Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

on to the county police s1.l:i5n s:-f
left 4 message for tas Inspector Ee
came over TO see Toe that eYeainr.
solemn, ponderous and uninlpressa1
/ dismissed him after the usual re.
freshments had been pronered ara
accepted. A few further impurities
which l myself made IN the ns!ea.
borhood led to nothing.
took my little two-seater o,1t n
call on a friend. a few afternoons
afterward, and found the steerlne.
gear" fallen to pieces before l ha,,
gone mile. ! was thrown into q
ditch. but escaped without sar;oue
injury. ] scarcely needed Searle's "a.
surance to convince me that ba
knew nothing Of the matter. IN.
even in its damage state il WIS
quite obvious that the pins had bcon
wilfully Withdrawn from the pil!ar
TIME fact that 1 was con7eIlas IN
L be a prisoner in the house I'm.
several days from an injury IN
my knee. and worked al unaccra.
toned hours, was Responsible for
my accidental discovery of Arya
Simpsons diary. / came into tina
room Unexpectedly and found nor
writing. 1t never occurred to M,
but that she was engaged upon NV
work, and so 1 looked over her
shoulder. She was writing in a
diary. completing her entry for ths
Gay before.
N. G. worked FOR two hours. prac.
ticed golf in park. lunched in, took
cut two.seater in afternoon. Ne;
with accident but WAS able to wall,
home. Said little about his nluries.
which were not serious. Accented
invitation shoot Woolhanger Manor
next Tuesday at eleven O'clock.
Probably return across moor at
dusk.
Miss Simpson was suddenly con.
scious Of my presence. She placed
her hand over the page.
This Is my private diary. Sir Nor.
man, she asserted.
so ! gathered" / replied. what
is your interest in my do;nss Miss
Simpson,"
"A personal one" she assured me.
Il appeal to you as a gentIs:nan to
let me have the volume
/ confess that | was weak. An
alteration of any sort whatever.
ending, without doubt, in struggle
for the possession OF the diary with
this Quiet-looking, elderly lady. was
peculiarly repugnant to me. raas
the bell.
Il shall order the car to take YOU
to Barnstaple for the five O'Clock
train. Miss simpson" ! said
She rose to her feet. graRYing the
book firmly.
What is your complaint against
me, Sir NOrman?" she asked.
During this last week" 1 told
her, two attempts have been made
upon my life. am naturally suspl.
cious Of people WHO keep u close ac.
count Of my personal movements.
She stood for a moment looking
at me through her goldrinmad o..~u.
tacles in dazcd, incredulous sort Of
way. Then she turned and left tae
room. never saw her again.
1t was that very same afternoon,
on my return from the village,
where 1 had gone to mail u letter
with my own hands. that l found
gray limousine touring-car. covered
with mud, outside my front door.
and Adams annoupced thai a gentle
man was waiting to see me in the
study. To my surprise and infinite
satisfaction, it was Huntington.
Il have this moment posted let.
ter to you" l said, as wa shook
hands.
Anything doing down here?" he
asked quickly.
TOO much for my liking" ar.
swered.
81 have come straight through
from Basingstoke,p he explained.
THE Chief rather got the WILT up
about YOU EEf eS
Tell me all about it" begged.
81 wish l could" Rinmington re-
Piled as he accepted a cigar and lit
It. you read the papers, sup.
pose?"
Regularly"
you've seen what a he'll of time
they've been having around New
York? Eleven undiscovered muir
ders in ten days, and several mil
lion dollars stolen. The New York
police have been working steadily
9or some time, and made their coup
last week. They made half dozen
arrests, but the head Of the gang
escaped"
"A known persona I asked y
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