The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-22

can diamond mine. N remember
correctly. and died leaving no other
heirs, was not tho attorney for
the family az tho time. but later.
when Hobart and then ieruHlia
placed portions Of their inheritance
In my hands Tor Investment. /
learned that they had never seen
this cousin but had kept up dsHul'
tory sort uf correspondence With him
since their mothers death and Do
not know WHISTLER they ali shared
alike under his VIII or not.
''nut what has All This 10 DO with
the test you propose mhhnEf What
has Il 20 DO with Patrieia'a warning
about n tsttooed ARM
Miles was saved the necessity ~
n reply by the entrance o. the scr.
want who announced Mr. David Zofn.
Tho latter proved 20 b. n fair haired
Immediately nttircd young man
with an expression Of polite bore
dom IN his sleepy blue eyes
Sorry / could not set here before.
Sergeant You mentioned a-or-
little proposition over tho phone
TO be brief. Afr zorn. a young
lady % rs who lives with her father,
maiden aunt and two bachelor
unclca IN a Long Island suburb has
isft her home under mysterious cir,
cumstanccs In which. however. We
arc satisfied no romance Il involved
Her father has asked mo 20 cngnEo
private detective % locate her. but
We arc. az Tho request ot the young
lady herself, and without his knnwl.
edge or that OK his sister or brothers.
Investigating "a certain matter which
threatens them. Tho position which
Sergeant Miles and I have taken 10
this the young lady must be located
az ~. earliest possible moment but
not disturbed II sho = IN safe hands.
and Nc Do not wan, her father In.
/ formed % her whereabouts. altho 10
must DO persuaded upon 20 take no
[ further step on his own Initiative.
/ DO make myself clsaTf"
Perfectly. Tho dnwi was gone
from Forms voice. when ala the
young lady disappear. Mr. Wells, and
In what manner
The attorney turned 20 Miles. who
quickly rrcopnted tho circumstances,
~Ths letter u sclfcxplanRtory." he
/ added. But can you think OF any
Legitimate occupation which would
take an homes, city workingnan out
Into the country on short trips at
nlght7"
The first suppoaltlon which &C
ours to me II that tho fellow might
be helper on a moving van" re-
piled zorn.
Exactly Miles cried triumphant.
~. Now study tho scrap Of paper
on which tho me~ags Is written"
Zorn took UP tho letter. read II
carefully twice and then carried 4.
together with a magulfying glass,
to the nearest window.
You arc right. Sergeant. This
/ paper has been torn from tho blank
page Of q receipt book. Tho smudEss
are from carbon paper and the IN.
dcntations give us a fragmentary
clue 90 the name and address Of the
last person 20 whom delivery was
made Mrs. ia Sioc- Ecombo 70
I-ksido. New Jcr-. For argu.
Eumnnt's sake. le; Us say that Mrs.
ia II Mrs. Jason or James Siocum.
OF something .combe Road. Brookslde
III such a place cxista-Nsw Jersey.
That will give VA n starting point. .
Yes. II ~ my theory that she
must have stopped tho van on the
road and arranged with one Of the
moving men 20 bring tho note here
az soon a. they reached tho city. We
have reason to believe that she has
gone 20 none OF her friends, aitho II
Is barely possible that she may have
taken refuge with Miss MiIlIoent
Amitagc. Lanes End. oyster Bay.
CHAPTER XII
/ MILES saw nothing OF seottlc
fl until they met in the servants
dining room. when the latter NUT.
tered:
Come TO my room. lad. when
you're free. I've curious bit Of
news for you"
CONTINUED In our next issuel