The daily Alaskan., 1921-07-26
The Mystery of
 Hartley House
Illustrated by IRWIN MYERS Copyright by George H. DoTan Go

Pho moon went under a great dark cloud. made a moral and physical retreat. ! did not run. That would have been an honest confession and evnreSsIon or desire, I was hyUocriu- rar and walked, but my moral defeat was complete.
 There was a man at the haunted pool
 2 had seem hIm and something had 6c.crrcd me from speaking to him, feeling out who he was or why he was there,
 
 A really violent change came into our lives. A suggestion that Mir. Sid ncv go to thc South for the winter was acted upon. and within a month I vas sraa~atcd from Ihe place and people sa important Tn my affections, Doc tor E-owucu had been called 10 Bart rnv house by Mrt SJdney's dlsc0urBE- Ing condition. Our Invalid had over faxed himself the evening he displayed srrh activity in his room. such Un- usual strength and agility. The fol- Iawfre morning he was almost in col .am>a. ! was alarmed and telephoned Doctor Erowneu, who came out aJ once.
 "you will see his will pull him rnraugh." he said. "If It were not for hat ] should be alarmed. He IS very low."
 ~T blame myself for permitting the unusual cyeruoD." said. My iudS. ucnt was dcludcd, | ,hlnk, by my hap 7rross nj soc'rc hIm so strong Re rrarv seemed strong. T. did not seem f5-uouS or unnatural
 Doctor E-owneI said that rhc nhe no-ron was not new In his eVpc-- enc. wErr N-. Sianey's ease.
 "I have had it six years" he sald, "arf this Is tho sixth time he has gone from unexplained and unnatural strength to extreme and dangerous weakness. And always 10 the fall somewhere anou, this time Each time ! have seen his will assert itself and strengthen him in his exhaustion.
 The 5ay ] called Doctor Rrow0eN I raF hna- too concerned and alarmed 70 pay much attention 60 anyone but W-. Sidney and dId not observe until toward evening that Jed was ma'i-. r-rrv uuf-rer..v again in hIs attitude toward nc. Finally he made !t a0Dar- ar- ny 8 h-t Of vicious iusolcnce ] hal determined never again to take hold of that necGc r.nCe-y but to clutch P.
 ~what do you mean hy Aa,T I "Tne-e is a 7ra-ne Of o@rIouSDcSs rnar. hn.e. or has been since you a.mr'~ ha said. "Nou locked the front a..r ras, night some time. didn't you*
 "T found it open this morning, and arra- ] had walked about 'he grounds sr- while came In and threw the Er-." ] -aIE him.
 T. >nnun1 uan'oaSautly aSto0.shed --f..aH and disturbed
 .Nnu were abroad last u.rht' he eE....wn3.
 ~N.m ..r locked mo Tn. kuow.' ! sa.H "-a- thought you had. ] found any r..- Nr.-of when ] went back 10 my r..r. ! wasn't in it when you nr.rr Pr" ! oHHo5. "I was asleep .n r.. ."-.-.. When ! awakened ] went .r--... ..- moment THe 6no7 was ur.-.rnL I hortod ], when ! came -,a WIS more disturbed. and he showed t..
 wr~o as6 you roT" he asked
 "- w..rE around" ! saLd. down hy IT.. .,.u7o-~~o became aou-a. He .r.. ~s
 ..-. m.ro .a, dos,9 ! asked. "1 ..a-- -..n any,"
 f. .... ?. smile.
 .. .n-o with mo-" he said 7 WIS .... aud v.u locked mo ou. That's v.. -..-. n... >r indignant came n..r .." found h05 .o break Into the r..-. n..~ .r a hurry. You wouldn't have ".r. r v.uTSe.f."
 "- r.rr like at u.y~oI1 ! don't like h.r- -...r. m my room. TIT not have f.. ] r..rEn- had given you to un- E...--.- ...r t woul. not be to.eT- rraf } .. -.r want ro annoy the lam ns ny ...-aus~ but ! win not eo- frra -'.f"
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