The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-09-24 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

CHAPTER XIII.  IN THE HOUSE OF DEATH. As soon as I had shaken off the first stunting effect of the news of the murder, I "id what I could to calm Hagar, and then asked her to return with -le to -the house. But this induced a fresh paroxysm of alarm. "No, no. They will take smy, life," she • tied. ":dare not. I dare not. ' "I will see that no one harms you," I ossured her. I an armed; and by this time they will have fled. There is no danger." prevailed in the end, and together we went beck to the house. She shuddered violently as we entered, and clung to my arm, shrinking land shaking and glancing about her in terror St every step. I knew where her father had kept ".•;‘ liquors, so I got her some brandy and m. .e her drink a fairly stiff dose. "Where are your servants ? " I asked. "One is ill, and the other hes been away 011 the afternoon." Her lips trembled and Mr voice quivered as she replied. "You must make an effort," I said sharply. "Ten me everything." "I cannot think. I cannot think," she Awaited distractedly, and laid her head OD She table in an ,agony of wild grief I gave her some more of the spirit, and as Noon as she had drunk it I said as impressively is I could, If you would revenge your 'ether's death. you must let me know every!biller; at once. Revenge is still in your power, remember. Your father would have had you thlnk of that."  The wpeal had an immediate effect. She Wiled Ix: head, and her eyes flashed with a sew light. " You are right," she cried in a strong vibrating tone. "I will never rest until he is revenged and his murderers are punished. That I swear to my God ! " She rose then and led me into the room where the body lay, just as it had fallen, huddled up on the floor close to the table at which nest of the old man's life had been spent. "You have had no doctor yet," 'exclaimed darning to the telephone. " r.in for my life the instant I discovered what bed occurred." "What is your doctor's name " I asked as I tried the telephone. She told me; but I could get no reply to my; call. And ther, I discovered that the communication had been mt. A sinister and suggestive circumstance. I knelt down by the body and made a rapid nisimimition. He had been stabbed from sehind, and was long past all human help. /he eyes were fast glazing, and the body beginning to stiffefi. As I was feeling the pulse a ring dropped kom the hand, and intent on the work 01 sxamination, I put it without-thinking into say" pocket. When did it occur "  "I dl not know. I was in my room upliars al came down to speak to him about ...about my marriage to-morrow---" She paused and closed her eyes and clenched her sands for a moment, and then forced herself ils continue. "I found him as , you see. rhat•tras just before I reit out of the house In my panic and you met me. I remembered kg warning to me and tied. I vies mad for the time, I think."  " What was ha warning 1" " It was after you left him this afternoon; Somethiir, you said .made him speak to thik ile bad had a letter threatening his life, seta sharging him with treachery; and I Was threatened also." I had been kneeling all thie time by the body and now rose. " Yetthave no ides who can have dope this?" "None. Ha told me he had an important Interview to-night, and must not be disturber,. 'Wet was why I did not emir down earlier. "We must find out with whom," I reOett" And now wp m-at have the police. Rave rui nor,- --•-• ugh to fetch them or sbaU w• at totOthatr"  il/444,s 88 ~ vciE B ROAD .0