Evening star., 1925-09-29
Pandora at Bay.

at Day.
Y Tow stupid Capt Haste and Sir
Rawdon Wells and Anson
had all been. not to realize at
once the likeness between
him and the girl known as
Pandora Haste, Both Haste and An
son lad exclaimed, "Who is it you
look ike?" and Rawdon Wells had
stared at him in a puzzled way, the
sameRs a spoken question. 1t seemed
incredible that the answer had not
sprurg into their heads. But, Dagon
said U himself now, perhaps 1t had,
anyhow, into the heads of Haste and
Wells who knew the girl so inti-
mateE, whereas Anson had seen her
only once or twice. When these two
reconized the fact that Pandora
Hast and the young detective from
Canaia were singularly alike possibly
they had not cared to mention their
discorery TO the person most con-
cernd. But he. Dagon. had been
starthd by the resemblance the mo-
nent he saw Pandora's picture.
Ev,n then his instinct had spoken,
telIin, a story to which his reason
wouh not listen. He had not. how
ever. associated the dream with the
disturbing likeness. 1t was only when
he saw the Italian silk blanket, and
blackspotted white lining, that the
picture of the three figures in the lost
garden flashed back.
Now he knew that Pandora Haste
had hen the baby in the red cloak. he
the little boy in the red waistcoat and
the BEAUTIFUL woman who wept her
"AddD" to the pink house their
mothr.
Dapn did not feel that he was neg
l,ie I,,t,- Iotn tixr4 ~a1
to sove the mystery of Hidden Hall
Court in turning his whole attention
upon his own affairs where they
toucrd those of Pandora Haste.
Ther were not, something told him.
entirdy separate from the Eve Car
roll affair and his soul was bent upon
seekilS the link.
Thegarden with the pink house and
climbing flowers and tall dark trees
had ben somewhere in Italy. He was
sure It that. because he had been able
10 tall only Italian as child of about
four. rhen he had been picked up in
a street IN Halifax. But it was not
likely that he had come straight TO
that lort from an Italian one. No
ships sailed directly between the two.
IT was probable, therefore. that he
and tie baby had been taken from
Italy 20 England. There methins
must lave happened to her, or else he
had leen stolen: otherwise there
would be more dreams of the past
with he face of beautiful dark
womal in them.
Coul, the big man on the ship,
whom Dagon vaguely recalled. have
been ather to him and the baby In
the rd cloak? No, he thought not.
The nan had not behaved like IA
ther He must have been a stranger
hired 10 play the part.
He brought me to Halifax on that
ship N purpose to lose me-" the d.a'
tectiv, told himself aloud. and
somebody lost the baby, too. But l
begin to see it wasn't chance which
took that somebody to the door of the
Haste;' house on Eaton place. There
was reason. Somebody knew the
Hsstes''
md so his broodinG mind strayed
frcm the house where the baby had
BEN left to Hidden Hall Court, where
at that time an Italian woman-Sir
Ravdon Wells mother-had reigned
as mistress.
Two small children thrown upon the
void. brother and sister; one in Lon
dor. one in Halifax. What could con-
ned them and their fate with that
str;nge old house in Essex? And why
Aid the detective feel SO strongly that
Ev, Carroll would not have disappear
ed those two children had not eX-
fsteio All he knew was that he felt
sur 1t was SO. and that Hidden Hall
Court had a tragic secret for him as
vel as for Kennedy Haste. Dagon
was wild now to unravel both.
Who is there? Who is calling"
Pandora Haste cried. her ear against
the wall. as the echo which had
seemed to her more than an echo
dice away.
A,ain came the mufF1od answer-if
answer 1t was. But it was very far