The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-02

Horror stricken BY her fear that
CARNEY LoUTRELLE. the young
lieutenant had been murdered.
ETHEL CAREW, goes to the un.
occupied house on mysterious
and ghostly Resurrection Rock
findBthere evidence Of crime and
proof that q body has been hid.
den under the. ice Of Lake Huron.
At onca she suspects that her
grim and relentless grandfather,
LUCAS CULLEN, SENIOR, has
had the murder committed. Old
Cullen had been filled with anger
and fear when he learned that
Loutreile had entered these nor.
thefn Michigan woods to go to
the Rock.
Ethsl and Loutrelle were drawn
together by close mutual interests
In London he had received in a
seancs, .nssssSey from Ethel's IA.
tlierl who had been killed in France
These messages instructed him to
proceed TO Resurrection Rock-a
trip which he hoped would clear up
his obscure parentage.
Lucas Cullen had been guilty Of
Violent crimes in early days and
fear was driving him to violence.
Ethel fnriopsly accuses her grand.
father Of instructing
kfNGHELoE 10 shoot Loutrelle.
GO oNsWlTH THE STORY
eoh. u had Kincheloe do some.
thing out there, did n" Lucas de.
mandeds
Ethel could not answer him for
the stiffocation in her breast; mus.
cies semed to be tugging tight all
through her.
Barney Loutrelle's been made
away with! Killed." she cried.
Hey? You saw him dead?"
No: but"
Have you enough shame left t.
realize what you have Just been
saying to me?p he assailed her.
raising his hand clenched but for
his huge forefinger with which he
threatened her, "Kincheloe has
killed your fine friend Of the train,
Barney Loutrelle, you said. I had
him do ii! Eth? Eth? Say to me, do
YOU mean that2n
YES.
.Ehs So Kincheloe-and I had
him do it-hlled your Barney Lou.
tseliei you believer"
'.Yss.e
He jerked his wrist out Of aer
grasp and stepped back, looking
down at her and laughing.
Unjust have Miss flatt hear
sou he said when he was through
laughing And your grandmother"
He stepped to the door and open
ing IL called first for Miss Plat
and then for his wife,
ssNow we will all hear your
opinionsn her grandfather said:
and, before the others, he made her
aerhse Ktncheloe and himself
again Then heiwent once more to
the door.
Ieutenant Loutrelle!" he call.
ed sMr Barney Loutrelle, will
you step in here!"
He not dead? She opened
her eyes to see him in the door.
way he entered and came toward
her speaking to her. Everything
wayered about him, but he did not
wayer in her sight. She cried out
oF Understanding in re.
ny 10 the words he was saying.
She knew neither what she said
nor how she said It.
Her grandfather was grabbing at
her. saying something: and Miss
Piatt was addressing her; but Ethel
Needed neither Of them.
Y thought you were dead!" she
was exnIaining to him. you see,
\ thpHght they had killed you"
! came to lind you as early as
! daEed. he told her, II came here
3nst tosses you. They told me you
would be down soon. had no idea
sotIs Ind gone out"
y want to the Rock for you. You
see Z Thought they had hurt you
andr
Her grandfather interrupted
them loudly: he ordered her to go
Of once to her room; but she dis.
REGARDED him.
tLeayeSher alone!" Barney Lou.
trelle broke in. leave her alone!"
be repeated, putting himself be.
ween her and her grandfather.
She has something to say to me:
and I have much to tell her.
cana tossee her. You can give us
thistroomS or we will so out; won't
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