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Show THE MURRAY EAGLE, DECEMBER 20, 1928 Mr. Bethel was demanding, beyond his tlor, to know what was wronj. I went back to reassure htm, but It required some time to Induee him to unlock the door. Thus tt was Halliday who made the first Investigation down- THE RED LAMP i! t A DADCDTC DIMCI IAnT D stairs. J1 J LADIES HAND SIIEAFER'S LIFETIME PENS VA A VA V., BAGS fv ? ANNOUNCING If turned out, tt v;is neither 011 hlur nor in his i'uo-ii- . it. denies ever owning such ii knife." "Halliday saw It. lie's lying." He asked me abruptly how long I had known llalllday. and bis relationship td the famWy. Then he attacked Ilalliday'p statement that he thought he l:nd seen the lidits of a car by Koblrison'g point, and hud started for It your account of the strange occurrence at the lighthouse at Itobinsou'a point, and would like to tell you of sonK'thim; which occurred here that same night and, allowing for the difference lu time, at about the same He Is confident no one escaped from the library, unless In that brief time while he was feeling for a light. Hut It Is to be remembered that the floor that. near the window was covered wiih "Mr. Halliday," he said, "says that he believed that this car was Mr. broken glass; no escape by that method could have been noiseless. At the Bethel's and started toward It, giving same time, any theory of departure you his revolver and leaving you by the windows of the den Is Imposalone; that he found 110 car there, and turned back. To support this statesible, since we found all these windows closed and locked on the inside. ment, he says that a boat, lying In I urn convinced that the Intruder the creek there, had excited his suss was not the secretary. As a matter picions becau were the s of fact, lie drove In a half-houure not unwrapped. Mutlled later, common things." saw the tights In the bouse and ham"The position of the bout was susmered for admission, and surveyed our group In the hall with an amazepicious." ment which, under any other circum'Terlmps," he said. "But that was stances, would be humorous. And I a matter for me to determine, not Mr. am also convinced that It was not the Halliday. As to the strips he main doctor. Mr. liothel showing signs of tains were wrapped around the oar. locks, I am not saying they were not collapse, llalllday telephoned to there; but 1 am saying that they were He replied at once. Had u been at the house that night, he could gone when I went over the next mornnot have made it. . . . ing to examine the boat" What he had hoped to gain by that I have no explanation whatever ot I do not know, lie shifted rapidly, the fact that Halliday and Hayward later on found the window perhaps in the hope of somehow trapping me. Looking back over the Inclosed and locked, rave that the Intruder may have entered by it while terview, he seemed to le anxious to break down my story, rather than to I was working my way Into the din he following any Idea of his own. lug room; and that the cold air, tiie llalllday slnted It fairly well when I crash at the table, and the bursting open of the door In the hall, which reported the examination to blm. "He's got nothing," he said. "Nothso alarmed me, may have marked his ing but you. And that's where his passage through the room. The disappearance of the figure and system breaks down; It might work. the blank darkness which followed If you were guilty, hut It isn't worth a tinker's dam, rince you're not." that disappearance are dlllicult to acAugust 16. count for, under any natural law at I had As Mr. Bethel In expected, not am a I present known. spiritist, tends to give up the house. He has but it is to be remembered that only a second or so elapsed between Mr. so uotltied Thomas and Annie Cochran, and has sent me a note asking Ualliday's entrance by the brtiken me to see him tonight. on the of window and his turning The note was left by Gordon, and lights. as I happened to he In the hall, It was Neither he nor 1 heard In that InI who received It. terval any movement ; yet un escape He stiffened when he saw me, tt beof window the over the broken glas our firrt encounter since the othing would certainly have made some er night. I sound. As have said, the windows "Mr. Bethel sent this," he said in the den were found to be closed and started to go. On the verbriefly, Inside. on the and locked w ever, he h anda, stopped and turned (End of memorandum for Mr. nronnd. Tretty dirty work the other Greenough.) night," he said, watching me. "And August 15. I'm not forgetting It." Greenough has come and gone. Then he smiled, his cnrlous sneerWhat he thinks of things now 1 can smile. "I'm not afraid, you know," ing I have not say, but at least I am, as he said. "I can take care of myself. had occasion more than once to record I'm not worrying." here, still at liberty. The fact that He thrust his hands Into Ids pockthe revolver I used wa? Ualliday's, et? and turned, not toward the other and Ualliday's supporting statement, house, but toward the road. Near the no doubt are in my favor. At the same time, It Is clear that, gates he began to whistle, and thus me that he was although he listened carefully to my theatrically assuring at his ease, Ftarted toward Oakville. perllmlnary statement relative to our I have learned today that he Is leavsuspicions against Gordon, he was not Mr. Bethel, and has gone to the ing greatly impressed by it. "How did you and Mr. Halliday city to look for another position. The boy puzzles me. Here I am. reconcile that theory with the more or less n specialist in boys; for he asked, when I had finished. "He wnm't here, then, was more years than I care to remember I have known them, collectively and he?" us, of individually, but here Is a new type. "No, that has puzzled He Is weak ; compared to that course." portion of Halladny's face for "Then again," he went on, eyeing me, "he himself was knocked down Instance, he has no lower Jaw. lie and tied. I don't suppose you ac- completely lacks personality; he could, according to somebody's description of cuse him of that, too?" a similar type, be stood up against a "I've fold you," I said Impatiently, "that we haven't a case; It's a theory. whitewashed wall nnd erased with a That's all. Take for Instance that good rubber. He is. one would say, too weak to be vicious. rope" come now, Mr. Porter I I've almost But nature apparently gives to there "Oh, slipped out of my room at night over otherwise defenseless creatures of a woodshed; so have you, probably." hers a sort of low cunning with which Corning down to the nkht of the to protect themselves. He has that 11th. he listened to my written Male-meri- t cunning. . . . Other things go on much as before. without comment, save that hp smiled somewhat over what he called Greeimngh after three days of no fur my "Ingonlous conclusion." He h'" ther discoveries has gone again. The e the other passed lightly over my picture of w hat situation at the main hou-'t ot not thank reached the God, entrance, ha. of followed; Ualliday's Bethel brought down and silting hud press. The bdat. with the mulllln.'s died in a chair In the library, somegftne from the oar locks, still lies In l'ohlnson's point, the creek what dazed and allowing signs of col lapse. And of Gordon's return and nnd the sole proof of such muilllng. If the point h even brought up nsain. our sudden realization of my pivli-lies In the Imathous along with the merit. broken lens, the bit of Gordon's "Jurt what predicament?" "I wa In tho house because I knew cipher nnd tho small screw can of nn knife In his ether can. Gordon had a rope and . on I room. If we let blm op Our bners move about their ord! he did away with thera, It left me In nary dalles with an eye out, as one pretty poor shape." may say, each for the other. Vague I'y "So yoo kept him downstairs! a the future Is, they have each other. force, lie says." They cannot turn the clock on. But "I wouldn't call It force. P.tit we there nre times when there Is a snrt of riVspnlr In Ualliday's face, nnd wore three to his one, of course." "In other word, you telephoned f sntm.; hoes l fvo Kdith sluing alone, her bands f"ld-d- . the doctor, but you didn't telephone looking three or to Starr until Gordon came In nnd four years ahead with a sort of trag Ic patience. Sivnurh. She serais to found you there." "If you want to put It that way, think, may happen In three or four years, yes." And the reward, on which she had "You broke Into the house nod found somebody there who bad no so blithely counted, seems ns far away business there. lint you didn't think as ever. As far away ns her dream of earning a fortune with her pm. of calling on the police." "Vhnt I felt we needed wn? not a She tm bad another rejection or two. nnd H e heart has tfone out of her. policeman, but a medium." "1 suppose you have keys to the But she bns bnd her moment. M ill house?" silll continue to cine In. Which re"1 haTe." minds nie that she received a curious if wiv he "Hut you entered by thin window?" letter yesterday. Pecan conslnied to have a bearing on our sit "Great heavens, man!" ! shM Impatiently. "I don't carry those keys with nntlon I record It here, but a a mat me. 1 wrmi'I trying to pel Into the ter of fact, one must iimke eertnln house, I went In because the window allowance?, Kdlih's articles tied my f was open. And If yoti think I liked tinnie In full, and a small sna-tin- t doing It, I'm here to tell yea I didn't." Investigation by the professional moditnitd sioiply "loo can't account for the window umistlc undercronud The Jane, r Mime of the remnln'rVr. being locked, later?" "I csnnot. Why should I have example. U julte easily accounted But the remainder leave me con locked tt. If that's what you art tryI to bad out Intlmnte? to sldernbly pti?ted. The boat, for In pet ing stance. And that strange condition of again." Mr. at the rnd a hvurt which I iior the lime. lie abandoned that Mr. Is fortcr." lie mal appsrentty fallinc Mm. so that be "The point this, said. "You and HuUIdiiy have laid would hive filled h;;l be not ,i n conridc ruble emphasis on that knife. cn'ifc'd. Tor all the world n tio uch It was because Gordoo had It Unit -- tint I must pull myself t..tior The letter from S'nVtn wa not aufhen you were In the Imcc. I understand." "Had It and mlil use It," I tic; why should I believe this? "Dunoon. 111., Aug 12. !Ti"2 amended. Mndnm: "It was, In your opinion, cither un "l bava read with great Interest ilul blm or In the room upmuIis. New - Holiday Gifts Different r - Supreme Now On Display 4, t 1 oar-lock- Hay-ward- 9t Murray City Pharmacy V.J. 1i ; gun-roo- It J PERFUMES novelties VA t . 1 THE XMAS GIFT It . of Ladies' and dents' Watches, from $9.00 up to $40.00. 1 A It Is nice line I? i 5t I 'earl Necklaces of all description from $LC0 up I? .. i . . tt HI The latest patterns in Rings, Clucks and Silverware at prices that save you money. I Si, Ivory Sets from $5.00 to $35.00 Engraving and Enameling free vv-- A small deposit will reserve anv article until Christmas. J. P. O'Brien Jeweler and Optometrist 4875 SOUTH STATE MURRAY sheep-killing?- Economy in Fuel pro,-nullu- letting the most fr your money because it !. using c..al insist upon UTAH-GRANEASTS LONGER, and furthermore it docs not make is economy. ..When D the umuI stringy soot and MAKES NO CLINKERS. UTAH-CRANCOAL burns almost like anthracite, and s equally good for klchen range, heater, or furnace. It sells at the same price as other high grade Utah coals. D Smith's CashFeed & Fuel Co. 1 9 1 If you are wondering, come in and look around. You will find Gifts suit- able for every member of the family prices. at money-savinTOYS, Fancy Glassware and China Novelties Silk Undies, Hose, Sweaters, etc. g New Winter Coats for Ladies and Children, X - j f.-- 20 WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR GOODS Brinton Electric Co. this was arranged for. "My husband, I may say, Is not psychic in any way, and was greatly Phone Murray 106 Murray, Utah bored with the proceeding. We were not surprised, therefore, wdien after sluing in darkness for ten minutes or so, he fell asleep and began to breathe heavily. "I tried to rouse him but was un1 able to, when the opinion was given 1 We carry a complete line of Plumbing and Heating $ that be was In a trance state. As supplies. none of us were familiar with that Buy from us for all your plumbing needs large or smalL condition, and as ho began to groan heavily, I was greatly alarmed. There Call us for prompt, courteous and competent repair was a doctor In the party, however, 1 work. nnd on tils saying that his pulse wus all right, we sat quiet and waited. We install plumbing in old or new homes at lowest "lie then said 'Jane, Jane,' In an prices. agonized voice, and as my name Is Goods and workmenship guaranteed. not Jane there was some amusement, especially when be added: 'She Is Our Motto . - "MORE SATISFACTION for LESS I cannot rouse her.' Almost asleep. MONEY." Iimnediately after that, however, he said 'l'ohlnson's point,' and somePLUMBING thing about u boat there. (We think now that the'alluslon may have been Phone Murray 566 to the lighthouse you mention.) Aft4952 South State St. $ er that he was quiet for a lime and I A. R. LYMAN, begged to be allowed to waken hlul, but Just ns we had turned on the T lights again he got up, with his eyes still closed, and leaning over the table, seemed to be staring at the gen1 tleman across from him. (A Mr. Lewis a very nice man, with whom my d plays golf a great deal.) "'1 have not changed my attitude,' he said, In a really terrible voice. "I repudiate you and all your works. I am not afraid of you. The thing Is monstrous, and society should be someone warned agaln.--t you.' "1 biive forgotten to say that he hud kept his right hand closed, as tliouch he had something In It. He made a gesture us though he threw this something away, and then looked at Mr. Lewis again nnd said: 'I have warned you; 1 shall tell the police.' "He seemed to be In a state of great able to and excitement, hardly breathe. He fell back Into the chair, nnd our doctor friend reached over COLORADO ANIMAL CO. and felt his pulse. He says now that, although hi? heart Is perfectly sound, tt had almost stopped. Indeed, be would have fallen bad the doctor not 5 caught blm. In a short time be came around and seemed to think be had beoa asleep. He felt, bowever, vtty wretched the next day. "This may not interest you, but the mention of Bobluson's point In your article, snd the similarity In time, bus struck me as a strange concldence. I am signing this In full, as an evidence of good faith, but I must ask you not to use It for publication." (Note: I have since secured the writer's consent to the use of this letter, on condition that I withhold the signature.) . . . Us Call August 17. Mr. Bethel One lives and learns. telephoned me at nine o'clock last night, the first time I have known him to use the telephone, nnd asked me to see blm. K. II. WILLIAMS, Mgr. I'lione Murray 8 (Note: I have, I think, not mentioned In the Journal that the three buildings 170 West 4Sth South Street the Lodge, main house nnd boutliou.se, are on one telephone. As this fact Murray Extension plays an Important part later, It re quires explanation.) 1 found blm alone In the library, ;b t but with certain changes from the last time I had seen blm thus. The windows were closed and locked, and the t t t i STIRLING SUPPLY ! CO. ! Mgr. bua-bau- We want 'em DEAD or ALIVE Your cow or horse dead? Want to haul it away? Just ring Hyland 5383 and ask the operator to reverse the charges. And ZIP! we'll have someone there! DO WE PAY FOR DEAD ANIMALS? OF COURSE WE DO! BY-PRODUC- TS PHONE HYLAND 5383, Salt Lake Factorj 21st South and th West Rlorrison-ierril- Co. i "THE LUMBERMEN" for Complete Estimates on "KING COAL" Murray Feed Store HAY GRAIN Coal and Wood FLOUR & FEED Paint and Varnish Service and Quality Guaranteed tin-re- What to Give t "I am not a spiritualist, but following a snmll dinner here, It was suggested that we try table levltatlon, and against my husband's protests, nl-h- Phone Mur. 56 204 W. 33rd So. " -- Large Stock to Chose From hour. oar-lock- ? See Our Electrical Christmas Presents off Murray Mercantile Co. Phone Mur. 159 fr fr u "rsr Phone Murray 431 4870 South State Yard, Murray 23; Reiidcnce, hi I Found Him Alont drawn curtains Iieav) In d"r lll'd, I llnit r tp'"k'. n the terrnce, nnd he opened wn for tin, working l;i!nirliuty drfinale nt fiil lintid with hi l"e Once for myelf, nnd went l'Hk Into the lihrnry. When fullnttcd h'tii It wn t" find him . nt hand iitd. with I n hcf'iie. "I ;'!i'l like jour Ihhikp. Mr. Irr." he imrkf'd al me. without hp Irft me l It m:r (le Ir "1 t"U liiie It myself." 'i k!i s of nd'lirs t "I urn r knee nnd thvo rtttnjj n mi m m m m m acroM tliemj In tbn nnd front nnd liwi 1 was Dually tiiill were to rinn, I ctiiild dear tlie old phllp-liliiilf flnwly Into the mini lrin;;;'i-liull nnd tin re It lie Cfill d. "Who Turn r." ! tht Library. Mil tlic rear 1 hi 449-- I ndmltted, Hi mutch Inmr to It LAST NUMTT MscuiU my wife made mo aonio with Drifted Snow Flour ...and that's my weakness' now... (Note to result wlvet The abov canbattaIncJatUlllhSprrr7 f bccaiiM- Drift-Drifted Sno Snow U Hour nu-- y - uniform.) 4 |