The Ordway new era., 1922-06-09

S,...'.s,'.,s resche,i the mans face once
-..-.. hrr h. sot another heavy hio"
4, -,s,r-- Tue man WAS grapphns
=, ,,ese-: Re swung Alan TO one slus
80 - os hin. and rolled hlihse',
,v-,v He scrambled to his feet ana
.s,.s.,,i cd. through the library. across
~, - sps intO the service ROOM
80 fst 10 lis fee.: dixzied and nor
-, et-,.,ts- with the house, he bluh-
's--,f sssf-<t 4 wall and had To feel
- usy s,cr. it 70 the service room
= =. ,,5vqsd snd stumbled down tne
.-,s-,ssv. q door closed loudly al the
- - - c,,~rffor he had seen al
- 4a,, u the s-aIrS. He ran along
- .,,--5 .s,,- 70 the door; IL had closeu
vs-n 4 Sr-f-- IocS- sni seconds passed
-Nrss es .s,t In The dark for the catchi
- fou-a Il aud tore the door open,
s-,s cS-,s oc- suddenly into the co'u
81 e -As ul-hs n paved passage
,-,v e,sS.se TIE house which led In one
.,-,,s,--s-- . ths street and in the
,,-a-s- q, a csts opening on the alley.
gs -f- Toward 10 the street AMI
,,.,lSs.s ~ zu5 down. but found it emp
w. -ssz Re rsc bscS 90 the alley Al
~ s-E q -he alley, where IL inter
Ss---s ~ e-v>S street. the figure OF
IT, -z- ----l1z swsy appeared sud
ser-r a1- q TIE shadows then dis
s-5sa-sg- AIz- following IS far as
- s--ss.. could Sc nothing more OF
>s7 rs s--gs. To- was empty
lie -s- u-r's farther snd looked.
->z- h vsoc bscS 70 the house. The
sd s,,- sss SWING shut again and
,s-c,s,. Es T. hl-.Sslt in al the front
s,,,- z-s ----s3 o1 the light in the
-gss-- lz-- FL -hs library. The
s-s,----. -.-,.r S--I Ms burning on the
=7,~- ans 1s 7z-zs5 II -7 and eztin-
--srss E-- - ws-- upstairs and
s-,-r.n- s,=- zs Shoes- he had seen
g -gce e-s 80 5r c1- lighting in
rn-s u,-a--. md -9- he lighted il and
~ e.s-1-s = s-E-E Is wet socks be
---e - r-- -- - sr=S lie wGS still
sa1sz-- 1-E e-ea---- szS- from his
s---- ---e --a -E- 1-L his chase
as-s- .--. z- ~ -ra s--l0-sGsSS .
u1d- c- - ~
W-z- --a = ~ -H- s-ru the
---er -1F Esf s-r~> A'z-'s tzes
-= a- -a --- -gL not
-sE-- - - - -H =S-- living
-s-@-- -s -EE asses r- 5-- q spec
-- rs had
--=z r-- - v -re- Tie
s--y-s- ~ rt E=-l--a
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e.rE -s-I-E=5 ve=- ee saF Bslta-ii1
C1-v=-s -5.---s vss -ls- be hlr>-.s
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saszs. vlE- re I'm 11E Ss.3 nats il
.,sr-lz 3. -1a- h. =-s -r- rhf-s the spec
-=- wlS -6=z-- r-- rh= Sp=yce- hzt
r-c Esc-~ D5 Alan tooz Ike some
cus slSs- -ezE- Ike Whous Evi-
Dry Ezz -hz ul--roE dad. fo-
II naz 3 -1,zs--=zr lad --cC- Ban
II Ire 5l- mas oplzl1- Who could
ma c=3
AlIz 20 rP an went 10 looz AZ
au=sl+ u ~ E-r'- Be bad seer in
-lls Iii Ez Ea< EsIrs. now rhsr he
5Is,f Z zhs 5<a1.- Ea< -uiuc. h
Ergna1lz had been pale BEFORE with
=-a-zsue1- az,5 o-s- 11s rixht eve
-hs-e Wis I r9gzf5 black marx Alan
1lstls.i fi1E1 Il hzs h4ltS. 4 lI--ie
ss5l WIS gE gr- kzUcsia. where be
hsti s--,iS -ae z1az- and tis fingers
ware SzurBf cz,t Et-a 3 black and sotrr
-1uSC Es had Su-,t-s,t them ou The
gdp=cs uQsra-s @ eise II feeling his
Esy I1uu- 1e lark house. and a.
s'lm= uus he haG rDUchsi his fore
head sls t=ft -hz black marx Tha,
hait 5eeE me -11Izc hals.-
The rss- -hA- ths u-au bad said had
been i reference u ssyule uaue: Alar
Alii IL 1rvChie ts reccJecr the aame.
slL EhHs hs III uoc un,ia-s-ar. /,
a Al. = srr-e,t rim g,14e-iy--rhs NJ.
V71aI- Wha- wss -ha-z TIE queer
=21,tzzmer- i-G Questioning that rha
12i-ue hr9ugl- 7Thzn hs repeated Il
% 1l-ussi[ EsS u.1r recoH scriau- fo-
Dee cgu-d NOT recaE ever havics beard
NE laG4s before bu- il WIS cot eoza-
7iersiE sr-nEe r1 hsu- He could de-
ira -le excitement II stirred orEv in
-au- wy
Sheriff. hat sel=re.t that hers Il
-lliS house Ben fI11in CCrver had eff
'r uls-lr 1aze -=fc-I usmoranl:u-l. 4
-='Hr'L Ut IL ac-oUu- 1s some sory
" "ll';l would sz7iaIn % Alan. his son.
lie or<i1r val-h hung ovsr bls life
,>lleE-ill aat SAID uha- IL could have
7e=n no mece lTtgue. no vulS,a- uer.
sonilI sin AMI the events Jt The nigh,
lad n,'ia raac very serrain Tor. plain.
e vnarsger WIS hidden IA thar hou>s
lI1FoiTe,t s'lule enc sise seriously. ,ses.
lt'- 1=iz- There was no other ray "a
explain the Intrusion Of the SORT O..
nan wlUm Alan had surprised there
N hour ago.
The faer thar this ether NAN
seary;1ed aiso lid not prove that Ben.
amin CIrvsr had Iztt record IN rha
aouss. as Sheriff. belIeve,t- bnr !,
certainty showed char anothsr persnr