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A Fatcinatlng Remane of Baffling Plot and Throbbing Leve Intertil
By CAROLYN WELLS
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VBP EMtt.Y BATHS, chapnine and eut-
,irti who maintains h has been
murdered. ., 1.. .
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J !..?. iha ramiwtie (uteres of
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I anRDON LOCKWOOtf. U'nHtie's eon Men I In I
teeretari a coM-amearine. nniKirrtitli Ir-
SaehabM uoune man. 8em 0 his
cctlens eirtl the lusnlclen et
BtTECTIVK MORTON, who reallu
- ileAn 'thoueh convinced 0 hi eteit clever,
"til. lit rtluses anu suicide theerv. as
iee$
PAYS'R. a oeod-looktna
freshman,
jinmf thlnn
Snhew of Mrs. Bates, who is aemtlhlinj
i) an amateur sleuth.
lit if smitten q bit
SKLEN PEYTON, the levelu niece, of
rs. PEYTON. iVarine's heuickrever. who
kes somewhat disgruntled at the cnaaaf
1 ment teblcb lest her n Iticratluf Beat.
went, a new Oriental butler, who dlsaeeeara
, tM nteM 0 the traetdu.
TTO. the hevfrman.
CRAY, nrnsteutlne atterneu.
'..m j m 1 ire tMf hi ti.it. mhn tteen n
ieleet beardlna house and are he teien
pessttn.
MAVBtrn TltABK. ttlttcktne leaal heir of
Dr. Wartna.
tltA UASCOM. town Mnubiirfu. who find)
Anita Is Quizzed
'nrjURB of the number?" he enid, "I
' Oknew Indltinmiells prettj well."
"I'm wire," wm the cool rcjily, and
Trask wcnt en'
"Knew Docter "Waring before you
(me here?"
"Ne."
"Never enw him before?"
'Never, te my knowledge."
Teu didn't kill hlmV"
Anita only Bhoek her head slowly,
tut Trask did net press her for n
Terbnl answer.
"Yet you were there that night.
Hew. it's usoIehh te deny it, for the;
Brlnts of these doodads en the bark of
tnflt very iiwl ;w -
en tne piuwn uuitr i. mv . ."
..f In. Y OUI12 JjnrKWDOU MiHMiiin-u
them away Ienl Knows wny 1
mint Biiincet you, I sheiild. say
DKb " - 1 .
Up
nml
tried te rfileld you that wny.'
TeuM he?'1 asked Miss
Mj'Ptery,
I 'Teiilil he shield you? Ne, my
'child, he couldn't, but I cnn. ehi'iui
trust ynirsclf te me. and you 11 have
no trouble, no trouble at nil. Ymi vc
et Mr. Snltenstnll, here, and me for
friends. SomethlnR tell me you wen t
need nnybedy elxe. We'll pull you
threiiRh. eh, Old Salt?" '
Theusn nrrustenirii m i'w iihi.m.uik'
from the townspeople. Mr. Aiming
didn't relNi It from till" Ftrnnser, nnd
he merely paid. "I'm MIsh AuMiii
friend, be sure of thnt."
"Se'm I," Trnsk deelnred. ".New,
'llttle ln.lv. you needn't tell all you
knew, but some thinpt you must tell me.
lAnvbedv nmenR your relatives named
'True-dell?"
I Only a quirk eye could have caught a
(lectin's leek of dismay en her face, n
Anita promptly responded, "Ne net
that I knew of." ...,,.
"Falsehood number one, snld Tra-rt
te hlm-vlf. "What the. deuce ix slju
up te?"
But nlnud, he only said :
"All rl?ht. New, why did you come
te Terlnth?"
"Te l:eteh." snld Anita clibly nnd
nmUlncr nt him. "I'm nn nitlst, you
tee I point water-colors."
"Xct I i-p. New, jut why did you
hide tl'iit otl'ette of jeurs?"
"I was frightened. I was nfrnld
thev would think I killed Dr. Wni-ln."
"Why did you fear thnt?"
"Oh. I don't knew." She was p.l p.l
tret fllppint new. "Thri'-e deteutives
are se ijiicer, they re likely te su-pi'ct
anybody. And tliev snld the weapon
tiEcd wrs a round, sharp instrument, se
se I hid the thins. "
"Yeu didn't use thnt te kill him?"
"Oh. nn!"
"What did you use:"
"I didn't Mil him."
"Who did?"
"I think he killl himself."
"Mr. Adams," Trn-k turned te the
eld man, "p'en'-e leave us two nlnne
for a few moments. I ask you as a per per
fennl favor."
Without a wcrd Old Suit left the
,room.
uw, iiiiik Mi'ic, .usM .uun,
Tresk said. In n determined tone, "I
knew you killed thut man as well as 1
knew you're here. AKn, knew why.
Or, at least, I don't knew exactly why,
but I have knowledge that will lead
trnig..t te a revelation of the whole
affair. T knew you are releted te the
Trucsdells though perhaps you don't
knew thnt yourself. New. bere'a my
preposition. I'm a lawyer, and I'm
I known as a shrewd one. M'iny n time
I ve made black appear white and I
ean de It In your case. Hut if you'll
ttnrry me. I'll get you off. Wait n
minute don't speak yet. I'm net bad
looking, I'm kind-hearted and. by my
cousin's death, I'm n lieh man.
"Yeu may net love me yet but I'll
riarnntee I can win your nnVctinn. I
leu in levef with you the very minute
I saw you and 1 want you for my wife.
Yeu needn't marry 1110 new wait as
long as ynu sny but give me veur
premise, and I'll clear ynu of all suspi
cion In this terrible affair. On the ether
hand "
Thcre
aid:
was a pause, nnd then Anita
( On the ether hand?"
I shall tell what I knew about you
"-and, well, ynu knew urMf what
Chance jeu will have then of getting
oil scetfree!"
"A threat ?" and Mhs .Mystery Hung
op her proud little head.
Ne; don't misunderstand. Net a
threat, liut I admit, a bribe. Marry
f. and I'll free you. Hay no and
1 1 011 t have te de a thing The law
1 de It all. Yeu simpleton! De e,i
juppnse ynu can keep ynur secret once
tiie law really begins te hound ou?
yn.v Is only just opening his eyes te
jour connections with the case. I.ock I.eck I.ock
weoil lms realized that you must be
guilty, though he's trjing hard net te
oelleie it. Old Salt only befriends jeu
tecuime you're helpless and prettv
net because he thlnku you're innocent -any
mere than his wife does.
, U'B J we I'eytens hate you for rea rea
ens of tlicir own probably because wm
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And in n white heat of auger, Trisk
went.
"New, denrlc." Mrs. Adami snld,
coming in, "I don't want you te tell
pie. anything. My husband bids mc be
friend you nnd I will, se long ns your
ense is uncertnln. IJut if you're proved
te he guilty, I "
"Oh, don't fall me," nnd Miss Mys
tcry threw herself Inte the ether's
nrms. "I am se lonely and se friend
"Why
folks?"
are you? Where's
your
flicn Miss Mystery drew herself up,
with a forlorn little attempt ut dig
nity, nnd said, "I'd like te go te my
room new, please."
Upstairs slip went, slowly, nnd n
she nenred 'her own room hockweod met
er in me neil
Count
me venr frliml " lm
snld,
Bimpiy, nnu neirt out Ills liand.
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"l will. " she replied, putting
her
June unnu in ins, and tlien, with one
deep glnnce, cadi knew of the ether's
love.
Lockwood's was written plain nn his
race, and his eyes, usually se calm anil
cold, were lighted with the Intensity of
his passion.
This Anita rend, and her own re
sponse, was quick and Inveluntnrv.
Ierhaps it was a rebound from the
awful proposals of Maurice Trask ; per
haps it wns a heart finding its mate
perhaps, remembering Miss Mj si cry's
ways, it was mere coquetry, hut the
glances were exchanged and thev knew.
Anita went en te her room, and
throwing herself into u chair, sat long
in thought
"Whnfsnnll I de?" she asked herself
ever and ever again. "What can I de?
if only I hadn't taken the menev nnd
the pin. -Why did I de it? And he
said Iruesdcll! Hew dare he knew?
My eyebrows, I suppose. Thnt awful
man! And he'll tell eh, yes, he'll
surely tell nnd thnt will poison (!or
(ion s mind ngalnst me eh, was any
body ever In such trouble as I?"
A tnp nt her deer announced the
maid with a note.
Alene ngaln, Anita read it. It was
rrem Lockwood nnd begged nn inter
view. "I'lense let me see you alone," it
snld; I don't knew hew best te mnn
nge it. Will you go for n wilk witn
me new? There's time for .1 short
stroll before dark."
Hurriedly Anita flung en bar nnd
cent, nnd opened her deer.
i-ockweod was en the stair. '
'Going out?" lie said ensualh
sually, "may
1 warn with you?"
"Please de," said
started out together.
Anita, and they
1 m sorry oneu',-h te de anything
that seems clandestine," said Lockwood
no they wnlked. "but that feline ladv.
MIs Hascom, Is watching veur every
move, ami I can't Ic her get anvthlng
te criticize you for."
A grateful leek rewnrded him. nnd
then t.orden went en: "Tell me, did
I read your eyes aright? De you.
can you care te knew hew I love von?
"ew I linve loved you from the mo
ment I first saw you? De you care,
Anita? May I love you?"
, "Hut you don't knew me," she snld
in n spft little voice. "And veu de
knew dreadful things nbeut me."
,"I don't care for any of these things.
If they re dreadful, they're net true."
'xes they are true some of them.
And there nrc mere dreadful thlii'js
te knew that you don't even sus
pect Oorden."
The last word, spoken In the low
est, tenderest of voices, cemple ed
Loekwend'H infatuation. Had she net
said that, he might have been deterred
by her statements, hut that softly
breathed name stirred his pulses, and
in the deepening dusk he found her
hand nnd said :
"Anl a, I want ynu I love veu
none of these things count. I 'knew
jeu are In no wnv guiltily connected
with this crime If ynu are mixed up
with It, It is through force of circum
stances, and anyway. 1 don't care who
or what you are I love you, I be
lieve in you and I want you."
"Hut it's all se dreadful and I
can t tell "
"Don't tell anything you don't want
te "
"Hut that man will tell. That terri
ble Trask man."
I.nckwoeil didn't waver in his fealty
or loyally, hut it was a blew te learii
that Trask knew something of Anita's
secrets.
"I don't care," he said fjrmlv, "I
love jeu."
A Rrlbe
Maurice Trask took up hh reins of
government with n firm hand. He left
all housekeeping and domestic matters
te Mrs. Peyton, but the business affairs
of Dr. Waring he concluded te clean
up ns rapidly as possible.
"It's astonishing," he snid te Lock Leck Lock
weed, "what a let of varied interests
my cousin had. This morning's mail
brings all sorts of things from Hare
Heek Catalogues te Mining Prospectus
es. Hy the wny. I think I shall have
an auction of his rate books. Such
tilings don't interest me, and I believe
thev have a big menev value."
"Seme of them have," Lockwood re
turned, indifferently.
He could net bring himself te like
his new emplejer, but as he had agreed-
te stay witn him ler n time, lie did his
best te meet requirements.
"Take this let, new," and Trask
indicated a bookcase full of old volumes
of the classics. "They mean nothing
te ine 1 can't read Lai In or tireek.
and weuldn t if I could. My' geed 1
heavens! Loek at this one!"
Trask had taken down the volume 1
that had been en Dr. W.iiing's desk the
night of his death. As he Hipped ever
itne pa::es, two were miici; together, anil ,
I the ghastly red stains showed only tee
I clearly that they were the spilled bleed
1 of the dvlng man. I
I "Tgli!" he said, hnldin.'t out the vel-
mm' te Lockwood, "burn that up. Hew
1 could mi v one have put it back en the
'shelf? Never let me see it again!"
The secretnrv took it. noting that it ,
was a copy of Martial, te which Dr.
Warlirt had been greatly attached. In-
ideul, it had, te Lockwood s knowledge,
lieen Ijlng en the doctors de-lc for n'
week or mere before his death.
Laying the stained volume nide In
his own desk, Lockwood proceeded 10
assist in the I'Xiiin. nation of the honks.
He was net at all .surprise te Inn
Tnuk discarding the ones he would
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