The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-17

be- some other explanation
Tho attorney pushed back hia
chair and rising. moved TO the Win.
low WHORE no stood Tor "a moment
| Then he wheeled Sergeant I
haven't a theory. suspicion. an
idea % possible solution' The whole
thing b monsiroua incrcdiblei II /
were ignorant and supsrsiitious. II
ibclieycd Ia the Evil Eye"
lie iJft the sentence unfinished
and owen Miles smiled slightly once
mahs.
"But science has proved the ca
tstvnce Of tho modern equiyalent ~
I the ENll Eye. hasn't h. Mrf Isn't
that what you're setting atg''
You mean hypnotlam. % eouraoG
II seems too bizarre a thought 20
entertain seriously. n these ',rse
brothers are not the victims ~ some
strange drug, selfadminlatercd or
/ Otherwise which is slowly driving
them mad, what possible alternative
explanation y thsrcg"
Tho detective rose also and picked
up his hat from the desk I'VE shah
see"
The afternoon was well advanced
when Sergeant owen Miles Ap,
preached the long lines OF glistening
greenhouses near country club and
then paused az a hearty voice hailed
him from the golf links. Turning
he behcld IA stocky. robust figure
clad Ia golfing clothes, stridlnE yigor.
oasly toward him
what the dickens Miles stared
as they claspcd hands "scottie.
what's come over sou that sou are
foollng around with the id'o rich a.
a country club
Didn't YOU hear owen. my ladf"
Fergus McCrcady beamed joyuusly
on his youthful friend. This com.
munity has seen M TO take mo up
social like, and Two taken up my
own national same 70 keep in
shape
rive got "a bigger game on than
gof, scottie. and I hoped sou would
like 20 take a hand IN it with me ("
He paused suEgesilysiy and Scot
ne rose 10 the bait.
What h the case. ladder
When the story was concluded he
remarked briefly.
I'm with you. Il may be mad
house we're going 20 but Il sounds I
to me like something very different"
CHAPTER III
lust after the dinner hour that
~ evening. Sergeant Miles. alias
William Brown. the nrw houscman.
presented himself al the kitchen door
% tho square old Colonial house IN
which 30 many generations % the
Drake family had lived.
An elderly butler made his appear
ancc.
Tho new houscmang Miss Drake
viii sec YOU in the servants sitting
room
Almost Immediately a tail. gray.
haired women entered
My niece engaged you al our
usual agency Her voice was
deeply contpuo and Il seemed TO
Miles that her bright. dark eyes be.
meath the strong broNa we're al
tempting 10 bore him thru ibid
ne explain tho duties which would
Do required Of your
Everything IL quite satisfactory.
shs said. after he had an.
swered the routine questions we
viii give you trial. Carter Will
show you 20 your room and Pierre
Fill have some supper prepared for
you In the Horvanta' dlning room.
Carter. the butler. rcappcarcd and
led the way up two flights Of hack
stairs 10 a small but immaculate
room az the side Of the house Miles
waited until ho heard the others
descending the stairs be.
lore he extlnEuished the llsht and
.aised the shade.
As nc looked across the grounds.
. stumbling male figure s,rollsd
Town the drive. II was hsaurediy
neither tho rotund chef nor the
'ideriy. diEnlficd butler Could I, b.
he outside man or was there an
.aYesdronper. an interioper hanging
bout the places
Descending 20 the ground floor.
lilies wandered out thru the entry
md across tho driveway
The hour was growing late and II
vas probable that nc would have no
that night 20 encounter
he three brothers Miles turned
ust "a the shambllng figure came
around tho bushes.
What you doin' hereT' The ne.
rios teeth were chatterinE In his
lead.
"w.ho are your Miles couniercd
.miably I'm William Brown. tho
lew housemhn
OATS de truf7 I'm Ripidoa L.unt.
Rip for short. night Waterman tiil
an mos, evc'thiug else
In dc daytime
why. what's tho matter9" Miles
aughcd. There can't BE- any dan.
Ter Of tramps or burRiars
Rlpidcs chowod ruminativciy for
moment
THERE'S more dan trampg an
hlovea can come saShayin' round
tome mighty funny things goIn' on
n dis here ncighborhood lately an
When dc next comes Off it's soin' 10
Y where Rip Lunt amt got 10 be
noyinr'
CHAPTER "
WITHOUT encountering the re
w luctant night Waterman again.
iiles entered the house and made
lis way uD the back stairs to his own
DOM.
All was dark on that side OF the
iouso now save in the room just be.
ow his own.
Someone was pacing tho floor OF
hat room below with measured
read which told OF deep concentra.
ion.