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Johni~ (ContInued from LAst Week.) I surveyed vitfgrownfig interest the Woodeu paneling that in my room rita ' uLp to the celling. In the other roos ITere was no paneling. Mount ing the chair again I pressed sharply against the wood at the point from which the Sound had seemed to come. It seemed to me it gave a little to my touch. I struck one of the sections a sharp blow. It dropped back a full half-ieh, leaving what looked like a doorway-a space three feet wide by flv feet hlgh. The bottom of the 94ng \vas ihardl'y two feet from the ff6r. If there was a passageway here, this panel certainly would ex plain 1yow my roois had leeni surrep Itl~usly visite(1, Feverishly I woerkld at the panel try Ing to push It furt her back. It there was a passageway there in the wall I was determined to sV' whither .It Itd. My etfforts - moe6'o the panel further seemed hopeless. As I worked at it I heard a t::pping on iy window sill. It must he Barbara. II mily exelte ment over the find I had forgott en all about the time. I spratng from the chair and a! ushed to the window. I found her peelr'ng out, trying to ascer tain why I had not an swercel her sig II~Il. "h,"' she bre thedl wilh rollef, as my head apii peared. "you vere there. Did you see tlhe dete'tive?" "YeS." I eIiliedl, Spea'.1kinig as low as my excited state wotbil peleermtilt me, "bitt just neow I dis'ove-ed sonmething vastly m14r1 im ortant.' "What1Is it'" "A seret pa ss:areway leading Into imy room. It sc't's to rui alonrg the haill. The w:ll the'r is at least forr feet thick-reo tii for a 11mni1 to walk. There Is a laii in tlie wall in my room lealint iito it. I wis jut4 pry lig It openi wh'lei you signalee!." "Ob. how I wish I 'clc see it !" "Why eni't you? Sill) outl of your front decor , ul I'll be lit lly d]()oor to admliit you." "I enn't do that. 'Mother and Claire tire in the front part of tho house playing bridge with some guests. They will lie sure t) liear me goig out." "Cone IIn tomorrow morning, thn," I suggestede. She did not answer, and before I realized what she was doing, Barbara HelAd e sin all er tv te toughto the Thir'it e had ein, put Had arm a ttMAm bout Her andhle e n 'aceino." Ia lc!' leie! talding her ln my tars, "don: '': tvro that. indo. It's too atirs cI'rtism, ar-sh harac&c' der y'iiii neverti agIn tryai tng ly escp' me, the thoughtngly re f'ls e h hrse from pmy ars. "Thot1i rg' wa ! notin," slh aid cin he that." tense hi eer. "Wheerea's tuchec pan te eievod toet nid ithait she'eui wint tanglyer e hee myi pre'umptign, ri has% tened toe turn upe the light andec polinted at thle hole in thle walli. As I had doe,~e she spiranrg upi onc thle u chir and en de~avoed to pus eth~le palnel fu rthler lbick, lbut was uinable to butdge it. QuIcker wltfede itan I, she thenl tied slid ig It alonig. At the silihtest touich it slid leack in a grooeve, rev'eal' lng the opening--leatding Into what? Strikng a mratchi, wve both of et pceeredi In. Thie speace between thr walls was certa Inly high enough anl sidIe enough for ai man to walk therN In comifort. So far as the filekering light of thle match enabled uts to Judge it ran the length of the hail, and nea1 its further end there appeared to be somec steps. "Conie," crIed the Intrepid Barbara "let's explore it." "No," I said firmly. "We mus do noting until I leave seen the de tective. We have put the case In hi hunulst" The IO his pers ston I ily,, "But we must find out about It," protested the girl. "Tomorrow," I said. "We know where It is. We know where the voices and whispers come fromt now." "I wonder," she said thoughtfully, "If there is the same sort of a pas. sageway In our apartment?" "Promise 3le that If youi find there is one, you will not attempt to explore it alone." As we argued about It we both stoppedl short an( wIth blanching faces listened. From somewhere-It sounded as If it was right below us we heard sounds its If two people were strug':llng. Then canme a woman's shriek, a wild seream with the dentli terror in it. The soiund seemed clo'4s at hand. It seeied to come righ t up froli the Openling in lie patlel by whieh wve we'e standing. Once more there Calme an nwful screamut--a scream 11 Stopped off short its if som1e bra11 h111111111( d throttled tht. wNvomnan's tironit. "Whlat Is it?" Cried 1111brhna. "Istn11," I Co a1n1111d11fed. "It Seemsl. 10 ('o11 f'oi tihe floor below." lioldilg our breahls we strilled out ears for further soun(1s. Suddenly n Shot rang out3, ant1i there was a thudmo a1s If a body had fallen to the 1ibor. Then l was silence. With terror in our faees we tnuned lto each otlier, see'ki:ig an 4Xp03:ltionl wileh ne1 ih-r could give. "Motih3r-Claire !" ciIed I Irn it 3'l. "Thy'll 1be atued. I llist go 1hnek t0 theln it. ttee." I sprang after her, It she moved so qiickly tat sh e 1was out of tle win) flow and s1f'ely 1303310h befolre I (ol'01 stop her. ( Only wNiilg to see her oft' thie ledge I turlned bavck and halstilly pulling (th p 11el Into place T dashed141 for tile front. of 1he house. Thle Se'rellus an d th Slhots I wa-its 1 11e had come front the alpartment directly be low mine. I was cer(3tain that there hadt(] bee 1u1111 rder d1one t1here, ind liny i1nd was mol115 e p1) to investig3Ite It tt once. If I moved quickly there might he anll opport 13n1 Ity to catch th1e murll1'derer red-Ilanded. I let myself out and dashed (own tile One flight of stairs. As I arrived ther'e, the ascend Ing elevator stopped, find Mr. Wick hurst out, followed by tinl excited ele vator runner. Wick was carrying a revolver In his land. "Did you hen" anything?" lie asked excitedly. "I heard a woman screaming In tills apartment aind then a shot." "I heard it, too. In viich apartment was It?" "Rtight here," I said, pointing to the door. "Miss Lutan's," lie saild. "Let's go lie (14or1. I'll 1be right beintd you with 111y revolver'." CHAPTER VIII. Insertinug thle key Mir. Wick handed 3m1e, 1 turnea1d It shai'Iy 3133l Ilunlg tihe furn'li -nld311 ipatment'1, 11h4 fr3onit rooms3 (of 11 I1 leh were 053rav1lig;3litly 3ab)31ze with light. I 'ii a3 33314i30nt the~ threei1 of 33s, Mir. Wick, thei eleva3tor' boy3 an~d maysel!f, stood there3' wtihl our' ('3ars alertI for' I do not1 aial3t t0 he(inlg ai ('oward, the unrkno4wn3 13a3 its terrors3' for alI of3 13s, and1( I 33333t con3f4ss that3 1th0 knowb'l'Ige' thlat Mir. W~Idk 13h4wi hs r'evol ver dr3: a wa Windeed(00 com33fort'inig. All was s ilece1C In the4 Tplne'(. "'John," 8331d Wick to thle ('le(vator0 boy, "y3oui 81tand( here' right by4 the1 41lor alnd keep'I youri3 eye' (4n the4 elevator4). If anybody(I tr'iOs to snieakl pa3st you), you1 holler for' us." " 'Ded3 I wvill, AMr. WIck," sahl( the0 boy, with chattterlng teethi. "I'll h14oller, al11 righlt."' "(Go 3had 1)8(1 r. Nelson,'" sa34d thle s11 pern teenn1t, "'m right beh'ind3( you wit tbIhe revol verI." Wit hou3t wti1ng to explore the front rooms5, I turne a'1!. t oncC 3and( ranl do(1 wn tile long 1hall to thle sittinlg roorn.33 It, as I sulspectedI, mur ideir13( ha been done3~ her'e, I was confudlnt 1tha3 t' sceneI1 of' thle tra'3gedy' wl'0d 1be thle room 1. 1 reetly3 under03 mi31ne. 'Phie serenus 133 ha134d heard---and31( the sho3t--had34 8C431'ln 1t come14 fr'om1 un~der my)3 very feet, Althi'ghi the lIghts in the' iront :A, the h33al' were hurning, the sit11 tig roon43 was in dalrknless. As I reachiedl thet door, my finger3s sought the button, and as the flar1e of lighlt i1lumina3ted the room I looked hanstIly about3 3me, There wa's no one0 there', b~ut 1313 ont quick glanlce showed nile that the~ doo0 of the wall saife, located sImilarly t( the (Inc In the alpartmlent abov'e, wai staninfg wide open, Qul3rkly I sprang to Inspect thle rooti correspIjondin~g to mine31, a room, it wvil be recalled, opening off the alttlnj room. Here, too, was darkness, an as I turned 03n the lights, I stoot ,aghast wIth horror. On the floor, close up to the lane: t wall, lny-the contorted body of a beau - tiul young woman. Her eyes wor< 1 wide open and star'ing. One arm wva twisted under her, and1 the oth~er han wvas clutching at the front at he bodice, where a blotch of ghastly ted indicated the path of the shot that I had heard. "It's Miss Lutan," said Mr. .Wick's voice behind mo. "She's been murdered," I cried; "get the police at once." As I bent over her to see if there was any evidence of life, I saw im printed In her tender white throat the marks of her assallant's brutal fingers. "Come," I said, "help me lift her on to this couch, and then telephone at once for a doctor." Mr. Wiclk had been all the while standing there, staring at the body as if stupefled by the tragedy, but he obeyed my directions, and with him at her feet and I at her head we laid her down on the couch, where I proceeded to loosen her gown and to try by arti ficial respiration to restore her blood to circulation. "Get the doctor at. once," I com manded again, "and 'phone for the po lice." "John," calledl out Mr. Wick, "go to the 'phone and tell Ms.. Kelly to send for Doctor Hunt to come at once."" "Tell her to get the pollee, too," I insisted. "Aid lot the burglar escape while we're doing It," objected Mr. Wick. "Come on, let's look through the apart ment. Ile may be hiding somewhere still." Together, while the.boy was 'phon Ing, we went from room to room, peer ing Into closets and uider beds. There was no one there and no traces of the ixur(erer's )resence. INvent the serv ants' quarters vere untenanted. Only one thing liaipneid that struck me as peciiiair. As I stirted up the hall to seirch the blroonis, I looked bitch und caught Mr. Wick furtively closing tie val safv. ills action In surrepti tiously closing this without saying anythini.g to inc inia.e me suddenly sus 3E AT MINTE FRIDAY Anothe \\' hada w oiderfil' il imnable 14) bve' here we will re0 l3.50 4'h neuse I l'ussy \V'illow $5.00 Ian'y (i i'o .rg tti. I red Onesino Silk. Pobrle-da sale, 'hin'm '-ilk. thr i-day sale.,u Sale ofI] 87.3.00 sil S I I) es.... Tom Sawye \\'e re 111 nend this i~ Bargain Tal C(ii' le at look over' the Child Jusi reivl a i loto ' Bargain Special i Bargains in P SMIE If You Love Her-=-You Want Life Insurance to Protect Her Mect the (uestioii squarely. 1e honest with yourself. Are you carrying enough Life Insurance to protect her if you (lie? .When your appliention for a *1,000 or a $10,000 policy is accepted, you have instantly added that amount to your estate. . You have then ass'ured yourself that your widow, your children, your mot.hier or your sister will 'lbe provided for. The .time to become insured is when you are young, when your earmnig power is greatest--when you seem to need insgr anc the least. Insurance is i sibject for, immediate discussion-not to "t'ai about some other time,'' but NOW. "Laiter'' may meanu-too late! Tie average human life is 33 years, but no man can num 'her the years of his own life. Tomorrow?7 Do! you KNOW ? You do NOT know what may happen tomorrow! Are you eligible for Life Insurance? Will tle examining physician pass you-or pass you up? Tolay is the time to think about these t'lings. To think-to act. fi you Tove her-you want Life Insurance to protect her :il time of need. vhy not. talk with its today? JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO. of Greensboro, N. C. W.. T. MOORE, Agent . Laurens, S. C. AI S E! _A DEPARTMENT STORE AY and MONDAY Special Three-Day Sale of Silk Shirts Menit! IIer (i s then opportiaity~ rietuse. yo.ur Silk Shirts for the summer. No ieedl ?i Worr.P *ihout having them Illade. ComiV early as we ex.pect :' to elI our 1n vn t.i c ovk of .Silk Shirts these thrce days. $15.00 Silk Shirts. three- sale.................$9.99) $12.50 Silk Shir t h. 1 d 1 ay sah. i 8.99 *10.(tt Silk Sh'iirts, thriee4Iday sale...... ...... .... ....$7.99; Sale of Men's Low Shoes iot Iii. Iut some l n a' ' r ni . . Cot .er to~i I-loe oma r-.S hseat.-..- ..-...-......... $3.99. $4.9. $5.99 anid $6,99 Bargain Counter of Ladies' Low Shoes (hbIl lots aitil broken son .m a ji-e to miov' themi sp'ecid a... .. .............--.------------.. ...$1.99 and:l $2.49 ('hibuireni's Sandals. 1..' '.lose oiut at .... ....$1.19 t' $1.49 Bargains in Men's'Work Pants du lst wvht yVot needi for the' smomeitr, speialIly piwed at .... .... .....................$1.49 ~itn 199 Special in Men's Socks One ('aise un t e mll ') lt iilSocks,~ all eolors. (heal. at 25e, speCtil. I........ .............19c. or~ 61 pair fo. r $1.00 Special Bargains in Men's and Boys' Suits .We havie .seleel ed so ume broketn lots of Suits that wear i'losm1t ot .at speend11 1 price'. Onie lot Palmit lielh Suits, ri'; 'iid over fro lasOt year', to (ne IlIot tf broikent sizes in Sit ii o-r Siits, carrined from last season, to nlose ait...- -- -......................$1899 (Onie lot IBoy's Wasit Panuts, to q(lose ait..$1.00 and $1.25 OMPANY MEN STORE. (s, S. C. tive Gorman hi -. put Mr. Wick luto his circle of susp( .as along with the bur glar's wife. Could it be possible Ohat thte superintendent of the building MiM sell was In connivanee with the ba'd of criminals who had been harassing the Iradfords and me? 1 determined to watch his every move, "There's no one here," I said, as we completed our round of the various rooms. "The murderer has3 made his escape. Hasn't that boy 'phoned for the police yet?" Mr. Wick seemed so averse.t\9 carry ing out my suggestion about the' police that I think he must have sens&d the suspicion in my voice. "I think I had better ask Mr. le'nt about it first," he said nervously. "Who's Mr. Kent?" I demanded. My thoughts were so taken up wmtt the unexpected tragedy that the nanrt at first mennt nothing to me. Sud denly I rerneibere. It was to the apartment of Mr. H1eiiry Kent that Miss Kelly had 'phced last night' when she was dining with me. I re called, too, that Gorn-r had charged me to find out all I couRA abont him. "Who's Mr. Kent?"' I repeated sharply. ''What's lie got So do with it?" "Ile's the owrrer of the lWriding," ex plained Mr. Wick. H'Ie- doesn't like the Granddeck to lie mentendd In the papers. lie .says any notoriety is bad for its exclusiveness. I don't believe he'd want the police ca-ded in. In fact, sir, I'm sure he woutzld't " "Whether he wants it or not," I said firmly, "It's got to be done. Tou can't keep murders out of the papar. Either you call the pollee right away or else I w~*il." My threat forecrd him to, elephone against his will. I could quite under qtind his enployer' aversi fto bav (Continued on Page 3, this section.) R CO.'S CASH ,SATURD. r Silk Sale k Sale last week. As some were eat this Silk Sale. Taeta, three-day sale, yd. $2.99 -day sale, per yard .... ..$3.49 ile Georgette, tlree-day sale. . ............$1.99 and $2.49 rd .... .... .. .... . ...$3.49 rd .... .... ....$1.99 and $2.49 ay sale. pier yard . .99c to $1.39 )(I yard .... .... .... ....49c ' yard1 .. .......... ....890 s sale, lier yarid .........$2.49 ~ilk Dresses .. ... .... .... ....$49.99 ..... .... .... .... ....$27981 ... ......... .........$19.99 r Suits for Boys ill 1(1. >le of Millinery ren's Sox .... .............. ..35c s in Towels .......... .... .... .... ....99c ...... .... .... .... ....$1439 n Sea Island .'. Iah-, per'i yai.... .... ..19~c 4en's Underwear r's. (miost ly siz( "4), spe('(lal 69c dl Dr)awer's, spec(iial...... ....69c N4TER ( CASH EEPAR'l LAURR?