The daily Alaskan., 1921-07-23
The Mystery of
 Hartley House
Illustrated by IRWIN MYERS Copyright by George H. DoTan Go

mrcay
 "I don't pretend to have an thc de. tails or Co understand It" he sald. "nu, from what ! learn, Richard D"h- som. lne elder brother, was strong and brutal Henry Dohsou, the younger brother, was frou and sensitive. I guess they hated each other from the cradle.
 "u.ck. when he was four and Henry was two. found ways of tormcntinE his younger hrorhcr, The hest thing Hen ry ever had from Richard was con tempt"
 "I have known families of that na- tu-o." saId Mir. Sidney. "Our convcn- rtnus teach us to regard a family tie as a sacrament In many cases it is only am ud.0us obligation leading Co ..-.UE.
 "un. know a'l of Ueny's weakness n~.' I.r continued. Sometimes he um# torture him physically. by twist .- ..~ wr-, OF rolling him over on .. ground when young girls were ... Sometimes he would torture D.. MH laying hands nu him.
 -r... was a ,htrG-hnadrd brute, but r. ... -.n.us for cruelty. When r..r -~.-> died and ,hr boys aD. r-... ... .rr- majority Henry was al- mus. .. w.nu'e far fear of Dick.
 H..n w.-ar .n.u ta got his .uhari- .-... ..H -. uu. t-.a The wor.I but ... .-...u w#~ rrr. In trust m. n"rh .... a..r %. a-r. N..a came @. aGr ... ..~ u..-eH .o wait TWO years fn7
 ru.~ .~....~.nc ny Tho ,urc.nat and a,..-.... r"rNry oG rht, ignorant r...- ..r..no. Nr. Sidney WAS at u.-r :. r> chair with his eyes closed ... H...t expression ol pleasure on lis ..... IeG was 0rr.ye in ce>,.gu.a- t..- AS l. ,a.arl That was Ihe ef- ... 10. ..a u... The wind continued ..--" g., fHn chimney and >coIa .n ,he
 .... has read a rrnat 5aal ro me |" s.. r--. Sidney without opening his ...~. ~l .aak ha has herome raearr.c." "
 .w.." >aG Irl. "go shorten a story, w.. r#ns. he.nC tweu-y-oua. found .'.. n. ... ra wait two more years for Un-g re became more aru-a. than u.n- Ir some way o- other. The u.gh. .. -re murder The two brothers hap ,..u. r.. wra. Eu a tavern ia 8 village r. far from Hartley house. Henry G.f un, want 10 go home wth hIS n-.-..-. ra. they both got drunk and ..g started .u wa.E home together
 "No one has been able co 5a much ..~e -ar guess at what took place. .u- l. MAS s1nwa -ha, Richard Mas 8 .-r-. rn. "'.t Henry WAS scared o. .. ..r aa> .a, a coward They mas. .... .." violent quarrel
 "U..sa was a cottage near tho pool ... only rm~~nn .u lt a, .he time was a...r girl. whose parents were uor at .... ~.a u.~ awakened ly cries ar. -a...-. >he said that she hea-a a..a.. -.s. ..a.y" find you dead .u ... ...rg' Then she heard yuuls .fa ~.-.--.a and was >na-e5 and hid ... .... ...ar rno noteIn'has
 "Wmr ..r parents came home she .na r.m what she had heard, and r.E wont oul with a lantern Go The rIm.u from which the noise came. They foam. parts .C Uuu-y.s c.o,h.uc The -.Nt day Richard was found, ,cu miles auar s." drunk. Ee confessed that .a had M.nG his brother in a drunken ra-.
 "As.-un~t la said that he hadn't lur Nn admitted rhat there had been a ru.~ua. !. was a most celebrated r... Richard was convicted. though .ha state could not produce any in- Eu..-..e physical evidence of IIe1ry's death. The contention over this evi- auu.e rs.a the case noted.
 "E..m-T D0bson Is in the 0culten- ra-y at Nwick now. UeD-y's ghost Is wha, is supposed 10 come back to ,no pool"
 The wind howlcd outside and the fro burned ehee-fu.,y. AS a romaut- .t~t sr.t rrhol,lous. The ghost story lacked antiquity. A good ghost story would r.. have any human element in aa prisoner in a nearby Dcu.teuuary. It was tu, common q savor of the pres .-f
 When ] said goodnight to Mir. Sid nev and Jed l did not go Co my room. A little alcoholic SGmu.ant to one un- accustomed .a l, will break down rou- .lr
 ! won. .a rhe Irhrary 60 select book arf take lj to my room. The fire 'n ne w~a-y was burning checrfut'y. m. wind had clear sweep at the windows. To a slightly cNhI.arsted
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