Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-24
WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY
EVELYN HASTE, beautiful and ri

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
ing the couple Hidden Hall Court,
his gloomy and mystery,riddcn es-
tate, for their honeymoon, and who
is found after the disappearance in
| 4 secret chamber.
PANDORA. a gipsr-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.
DAGON. youthful scotland Yard de-
tective, who has done sloritied spy
Latin temperament, though Canadian
in training.
The Secret Of "Hidden Hall"
Sir Rawdon had offered the post
of housekeeper to her. Mrs. Gillett
! said. Fanny had wished her to ac-
! cept, and she had done so. But she
had never been happy in the house.
She had seen many ghosts. Even by
| daylight she saw them. Among
others was the spirit Of the vanish
ed bride of the first Sir Rawdon
! who had ever lived at Hidden Hall
Court, This ghost had appeared
after the invitation had been given
| to the Hastes for their honeymoon.
| 1t had come also TO Mrs. Gillett in
same fate as her own would befall
| the new bride il she ventured to
| visit Hidden Hall Court.
Mrs. Gillett stated that she had
| told Sir Rawdon all this, begging
| him to repeat the story to no one.
He had promised to keep the secret,
| but he had laughed at the warn
| ing" Mrs. Gillett would have liked
| to write Miss Carroll. even if it
were only an anonymous letter.
, Logging her not to come to the
| Court, but this she had not dared
! to do. She had, however, suggested
! that Fanny should speak TO Captain
| Haste-not mentioning the ghostly
| warning" but limiting that the
| drainage was not in a perfect state.
| This Fanny had refused to do. AS
| she had herself frankly confessed to
| DaSon, If Kennedy Haste was deter
mined to marry Eve Carroll, she
wanted them to spend their honey
! moon at Sir Rawdon's place. There
| were those letters of Ewes she eX-
| pected to find in Sir Rawdon's desk,
| and show to Haste,
| What Fanny said Dagon took with
many grains of salt. The more he
/ saw of the housekeepers daughter
| the more he felt convinced that she
I mad had far more serious motive
| ION wishing Eve Carroll to be under
| That roof, and for wishing to be UNI
! der 1t at the same time herself. As
for Mrs. Gillett, however, the de-
| tective could not help believing more
1 or less III her sincerity. He took 1t
that she honestly thought she had
seen ghosts at the Court. But there
| was something more than the spirit
bride's warning which had wreck
| ed her nerves, making her Jump at
. the slightest sound. She had per
! laps told him no untruths, but she
! had not told all the truth.
The nisht of the day when he tele-
! Sraphed Murdoch, AT any price get
! into that house" the detective was
! restless. He had been excited bv
the news from Portree, which had
affected him like a draft of strong
wine; and with his theory" dane.
| ing bright as will O the wisp be-
fore his eyes, he determined to have
! another look around the cellar after
! every one was slowed away for the
night
|
Deuroom (SaTe for those occupied bv
| Wells, Haste and other members of
! the household). Dagon had selected
| quarters overlooking the Persian
Garden. He made this choice be-
! cause the room he asked to have
! was directly above the tapestry
| boudoir, and staircase not far
! from his door would take him down
| 10 that region without delay If need
arose. Also, the Persian Garden
| fascinated HIM. 1t formed a court
/ mciosed on three sides and omen
only at one end, beyond which could
! De seen immense Lebanon cedars,
| ihese smut out England, as with n
uark screen, and helped the garden
/ 10 give perfect Illusion of the Esst
:. There were queer little trees cut
| IN strange shapes. with red roses
topped over them. The paths were
| paved with wonderful tiles brought
| IN the eighteenth century from
! Persia by q John Hidden. great
| traveller. Also, there was the nooi
| designed and made by him. one az
the last Hiddens who had reigned n
| the Court 1t was longer than
! square this pool, and at each end
was a curious flower bed, ALWAYS
Kept precisely as it had been plan
I.eu TWO centuries ago. These beds
I.SpIesehted Persian prayer rugs. the
9iehaeo colors Of the low growing,
DIM tinted blossoms forming ~.
! patterns of the rugs. Seen fron, tie
windows overlooking the garden. tho
erect was extremely beautiful. and
tne marvellous tiles which lined The
sIues OF the pool could be seen for
4 some distance down under the
I ciear green water Whether tha
Dottom of the pool We're paved i'm
the same gorgeous and extraya0ant
way was unknown. as II was sun
posed to be very deep; and fresh
wafer moving in from a spring. n
olo nor need TO be drained. Now
ana then a CLINT of silver or gold
m .nsneu under the surface as FISH
endea through the beryl depths;
au i, as Dason looked out from his
ner. sHi-
suddenly, as he gazed-scarceIv
conscious of what he saw. since hi.
thoughts were elsewhere strange
thing happened.
sos
OF moment Dagon thought that
mere must be something wrone
with his eyes--or his brain.
FL ~ seemed as il light flashed up
u. me sequined glitter of the moon
H ~ tne surface. But this light was
sii,or ~, me moon -glints were
Siiver. The light that pulsed and
pool look like mirror, '"S
say, hope I'm not going Off my
cnump!" Dagon mumbled, half aJond
but ne did not cease to stare al fhe
pooi. he stared very hard, and with
out Winking. He was AFRAID thai