The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
V-THE YELLED WOMAN

, Ing through 4 locked door. "" SAFE
III NY room. and "a Z" extra 'r''a"-
:ion when -" had i:npnrtaH; rA2e:S
1T cNe hose. ~" locked M door. l
went upstairs late last night. fAH'r
was no ,Sh; Il he upper hall hat Il
glow cum. :ro:n the lamps downstairs.
, In this sort ~ radiance | saw the
figure Of 4 woman. clothed r white.
her fac hidden behind e whit" VOL.
com" apparently :rom my room. cross
tho hall. aHd disappear. | cried "H;.
I S1raac FIR ~ door. I: WaS '"'N'".
Marvin an: SCAR he. III" house. Ny
daughters arc n Florida. TIL" only
women in III" nlacv were servants
There seemed no way in or oGt o! the
house without III" collision o; on" ~
these. Aui I've had :hcm long time.
rs hard - suspect them. BESIDES
Marvin has had invch rhr sane rApc:I-
eace Tell them. Arthur"
As 4 motive" Marvin sail slowly.
II might mention the fact that | often
TAX" nv work uos;lirs-le'ters OF Mr.
A,sop's 70 answer, statements 70 make
out. The first time the thing happened
.
was rhursdar nigh;. Il mus nave
been after midnight. | was in he'd. |
2"aN'H'" W'>" go 49,,
! tee!nC ~ pong no i""Nt' ''''',' 80"
TINS hS"Er 'ha' NIX -N'S"' w.
! II did not seem 10 COME A'"'i ""'
where"
The th!n---white veil and all
! seemed % mG'crial!ze out " nothing.
| u moved softly ahnut the room as X
searching searching. l thought or
the letters OF nv desk. called out
ins,,ncr!yclv. WHO'S there There
was TO -,?tv. The figure d!d MOI
hurry. II stepped behind L screen hy
the fireplace. | SDvang N AMI went
there. couldn't hrl:"vc II" evidence
OF nv errs. There was no one-noth-
ING behind Tho screen. I examined the
Iroor 7. WIS locked as | had left II.
r,.;.b .,,o Lo,. ~, Tho inside. There WAS
10 u.o,. ~ or IN, u: TIA, room Ye;
49, ,.,?,a, r.o,,,, hod boon there. and
49,, ,a ,,o,.ir, M trace"
"c~.oh cam enemies AMI you'll catch
,.or- r-h,s." Garth said dr;ly. I'D
49," eL,. >, hn,b"
wa, .o., ,r,,," Tho irspcctor said
70 Also, ard Marvin, is protection
-. ,.n,,rso,,.,.. ,,d yovr DISTINGUISHED
c-,,os,s Th,. tho police want Is 70
r,.rh tho, fellows red-haad"d Well
w 70 f. the TWO thinEa. Don't lose
vour nerve Go ahead with your cor
! terence. and trust Garth to find out
| how you- ve!,cf woman gets in and out
q, the house and through locked DOCS.
! There may 10 no danger for YOU to-
nigh. We've ONLY Browns post card
20 go On. That lcoks serious. and III
| do MT hest TO protect YOU"
And when Nora had g"n" - the door
with Alsop and Marvin. ha called Garth
over and hurr!edly Whispered:
IT'S a big chance, Garth. bat dan
rerouS rs dynamite. These fellows
vnr'. hesitate 20 blow that nous" up
= they can't block Alsop's dirty poll
tics any other way. And remember
you're fghtIuS 4 woman who heAaFes
l:so a ghost. Take It from me. SECS
the one you've got % be afraid o. She
has tho brains
II I could got something ont OF
| Brown" Garth mused
Maybe his conscious nov" the In
srecto- said. Pun ~ 20 tho hospital,
| then look Ove- nc nnighhOrhOod whore
| he was found. Come hack here by
five. and we'll lay our plans"
In Browns room tho blinds we're
down. The gr"enieh light scarcely
found the uDturrcl face. 7, souch.
J - Their tho handase, ch1Stlv ard white
wound th.c.sly about the head. From
| time 70 time Browns LIS moved With
! a pitiful futiiity. Garth while the
nurse cautioned him u silence. ben:
closer. so that az last he could dehn"
the patld face and the closed eye!id'
.ha, trembled. Suddenly the eyes
onened. From them into Garth's brain
sprang an Impression OF immeasurabl.
terror a il they stin secreted the out
| line o. some monstrous vision.
Garth started back rs the Injured
mar. Apparently spurred by that reco!-
bottom, struggled to rise. sat bolt up
ri.h,, his head swaying drunkenly.
while from its wide throat vtorated an
accusing ard despairing cry:
The ve!l"d woman, Oh. my Cod
( Tho yelled woman!"
Take hold OF yourself! You've seen
! this woman! You've got TO talk 10
me-"
! But Brown screamed inCoher"ri"
with a diminishing power. Tn" nurS"
had run into the hall. THROUGH III
open doorway her voice tore a"Xio"-':.
Summonng house physician.
| For Gods sake. don't took '"..'
the white veil, No. No, l H..