Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1910-11-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SYNOPSIS OP PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. HE story opens at the little station of Egton, and shortly afterwards the reader is introduced to the Westford Turnel. A railway porter had gone to it to look after a spring which may be affected by the wet weather, and he discovers a dead  body of a woman in it. A local doctor, .the stationmaster, and the police sergeant for tne district are called on the scene, and in company with the porter, Bloor, they go to the tunnel. The body is afterwards conveyed to the mortuary. And then start the investigations. What was the story of the girl.? The sergeant goes to the signal-box, and there communicates with Jim Furneaux, from whom lie gets information as to the passing of trains and traffic of pedestrians in the vicinity of the tunnel. He has also noted the marks inside the tunnel itself, while the stationmester is making arrangements to report the affair to the company. The address found on the bady was "Susan Denby, 47, Chelmsford-street, Bloomsbury," but her landlady said she had no visitors, and the mystery therefore deepened. Dr. Periu- accounted for the extensive injuries to the body by falling out of the train. The big family of Egton, the nearest town, was the Burnette—Sir Ewart, his mother, and ("yri., hi.; ;J!-brother Cyril is paying court to Edith Robinson, daughter of a wealthy man •no ‘had made money out of coal. Edith, visiting Lady Burnett, mentioned that the case was one of suspected murder, and proceeded to Cyril's room to get further news. He wag absent, but his room was upset, and a photo graph fell under her gaze. It was exactly similar to that of the girl murdered in the tunnel. • She stood irresolute, declining to believe the obvious deduction, and yet unable to resist it. Lady Burnett entered, and on asking if Edith had seen Cyril, was informed that she had not, and did not want to. No longer were they lovers. Edith declined to await Cyril's return, and left for home. Her father hatl set his heart on the match, and was astounded ";hen told she wished to break the engagement. He asked her not to do so, and she promised to wait. Sir Ewart returned, and meeting Cyril, advised hint to stick to Edith, and give up his escapades, promising to recompense the woman who was concerned in the matter, and end it. Sir E-vart claimed t'at. incriminating photograph as his property, and thus fell from the high pedestal upon which Edith had placed him. She rrot realise that Sir Ewart acted on the impulse of the moment to prevent a breach between .nee and his brother.  Detectives visit the :r.Klgings of Susan Deiiby, and find all in disorder, but a clue is thought to have been obtained by the finding of a curious necklace near the tunnel entrance_ _ .  Investigations showed Sir Evart had bsught such a necklace. He was arrested for the efinlie, but refused to mako any statement at the trial. Edith Robinson, however, does not believe him guilty, and secretly engages a detective—Emil Partens--to unravel the mystery. Then Miles Curran, who had seen intliba.ry service tinder Sir Ewan, and is devotedly attftahed to his old commander, makes an important discovery connecting Cyril with the murder. Meanwhile Detective Partens makes inquiries which tend, to show that Susan Denby lived a dual life, being known on the stage as Trixie Travers, and during the day filling the role of a typewriter. rie discovers that an admirer of Trixie Travers had Presented her with a necklace of Eastern pattern, similar to the one found near the tunnel, and bearlug the initials "E. B." Partens pursues his inquiries and discovers that the two signalmen who worked at the tunnel entrance are considerably troubled—one of them being haunted by "voices " which he imagines comes . flohl the tunneL  T