Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1910-11-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.  HE story opens at the little station of Egton, and shortly afterwards the reader is introduced to tho 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, are stationmaster, and the police Esigcant for tne district are called on the scene, and in company with the porter, Bloor, thy 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 Furneanx, from whom he 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 stationmaster 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. Perks accounted for. The eltensive injuries to the body by falling out of the train. The big family of Egton, the nearest town. wati the Burnetts—Sir Ewart, his mother, and (.;yriA, h. ,1:Of-brother Cyril is payieg court to Edith Robir.Aton, daughter of a wealthy, man who bad made money out of coal. Edith, visiting Lady Burnett, mentioned that the case was one of euapected murder, and proceeded to Cyrire morn to get, further news. He wes absent, but his room was upset, and a photograph 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 hael set his heart on the match, and was astounded "Then 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 Evart claimed tbr incriminating photograph as his property, and thus fell from the high Pedestal upon which Edith had placed him. She (lid not realise that Sir Ewart acted on the impulse of the moment to prevent a breach between her and his brother.  Detectives visit the :odgings of Susan Denby, 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 Rvart had bought such a necklace. He was arrested for the crime, but refused to make any statement at the trial. Edith Robinson, however, does not believe him guilty, and secretly engages a detective—Emil Partens--to umuvel the mystery. Then Miles Curran, who had seen military service under Sir Ewp.rt, and is devotedly attached 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. Re 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 bearing the initials "E. B." Partens pursues hi .s inquiries and discovers that the two signalmen who worked at the tunnel enranee are considerablY troubled—One of them being taunted by " voices " which he imagines comes krorn.the runnel.  ifto i , . .. a. 4, i * Zi , a,