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The : Mystery of Hart- : „ ley House ^ • By C'Ufferi a Bay | Illustrated by Irwin Myers (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) a» If I 4a a* B CoDgii "Aad poMiliy tf you ware tan clad It would batp (ha llhssten." Jad rid hlnaalf of collar, da and coat and dlapoaed of then In the name fashion. “Now, 1 tmarine," I said, “we are reuaonably conrlnclnf as physician and sinner. What are yoor synp- toms7“ “You’re a man of renlnsl** Jed ex claimed. “Walt a minute.” He ran to the window, concealing himself behind a curtain. “He’s almost here,” he said, as he looked out on the ghastly white lawn. Then he came running back. “The door had better be opened,** be said, and he threw the door to the office open. Then he sat In one of the chairs and began to whine loudly. “It’s sn acute shooting pain, doc tor,” he said loudly sod then he whis pered: “What ought it to be?” "I £eard the front door open and *1 hare often told you,” I said with loud professional dignity, “that there that ear patteut had bean, aa aauui the night prise u> hta aisnnfnf col lapses very animated and that after midnight be had stolen out of the house for a walk about tha grounds bad encountered • coselct escaped from the penitentiary and had come back In great excitement Restoratives were given Mr. Sid ney, but Dr. Brownell said he respond ed with more difficulty and more slow ly than In other occasions. For sev eral days he lay quite passive, as nearly inanimate as a living person could be. Hts Immobile features, as he lay unconscious, were set; and the expression, it seemed to me, was one of hate, Indomitable, steady, enduring hate. / Dr. Brownell came once every three days for two weeks, during which time Mr. Sidney’s recovery was painfully, slow. His mind cleared and became active long before any strength came back to his body. As soon as his mind did clear, he was. In disposition, bis former self. 1 thought that If such a tfilnf were possible |n sogentle U 5? Til even Ipn or of nary l >m MjjlJprjMn, ttat the benignity of the man was seraphic. 1 thought I saw a change of mood In him. There waa. If I was right a leeo Insistent claim upon life. There was a yielding, an appearance of pfcyw tea! and spiritual acceptance of the law sf three score and tea. If I were not deceived bp tttfW and Impreeeive ■Ifft* | noted, Mr hide*? was twbefh lattaj reamdaceatly the will lo die fee the eii! te live e hi » hod heel MahAa G* De MnaaeWh me* watt ehet wao m path a Me thgaep. la Pear a pap eeaat f* d dBHdB ipawp Oasmde wao the PBMh aravesed ftM«t Mi aad here eat M the eeee^mf "Doctor* aald Morgan, “we have a great deal of wort dneo I •aw you. I told you we would, be cause the caae Interested mo. Wo havo traced Mr. Sidney through every known operatlqn and act—ao long at we can find him •• Mr. Sidney. Every act la honorable; many of them are acts of astonishing charity and kind- nesa. That 1> ao far as Mr. Sidney exists.", ^ . He paused and looked at roe as tf to see whether be was reaching any hidden spring which if touched and sprung would open the secret. He did not believe I was truthful. “Mr. Sidney’s life Is open, honorable and full of nothing but good for fifty years back,” Morgan continued. “We have Investigated very thoroughly. But fifty years back, Mr. Sidney dis appears, evaporates. There Is no Mr. Sidney that can be found. We find a young man of twenty, and nothing back of him. There we stop. It Is a blind alley. You come to nothing wall. That stopped Inveatlga- •wrfMmm m h»h«d awaas pmm t MM • _ •pm* M a hub ppdPf a Mm ispvua M mtmm Mm Muay MM »i**l a auia la a bate* af hum wtM* ••• ffvaa hat with iimmiay iha raad N aad had dMculty fa f* main wholly rompoaed. Mm araaa aad want to bar husband, taking aoa af his hands and putting an arm about his ahouldsra. Thao aha klaaad him and stood a moment before tha fire before she trusted herself to come back to the table. When the dinner wab done and the covers were removed, more wine was brought In. A large Christmas tree was lighted, and all the servants were called. Each found a valuable present In the tree; each had punch from the great bowl, and each, coming to shake Mr. Sidney’s hand, was given by Jed an envelope which, I learned after ward, contained a hundred-doUar bill. There was no constraint and no awkwardness such as might mark such proceeding^ _the. j>eop!e_of the a'»m*> mpum ** ppuepd aad earn* wa PM ad brnm hv '■* * Bum t dmmiarod ••mi •r i hdd hasp ahaaf Ma ddBMk Tha firs oss »swd«d- A* •i bar haftto of wtua waa ardaead. hod my last look at Mr. MdMf Mat aa I stood by tha doc# giving Jad hla final Inatructloca for tha night Jad ant In the armchair. All fit lights except one by Jad’a chair bad -been extinguished. The Persian cat was stretched by Mr. Sidney’s side. The canaries were asleep perched on the head of his bed. The fire waa glowing. “Good night Mr. Sidney," I said. “Good night Jed. A pleasant eve ning.” ^ . 1 “Good night, doctor,” said Mr. Sid ney. “Just a minute, boy. Come bar#.” He reached out his hand. jjggfF T “Good-bye,” he said. ^ • — "*’■ < (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) f C a* “Nhw, I go a good deal by hunrhes— call It Intuition, guesvlng. Inspiration. It la not good detective method. I don't rtnlm It’s good detective work. I never work on a hunrh and neglect n rational method, but frequently when 1 da work on a hit of gueantng we gat rvapltm. • Tva heap working smood hero, an • ffuoaa that wms no wild whan H first ofortod that It aeemod too prsanatee rn tod yap that wa i ring Mr. Mdnef any Wa am looamg Mr si and I ho* too wa am gsang wo pm gsang IhMPar. I ton yam M yap dsai htsew ml aa yaa my. 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He barely had come Into the shadow of the house when an other figure came out of the dark wall of the thickets and came slowly across the moonlit space. Jed, running up the steps, ^aw me find gasped with astonishment, hut re- covered himself w'*e fi.I promptness. “Inside, man. Inside an<v a.*t n»t«v ral,” lie cried. “Come’—taking .o.t arm—“in the office." He was so certain and so command ing that I did just what I w.is Md. “Into the office, man," he *aid. still Hutching me “Whitt are jrop dom« •Brood? Thl* night of all nights! But •o matter. 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But Jed—" Here purpose took hold of him again Hhd defied concealment; he became ex cited and caused me to havq double dread of his tomorrow. “Jed. call the p» njjentiary," he commaiided. “There’s | h convict escaped. 1 met him as I 1 walked down the Inne toward the i river. Call (he penitentiary instantly, j He ran when he saw me, but I-reeog- j ui/.ed him. It was the old fellow 1 saw working In the library at the prison. Call quickly.’’ Jed took up the telephone. “Tell them he ran* east toward the } main- road/’ said Mr. Sidney in great j agitation. “He saw me and/an. But i I recognized him. There could not he | any doubt.” Jed had the penitentiary on the tele- / Farm Loans at 6, 7 & 8°lo a ACCORDING TO SIZE OF LOAN, ETC. BE HAVE CONNECTIONS TO MAKE LOANS IN ANY AMOUNT, FOR ANY TERM OF YEtRS. BORK DONE FROUrTLY HOLMAN & BOULWARE! 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October oetit and (he hrown month of Novamlter tmik even the n bite oak ^leaves, and the wo<m1s stood In tnonn- chrome. Isohel and I rode every morning, and Just before the early sun down we usually took a short walk, to rustle the brown,Jeavi.*s underfoot and enjoy the sweetness of crisp nlr filled with tbe odors of « seemly de-» cay underfoot. Soon after sunset we were in Mr. Sidney’s room. He great ly enjoyed to have the family about him, not engaged in entertaining him or waiting on him. hut occupied In nnv amusement or work that could he undertaken hy his fire. Jed had a cot moved In and spent the night with him. He did not want the nurses to have this office, and as he was perfectly competent, I con sented. 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Nothing woald da hat Mrs. Rldaey aad |so|irl should (lave a battle of Madeira, and I had a mhlaky tnddv, A great punch howl was brought In. and Jed miicd gnllona of liquor and many apices In It. Four of the men servants came to with a great log fsr the fire. nnU had ) large cups of punch before they went prom tnrn t Georgia Lady Suffered from Faml Sprits (£ and Sleeplessness—Relieved by Ztron. phone. 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