South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-02

Bagley was still clearing 10 in the
dining room. Barney came indoors
and was trying again TO read when
he heard a shot in the direction Of
the shore ard going TO the door, he
thought he also heard cries lie
went ashore and wandered ABOUT for
nearly an hour before returning &c
find the Rock dark and the house
shut After trying to arouse Bas-
ley, he went ashore once more 20
find that Bagley already had arrived
at Wheedcn's and was determined to
remain there.
He had had enough" he explain
ed to Barney as he previously mad
informed Wheedon; that was the
extent of the explanation he made.
lie was going home to Chicago on
the earliest train.
Il thought they had killed you"
Ethel said. But of course it was
some one who arrived at the Rock
after Bagley had shut you out and
you had followed him TO Vince
don's"
Yes: l think that's pretty clear"
Barn ~ agreed. But who was hep"
My grandfather knows, Of
course" Ethel said.
That telegram from my uncle
Lucas in Chicago, which Asa
brought when we were at dinner.
told my grandfather who he was
and what his presence meant. You
see, after that we had prayers and
80. 4 60 -. L 81
again. and grandfather waited IN
his house. with his rife loaded. He
wasn't sure whether Kincheloe. or
the other man. was coming back
from the Rock to his house"
What are we IN. you and II" she
asked. suddenly shivering.
IT, put his hands steadingly upon
her arm. Il got you into it," he &C
cused himself You know I'd nc
idea what it would do to you, OF I'd
turned back yesterday"
Il think there's surely something
to be found out In Chicago" Barney
said when Ethel stated her determi-
nation to go there at once. Bag
ley's back there; and Marcellus
Clarke has his office there"
And my uncle Lucas is there
or he was when he sent that tele-
gram last night warming grand
father. But Of colS Sc, he'll be with
grandfather; I'll learn nothing from
him. If he can help it"
CHAPTER TX.
AS the train bore Ethel away from
Resurrection Rock and from Barney
Loutrelle the girl debated in her
mind ~ task which confronted her
on her arrival and vaguely wished
that cousin Agnes. Mrs. Oliver Cul-
Ter as she sad been known in Chi
cagO society before her tragic dis
appearance from the torpedoed Cal
lantic. were alive 10 aid her.
About Agnes there had been some
thing Of a mystery as we'll as an at
traction 10 Ethel. Cousin Agnes
first came 10 Chicago as a girl. she
told those who asked her. Previous
~ she had lived in a small town ara
no one-not even the many newspa-
per interviewers-go farther than
that.
It was plain that. not long before
her employment in the Cullen offices.
she had passed through some ex-
traordinarv experience which had
tremendously snapped her vitality.
She had endured some frightfuI or
deal which temporarily had downed
her but had not beaten her.
Many men offered themselves 70
take up her battle for her. But only
oliver Cullen. after his fifth or sixth
attempt. succeeded IN offering him
self Alright
John died and oliver the damned
weakliug" and his upstart wife. who
had been a stenographer. claimed
from Lucas and his stronger, far
more able sons. the control OF the
Cullen corporations which owner
ship old Johns stock implied.
Lucas fought and clustered: but
Oliver asserted the control: or.
rather. Agnes did. Fer Lucas and
his sons did not remain long in doub.
regarding the force with which they
had 70 deal; nor did outsiders re-
main ignorant.
So they griGned and bore II while
they watched oliver gradually sink
.nto invalidism and year follow year
with Agnes childless.
There was an old contract. which
Lucas. Senior. had safely locked