The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-08

and seated himself on the bench
He felt the girl start and turn, but
he did not glance at her. With his
elbow on his crossed knee, chin in
hand he sat watching the demolition
Of the wall.
Where is Miss Copley?'' he asked
under his breath.
III" she answered. She's got
sick headache. Another of the
nurses is supposed to be looking after
me. but she's busy now.
oh" she went on in a fervent
whisper, I've prayed that you
would come today I've dared so
much on the strength OF it 1t was
so necessary that 1 should see you"
And also, that / should see YOU"
he broke in. II have news. Bristow
has engaged me to help him in the
preparation Of some magazine articles.
/ will be in his office. in a position
to know everything that goes on.
Perhaps
Wait" she interrupted. Before
any one comes, have something 1
want to give you"
She cast a searching glance about;
and then slipped a folded paper from
between the sheets OF her pad. let
ting it fall on the seat between them,
screened by her frock.
He dropped his hand over it. and
with deft sleight-of-h transferred
it to his pocket, bringing up in its
stead a cigaret.
| Its safe" he assured her.
/ And now tell me about your work
with Bristow." she said.
He did so briefly, explaining the
features connected with 1t that
might inure to their benefit
Also he went on, ''I have found
out about Higgins as you asked me
to-
''Oh. yes?' But the interest she
had shown the day before in. the de.
crepit old man seemed to have waned
He's hand in glove with Bristow,"
said Kelsey, concluding his sketchy
report. And I have no doubt is just
as big crook
And Copley too added the girl
with conviction. They're all three
crooks together
Kelsey himself had much the same
IDEAS. but he hadn't wanted to say it.
| Strange. that she should speak so OF
her sister
But already her thoughts seemed
to have turned in another direction
She was gazing again at the gap in
the wall.
do you know anything Of Dr..
BrisJow's engagements?" she asked
Unexpectedly.
He shook his head. "Only. that +
heard him tell his secretary, he would
be attending a dinner of the Medical
Society in town tomorrow night"
Tomorrow nightr' For some rea-
son, this seemed to her extremely i'm
portant.
And Copley's sick headache will
last two or three days; they always
do She spoke musingly as IL the
two facts to her held some connec-
ton.
Fearing that he had already stayed
too long with her. and knowing OF
nothing else to De said. Kelsey rose
| to go; but she detained him with a
quick gesture
Waltz He could see that her
fingers were trembling as she guided
her pencil; there was an excited ire
NOR in her voice. II must see you
tomorrow. Don't let anything pre-
vent. ! have an idea. We may be
| able to get away"
| He nodded. A nurse was moving
| toward them. and he dared not Hnger
| Il will lay of about noon. and find
you"
He was eager of course to see
| what the message she had given him
contained. but he deliberately held
| himself in check. He ate his dinner
| talked an hour or so with Morton. and
IT was not until he was safe in his
room and had taken every precaution
| against surprise. that he ventured
to look at it.
Il was brought here" it began
without preamble. II don't know
how. The next day-it must have
been the next day-Dr. Bristow told
me that / had been very i'll and was
In hospital, but that I would see
my father and mother soon. I he-
neVed what he said for little while.
But when the effects Of the drug
wore Off / felt we'll and strong. NV
parents did not come, there were ex-
cuses. L insisted on going home. DIR.
Brstow and the Copley woman
wouldn't let me. When tried to
go. they prevented me By force.
screamed and struggled. Then the
doctor put strong drug into my arm.
These. scenes happened several times.
and always ended in the same way.
fhey never let me get out Of that
one room. Then one day when Cop
ley thought was asleep, l hard her
talking outside my door to another
nurse.
This woman said: rs your sister
getting any better?" and Copley an.
swered in a weep-y voice, No: shell,
never be any better, I'm afraid They
talked while. and then the other
nurse said. If you were little young
er, dearie. and hadn't been here for
years, I'd try and get the hundred
thousand dollars reward for that
missing Hope Ranger. You're almost
a dead ringer for her.
Then 1t all flashed over me, what
they were doing; why I, Hope Ranger,
was In this place
The sheets of the letter shook in
Kelsey's hands.
| After l heard these women talking
and understood what 1t meant,
nearly went mad trying to think
what to do. 1 had already tried to
bride Copley. but she is in love with
Bristow and absolutely ruled by him
30 I just sat thinking; plans, plans
Seething through my BRAIN"