Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-03

WHO'S WHO IN IKE STORY
EVELYN HASTE, beautiful and rich
girl. who sits down at the piano or
her wedding highland mysterious
KENNEDY HASTE, her husband. who
suspects completely on the part OF
his old war comrade.
SIR RAWDON WELLS, an amateur
scientist, who has insisted on lend
ing the couple Hidden Hall Court
his gloomy and mystery-ridden es-
tate. for their honeymoon. and who
is found after the disappearance in
PANDORA, a gipsy-like girl, adopted
sister of Kennedy and secretly in
love with Wells.
MISS GILLETT. an eX-war se,who
fell in love with Haste in hospi-
tai, ond who is an intense person.
"a Wanted Her to Suffer!"
Meanwhile. what's to be done ~
Rawdon asked. II don't know much
about such things at first hand. Do
you want to arrest me? Because
If you do, I'll understand it's your
duty. and shan't make a fuss.
"Oh, no. sir. certainly not" An
| son protested. It's quite enough il
l have your word not to leave the
house."
You have that" Wells returned
promptly. Only force would get me
out. I'm as anxious as YOU are
more so-for every development
I'm praying that Miss Car-Mrs.
Haste, will be found. And as for
but the poor chap is almost insane
with grief. and not responsible for
suspecting his best friend"
After Marianti, Tate, the chauffeur,
who had driven Wells down from
| town, was interviewed without any
| exciting result. Then the house
| keeper was summoned to tell what
she knew, because Arson mad heard
from one of his Constables (who had
| 1t in turn from a servant) that Mrs.
Gillet had let out some very queer
! things in her first fright"
The sergeant was human enough
to enjoy questioning her, for his
! own impression confirmed what was
said about her in the house-that
she was a very mysterious sort of
| person"
, She was dressed in mourning. with
a narrow band of delicate white at
neck and wrists, and with her long
black gown, her black hair that had
two wide streals of silver, her dead
white face and her large. tragic
| dark eyes, she was like a study in
| chalk and charcoal come alive. There
| was something odd in her manner as
! IN her appearance, too; something
jumpy and frightened, not lust
| ordinarily nervous. She had the air
! OF glancing over her shoulder to see
who was behind her. when there was
no one there; and her thin, beauti-
fully shaped hands clasped and I'M
clasped each other. Not at all the
housekeeper for A great country
hnnEnp ~
Sir Rawdon had chosen her himself
! he had heard, and no one had learned
whence she came.
After all. the questions dragged
very little from Mrs. Gillett. She
| explained the words she had been
something to happen"-"not wishino
the honeymoon couple to come"-and
seeing things" in the music room
and the tapestry boudoir.
! I suppose l am what is called
| psychic, she said. Il have pre-
sentiments. I'm afraid of them, be
cause they so often come true-too
often! And If there are ghosts
about a house l always see them.
| 1elt trouble was sure, If Captain and
Mrs. Haste spent their honeymoon
| mere. | had dream that frightened
me. There's a ghost I've often seen
since / came to live at Hidden Hall
| Court-a woman who walks out OF
the tapestry in that boudoir and
Vanishes back into it. She has a
wicked face. In my dream she al
tackled Mrs. Haste with a dagger.
told Sir Rawdon. l begged him ia
| make some excuse about not being
able to lend Captain Haste the place
after ALL"
Nothing that Arson was able To
say could drag more than this from
Mrs. Gillett; but If he had learned
little that was enlightening about
the disappearance of the bride, he
mad at least gained some rather
surprising information about The
woman herself. She was ON such
terms with Sir Rawdon Wells as 10
advise him concerning his private
aHairs! This made her seem more
mysterious than ever. Then thore
was that daughter of hers. whose
eyes betrayed a burning love for
captain Haste, and who had yentur-
ed down to visit her mother while
the house was lent for Hasfe,s
honeymoon with another girl: in
TACT, on the wedding night.
BY the time Arson had finished
MS unsatisfactory interview with
MRS. Gillett. Captain Haste had sur
nclentiy recovered to free his
tsoiunteer nurse. And Miss Gillett
ioiio"ed her mother into the den"
are you willing to tell me why
You came to visit here Just at IRIS
tlme?" the police sergeant catecbized
her.
Yes, answered the V. A. d
without an instant's hesitation. 81
came because something forced ma
10 make myself miserable.
Miss Carroll wasn't WORTHY .,
captain Haste. l wanted her ~
suHer. TOO She wasn't worthy NJ
any mans serious love. She was
Just hirt-a vain little fiirt. shed
oeen eneaged-virtually enga ged--to
pr Rawdon Wells, but broke with
nm nm after she met Captain Ha ste.
ne-Captain Haste-didn't know,
mere been an engagement. He
wouldn't have believed it-arainsf
ner Word-unless it could be proved
And thought of way of proving
II mere. l wanted them to Quarrel
| 1eit 1t would be the best thing for
rim to know that girl for what she
Was-the sooner the better. That's
why I came" .
AS she spoke. Fanny GilIett looked
Anson straight and boldly in ths
eyes. She was handsome. Her eyes
ana features were not unlike what
her mothers must have been. but
there was some other resemblance.
Anson tried to recall 1t, tried to ac-
count Tor 1t, but could not.
DO you suggest that the pair had
ouarreled?" he asked. THAT some
thing had occurred which drove