Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-01
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Ethel reached the lake and re.
moved her skis. Kincheloe wa!
still far ahead Of her, but he
was exhibiting an uneasiness which
restored to Ethel her fears of the
night. Miss Platt's husband seemed
to be. losing determination; he nc
longer was hurrying but was glanc'
ing back often at her, and he was
wondering off from the direct line
to Resurrection Rock.
She noticed that something on the
shore seemed to disturb him and
locking about, Ethel observed that
Asa Redbird had emerged from the
trees and was fastening after them,
Asa was carrying his rifle.
You want me to stop him?" Asa
inquired when he came up.
Ethel shook her head. Just come
with me-"
In silence they completed their
journey to the mysterious house on
Resurrection Rock. There were NO
signs of life and when Ethel and
Asa Redbird reached the main en-
trance, the girl received the first
shock.
The glass panel over the knob had
been broken. After a moments hest
tation, Ethel thrust her arm through
the hole so plainly prepared for
turning the key from the outside.
AS she did SO she realized that
neither Bagley nor Barney Loutrclle
would have need to enter in this
fashion
"Bagley got key from Wheedon,"
Asa explained. Barney Loutrelle
came yesterday and Bagley right
here and let him IN"
The hall was wide and pleasant,
furnished with gay, bright wall pa
per picturing tall heron standing IN
river reeds. There were pretty
painted chairs in gray and gold,
matching a table and a lounge which
had cushions of black silk embroid-
cred with gold herons. Underfoot
was a handsome, silky rug in the
blue and yellow designs of the Chi
nese weaver It showed no veal
Or soil; nothing showed use.
Ethel stood amazed at the beauty
and brightness; she found herself
thinking Of a woman In connection
with this house on Resurrection
Rock-a woman Of positive and good
tastes.
Draperies hung in a wide doorway
Opening into a big room at the front.
Fright, diffused light fell upon a
large. heavy, carved table near the
center of the room; upon chairs and
a couch on side; upon a grand
piano at the east end with a tall
lamp and a music cabinet nearby. In
the interior wall, was a large and
beautiful fireplace with a high. mar
Bile mantel.
The room showed no sign of dis
order or of violence done there: yet
sight of the itself amazingly
disturbed her. She did not know
why. at first; she merely felt fright
Ell ed as by something uncanny.
ASA, I've been in this room. I've
eve been in this house before; but
I've been in this room!" Ethel ex-
claimed.
"Yes?" Asa inquired, unable to
comprehend her.
T. was plain to her that this room
once had been part Of a French
building. French of the sixteenth or
seventeenth century. Ethel's recog-
milton of this partly explained her
impression of familiarity here; when
she was a child at her aunt's chateau
Aunt Cecilia had taken her on visits
to chateaux of many of uncle Hill
aires friends. She might indeed have
been In this very room before. 1t
was hopeless for her to try to recall
from her memories of when she was
five and eight.
Her mind a not now dwelling
upon what might have been her own
association with this room. What
was Barney Loutrelle's? He had
been sent across the ocean to the
room. Why?
She moved nearer the mantel and
gazed at the design incised over the
fireplace; it bore a dignif1ed, forma!
device like-yes, very like-the de-
vic wrought upon Barney Lou
trelle's ring.
They searched the house thorough
1y. No one. living or dead. was in
the house; nowhere had they come
upon sign Of violence or indication
OF cause for Barney Loutrelle's dis
appearance.
"Where's he gone, Asa" Ethel APP
pealed finally.
How do 1 know" the Indian re-
turned irritably. and Ethel appreci-
ated that his nerve we're on edge.
She heard scratching at the door
and. remembering the dogs. she re-
called the brown mat in Lads hair,
Let them in, Asa" she directed.
When the door was opened and the
dogs ran in, she thought that they
rushed into the saloon because she
was there; but Lad only Brushed
against her on his way to the
further end of the great room where
he thrust his head down and sme,led
the floor. whimpering and scram-
bling about in a circle.
Lass blundered about near him sc
excttedly that Ethel followed to see
what was there. only to find a space
of bare. vanished floor. But hel
interest stirred Lad to leap ,upor
her and dash to the door on the
south which communicated with the
outside steps down the Rock to the
summer landing.
When she looked through the glass
of this door. Ethel observed for the
first time that those steps showed
the depressions of deep footsteps.
The dogs jumped into the snow
and houndered down the steps TO the
ice where they shook themselves ano
rolled over. barking. She was fear
fully expecting hat Lad was leading
her to the sort of horror which she
had believed to be in the house when
she came upon chunks OF ice stand
49, -.--A L.