Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
WHO'S WHO IN TIE STORY

EVELYN HASTE, beautiful and rich
girl, who sits down at the piano on
her welding highland mysteriously
disappears.
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
his gloomy and mystery-ridden es-
tate, for their honeymoon land who
is found after the Disappearance in
a secret chamber.
PANDORA, a gipay-like girl, adopted
sister of Kennedy and secretly in
love with Wells.
MISS GILLETT, an ex-war nurse, who
fell in love with Haste in hospi-
tai. and who is an intense person;
tective, who has done glorified. spy
work" in the war. He is of vivid
Latin temperament, though Canadian
The "Hidden" Hall
Really, l must beg your pardon
for answering you like that" she
back her breath. ut isn't Mysteries.
It's only--oh, IL you knew how quaint
you look in those clothes and with
that black stuff over your face!
Exactly like q respectable scarecrow
in a potato field. They never have
any faces you know, and they al
ways wear fappy hats and dug out
coats like yours.
'But there! I won't laugh any
more. I'll listen to what you've got,
to say, and If you don't mind, I'll
listen sitting down." Cher knees
trembled a little, though her voice
was steady.)
Her impudence took the enemy by
surprise. At the word "scarecrow"
he made quick movement of anger,
and Pan thought he would strike
her; but after an instant's hesitation
he changed his mind. Il can make
you regret your impertinence If 1
French. Yet the girl guessed 1t was
all he could do to control his voice.
"Of course" she said in diff
ferent tone. you're master here.
You can do whatever you choose
except control what I'm to do"
II have not told you yet what I
wish you to do" the Masquer re-
minded the girl, so amazed by her
manner that mechanically he altered
his own.
You told me in your letter." said
Pan, seating herself in the more
comfortable of the two old chairs.
You disregarded my wishes-iny
advice-expressed in that letter.
Your answer consisted Of the one
word, No."
1T did. And it will consist of the
same old word again il your wishes
are the same."
Perhaps not-when I explain to
you what the consequences will be if
you are obstinate"
Il suppose you'll threaten to feed
Inc to those beastly fishes with their
bulgy eyes and nasty, receding pro-
flies. You can't do worse than
that, anyhow. And you may keep
your threat. before I consent to ruin
Rawdon Wells! I'll try hard to dis
agree with the disgusting creatures"
Il make no threats" the man re-
torted. Il shall simply tell you
what will happen"
DO" said Pan. But while you're
telling me things, won't you tell how
you got me out Of my cell and
brought me here? Oh, and by the
where here is"
You shall have both those ex-
plantations, IL you decide to be SEN
sible," was the reply.
"Yeu seem to want everything
tcE llOlHtiiS. 0ACidItic4 ran, sup.
posing. even, that l gave you a writ
ten statement of all I know about
my brother, Captain Haste's wife
what guarantee would I have that
you would set me free, unframed?
The way you are got up you look
capable of tearing out my tongue
and cutting of my fingers 80 I could
neither speak nor write, once you'd
finished with me-the way people
kept their promises and freed their
prisoners in the Middle Ages You'd
better be more diplomatic. Make a.
concession or two, to begin with, II
you want to win my confidence.
Tell me about the prison-and tell
me where I am"
Every well. why not?" said the
man. After all. to tell you what
YOU ask me can do no harm to me
or any one--whatever becomes of
you, Mademoiselle.
''The affair of-rescuing you from
your cell was easy for me. had
the wardress and her policeman hus-
band in my pocket. That made the
letter business easy, too. And as
for this place-can YOU not guess?"
ITS at Hidden Hall Court" PAN
dora gasped. on . sudden Inspiration.