Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-12

"And Miss Langw6rthy Is still on
the veranda. Now Hampton, Carson
and l want look at Miss Sanford's
room. Come with us, will your"
"Im id If I will I" cried the boy
hotly II don't know what you are
up to, but TH boss here and I'm Civ
ing orders, not taking them. If there's
any reason in all this, I've got the
right to know what it is."
"Yes," answered Lee thoughtfully.
you've got the right. 1 just don't
like the looks of affairs, Hampton. 1
don't believe all that hear 1 don't
believe Miss Sanford sent that wire.
l don't believe she Is In San Francisco.
l do believe that your friend TrevOrs
has got hold of her somehow, and
that he is playing you for sucker.
That's our reason In this. Now will
you come with us to her roomT
"Trevors?" said Hampton. Then
he laughed. "You are like the rest,
Bud. Trevors is gentleman, and you
try to make him a crook. Such
scheme as you imagine is absurd and
ridiculous. And l won't go prying
with you into Judith's room"
"Come on, Carson" said Lee. IF
Hampton wants to stay here, let him."
But the young fellow was on his
feet, his face flushed, his eyes excited.
you'll get out Of this house and
do 1t quickW he cried sharply. IF
;,oIr 20 ,,o;u tn hot
I'll stand for your high-handed ac-
tions, you're mistaken"
At look from Lee Carson stepped
quickly forward, SO that Hampton
stood between them.
"You come with u.s." and now Lee
no longer sought to be pleasant. "And
keep still or we'll stop your mouth
with a yard of cloth. This way,
Carson"
With right and left arms gripped,
with tagging feet and furious eyes,
Hampton went between them to the
door. For an instant only did he
struggle; then, with a snort of dis
gust, seeing the futility of making
fool of himself, he went quietly
Just what he expected as a result
of a visit to the girls room, Lee did
not know. He hoped for some sign
to tell him something, anything.
Quietly the three went through the
house until they came to Judith's
all had been set In order by Mrs.
Simpson. On entering the room a
both Lee and Carson. Hampton,
freed now and standing alone, though
under CarsOns hard eye, stared at
them angrlly.
"When you get through with this
foOlishness," he told them stitf1y, you
can either apologize or call for your
time"
Neither answered. Carson little by
little had come to share Lees uncer'
tainty and anxiety; and now. like
Lee, sought eagerly to find a sign
something to tell that Judith had beer
lured away by Trevors or Quinnion
or that she had been overpOwereC
here and taken out perhaps through
a window.
But Judith had gone Saturday
night, and Mrs. Simpson had done hel
work thoroughly. 1t might be wei
to call the housekeeper and question
her. Had she found a chair over
turned, rug rumpled, table showed
little from it's accustomed place
But, again, 1t would be as we'll no
to start suspicion and surmise in othe
minds If, after all, there were no tru'
cause for It, Judith might be in Sal
Francisco; she might have sent th
order to sell.
Chances Is we're smelling powde
where there wasn't no shot" sait
Carson hesitatingly.
Bright boy !" mocked Hampton
You'll make great little gumsho
artist one Of these days"
Had Bud Lee not loved Judith a
he did, with his whole heart and sou
it we'll might have been that he an
Carson and Hampton would have gon
out of the room knowing no NOR
than when they had come In. Blu
it seemed to Lee that the room whic
knew judith so intimately, was seel
Ing to open its dumb lips to whispe
to him of danger to her. He had com
here troubled for her; he stood, lool
ing about him frowninyly, his hear
heavy, fear mounting within him. An
Of lonOth ho found sign
At the far end Of the room, in
corner, was Judith's writingtable, o
which were several opened letters, pc
and ink, pad Of paper. Lee steppe
to it. If she had been lured ava
after nightfall, then some messag
had come to her. If that message ha
come by word Of mouth, there We
no need seeking it; If 1t had bee
a note, fate might have kept 1t her
Impaled on a sharp file was a she'
of notepaper. The notes was brie
typewriter, even to the signature
that Of Doc Tripp. 1t ran:
Dear Judith:
. 81 am afraid Of new trouble. Ha'
spotted another one Of rs gang wor
ing for us. Also have got bulle
|, hole In my right hand. Nothing sc