Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25

Continued from Mondays Chicftain)
With both his hands Benny twisted
at the knob and jerked at the door
but 1t would not open. He was locked
In. Either someone had locked the
door-a feat easy enough while he was
playing the fool at the tahle-or the
catch was old and out of order OF
one thing he was sure, he was locked
in,
What sort OF a game was this they
were playing on him, he would like to
know He was angry now: book
agents are not usually locked into
houses-they are usually locked out
He jerkcd aside the dining room por-
there's and walked into the room. The
wax figures were as before. Miss
Nandergould" had not moved her head
again. Benny walked around the end
Of the table, expressing his opinion of
the whole affair as he went.
What's the game. hcy?" he asked.
Nov. look hero Mabel, or Jane, or
Josie, or whatever your name is: l ad-
NIT had no right to butt in here: I'm
in the wrong, | admit that. I'm where
I shouldn't hc but that can't be helped
now; was TOO fresh, but | surrender,
Al ! want Is TO get out of here the
easiest way; how do / do it7''
Miss Nandergould' paid no atten-
ton
on, come now" said Benny. quit
IT. ] know you are alive. It's some
sort Of sell. and I butted into it. but
I'm willing TO he the whole goat IL
you'rl let me 20 now. Come, have
heart"
An tho wax figures remained mo-
tionless. Kenny stared down at his
Miss VauderEould."
AN right. ri admit you're good at
IT," he said You would fool any
body III admit thought you were
Wax. Susie, or Jane, or whatever
your name is, have a heart"
She made no sign and it must he
admitted that Benny >,ns irritated. He
pushed Miss NandergOuld's" elbow
ever so slightly. Ever so slightly. but
q was enough. The wax figure in the
steel-blue gown topplcd. It-or she-
fol- sideways against ner ucigrhor and
would have fallen to tho floor had not
Benny put out his hand TO catch her
He graspcd tho same snowy sho.lder
he mad touched before. It was wax;
cold uudeniablo wax
Benny stratEhtencd the wax figure
IN tho chair and cast one quick glance
around the room. There was but one
door in addition to that which he had
entered It evidently led into a buffers
pantry and thence 10 ,he kitchen. He
swung the door on It's hinges, leaped
through tho pantry into tho Kitchen
and stood a moment to get his hear
Irrs. There werc four doors: that by
Which he had entered. one leading 10
tho cellar. one opening on PACK
porch. and one leading 70 tho back
stairs The cellar and outer doors were
plainly not open for business; stout
bolts closed them. Scrny jumped Tor
tho door that opened upon tho hack
stairs The stairs were narrow; Benny
won't up them in four leaps At tho
ton he stood suddenly still and listen
10 q
on the upper floor. close softly
The upper hall was long. At tho far
end was the inevitable hail bedroom
ard tho door or this room stood open.
The doors OF all the six or eight rooms
that faced the hall also stood open
benny walked. There was key In
Ire. lock and with twist Of his fingers
Bcnny turned the key. He heard the
holt shoot homo and as Il clicked he
heard n gasp,
nc has locked MS in" someone In
'ho room whispered, and Benny could
hear an answering GiEGle through the
omen transorn. "PlcA>c 20 away the
rirst voice pleaded. Please unlock
the door"
''oh this Is where YOU are, Miss Wax
works. Is IL" said Benny triumphant
~ And II won't so away
Lister. whoever You are said an
'thcr voice ~ tne i"o", .,s batter
no right IN this house You mao nc'' ~
unlock 'ho door AZ once ou. cor,-
YOU undtrstana h1,e - me-, ,,, mo
ne mere. t'fN ~ don.
mont: if they iind you heL -rsay
Know what tneyll 90 10 Fc"
VIII half murder you
That will he nice said Benny pea
sanity. 4 have never been hait muir
dered."
Benny coyld hear, not two out three