come here
ii 81 Mm Douglas Hartrll." he al
swered prolnplIy, "and I rame IA clalr
u that little Virl. She Is my brother
u child. You must know that. The y,
u pcrs have hppn rilied with the care q