The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-10
H0LTSE n SHADOWS

heard the nigh; you came
Eyes" replied Claire. Then, as
the sounds stopped, she told what
she had found in Dan Dallas
cabin and about Susie's mysteri'
Gus appearance down the root
cellar steps.
"What'd l tell you?" Hannah's
tone was triumphant. "She's In
cahootS with that felIah and don't
YOU be forgettin' it! I'll bet the
two of 'em are on the track OF
the same thing you're after, and
if the truth was known, she amt
any too glad to have you shown
lup here. Yet your Uncle Lyman
| left her something when he died,
didn't he?"
"a very generous income fol
the rest of her life" answered
Claire. "And he stipulated that
Susie and Eb should have the care
of this house, if we were agree
able to that arrangement. 80,
can yet she amt SATISFIED!
Hannah Snorted.
/ "Do you think l ought to force
her to tell what she knows Z!
Claire looked at the older woman
with perplexed frown. Il
thought it might be better not to
let her know l suspected any
thing" -.
Hannah pondered this for a
minute, then nodded her head IN
agreement. "You stay with Mr..
Steele and I'll go down and have
look around. If Dan Dallas Is
coming back from the village, he
ought to be here mighty soon." -,
Eff Pat would only come
sighed Claire. She turned slowly
back to the sickroom, and Han
nah went downstairs, her large
white apron rustling starchlly as
she strobe along.
True to her prediction, Dallas
tall figure could be seen swinging
off the main road and coming
toward the house. Hannah watch
ed him a minute from the porch,
then, as though she had come to
sudden decision, she walked
quickly to the aspen grove, broke
off a small stick from one of the
trees, and went on to his cabin.
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Opening the door of the cabin
she stepped behind it, unfastenlne
her big apron. In few minutes
the mans footsteps crunched or
! the gravel outside. Then he stood
framed in the open door. AS nc
turned to close it, with an aston
ishingly quick movement, Han
nah's apron was thrown over his
head. At the same time, Han
nah's large foot trippcd him. The
next instant he was on the floor
with the woman's muscular weight
on his head. Something hare
prodded his chest as Hannah com
manded sternly: ,
! clay still now, or you'll wish
you had. Better do as | say"
"Okay. Dams voice sounded
smothered. "Only, for gosh sake
get off my neck. I'll come across
You got the drop on me-" .
For a moment Hannah hest
tated Then she got up and pull
ed the apron off, holding it Over
her arm to conceal the aspen stlcE
she carried. "Just keep both hands
on this table where | can sec
EN-" She directed him to a chair
at the table nearby.
Dallas looked at her with new
respect. "That was mighty nea
of you, | must say he complr
mentcd her. NATURALLY / WASH
expecting to meet up with any
one here"
"No?" Hannah grinned grimly
"a trick | worked once in tho
early days on a heather lnJul
who figured he'd run his war patti
, through my ranch house"
"Well, what do you want now"
asked Dallas.
/ "Where'd you get that silence1
! that rolled off your roof while
YOU was gone? Does it fit thai
gun over there?"
81 don't reckon it does" he an
swered. 81 amt had time to fine
out. Pm telling you straight,
wasn't the one who used it.
found it in the aspen grove after
| loaned the gun"
LOANED the gum"
"Yep. Eb borrowed it. Said he
wanted to get a hawk that hac
been bothering his chickens"
Hannah shifted, disbelievingly
"And that would be when?"
THE afternoon Miss Fosdicl