The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-10
eEeIn HERE TO-DAY

But there were mysterious cir
cumstances. The shot was fred a
moments before
GILLINGTIAM, gentle
man adyanturer. and friend of
bill BEVERLEY, one of Marks
IN guests. had entered the hall
ss where She found
s:MATT CAYLEY. Marks constant
companion, pounding on the door
and demanding admittance. The
two men enter the room through
q window and found the body
mysterious circumstances puzzle
Antony. He and Bill investigate
and Antony discovers that secret
passage leads from the house to a
bowling green. Antony discovers
SCayley using this to overhear a
between him and Bill
eGoszoNss&WlTHs THE STORY
Antony wanted to shout his ap-
Splause It.wass neat, devilish neat-
4 For moment. he gazed, fascinated
Eat that wonderful new kind of GRO
qnetbalIswhich had appeared so
out OF the box, and
then reluctantly wrisled himself
4 hack there was nothing to be
4gained by staying there. and good
s4deal4to be- lost, for Bill showed
ssIy%as he could Antony hurried round
ssthsF ditch and took up his place at
back of the seat. Then he
stood up with yawn, stretched
hfmself sand said care1essly. We'll
don't yourself about it. Bill.
o1d man. daresay you're right
You know Mark, and don't; and
that's the difference Shall we
have game or shall we go to
bed ~
Bill looked at him for inspira-
& lion; and, receiving it, said, "Oh.
JUST IetsshaveSo one game shall we2
Rig ht4you are" said Antony.
But Bill was much too excited
sstoStaRe the game which followed
very seriously. Antony. on the
.sof5 nothing but bowls He played
withggreat celebration for ten
minutes. and then announced he
was going to bed. Bill looked at
& him anxiously.
/; It's all right laughed Antony
sss 80 on can talk if you want to. Just
en- away first. though.
hey mad e their way to the
Sshed sand while Bill was putting the
bowls away, Antony tried the lid
of the closed croquet-box. As he
sse3pected 1T was locked.
Now then" said Bill. as they
were walking back to the house
again. I'm simply bursting to
:slss.. GaF1ey.''
Good Lord, Where?''
one of the croquet-boxes"
55ssssss, Dol u T.: an ass
IssssstI rs q 3iIe true Bill He told
eth s2Otll e+e-NDat4 heshad seen
But assaii We going 10 have
5000 ut Il X. sked Bill in great dis
I'm longing to ex-
alore. 1rent yon?'
Tomorrow and tomorrow and to-
morrow. We shall see Calyey COM
Ting along this way directly. Be
sstdes, want 10 get in from the
Eothert end. if can. doubt very
Smnch we can do it this end with
5sout giving ourselves away .. Look
Isthere's Cayley.''
q he drive toward them. When they
Ssweres a little closer they waved to
shim and he waved back.
I. wopd where You were.
5she said, as he got up to them. Il
.rather thought You might be along
Ihis way What about bed?"
Bed lit ISL said Antony.
& BILL left the rest of the CONVEX
Esation, as they wandered back to
aStoS the house, to Antony. He want
sed ito think There seemed to be
mo doubt now that Cay:ey was a
villain. Bill had never been famil-
siar with villain before. It didn't
seem quite fair of Cayley. Some
how he was taking rather mean
advantage of his friends. Lot os
FRY in, II. q
people with secrets
Look at Tony, that first time he
shad met him in tobacconist's
shop.
ButSwhat on earth had Miss Nor
iris got to do with it.?
Miss Norris, who had proposed to
after-dinner train at the
sjunction, In the abvious hope that
tshe might have In this way dra-
smattc 5cross-examination at the
shandsiof some keen.eyed detective
twas encouraged tactfully. but quite
firmly, to travel by the earlier
strain with the others.
IS Why?
ssanswered off-hand But the fact
shat II was so had made Antony
Interested In her. BY sheer luck.
;sas5 IT seemed to him. he had stumb-
sled on the answer to his question.
Miss Norriswas hurried away be-
Iscanse she knew ABOUT the secret
spassage.
Thespassage. then. had some
thing ito do with the mystery OF
Roberts death. Miss Norris had
fused sit& in order to bring off her
sidramatic disappearance as the ghoast,
sFossibly she had discovered it for
sherself; possibly Mark had reveal
red IT to5hersecretly one day. never
sguessing that she would make SC
nkind "a use OF It later on; pos
ssib1y Galley having been let into.
The Joke OF the dressing-up, had
lsAhowniher how she could make her
Tappearancei on the bowling-green
5eyen more mysterious and super
Hnatural One way or another, she