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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1928-11-15, Page 2CHAPTER XV, "Watch for the flash of light twice Ilobart's reply was a smothered cry in the road, and be prepared to come and, MVIiles and Scottie had only time at once, telling no one, oe I cannot to regain the shelter of the rear stair- case when Miss Drake swept across the hall and to her own room. "So she knows, does she?" Scottie rbbed his 'chin. "I wish to the Lord that we did, but it's my opinion we'll final out nothing more this night." Scotie was right. Nothing happen- ed until the next morning when Zorn appeared in the garden and had the older man summon Miles. "Where can we talk?" Zorn asked as Miles appeared. "Just down the road here. I under- stood your message Sunday evening, of course. Did ycu trace the—er— bill of lading?" Zorn nodded smilingly as they strode along the road toward the weather-beaten shed. "Yes. She is at Freedale at the holding the door. home of a certain estimable but some- "After that things happened too what peppery old farmer named quickly for her to utter a cry. The Higgs." • Dian took her bag, clappedhis hand "Eliphalet!" exclaimed Miles. His over her mouth and bundled her in sister Hitty has been a maid here in also, and they Wer: off. She rememo the houedhold for a generation but I bets struggling, but a sweetish- never thought of him! How did Miss smelling cloth—chloroform, probably Patricia happen to go there, and was placed over her face and then why?" there was a blank. "Perhaps you had better read her «p; hen she came to herself there letter first," Zorn glanced about the was a rush of cool air in her face, ramshackle shed and produced a small, for the window behind the driver's pseudo houseman's shadowy figure in bulging envelope. seat was down and the two men were the background as she. made for the Miles tore open the envelope andtalking. front door, calling back over her took from it two folded slips of paper. k"Her heavy beaded handbag was shoulder with a quick, convulsive catch "Dear Sergeant Miles: -illi on her arm and without stopping of her breath. "Mr. Zorn will tela you how he found me and why I stayed away. I have promised hint I will come home this afternoon. I had to tell you first, though, that I have broken our agree- ment; I am sending word to Mr. Kemp to meet me and I mean to tell him as much as I can without being disloyal to my fancily. After all I have been through I don't know what to think except that we have terrible enemies who will stop at nothing and I am nearly crazy. Please guard my father and the others well and find out what it is that threatens them before it is too late! Don't let them know what happened to me, I am going to tell them I left because they treated nee so sternly. The paper I am sending with this will show you why I left the house without trying to see you and put it in your hands. I only found it a little after ten that night. Perhaps it `vill help you to trace the dreadful woman who wrote it and the men who are in. her pay, especially the one with the tattoo mark on his arm, "Hastily, "Patricia Drake." "This letter doesn't tell me much except that the young lady is on the verge of hysteria," he commented. Miles had unfolded the second note. It was comparatively brief, and al- though its fine, cramped, shaken hand was unlike any that he had studied before during his investigation, there was yet something vaguely familiar about it which arrested him. "My dear child," he read. "Great trouble has come upon your esteemed father and your uncles and sonipelled them to do the strange things which have so distressed you of late. Now they are facing ruin and disgrace through no fault of their swn, but you, my dear, can save them. "I have known ycur family for many years and it is my duty to tell you the truth. I am an infirm old woman and live at some distance, but my car will be outside your gate at eleven tonight and my servants are to be trusted to bring you safely to me. I will -ncake you comfortable for the night and you may return in the morning. gone before I could recover suient- ly to give chase. It's on nee, i 't it?" "It certainly is,',' agreed MI es, but there was a Peculiar quash ' in his tone. "Are you going back to the city naw?" Zorn nodded and rose, "1 wish you would deliver tills let- ter. I daren't trust them to the mails and time is an essential factor. It is to Professor Nigel Lorton, at the Archaeological Museum," It was late that afternoon before Patricia pet in an appearance and there was a new, shy dignity in her bearing that silenced the repro- upon. help you. Have faith in me for my her aunt's lips. only wish is to keep you and yours Roger had appeared at luncheon from greater suffering. more wan and fragile than ever but "A Friend," later Miles had caught a glimpse of "G=reat heavens!" exclaimed Miles. him tatering down the drive inuffled "Anyone but an unsophisticated child to the ears in. a greatcoat in spite of like Miss Patricia would have seen at the mild spring weather, and •won- a glance that this was the bunk! Tell dered what errand could have dragged me what she told you, Zorn; what hint: forth. The retu_n of Patricia, happened to her?" hoevever, turned his thoughts to other "She says that Saturday night she channels and 'the' arrival within an saw that note lying on the floor just hour of an unexpected caller banished all idle speculation for the time being under her opened window. • She never thought of doubting the good faith of from his mind. the `infirm old woman,' threw a few The caller was Miss Ora Hawks but things into a bag and waited for the the transformation in her appearance signal. It came, and Mies Patricia was remarkable. If she had not quite slipped down the drive to where a succeeded in regair-=ng the lost years limousine stood at the gate with one of her youth shelled made a victorious man behind the wheel and another effort to mitigate the inroads of time. The butler served tea in the draw- ing room, but the detective knew that although Carter had been sent to sum- mon both Hobart and Andrew only the latter appeared and that reluctantly enough. Miles loitered in the hallway below trying in vain to catch a word of the conversation between Miss Hawks and her former swain. All at once the heavy portieres -part- ed and the visitor reappeared. It was doubtful if she was conscious of the to think she smashed the man over "No, don't trouble, please! I can the face with it, tore open the nearest find my way. Tell Jerusha" I—I will see her soon. Goodbye!" It was not the words nor the tone but another car was coming and that in which they were uttered which for gave her an opportunity to scramble a moment held the detective rooted to up and over a low stone wall into a [the spot, but the dazed look of half - mass of willow shoots growing by a I incredulous wonder upon the woman's brook. ;face and the glint as of -dawning fear "They gave up hunting for her and tin her eyes. the drove off. She s`unab=ad along in thcl Scarcely haddeer dosed when darkness with sense enough to keep I there was a crash in the d a.w ing room' followed by the hiss- of flame and a man's bellow of profanity mingled with pain. A pungent odor of smoldering cloth assailed his nostrils stiflingly as Miles dashed the .portieres aside to . behold Andrew tearing off his scorched Coat from which a curl of acrid smoke arose and stamping out a tiny bluish flame that darted across the rug •from be- neath the overturned tea -table. "--- that three-legged stand!" the latter growled beneath his teeth. "Help me get this off, William, never mind. the rug." "I am afraid you are badly burned, sir!" Miles ventrued. (To be continued.) door and jumped, rolling over and over into a ditch. 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Mr. James pays a tribute to the capability of the women of the islands. "Two years ago a storm destroyed all the crops in Rarotonga. It meant a The women of Rarotonga, who are very respected and influential, banded themselves together into a great com- pany, seized all wandering pigs, and held them till their owners paid a line. Incidentally, I was one of the fined. By their energy they averted what. night have been a serious food short- age until the arrival of fresh stores." hailed it; she says the idea flashed across her mind that if sh.: could find out the name of the nearest village and get word to Mr. Welts he would. keep her confidence and come to take care of her, at the sante time sending a warning to you. "When she asked them where they were going and they told her 'Free - dale,' Miss Patricia thought at once of this Higgs and got then to give her a lift. "Whatever they thought, they let her climb in, and on the way she ar- ranged with one of then to take that note to Wells' house when they got back to the city in the morning. They reached Freedale at dawn and Miss Patricia got dawn and went directly to the Higgs place." "Did she recognize either of the two men who abducted her?" demanded Miles. "No. But when one of them flung her traveling case into the car she saw that his sleeves were rolled up and a device of some sort was tattooed on one ann." ' "Tell me how you located Miss Pa- tricia," asked Miles. "The scrap bf paper he had used for that -message to Mr. Wells started me in the right direction," Zorn re- plied. "I caught the first train to Brookside. It wasn't difficult to lo- cate a new family named 'Slocum' and learn the name of the furniture mover. "The boss of the moving gang de- scribed the house at Freedale where he had left the girl. I took the early afternoon train and locatedthe girl at the Higgs place." 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