THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, MARCH 30. I9M 7 (i) mi GREAT MYSTERY SERIAL ^ tfT'l HL WINDOW JM WHITE CAT t.- S/rjfJA.L STXWY by MARY ROBERTS RINEHART (} ji^:chorof THE MAN m LOWER T jAfCIR/CVLAR SIAOO^^EN Ail, SEVEN OAVS, I BobbvMerriU ^^^ornpatiy (Ccntinued.) I me think that something vital himg on jJhe t^ecovery of the contputs of thar ^ T"'/ 1 Ibas. Wo found a lantern i.il ;>> be I somewhere in the hack of the house, . •. rho eventrf oi l anl fogerner we went over the Hewed, as far Uronnds. U did not take long, and we ( ' nrg. Two men j t'cniml nothing. minute I sror •, A? 1 look back on that nicht. the . .. un-,.';! my horcl, I y to v, ha'. had passed and lo much (: ■ W riM’eMia.v, ivi'i on I i-'lt that 1 was . 'n, and b.. turn- ’••■e to face, witii tli.T was coming was so simple, so tlirocl and yet we mi.'Sed it entirely. Xcr. v.hon bigger things developed, tUid llunters trained senses were brcnigi’.r into play, did he do much bet- ’or. 1; was Fome time before 'vve learn- M'.’'’" I p^^krd iuwurdnes-s of the events of til at night. At five o'clock in the morning War- t ! r;i ?n oominc, f’l'op came back exliausted and nerve- t. fi; ihe train, how-No one had takeu the four-thirty; nhe contents of the bag were gone, r. .T> havo don,' i t-robably be>'ond recall, i pui my deni i» (I andl.'’stick bark on the mantel, and ■‘'he • l ire,;^ little sleep, blessing tlie ' (i'. atness of old age which had enabled I p^krd a det ectivr: of that sort ■’ini oominc, :n.iy ;ii , Mr Knox. Il' ;h'. o.>d stathm '.i r o;>t*uii:g tlio 'V : ' : ■ . ^ . . 1. 1 ■ > cr • ' i • ‘ !«• l.i'; V. as in j , the enir'y kv railroad 1 i ar the! Uie Mai land ladies to sleep through it all. 1 tried to forget thi} queer ‘nern.-^ of the night, but ih? Throbbing t'f m\ head kept me awake and ! through it all one nuestiou olunuled itself -who had unlocked the front door and left it open CHAPTER V. Little Miss Jane. I I was almost unrecognizable when (’ra''i?' '. out tlie'i looled ai myself in the niirrcr the '.'i’.u !• :V.\- ccvn- next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast. My nose boasted a ne’.v arch, like the bpck of an angry cat, aiaking my pr-'tiie Roman and fero- ,ir 1 ious. aiul the lump on my foreiiead ti'oui ihe chair was swollen, glassy 1 j and purple. I turned ?ny back to the '■ > •’;?* ui.h'^r : 5!’-irror ;v d dressed in wratiiful irrita- \\ „ :• t•;.'!!> aiid my ycf^terday’s linei’.. .Miss i'le’ning was in ’lie breakfast roMUi wl; n I got down, Pianding ai a , window, iirr back to me. I have carried >k.' . ''>'i!h ir.e, il ;riug' all ihe u'onUis since :h;v time, a menial picMire of her as ■ui It^asi • ^-tt'od .iievc, in a pink ?noriiing k some son. 'hit only the o'her ;:iy. i,;i\lug mrnrioiM-d rh's ic- jier. she i~- 1. (1 rui- liiai the fr{uk was Mu *. .■ ' fMdu't have iiiuk yarrneijt t ti;;. ' ill’s sir>ry trpi'i;'iiid 'iiitt \ s’’ ^ ."'I s!ir j) ..'ii ivelv didr'l I nve it m. \i' i liaxiiit:; tuus !lf'.i’’''d m>' c>/e ,'rn‘ .-ior Tralataiiis ilua. m o did I'. -i hav ' l:'>r i>ack lo n;e. for d s- ■ lUHi ;1, i k- ■-•1:1 r.i par-.' 1!'. -^:b!e i n y when ; 1 ed,^e v)f WL-.-n I lo.K a- It^asi 111! a I id !i!o‘ K- j i;en air.'. ni'irn t !' V lU;.- . iO‘J. \\u- manner when he spoke to her. His smile faded and he hardly met her eyes; I thought that his aloofness puz zled rather than hurt her. When the house door had closed behind him, >-he droi>p;;d her chin in her hand and looked acrosij the table. ‘‘You did not tell me the truth last night, Mr. Knox,’ she said. “I have never seen Harry look like that. Some- tliing has happened to him.” “He was robbed of his traveling bag,” I txplained, on Fred's theory that hnli' a truth is bct er Than a poor lie. "Ii’s a humiliating experience, I be lieve. A man will throw away thous ands, or gambU hem away, with more equanimity than he'll see some one making off with hi"* clean collars." “His tiavellng bag!” she repeated scornfully. “Mr. Knox, something has hap))ened to my father, and you and Harry arc hiding it from rae.” “On my honor, it is nothing of the sort." I luistened to assure her. “I saw him only foi‘ a few minutes, just long enough for him to wreck my ap pearance.” “He did not speak of father?” “No.” She got up and cros&ing to the wood en mani'el. put her arms upon it and leaned her head a.^cainst them. “T want ed to LiJ^k him," she s?id directl.v, "but I ani afraid to. Siu>’)ose he doesn't know and I should tell him. He Tvould go to Air. Schwartz at at once, and Mr. Schwartz is treacherous. The pa- pe)'s n'ouUl get it, too.’ lier eyes fiHed witli tears, and I felt as awkward as a man always does wiien a woman Vjegins to cry. If he knows lier well enougli he can go over and pat her on the shoulder and assure her it is going to be all right, if he docs net know lier, and there are two maUlfn a;inlK> liktiy to come in at any minui?, he sils still, as J did, and waits until the storm clears. Miss Margery was not long in emerg- i ing from her handkerchiei'. “[ di(in t sleep much,'’ she ex- j)lainrd, dabbing at iier eyes, “and 1 iii’i'vous, anyhow. Mr. ivnox, are you sure ii wn!-> only Hairy trying to gci into (he house last night’.''" “Onlv Harry,” I repeated. "It Mr. Wardrop's attempt to get into the house leaves me in this condition, iiat would a real burglar have done ;o U!el " i>iio was too intent to be sympathetic o\’er ray dir.ilgured face. “'J'liere was- some one moving about ui)-stairs not long before I came down,” she 5-aid slowly. “You heard me; I almost fell down ihe sl.^irs." “iJid you brush past my door, and strike the knob?" she demanded. “ No, I was not near any door.’’ Very well," triumphantly. “Some one did. Not only that, but they were in the store room on the floor above. I could hoar one person and perhaps two, going from one side of the roora to tiie other and back again." “You lieard a goblin quadrille. First couple forAvard and back," 1 spid face- titn's-ly. “1 heard real footsteps—unmislaka- ble ones. The maids slept back on the second floor, and—don't lell me it wrs rats. Tliere are no rats in my A.unt i.t‘ti!ia' house.’ : was more impressed than 1 cared lo j-i’.ow. i found 1 had a half hour !)efc;re train tiive, and as we v.ei’o rei'lier ol us eating anyiliing, i sug- that vc cxpiore the upjier iioor ;!l ,Tie nouse. 1 did it. I explained, not hecaiiso i exiiectod to tind anything, b;'r I.'ecause I was s :rc w e would nor. V.'t crci't pa-'i 11^0 !v.o closed doors MAI ■RT - Cisred oy Lydia E. Phikham’s Vegetable Compoisnd. C]T Aovra.— •1 ] sng time vatu inilairfTQaticn, paii’'! • V . '55?^ V /// '/■/ / pa;n, my i: o r.'T oV'i v'o; cvcryt^:ng ];;d 0ni’.n*;!:''! it tv> olhov ; 1- Fs 1 « « y Ji I. m my side, ti } headaches and ner- n!aUa- VO'JPiVSSS. n K“n so inaPT This e’egant, STib^t-Tntinl an'l useful throc-pieco mission Hall it dclivorc'l anvil 're Is t r’"cd or brown unitaiion leatb.ei uth lor ind wiU crrc e n wi a'. as any covering you can get. Send us your order at oncc. V. e have tut ra or. Call or write and ict us expiam reatest proposition for you 11 ccriev.^ EVERTHiNG FOR THE HOME lu'l'.t of c.i;v.s tiiat 1 wa.s ! I •niscor»ra,"e(l and :! thcugni; 1 vrould I rsc-ver get well. A fiiend told me of : h i iiydia !E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound and it k.'- /| stored me to LA J. have no moro s aro s'^ro’Tfrer rnd I ca:i I:. J ydir Pin'-:iiani's ipoTj-d c'^r-'d me after i 'ipd, and I rer. t:''r '.Vi W'0 in ':V{. ’ * —srALS, 005 '\v\ lloTrs^rd .L. vVit. Thousands cT •in'^.olicived n"d {^cri”- ino tcr;ti’iio.ii:i;r; lii:o fib > ^ o pi 'ivo IliS eflicb acy }..,ydL', F. 5'!. \'efT3t.l!!!o (>m"Oinid, 'r\ : txv-iusiveiy froin root* p.T'.d "\Yomc-n v,’no zwricr fvoiii tressin^ ill;> sbiO'.-ld lynl these facts or doni /c, the iibil"’ ly Lydi.i K. Plukh;'inVT Yo'tctablo Compoi-rid to restore their heal lo 'Mr.s. :5hv» yc-nr ?t:5 slrleli.v coniidetitinL Poi* yoaT-3 she ’'.ris been hfjipinsr sick v/oiVif’T> i’j ilil':: free of oiiarg’c. I»on’6 c—'t.'irite at For Infants and Cliil'dren, The KteJ Yoa Hsfs Alsais BotsM i'f i;-('i'- s;',v. iiewr'-ra'-iod bridge as ct-'- i.^'n'i';' stai>-s S) I anuuid •'Id^ h the ladies Maif land were s:. a bU.e ^nx-k ! M'^siunpbly sailing out then- crimps v:-. fa-ing the do. r ^.■hen 1 w iit inco ' 'aking in their i-a. Then up a ■ lr ■o-'’^sT Oi' one tiiiiiv, I am 1‘• ol'^i i’.si^ c ly ciean biaii.\a.,- ' sw iid a;ul hJd'‘> I i IV was an old-rashioncd. sloplng-roo!- i C'i aUic. witii narro.v \\ indov/s and a I liare Hoo’’. At one en;l a door opened nieekiy i ^ iavge room, and in there v/cre tlie family trunks of four generations Cochrane Show Case Company 75 feet; i thence in a NorLiierly direction with! t ■ I ;cnib!;. "it i.- hior •1- 'i mine." I r"'.'i' |r-'“ i -ibcnea l' tiu :-e exert - , - I iiiMl io (over tur bump on |«‘ .^!?>H:ands. One on anot.ier toey ' ";y ■ i;t aci with Fr-’-n'"'!! cinl’K. 'n.u it |'' ' nly a(.ccnt:i";rd die thiui;, like s-now ; ! >ai a moin aln top." { : •• 'iie purpk p-a]>:s m' 'j i sh.^ '.Ui'cd. nouring me my eoffi'-e. "no, . oie all pi]-' I tliPi :'-' little na.'i auni-.s, ^ ^ lo-ioot alley which sep-1 nrab-io'pj/Cd tn.iiKs. lUige haratogas^ | arates this lot from t^ie lot of the |- ! !; e I'oriod wnen tlie tv.o maiden j charlotte Casket Coinnany and runs ’ ^ o!' ::ks were i” ili^tv iate teens , ii( e Vi'cro ' aiidS'Ome niodein triink'o, i L/awyer's j Charlotte i about South iiarallci v itli said alley • ad i.ii ;i ti''L>d to r« Waidroi>'s w .i|-' n ike, she at I:ra;d that 1 . ■ r !',;1 Ti'O ■ '1 e. lor she back- ;• is.’’ she cp.lled . We could hear d." Wardrop ’ ! . ■ I iii gi-iir; . i'l I ’-f. n, 1 rain •ii.i'dit and a "tv a. M. Ir'.s no» ■ • ■ but I want > rr t; aiu." ) ; 1 said. i;. "V'e nii.' ht :i I S:.’ ;■ action made him ■fion. R^tic(nt as h excitM))cnt made ydii know, i t'cci so niuch better si' ' e I i>'.u lia-.e I'lken. hold «-'f thing.-'. Vimu l.cea’c ! 1'iifi'*' thinks you rre w('uder,uJ." i i iiiou!-]it rui.-fully of tlie lailure of ul ' a iii’-'-' aitemiii i> I'lay ihe s’en'h, au.d 1 disclaimed any rigiit U' .Mi.'S !.e- 'Miia'-' hii-'ii oitii!''!i oi' m-'. !“'roni luy ■d me. i d^ u; ih.' v a" ation. shori iru;ni to u.o ponce j tiCV; to Delia and her note, was I aiid ment d ‘-tcp. Rosd 120 feet to a | too. I'n’ Miss i'lcr.iings satisfaction j corner on th^ line of eaid alley; i i made an oxavnination of the room, jjhence about I-^ast 75 feet to a stake; luit it L'how^d nothing. Tliere was lit,-| thence about North 120 feet to a stake tit' or no dust io have been disturb-:cn Peachtree Street;thence about West ••.I; thewindo''.s ware closcd and lock-j 75 feet witli a line of Peachtree^ cd. 'Street to the Pe.ginning Corner. jp; in 'he main attic were two stcp-lad-1 ' '' some ( unains drving on iramet ;i old chest of drawers wi-ii glass ku(.bs and the veneering broken in "lU'fore any one comes down. Miss i i'lac es. Hie 'l'-»ni;ig. 1 s-aui, "1 want to ask a and inside . 19 J^iome-Mada Remedy ' i; 1 Dopk ^e Worlt ■'Icrry I?rffuadrd. r "V f!usar .1 ci i .itpf. arc! stir . ■ j r:n> t • >t Pin- ,ri “ in a jilnt bot- ,'u . rijp. Take o..', tv. or throe . ; t t'lila simple rem- : munli 111(11 n qiiick- . .Is;: >u ever used. cuusfh in- .r. , .••K lidl'j, too, for . ci.' t bron- ,i » f’r troubles. It ■ p- ti’fi .nr.d Is HllBht- . . 'ifip.i f nd a cough, ko.s more and bettor t ...n yoTi could buy S ."jO, It keeps per- ■ '.P^asimt ly. I i>; t valuahlo concen- .. '1 cf Norway whlta 1 is rl( li in Ruiaicol :r:it pino elements > 1m ulinic to the mem- •• J : • ations Will not ) ■ ■ rt-, ...1. II .ik n? couph syrup . nil Kyrun (or V ^ ,11'. f-n so pop'U- ■ I; t' '' yitf's and .; »fi* n iiiiitntcd. liut f...-iauia has never f ; bsol'.*'> jsatlsfactlon, • . ; ),'.>cs wit !l .’••I; ..1st h:(S I'inoK ->■ ri'it, aeiiU to Tho • v. ind. .!Ucsii-m Of tvo. \\'hat was tiie name of tiie 'uaid vdio helped you staich tiie ho;is(> that night?'’ ".\nnie." "What other maids did you say there were?" "lieiia and Rose." ■1)0 you kno'V any'diing about 'hen.i? Wiicre they came from, or v.hei'e they went ?" t>he .smiled a little. • What doe& one know’ about 'iiew servant s ’" she resjionded. “They bring you references, but references are the price most women pay to get rid of their servants without a fuss, iiose was fat and old. but Delia was pretty. 1 thought she rather liked Carter." Carter as well as Shields, tlie police man. I J)ut Miss Delia down as a ilirt. “.\nd you have no idea where Carter went ?” “None.” Wardrop came in then, and we spoke of other things. The two elderly ladies it seemed had tea and toast in 'heii' rooms when they wakened, and Ihe three of us breakfasted to- getiier. But conversation languished with Waldrop's appearance; he looked haggard and worn, avoided Mis» Flem ings c^'cs, and after ordeiing eggs in stead of his chop, looked at his watch and left without touching anything. "f want to get the nine-thirty, Mar gie.'’ he said, coming back with his hat in his hand. “I may not be out to dm- ner Tell Miss I.elitia, will you?” He Lurned to go, but on second though* came back lo me and held out his hand. “I may not sec you again ^ ‘‘Not if I »ee you first,” I interrupt ed. He glanced at my mutilated fea tures and smiled. , „ , "I have made you a Maitland, he said. “1 didn't think that anything but a prodigal Nature could duplicate Miss I.etitia’s nose! 1 ni honestly sorij, Mr. Knox, and if you do not want Mi«s .Tane at that bump with a cold knife and some butter, you’d bette^r duck before she comes down, tiood- by, Margie.” I think Ihe girl was as much baf fled as I was by the chause in his of the drawc;|b stood open, ‘ coiiM bo soon a red and; Ti'ie foregoing sale ia inado because C-. iof default of the payment of the ' Notes secured by the deed of trust bovo refcred to. Tills the loth day of March 1911. Eoars ths Signature of I /f:'^ ^ w f*' V'. ' Vf.., S*" s5> II is all under shed and protected from the weather. P*l"2omt? V-J or mm One 10-room house, Vance and A Stt?. corn 23AV ^ I One 7-room house S. A St # One 10-roorn house N. Tryon St. 6-room C:X i' I16i houses E. \ ance St. v 5-room house W. 12tli St. ^ Two 4-room houses N. Brevard ^ £■- Kt> i M. A. BLAND, Sdles A^en:: M (| WwmWWw m Three r;-room nouses \\ in on a bt. 4 One lot on S. T 'yon room houses. i I X S3 phone No 41 n ciu 604-J. That sounds good to us. W Idle you are cleaning un your premises don t to clean out all No niattG deacate and soft the material, nder them ju;-:t 'esi?l> auit- TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE By virtue of power vested In me by a ceriain deed of trust executed and delivered on the 6th day of August, 1910, which said deed of trust is re corded in the ofiice oI’ the Re.gister of Deeds, Alecklenburg County, in Pook 207, Page 190, the undersigned wdll expose to public sale at the Court House door in the City of Charlotte 0x5 the 15th day of April, 1911, at 12 o’clock the fol’oving described pieces of land, lying and being in Cnarlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, and in the City of Cliarlotte, and more par ticularly described as foliow’s: One lot situated on the Southv/est corner of (Mement Avenue and Peach tree Street, Beginning at the corner of j ^ aforesaid S!.rc.?t and Avenue and run- j ^ ning in a Soutl'.erly direction ' (Meinent Avenue 22«! feet to a lOtoocj alley; t.heiice in a '\\'esterly dire';ionj „ witli afoi'i'-said alley 172 1-2 foft t-i a} 7 One G-rocra house E. Liberty St. i. 10-foot alley; tneiice with raisl ai'ey | ^ in a Nort]>er’y (lirection 100 feet; to j G-:corn house ihe iot ot the Cochrane Show Ca:-:o | Cornp;iny. on which thc^r factory bui;d-; ing stands; thence in an Easterly di rection with the line of the lot of tlie ; .-i, Cochrane Show' Case Company's lin.,,; NorLiierly Cochrane Show Case Company’s line Cochrane Show Case Conrpany line ;n an Easterly direction wuth j 0 Peachtree Street 'J7 1-2 to tho begin-! O ning. (Above Let is in Block 22, see of Oakhiirst). | Also that tract of land adjoining th'‘i I lands of Ij. D. Heath, nov.' or forniorl.x ' I Charlotte Casket Company, and c!ie i:;t [ j above descri'.'od and bounded as foi I lows: IJeginning at, a stake in Block j i No. 22 on I’eachtree Street on l iie i vr. H. (; lilt, and a grayish | d like flannel and I he be- 'vliite pat (.-Ii voi tl'in.g I hat lool ir>niciled to hei; -n of camphor. We gave up finally, and started down. Part way down the attic stairs Mar gery stopiied, her eyes fixed on ihe vvhitc-scrubbfd rail. Fclhowing her gaze, I sloi)ped, too, and I feb: a sort of chill go over me. No spot or blem ish, no dirty finger print marked the whiteness of that stair rail, except in one place. On ii;. clear aUv. distinct, every line of the palm showing, w:is the reddish imprint of a hand! .Margery did not speak; she had turned very wiiite, and closed her eyes, but she was not faint. V/hen the first revulsion had passed, I reached over and touched the stain. It was quite dry, of cottrre, but it was' still reddish- brow’n; anoiher hour or two would see it black. It was evidently fres’u—Hun ter said afterward it must have been about six hours old, and as things tran spired, he v.-as right. The s^'’in showed a h-ind somewhat s-hort and broad, v\ith widened finger tips; marked in ink; it would not have struck me so forcibly, perhaps, but there, its ugly red against the white v.ood, it seemed to me to be the imprint of a brutal, murderous liand. Margery was essentially feminine. “What did I tell youV’ she asked. “Some one was in this- house last night; I heard them distinctly. There must have been tw'o, and they quar reled—’’ she shuddered. We went on down stairs into the quiet and peace of the dining room again. I got some hot coffee for Mar gery, for she looked shaken, and found i had missed my train. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) 13-30da. woor», Trustee —There will be a meeting of the Trinity College alumni tonight at the Y. ]\L C. A. building. All Trinity Alumni of the city and county are urged to be present as business of importance Is to be attended to. CHENEV’S EXF»ECTrOR/l!NT' _PURES -OOUgH^ ..AND EXECUTORS’ SALE OF VAULABLE REAL ESTATE IN CH LOTTE. By virtue or power and authority given us by the AVill of the late Maiyi E. Bloom, w'e will faell at the County j Court House Door in the City of Char lotte, N. C., on Monday, April the 3rd, A. D., 1911, at 12 o’clock >L, all that land on West Trade street in tho city of Chprlotte. First Piece: Beginning at R. G. Hayes’ corner on West Trade street and runs with the fence in a Northern direction, 198 feet to a post; thence in a Western directiou 23 feet to a ])ost; thence in South^^rn direction, 198 feet to a post on West T'ade .street; thence with West Trade street, •lb.7 feet in an Eastern direction to beginning. On said lot is a two-story house—six rooms and bath, Vvdth gas and water and electric lights. Second Piece; Beginning at a post. O. T. Henderson’s corner on West 'I'rade street, and runs in a Northern direction with said Henderson's lino, 198 feet to a post; thence in an East ern direction 7o feet to a post; thence in a Southern direction, 198 feet to a post on West Trade Street; thence with "West Trade street 51.3 feet to the beginning. On said lot is a six- room house with bath. Terms one-third cash, balance in one year, interest on deferred pay ments. This sale subject to advance bid of not less than 10 per cent to be put on in 10 days. A map of said property can be seen in Offlce of Clarkson and Duls, attor neys, February 22. 1911. CHAS. E. BLOOM, F. M. BECKHAM. 3-3-30da Executors of Mary E. Bloom. Thaas ti»; OAFSIILES are superloi j to Balssm of Copaiba, C>ibel)8orin]eations,and fumin R£UEVESin24HflURS^™^^^ tha same disaases wilV fcrm.’CiiW'*or- hmmy Aprors Every care is taken to have thern finished as you may re quest. WiMie Vests the bugaboo of some laundries, we starch and iron correctly. ’Phone and other wornout articles irom your kitchen and house and call on us and we vrill supply you with a nice, clean lot of the best kitchen and household utensils t'^ be found in the city. Make yctir cleaning up thorough and you will find many articles that shculd bo roplnccd bv new and better ones and then call on tho Sanitary Steam Laundry INCORPORATED East Trade Street Fhon.'ss Irt Do YOU want two Tickets to the Edisonia or Amuse-lj sfiven you rRbb Enter your name on lines below and cut } \ this out and send to NEWS office. Your name will be entered on the list and will i Ii appear amongst the Want Ads. Watch for your name. "First come, first served ^j Address EUROPEAN Rooms $1.50 Psr :>ay and Up, Rooms with Privtite Bsth Fer L/ay and Up. CAF£ OPEM UNTIL 9:39 P. M. Prices Reasonable. 150 El^S^nt Hucms. 75 Private Baths. Located Ic the heart ol Ohar- lotte, couveuicnt to railroad station, street cars and the busi ness and shopping centre. Cater to high-class c:;\iuaerc:al and toarist trade. Pure Water from our Artesian Weii, 303 1-Z feet deep, for sale, 5c gallon at Hotel. 10c gallon in 5-salion lots, Ijeiivercd in (Jhariotte or «it ft. R. Station. LDGAR B, iVlOORE, Prop.'’ic»or.