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The Siege
of the
Seven Suitors
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Cetfrtffet, IMS, by Meredith Nkbstaan
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SYNOPSIS
Hartley Wiggins Is In love with Caeflla
HolHster. His friend Arnold Ames meets
an elderly lady at Jthe Asolando tea rooms.
She Is Cecilia's Aunt Octavla, an eeeea
trlc woman of wealth. She tnvttae Ames
to Hopefleid Manor. Ames Is fascinated
by Franceses, a tea room girl.
Ames sees Wiggins meeting Cecilia se
cretly at Hopefleid Manor. Aunt Oetavla
Is a great believer In the potential Influ
ence of No. 7.
Ames sees mysterious men watching the
house. He hears of Hesetrtah, Cecilia's
sister. Wiggins calls upon CecUla. The
chimney smokes mysteriously.
The house Is said to have a ghost. Ce
cilia tella Ames she Is In deep trouble and
asks him to urge Wiggins not to call upon
her again.
Wiggins regards Ames as a rival. Aunt
Octavla dislikes Wiggins because his an
cestors were Tories. Wiggins Is Interest
ed In both Cecilia and Heseklah. Cecilia
has nine suitors.
Ames meets Franceses In an orchard
and learns that she Is Hezeklah. They
see nine silk hats cross a stile.
Aunt Octavla shows Ames the pie pan
try. Cecilia fears Heseklah laves Wig
gins. Her nine suitors call.
Cecilia reiecta Professor Hums and
makes a record In her silver book. The
butler tells Ames* British officer's ghost
haunts the-house.
Ames finds Cecilia and her father, Base
ford HolHster, fencing on tbe roof. Hol
llster is there -unknown to Aunt Octavla.
HolHster vanlshee mysteriously through
the hall wall. Heseklah tells Ames she Is
prohibited from visiting Hopefleld Manor.
Ames seeks plans of the house, but flnde
Aunt Octavla has Just secured them. Ce
cilia's suitors are lealous of Ames.
Ames assures Cecilia that Heseklah 1s
not in love with Wiggins. Ames makes
another ***** eujj_ jhngheet
(XAPTER XV.
I Diaoover Two Ghosts.
THE ghost I believed to be still
in the tipper balls of the boose,
and now that I was In a posi
tion to watch tbe ladder by
wbich he had entered I felt confident
that I had cut off his retreat I was
surveying the cellar when I beard faint,
sounds In a new direction. Far away
nnder the house and remote from the
secret steps some one was moving to
ward me, and rapidly too! The gbeat
that I believed to have disappeared
Into tbe fourth floor hall must then
have changed tbe line of his retreat
and descended by one of tbe regular
stairways.
1 blew out my candle and stood with
my back to the wall of the long corri
dor on which opened tbe various store
rooms, tbe besting plant, lanndry and
other accessories of tbe modern bouse.
My ghost wss coming in baste—s
baste that dldWt harmonize with the
stately tread #r tbe spooks of popular
superstition. A slower pace and 1
should doubtless have fled before him,
bnt quick, light steps echoed In tbe
dark corridor, and I gathered courage
from the thought that ghosts create
.echoes no more than they cast shad
ows.
As the steps drew nearer I prepared
myself to spring upon him. I must un
consclodsly have taken v step, for be
paused suddenly, stood still for a mo
ment, then turned and scampered back
tbe way be bad come. After blm I
went as fast as I could ran. Tbe ce
ment paved corridor waa"fonr or five
feet wide, and I plungad through the
dark at my best speed. At the end of
the corridor I wag pretty certain of my
quarry, and 1 made ready to grapple
with him. Then as I plunged late tho
wall my hands touched a man's face
and for a moment clutched His collar
of hie coat He bad been waiting for
me to strike tbe wall, and as be slip
ped out of my graap be ran back to
ward tbe coal cellar. 1 bad struck tbe
wsll with a force that knocked tbe
wind out of me, bnt I got myself to
gether with the loss of ooly an Instant
and renewed pursuit 1 had no fear
but that if be attempted to reoeb lbs
open by mesns of tbe coal dels I shoold
catcb him on the ladder, and I sprinted
for all I was worth to make sure of
blm.
My fleeting graap of tbe man* co>
lar and tbe agility with which be bad
slipped from my clasp bad settled tbe
gbost Question, and I had sow resolv
ed tbe intruder Into s common thief.
Aa I reached tbe old stairway ho
was mounting it two steps St s time,
ss I Judged from the sound. I bad
hoped to catch and dispose of blm
without alarming tbe boose, bat It
seemed inevKsUs sow that ths cbase
would end In such fashion ss to
srouse tbe compear assembled Is tbe
library.
I beard him' stumble and fall bead'
long at tbe door above. Tben be shot
off Into tbe still dsibsnsd ball, and
when I bad gained tbe top I lost track
of him for a moment 1 paused and
was about to strike s match whso bs
resumed bis flight sad t was (WW)
to grapple wtth tbe fact fbst sesM sag i
else wss pursuing blm. I bsld my
match u»struck upon this MOW dis
closure and stopped beck within tbe
concealed doors sad waited. Dp aad
down the bsll two psssoas wore run
ning. and when they rsafbsd lbs sts
a# at,. niti'S'Miis* V hmm wuV haniVa #Mi#h
Oi lilt CVIIHHn 1 B®«ru llluiil woe*
the wall and tfes sound of dsdaring,
and tben almost Instantly ths two run*
nets flashed by me again. The ball
was so dark that I asw bat
ds tbe runners pssaed tbe door I fstt
tbe jir csused hy^thelrjlgbt.
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1913.
long, ana i promptly Bong myseit
upon him.
My prisoner's rent stance engaged
my best attention a moment, but when
I had sat upon his legs and got hc.d
of his struggling hand* some one stole
softly by me. My prisoner, too. beard
and was attentive. Not only did I ex
perience the same sensation as on the
previous night of a passing near by,
but I was conscious of the same faint
perfume, as of a Bower scent half
canght In a garden at night that had
added to my mystification before.
Then without the slightest warning
the lights flashed en and a door closed
somewhere, hot It was not the hidden
one leading down Into the remnant of
the old house, for my prisoner's head
and shoulders lay across Its threshold.
ft 9.
"launders, I say. Bounders!" he
gasped.
He alghed deeply, bringing my dazed
wits back to him, and 1 found myself
gazing into the blinking eyes of Lord
Arrowood.
"Bounders, I say. Boundersr* be
gasped.
"In the circumstances, Lord Arro
wood, I should not call names. Will
you tell me what you mean by running
through this house In this fashion?
Stand up and give an account of your
self."
I helped him to his feet and bent
over the stair rail leading down to the
third floor. Evidently our strange
transactions beneath and above had
not disturbed the assembled suitors
and their hostess, bat In common de
cency Lord Arrowood must be dis
posed of promptly. There was no
doubt about that
"I was an ass to try it" muttered
his lordship, pulling his tie into shape.
"And now I want to get out. I want
to go away from here."
He was tugging at the belt of his
Norfolk coat, and something between
It and his waistcoat evidently gars htm
concern. Our conversation
on In half whispers. He was so crest
fallen that If It hadn't been for the
necessity of maintaining silence 1
should have laughed outright.
"Out with it, my lord. What hare
you stuck in your coat?"
"They're bounders, all the resit of
'em," he ssserted doggedly, "but 1 be
lieve yon to be a gentleman."
"I thank you. Lord Arrowood. for
this mark of confidence. Often your
coat I I declare that even If you have
lifted a bit of the HolHster plate I wilt
let yon go."
Belnctantly, shamefacedly and still
fenathing hard from his late exertions.
Lord Arrowood of Arrowood. Hants,
England, obeyed me. There were Ave
button* to the close fitting Jacket, and
the loosening of every succeeding one
seemed to give him pain. Then, with
his hesd slightly lifted as though in
disdain of me, he beld out for my ob
servation a pie, in the pan In which It
had been Jinked. The top crust was
browned to a nicety. Its edgea ware
crimped nkatly, and. in a|iite of the fact
that I bad so lately dined sumptuously
at Miss llolllstcr's hospitable board, at
alght of this alluring pastry I experi
enced the sharp twinges of aroused ap
petite.
"Now you have It, and I hope yon
are satisfied," said Lord Arrowood.
"Kindly allow me to retire by the way
I came."
"First" I replied, sobered by the
gravity of his manner, "It would Inter
est me as a student of character to
know lost what species of pie lured
yon to this burglarious deed."
*1 have reason to think," be answer
ad, with tsars In his eyes, "that it is a
gooseberry. I was hungry. If yon must
know the tnith. and. baring sampled
the old lady's piss this mornlnfc. with
nothing to eat since. I aaw the coal
lole opes and ladder beneath, and
the net of It was easy. If you and
the other chap hadn't chased nte all
over the estate I'd been off with my
pie and and no barm done. The old
lady's Insane, you know, and has no
manner of nee for plea. The boose la
haunted In the bargain. When yen
bad about winded me down In the eel
lar and cot me off from the ladder and
chaaed me op here the ghost took a
hand, and If you hadn't tripped me and
sat on me the spirits wonld certainly
have nailed me. O Lord, what a nlgtatr
"Ton are sura you apeak the truth
whan yon any that the coal bole was
apes and that yen found tbo ladder
there when yon earner
"No manner of doubt of K- As 1
bare already said. I believe yon to be
a gentleman, and between gentlemen
certain confidences may paaa that
wouldn't ha poeslble between • gentle
man and those cattle down there."
He Jerked Ma head scornfully to In
Orate the Batters below.,, ' ,
1 bowed with sncb dignity as la pos
sible wh*n addressing a nobleman
wbosa yon hare J oat canght In the S't
ef lifting a gnosebscry pie from a fed fa
pantry-a pis wbleb yoq hold psrfon*
fact is that I^ was without lbs
tnes are sacred to Hezeklah. My Im
preefdona of Hezeklab are tbo pleaa
anteat and I cannot allow you to in
terveue between tier and tbe pie 1 bold
In my bauds. If you will accompany
me below I will undertake to gain ac
cess to thejile vault, return this pie
to Its proper place nnd band you at
tbe foot of tbe ladder an apple pie In
place of it 1 dan- say it never will be
missed, but from what I know of
Heseklah any trifling with her ap|>e
tite would be a crime Indictable st
common law."
His lordship seemed reassured, and
wo were about to descend by tbe con
cealed atalr when he arrested me.
"Mr. Amea, you are a gentleman and
possess a generous heart We under
stand each other perfectly, and aa I
have every reason to believe that my
attlt Is hopeless 1 ask the loan of (6
until 1 can confer with my friend, the
British consul at New York. I shall
sail at once for England."
He 1 stepped down before me into the
dark stairway, nnd I closed the door
after me nnd followed blm. I found
my way- to the pio pantry without dif
ficulty. returned the gooseberry pie to
its proper shelf, chose an apple pic
and gave It. with a live dollar note, to
Lord Arrowood.
At tbe bottom of the ladder be preaa
ed my hand feelingly aud expressed his
gratitude lu ttrma tbnt would have
touched a harder heart than mine.
Tben, having closed the coal bole and
hidden the ladder under a pile of wood.
I resumed my pursuit of the ghost.
I lighted m.v way with, a candle
through tbo lost chambers of the old
bouse, up the hidden stairway and out
into the fourth floor ball again. The
old atalr, I found on closer observation,
reached ynly from the second to tbe
fourth floor, and below this had been
pieced with lumber carefully preserved
from the earlier house. There was
nothing so strange, after all. about the
hidden stairway, thpugb I was con
vinced that this had been no idea of
Pepperton'a, but that ho had merely
obeyed the orders of his eccentric cli
ent, tbe umbrella and dyspepsia cure
millionaire.
i bad no sooner let myself through
the secret door Into the upper ball than
I waa aware of a disturbance In the
library below. I heard exclamations
from tbe men. and as I ran down to
ward the third floor Mlsa Octavla's
voice rose atiove the tumult.
"We must have patience, gentlemen
Chimneys are subject to moods Just
like human tielugs. nnd we are fortu
nate In having in the house a gentle
man who la an expert In sncb mattera."
"If you wait for that man to mend
yonr chimney you will. wnlt until
doomsday."
Bo spake .lohn Stewart Dick, taking
bis vengesnce of me with my. client
and bosteay. I might have forgiven
him, but I could not forgive Hartley
Wiggins.
"He doesn't know any more about
chimneys than tbe man In the moon."
my obi friend was saying between
coughs.
And then quite unmistakably I smelt
smoke, and bending farther over the
rail andjPeerJng down the atalr well I
saw smoke pouring from the library
Into tbe hall, it seemed to be IB
greater volume tonight than at pre
vious manifestations! £ ' gray blue
cloud was Oiling the lower ball and
rising toward me. 1 ran quickly to tbe
third floor, to the chamber whose fire
place was served by the library chim
ney. Tbe lights lu tbe third floor ball
Vluked out as I opened the door. I
heard a step behind me somewhere,
but 1 did not trouble about this. The
switch Inside the nutised guest cham
ber responded readily to my touch, and
on kneeling by tbe hearth I found It
cold aa I bad expected. There waa ab
solutely no way.of choking tbe library
flue at lliis point, for, aa 1 had estab
lished earlier, all tbe fireplaces In this
chimney bad their Independent flues.
The hall outside was still dark, snd
I did not try the switch. Tbe pursuit
waa lietter carried on in darkness, and
1 bad by this time become accustomed
to rapid locomotion through unllghted
passages. I lea nod over the stair well
and beard exclamations of surprise st
tbe sudden, cessation of tbe amoke.
which bad evidently abated as abrupt
ly ns It hsd begun. Tbe windows
doors had been opened and the com
pany had returned to tbe library.
"Quite extraordinary—really quite
remarkable!" they were Baying below.
I heard Ceclttn'e light laughter ss tbe
odd ways of the chimney were ills
cussed. And aa I stood thus |>«erlng
down nnd listening the Swedish mald'a
Plond head appeared lielow me. bend
ing over the well rail on the second
floor. She. too, waa taking note of
affairs In tbo library, snd as 1 watch
ed her slie lifted her head and iuir
eyes uivt mine. Then while we still
stared at each other the second floor
lights went out wtlli familiar abrupt
ness. and as I craned my neck to peer
Into the blackness above me I expe
rienced once more that glwistly pass
lug as of tome light unearthly thing
across my face. 1 reached for It wild
ly with my hands, but It seemed to be
canght away from me. and tben ss I
fought the air madly H brushed my
check agnln. I have no words to de
scribe the strange effect of thst touch
I felt my scalp creep suil cord chills
rsn down my splue. It asemlngty
csme from sbqve.-nnd It wss not like
s hand. utileM ft hand of wonderful
tightness. Certainly QO human arm
eouid reach down tbe stair' well to
where T stood.
I wsllsd for Its rscnrrence s mo
ment. Imt It came no more. Then on
a sudden prompting I stole swiftly to
the fourth floor, lighted my candle sod
gazed stmut I thought It well to lot
the electric llgbt alone, for my ghost
bad once ton often plunged me Into
darkness at critical momenta, and a
candle In wy hands wsa not subject to
bis trickery.
Tbo bsll wss perfectly quiet Tbe
door leading down tbo bidden stslr
wss Invisible, snd I hsd not yet lesrq
sd bow It might be opened from the
bsll, though Baesford HolHster bad
undoubtedly left tbo bouse by this
means after my Interview w|tli him oq
tbo roof. And reminded of tbe roof, 1
opened the trunk mom door snd peer
ed In Tbe csudle tight skiwly crept
Into Its dark corners, and. looking np.
the prysiycc of jhc trap
on the t!irf*!i'ini i'f np uiik (iiiei
1a Ktignc FURORS movement to my MUV
and behind the door. I listened to the
murmur of tulk ticlow for a moment
then cautiously advanced my candle
farther Into tbe room. I took One atep
and then cautloualy another until the
whole of the trunk room was well
within range of my vision,
i Aud tliere. seated ou s prodigious
-trunk frescoed with Inbela of a dozen
foreign Inna, I beheld Hezeklah!
CHAPTER XVI.
Lady's Slipper.
AS I recall It she was very much
at her ease She sat on one
. foot and the other beat the
trunk lightly. She %aa bare
beaded, and the candle light was mak
ing acquaintance with tbe gold In her
hair. She wore her white sweater, as
on that day In tbe orchard, and with
much gravity, as our eyes met she
thrust a band Into Ita pocket and drew
out a cracker. I waa not half so ear
prised at finding her there as 1 waa at
Iter manner now that she waa caught
She seemed neither distressed, aatnn
labed nor afraid,
"Well, Miss Hezeklah," I said. "I
half suspected you all along."
I Beheld Heseklah!
"Wise chimney man! You wore s
little slow sbout It though."
"I wss Indeed. You gave me s run
for my money."
Bbe finished her cracker at tbo third
bite, slapped ber bands together to
free them of possible crumbs and wss
sbout to,speak when abe Jumped light
ly from the trunk, bent ber head to
ward the door, and tben stepped bsck
sgnln and faced me Imperturbably.
"And now that you're found me, Mr.
Chimney Man, the Joke'a on you after
/'!*"
She laid ber hand on tbe door and
swung it nearly abut I had heard
. what she bad beard. Mlaa Octavla waa
i coming upstaira. She bad exchanged
a few words with the Swedish maid
on tbe second floor binding, and Heze
klah'a quick ear had beard ber. But
Hesekiub'a equanimity waa disconcert
ing. Kven with ber nuut close st bsnd
she showed not the slightest slarm.
She resumed her sent on tbe trunk,
snd ber heel thumped It tranquilly.
"Tbe Joke'a on you. Mr. Chimney
Man, because now that you've caught
me playing trlcka you've got to get me
out of trouble."
"What If I don't?" -
"Oh, nothing." she answered Indif
ferently, looking me squltivly lu tbe
eye. •
"But your aunt would make no end
of a row, and you would cause your
sister to loae out wltb Miss Octavla.
As 1 understand It. you're pledged to
tcep off tlie reservation. It waa part
»f tbe fumlly agreement"
"Mr. Amea. If yuu are gbost hunting
(u tbls part of the house"--
It waa Miss Octavla's voles. She
wss seeking roe snd would no doubt
flnd me. Tbe sequestration of neze
klah became now en urgeut and deli
cate matter.
"You canght me." said Hezeklah
calmly, "uud now yuu'vs got to get
me out. and I wish you goud im-k. and,
besides. I lost one of my shoes some
where. and you've got to find that"
in proof of her statement abe sub
mltted u ah'S'leas. liroWU Stockinged
foot for ray observation.
"Tbe one I lost vfns like this," snd
Hezeklah thrust fortb a neat tan
pomp rather tbe worse for wear, "I
waa on the second fltair a till ago." she
began, "nn.l lost my sllpiwr."
"In what uih>. hlef. pray?" * "
. "Mr. Atr.oa." called Miss Octavla. ber
voice close ill hand.
"I wanted tu see something In Co
rlll.Va ro->m. so r opened her door and
walked In--that's all." HezekMi re
plied
"Wicked Hezeklah! Coming Into the
boose la bad enough In all the clrcum
atanees (entering your Aster's room
ie a grievoiis sin."
"If. Mr Aim*, yoo sro still aeeklug
an sx pis nation of that chimney's be
It wss Mies Octarla. now Just *mt
slds ths door
"Uon't leste mat trunk. Heseklah,"
I whisicrod "I'll do the best I can."
Miss Octarla met me smilingly ss I
fsced ber In the hall. Sbr hsd switch
ed on tbe lights, snd my csndlo buro
sd ysllowly In |f|e white electric glow.
Miss Octavla beld aometblng In ber
bsnd. It required oo second glance to
tell me that she hsd found Hsaeklsb's
T She began, "as yon bare
absented yourself from tbe library all
evening I assume tbst yon bare been
busy studying my chimneys end seek
ing for tip ghost of thst British sol
dier who wss so wantonly slain upon
tbe site of Ibis boos*"
"I.sin glad to ssy tbnt not only Is
your surmise correct Miss UoHlster.
bat thst I have msds grant progress In
both directions."
"Do you tnssu to say thst you bsre
reslly found trscee of tbe gbost?"
ed. It was plain that she was Im
mensely ptwa.il.
"And are you able to any from your
encouutcr. tluit he IH In fact s British
subject. uneasily haunting this house
in A merles long after the Declaration
of Independence and Washington's
farewell uddritw Imve paused Into lit
erature?" t
"You have never spoken a truer
word. Ml** llolllater: Ijut by means
which I sin not ut lllierty tu disclose.
I have |>erHii:itted lilin not to visit this
house again
"Then." a: Id Miss Hoiltater. "I can
not do less Hutu express m.v gratitude,
though I regret thai you did not flrst
allow me to meet lilrn Still. I dare,
say tluit we shall And Ills lames hur
led somewhere hem-nth tu.v founda
tions. I'lenVo asst.re me that such Is
your expectation
"Tomorrow. Miss llollfster. I shall
take pleasure in showing you certain
bidden clu|Tnl>ers In this house which
I venture to any will afford you gfeat
pleasure. I have tonight discovered
s link between the mansion as you
know It and an earlier house whoso
timliers may Im'eed bide the hones of
that Hrltlsh soldier."
"And us for the chimney?"
"And as for the chimney. I give you
my word as a professional mini that It
will never annoy you again. mid I
therefore Is* it that you dismiss the sub
ject from your iiilnd."
I saw tllßt she was about to recur to
the shoe she held in her hand and at
which ahe glanced frequently with a
quizzical expression This, clearly,
was an issue ilnit must he met prompt
ly. and I knew of ,-uo la>tter way tlmn
by lying. Hezeklah herself had plain
ly stated on the morning of that loug,
eventful day. when s!i« wnlked into
tbe breakfast room In her aunt's ab
sence mid explained Cecilia's trip to
town, that 14 was perfectly fair ft* dis
simulate In making explanations to
Mlas HolHster that. In fact. Miss Oe
tavlli 'enjoyed nothing better than tbe
Injection of Action Into tbe affairs of
the matter of fact day. Here, tben,
waa my op|sirtuulty.
"Miss HolHster." I began boldly, "the
sllpiier you hold in your linnd belongs
to uio. and If you have no immediate
use for it I IKT that you allow me to
relieve you of It."
"It Is yours, Mr. Ames?"
A lifting of the brows, a widening of
the eyes, denoted Miss Octavla's po
lite surprise.
•"•Beyond any question It Is my prop
erty," 1 ssserted.
"Your words Interest me greatly, Mr.
Ames. As you know, the grim hard
life of tbe twentieth century palls upon
me, and I am deeply Interested In ev
erything tluit iiertsins to ailventur?
and romance. Tell me more, if you are
free to do so, of this slipper which I
now return to you."
I received Hezeklah'a won little,
pnmp Into my handa ua though It were
an object of high consecration.
"As I am notl>lQg If not frank, Miss
HolHster, 1 will confess to you that
this shoe came Into my possession In
• very curious way. One day last
spring I was 111 Boston, having been
railed there on professional business.
Is tbe evening I left my botel for a
walk, crossed the common, took a
turn through the public garden, where
many devoted lovers adorned tbe
benches, and then atrolled aimlessly
along Benrdn street
"I waa passing a house which I have
not alnce boon able to Identify exact
ly, though I have several times revis
ited Boston In the ho|ie of doing so,
when suddenly and without any warn
ing whatever this alipper dropped at
my feet. Ail the houses In the neigh
borhood seemed deserted, with win
dows and doors tightly'boarded, and
my closest scrutiny fulled to discover
any openlng~Tf>rn which that slipper
might bare Iseeii flung. Tbe region Is
So decorous and acta of violence are
so foreign to lis dignity and repoao
that I could acarce lielleve that I held
that bit of lan leather in my hand.
Nor did its unaccouutable precipita
tion Into the street seem the act *>f a
housemaid, nor could I believe that a
nursery govenieas had thus sought di
version from I lie naif alwve. I hesi
tated for a moment, not knowing how
to meet this emergency. Then 1 bold
ly attacked the Ml of tbo house from
which I believed the alipper to have
proceeded. I rung nntll a policeman,
wboae speech was fragrant of the Ir
lah coasts, hade me desist. Informing
me that tbe family had ooly the pre
vious day left for tlie abore. The
bouse, be assured me. wfta utterly va
cant That. Miss Ilolllstsr. la all there
Is of tbe atory. But ever alnce i have
carried that slipper wlih me. It was
In my pocket tonight aa I traversed
tbe up|a>r halls of your house, seeking
tbe ghost of thst British soldier, nnd I
bad Just discovered tny loss alien I
beard you cslllug. In returning It you
have conferred fi|iori me the greatest
Imaginable favor. T have faith that
some time, somewhere, I shall Und the
owner of that sllpiier. Would yon not
Infer from lis diminutive size and the
flne, auggesilve delicacy of Its outlines,
that tbe owner is a iieraou of artsto
era lie tllioagif and of breeding? 1 will
confess that nothing is nearer my
heart than the ho|ie that one day I
shall meet Hie young lady-l am sun*
abe must I* yamg-wbo wore Hint -
slipper ami dropi>ed It. as II seemed. ,
from the clouds St tuy feet there in i
asdste lleacou street, that most sol
•Din of residential sunctoarlea."
"Mr. Ames." began Mlas HolHster in
stantly, with an assumed severity that
her smile lielled. "I cannot recall that
Sly niece tleaeklab ever visited In Bea
con street, yet I dare asy that If abe
bad done so and a young man of yonr
pleasing ap|warsiM-e had paiwed be
neath her window one of her slippers
might vary easily bavo become de
tscbed from Hezeklah'a foot and fall
SO with s nice calculation directly In
front of yoo Rot now. Mr. Antes, will
you kindly carry your candle Into that
trunk room?"
Tbo fooudatlona of the world abook
ss 1 remembered the eorotaiet by which
Hetrktab waa excluded from the bouse
and realised what bar Impending dis
covery would mean to Cecilia, her fa
ther and tbe wayward lleteklsh too.
But I waa In for It. Mlaa Octavla In
dicated by an Imperious nod tbaM was
to precede her Into the trunk room, and
I strode befort her with my candle
beld high.
; klsh bud vanished. Tostcad of Hitting
' tlierc to swnlt tlie coining of her nout,
she had silently departed without tear
ing a trace. Miss Flolllster glanced op
at the trapdoor In the ceiling, and so
did I. It waa closed, bat I did not
doubt that Hezeklah had crawled
through It and taken lieraclf to the
roof. Mliia Ootavln would probably or
der me at one© to (he Imttlementa. but
worse wns to COTCO.
"Sir. Ames." ahu snld. "will yon kind
ly lift the ltd of that largest trunk?"
I had not thtmebi of this. and I shud
dered nt tlu> |H>wil>iiitliyi.
l ■ She Indicated the trunk upon which
IlezekJiih liuU wit mid nibbled her
| cmrker not more !!wu ten minutes be
fore.- Oonld It be |K>*alble that when
I lifted the cover flint golden head
i would lie found U'nenth? My life baa
known no blacker moment than thnt In
which I flung back llie lid of that trunk.
I averted my eve* In di-end of the Im
pending disclosure ami held the candle
cloae.
But the trunk was empty. Incredibly
empty! ||y courni-e rose ngnln. and I
gianced »t Mlmn Oc trivia triumphantly
I eveii Jetkeil out the traya to allay any
lingering suspicion' Why, had I ever
doubted ilew-kbih? Who was she. the
golden hulled daughter of kings, to be
caught In it trunk? Khe had slipped up
the lildfler_w|ille I tniked to her aunt
and win ereu now hiding on the roof,
but it waa not for me to make ao trea
aonable a auggeatlon. MUs Octavla
might preaa the matter further If she
liked, but I would not help her to trap
liezeklab.
ills* Uolllsier did not, to my aurprlnc
and relief, suggest an lna[>ectlon of the
roof. She nodded her head gravely
and paaaed out into the hall.
"Mr. Ames, If 1 implied a moment
•go that I doubted your atory of the
dropping of that tan pump from a
Beacon street roof or window, 1 now
tender you my sincereat apologies."
She put out her tmud, suilling charm
ingly.
""I'ray return to the occupations which
were engaging you when 1 interrupted
you. You huve never stood higher in
my regard than at tbla moment. To
morrow you muy tell me all you please
of the ghost and the mysteries of tbla
house, and 1 dare any wo aball find the'
bones of that llrltiah soldier some
where beneath flip foundations. As
for that trifling bit of leather yon bold
in your hand. It's rather passe for
Bwcou street. The next time you tell
that story I suggest that you play your
game of drop tlie sllp|>er from a win
dow of Rlttenhouae square, Philadel
phia."
Hezeklah on the roof waa safe for a
time. Miss Octavia'a gentle rejection
•of my Beacon street anecdote and her
Intimation that ller«|(iab bad been an
unbilled participant of tho comedy of
the ghost had been disquieting, and In
my relief of her abandonment of the
search I loitered on downatn%> wjtli
my hostess. I wished to Impress her
with the idea that I was without ur
gent buslnoss. liezeklab would, beyond
doubt, amuse herself after ber own
fashion on the roof until I was ready
to release her. As ! had quietly locked
the trunk room door and carried Mir
key In my pocket I was reasonably
snre of this. Humility Is best acquired
through tribulation, and as Hezeklah
sat among tlie chimney crocks nursing
ons stockinged foot and waiting for
me to turn up with her lost slipper It
would do ber no harm to nibble the
bitter fruit of repentance with another
Vlunlt H
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Now la the time to get rid of
your rheumatism. You can do It
l»y applying Chamberlain's hitii
ment and massaging tme parts
finely at each application. For
Kale by alt dealers,
About fifty Charlotte plumbers
•truck Saturday. They want an
increase from 13.60 to |4.00 for
eight hours work.
Lame back is usually caused by
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back for which you will find noth
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A railroad is building toward
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Poor appetite is a sure sign of
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