South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-04

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sco!ded de glanced about and
shifted his feet as though TO rise.
Give me ali OF his" ne COM
handed Straight"
50 she told him quietly and with
QUE passion as straight" as she
could.
You say YOU accused grand
father he assailed her hotly Wncn
she had finished, "of killing this
Loutrelle pickup OF yours!"
That's true. said 1 was mis-
taken. II wasn't Barney; it was"
YOU you fool" he said TO her
IN plying disgust. You little
fool"
She sat back. quite white and
quivering under the constraint OF
controlling herhelf against Bennet's
anger.
Before writing to Barney that
night, Ethel reread the letter from
Huston Adley. Her immediate
course of action had become quite
plain TO her; yet she reconsidered
thoughtfully before recording her
I My dear Mr.. Loutrelle." she ad-
/ dressed Barney. Last night 1 had
a remarkable experience" and she
detailed how she had confirmed.
through her cousin, the existence of
James Quinlan and Robert and the
history of James Quin.an's associa-
tons with her grandfather and his
recent disappearance.
Before 1 met you and you told
me Of your experience with the
| Philip Carew who wished TO speak
with you, and before this letter
about my father came to me, I might
have visited a medium without
thinking so much about what 1 was
doing.
Il want to be very sure that.
when 1 try. 1t will be through some
hitting person-that nothing about
my approach to him will degrade
/ him or lead me into danger Of Of
/ tending or losing or ever misunder-
I standing him. For that reason. I
would be very glad If you would
| write me whatever you think will
I help me; you know how little |
\ know about these matters; and I do
not know whom to approach here.
! II would be far better for me If you
could happen to be mere. Oh. I am
not asking that. Blu. il you find
we've nothing more to gain by re-
naming near the Rock. come down
here and I'll wait for you.
Your friend.
ETHEL CAREW."
She was a little quivery as she
undressed and made ready for bed
1t was difficult, when living among
/ the articles chosen and arranged by
I Agnes and so expressive OF her tire
I less vitality, 10 believe that she could
have been completely obliterated.
There was a large, fiat package
I from London. tied with a cord and
stamped with English postage: the
I censor had opened it. sealed it again
and sent it on. The paper bore the
/ legend. Photographs"
She found three photographs. all
/ identical. OF a group Of young men
in uniform who appeared 10 be off,
\ GERS OF the Canadian and OF the
/ American armies. The faces were
/ all strange TO Ethel until, with a
/ start which stopped the beat OF her
heart. she recognized Barney Lou
\ trelle. IN each OF the prints his
I identity was unmistakable.
/ Her uncle Lucas called early the
next morning 10 ask what she was
/ doing about her business matters
| When she said that she had failed 10
/ obtain help. he told her he had de-
/ cided to protect" her interests In
I the projects under way
/ That afternoon she received a let
/ ter from Barney IN which he report
/ ed that upon his return TO the Rock
/ he had found affairs just as she
had left hem
Il have seen no one from St
/ Florenun," Barney continued. But
/ 1 think that Kincheloe has got out.
\ I have found an Indian who saw a
/ stranger about here three days ago
I who, I think. Is the fellow that slept
/ ir that shack opposite Rest cabin.
/ Mss Carew. From what I can make
/ out from Oz.bee. he was an CID man
/ who seemed a bit off his head from
! exposure, perhaps Anyway he
I seemed wholly purposeless and
f harmless, and think We were
wrong IN connecting him up with
i our affair couldn't obtain any
/ better description of him than he
was tall and gray-haired and wore
\ a short mitten on MS right hand
I as the ends OF his fingers were or"
This determined Ethel 10 tele-
I graph Barney 10 come at once TO
I Chicago. Blu. before him. two
I others took the train from Quesnel
I for Ch!caEo-Lucas Cullen. Senior.
and his w.4e. And upon the day OF
. their arrival. the first news confirm
ing the assumption. OF Agness death
reached the city
IL came 20 Lucas Cullen. Junior.
I IN a Communication not dissimilar
20 that letter watch had awaited
Ethel az Scott street; but Luoass