The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 02, 1920, Image 2
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
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Bargains in P
SMIE
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Are you carrying enough Life Insurance to protect her if
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.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
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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?
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LIFE INSURANCE CO.
of Greensboro, N. C.
W.. T. MOORE, Agent
. Laurens, S. C.
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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?