The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02

HuIHH NuSNt Nuu anything 10 IN
forrest him since me Patterson
robbery a year ago. and he is de-
t,rmlned to earn his pay
Fay was silent. a wild mani
what 10 that ince- But fhC put
tau thought rosolutoly from her.
A. tho two moved OF her oy go
followed them lazy.
Du you know. there used 90 bt
t.uy cave somewhere about here
HHu remarked 10 her companion.
eve played an sorts OF gnmos of
pirates ana buried treasures thcrn
when We were children. No strnu-
rrr could find u iu u hundr 81
HHHrs. hut 10 would ho % splendid
place Tor amy ono q hide pvt iE"
They walked back to meet lti-
GOD playing with her collie on he
lawn.
sha raised her eyebrows at their
auuronch "Mother hns been look
Ius everywhere for you Fay SHE
Iuuouncod loftily "She could rot
Imlpinc where you had gone. but
might have guessed. yop always
wore fond Of the bay
She seemed deliberately to in-
nor, Cadmus presence. ana Fay
Elg,i a. her ln a-tonishmoni
What could be the matt"r7 she
knew her %inorcurlal cousins
moods well enough 10 recall that
this assumption OF cold sarcasm
always indicated an aroused fury
rrIng beneath lsurcIs temper
was uncertain at best. what could
lI.o awakened 10 nuws
with u word of apology Fay lcfl
them. but at IN, stops Of the porch
-hc glanced back. Laurel AMI
Harry Cadmus were standing a,
sho Lad lrn them. evidently in
unl matcd debate
Nrg Tudor announced that hor
Hitorncys had come. ana the rest
Of the morning wns spent iu %
maz0 Of legal and financial detail
lay wns nstopinhod Go learn fhe
.Vtout Of her own wealth. She
bad inherited her brothers share
az the family estate and tina,
amounted Ga "a sum which starror-
90 and depressed her
When tho waitress brought an
HHr luncheon Fay noticed that thH
lrl vi milling.
What Is II. Louise 7" she asked.
ooh. Miss Tudor The girl
Jlmpied. Frank was teasing IN,
cook this morning because she de
Dlur"d that there were ghosts OF
witches about. ana now he's found
that his hort suit g. gone from his
rooms over tho gnraro and sno
hHs the laugh on him.
"irauk's suit o. gomez repeated
luy "Stolen. you mean"
Yes. miss Gone from his closet
some time last night and thcrp'i
mo- rae to how the thief got In ci
out OF the gnragc, any moro thar
be loft auy s!gns behind him In th'
pantry"
THE pantry"
THAT was why cook though.
there ghosts about Thi.
morning two chickens were gon,
and Tho other food was all musse,
about Don't everything VINE locke,
an Iu.' 1H she had lsft &c."
So chat face which hc had foer
could mot have boon % Pigment al
her sick brain.
That strained. white face viii
the wildly staring eyes nnncurc,
once more before her mental visioi
and she shuddcres
when the shadow were length
oncd Fay descended and %strollc'
about the lawn.
Near tho arnR she saw l'ranl
IN conversation with the sheriff
compnuiun ~ the morning
The last part % Bnrry's sentcnc
reached her enrs:
not an ordinary tramp. hi
some who knows the premise
thoroughly"
The sergeant lifted his cap 4
Fay and turned to leave. bu, sh
intercepted him.
I'm walk as far NJ the ght
with you | wan; 20 speak 20 so.
about something
"Somo one else has seen The mn
beside those two maids" rhc he
gan nervously II snw him. Ser
gcant Barry I would prefer tina
you say nothing about this to an
one. for I've been very ~ and
cannot yet endure any excitement.
You may rely upon me" IN
sergeant was studying her closeil
pa you get "A good look at hi
faco2'
"Ycs 7 shall never forget ~"
ShuddorinF. she told him In Dc
tail OF hor experience OF the nigl
before.
CHATTER III