Show y y y y 0 y y y y y y y y y y r. r y y y y T MEDUSAS HEAD Daskam Bacon 1 By Josephine as ani l' l Y Service Copyright by D. D Appleton and Company 1 A 1 lJ J p SYNOPSIS I In concern over the disappearance of ot the young and beautiful wife o ot of othis his wealthy friend frield Crandall White While Aaron Glaenzer engages Motherwell private Investigator to find her A note from the missing woman warns her husband not to call In Inthe Inthe inthe the the- police pollee saying suyIng she hoped to to como coma back Mrs White Is la younger I Ithan than her husband and his devotion I Ihas has been the talk of New York Her leaving him Is unexplainable She Sho Is known to have with her a n remarkable Jewel the Medusas Medusa Head but her maid Cogs Coggeshall thinks she had little else of value CHAPTER III III-Continued III Continued 3 2 Muttering something about an emerald emerald em em- erald pen pendant ant she pulled out an IlD exquisite green case with tooled edges edges- But this also was empty Under his keen eyes she turned out ever every one of the cases and small drawers In the safe but bu dhere was nothing In any of them Her face was as white as their velvet vel Uni Un- Un iI ings s. s i t But nut Air Mr tr Wells was quite Now Xon what do you think of that he said lightly She took them with her after all alII I Good Goo Joke on us what I She stared at him a moment and then dropped 1 her head hea 1 Into her I hands and wept He waited In si sl- silence I lence while you could have ha counted five and then twitched 1 her han hands s away suddenly she go he asked Where I don dont t know I the woman sobbed Instinctively altering her manner even through her tears to som something new in his tone They wont won't any of them tell me sir I tEe ile searched her pale gray eyes but they har hardly wa wavered under his I And yet yet and and yet yet there there was something some some- thing thing thing-he he could rould swear there some some-I was something something- and Sit up he said abruptly listen to me They dont don't tell you ou Coggeshall because they dont don't know That's wh why Nobody y knows And weve we've got to find Ond out But what's happened to her sir What's happened to her Where would she go And why shouldn't she send us word You mean theres there's been no word at all He Be looked her straight In the eye Yes there has bas he said but It doesn't do us much good If t you youba ba have ye any Idea Coggeshall the remotest re re- remotest ghost of an Idea as to where she might have gone gene and could get any word to her now's your our chance to help her She looked 1 drearily back at him Yes sir But I haven't she said He De scowled All AU right he said shortly Now these jewels She's got gotthem gotthem gotthem them of course Took them with her undoubtedly her No sir said sold the maid definitely she dl didn't nt do that sir That I know I went straight down to the front door with her and all she had bad was her bea beaded ed bag on her wrist and a square box with the bIgon big on onyx x paperweight that broke that Id I'd done up myself the evening be be- fore She was to take It to the jewelers jeweler's herself and talk it over o I 1 knew the package for Td rd tied it myself Then she had them on her some where On On her the maid repeated 1 scorn scorn- fully Will you tell me where sir The way the ladles ladies dress nowadays where would you put what came out of these boxes Bunched out like that Indeed I Well anyhow anyhow- he said mild Now v. see here Either she wanted wante 1 to run runaway runaway runaway away or she dI nt If It she wanted to well to-well well that's that s that I 1 dont don't see that theres there's anything more to be said Or done Well We'll know soon enOUgh If It she dIdn't which I belIeve bethen be- be lIeve then she wants to get back An And If she didn't want to come comeback back why did she write that way Why not Just go i Wl What at way sir sIrl She Site said I hope to come back bock and I must leave you for a little but she also said that she was frightened to death said Mr Wells slot slowly ly Frightened to death I 1 the woman woman wom wom- an nn repeated repente frightened to death 1 I Oh dear me mel J Dear me met I And poor Mr White on the fiat flat of his back I J But if It she said shed she'd come back sir sIr sIr- all nil very well said the young man but suppose she cant can't i iSho She Sho said she hoped to come corne back That's a little different you yon see There may be some funny business here you know When I thought she had bad no Jewels jc I felt very different about It But with all that junk on her well her well she must have known all nil that when she wrote He Ile swung to the Ole safe door havIng having hav hay ing lag tumbled the bo boxes es back In It Now ow where was she she- going on Wednes Wednesday ay he asked Was she d at all Mrs White has been worried for tor some Bome weeks sir but I cant can't say why and Its It's no good asking me she ebe sal said facing him obstinately 1 know youre you're here bel helping pIng Mr Air zer and Fd rd help you all I could if It this bad had any ways to do with madame's ma ames ame's going off sir This that I 1 mean hasn't Ill I'll Ill I'll swear to It before an anybody bod police or other other- wise Ladles ha have hae e their worries Mr Wells and my la lady y has not been herself to say herself for some time do with dreadful dread dread- But Its It's got nothing to ful things like this and disappearing away and all nIL I know nothing whatever whatever whatever what what- ever about this But my dear woman you JOU cant can't possibly ju Judge judge ge- ge Excuse me sir I 1 can Judge about this said the maid obstinately ly and you rou would agree with me dIrectly directly di dl- you knew Of that Im I'm sure Its It's this way she went on almost pleadingly and quite honestly he was certain If It she dont don't come comeback back sir Ill I'll tell you and ten to one you'll laugh at It a t-a a gentleman would she sho ad added ed bitterly But if she does oes and you think she means to then shed she'd never forgive me In Gods God's world If Id I'd tell you sIr I Well I know that You see Its It's that kind of thing I I But nothing like you think she en ended ed looking keenly at nt him There was something convincing about her She was no fool this woman Why did you tell me at all then I he asked her Because 1 I shouldn't be honest an and 1 not she answered promptly And she's forgot a lot of things lately Mr Wells and let a lot of things go and why and and why didn't t she mention to me about those Jewels now And where are they Her face worked painfully She hasn't d drawn any checks he said watching her Theres a big balance at the bank Oh its it's not that she cried Impatiently Impatiently impatiently Im Im- im- im patiently and then Cant you do something sir k i allt a lit little Im afraid shell she'll have to do a tie tle something for us first Coggeshall Coggeshall Coggeshall Cogge Cogge- shall he answered d dryly Iy I must telephone Mr Glaenzer Mr Glaenzer listened In rather noticeable silence to his h young friends friend's s 's communication The articles that were wanted for repair sir dont don't seem to be In Inthe inthe inthe the closet you suggested suggested suggested-no no sir nothing whatever whatever absolutely absolutely c certain certain r. r tain yes sir Lady must have taken them herself yes herself yes sir obviously obviously- of course that alters the situation I 1 I Imagine the lady I met this morning could be of a little more help than she's willing to be at present but I dont don't despair of her her her- Of course I 1 understand that money Is no object object object-I I advertised to that effect effect effect ef ef- this morning morning- Yes I think we shall hear again myself Goodby Goodby Goodby Good- Good by sir He came back to the bedroom Coggeshall was sitting Just as he had left herI herI herI her I must get along now he be said kindly ly picking up his bag Ill 11 look took In later Of course It depends on you ou you know whether this gets out or not n Very well sir she said listlessly listless listless- ly Iy you may depend they'll get nothing out of me sir Ill I'll be here There might be a message for me me Mr Wells went lightly down the stairs bag In band hand be here will you he muttered to himself now now I ow-I ow I wonder wonder won won- der derl CHAPTER IV THE TELE door of the next house AT Ar he met an looking Idle-looking youth with wIlli a hat box who whistled as ashe ashe ashe he watched a game of marbles Therell be a lady coming out I fairly soon I think Billy he said dont ont lose her No sir said the messenger boy still whistling Mr Wells stopped at a newsstand and d bought hought an eleven cleven o'clock special Sitt Sitting Ing IngIn In a corner drug store he swam through the sea of advertisements advertisements' It offered him stopping sud suddenly enly with a By ny George Found Wednesday Found Wednesday green brooch with womans woman's head Returned to owner on proper Identification he read Mr Wells Jumped Into a taxi but buthe buthe he be did not drive to the address given glen In the paper Instead he got out at a decent If It rather second second- rate hotel on the West side and ond emerged from Its washroom without spectacles or mustache which made madea a vast difference In his appearance The address led him to a dingy but perfectly neat little office where a t typewritten sign announced that of the highest quality quality ity would be executed promptly and with especial accuracy A brisk young-old young lady answered his knock and sent a 8 keen gray eyed glance glance- through him Can you describe the pin please she asked I can do better than that said Mr r. r Motherwell pleasantly Ill IU show It to you and he took from a billfold a colored disk cut from some Illustration Is that It by any chance he be Inquired The young ladys lady's features relaxed Well Im I'm glad to get that off my mind she said sahI and going to a ablack ablack ablack black dispatch box on her worktable worktable worktable work- work table desk she opened It and came back pin witha pin the size of a dollarI dollar I 1 I mother Jd rd Id I'd hear henr from It s she e. e s some rue satisfaction b but t s she sald said I was crazy I l' l knew knewT T fi wasn't worth such a lot of course but It was so unusual I t was sure it was In the family or something the I Idea ea exactly he said my fly sister will be too delighted for wor words s. s I cant can't thank you enough When did you Und find It She missed It Wednes Wednesday ay about noon It I That's It I l the grapher cried I told mother that Just because whoever took It got mad and threw It away when she found what It was that doesn't say It wasn't valuable to somebody 1 I I 1 suppose you see she thought It was real I Ilea Heal l he stammered Emerald or something The Idea that size sizel I That's what I always say about that Imitation stuff they stuff they D I r 4 peg v vI I I ere 1 1 u ut t 6 9 Women Just Had One In Here Lord 1 I Thought Shed She'd Knife Mel make It too big dont don't they Chinese Chi Chi- Chi Chinese nese Isn't It she asked I mean of course Its It's meant for that Yes he answered I believe It Is But my sister didn't throw It away she away she lost it Oh Ob yes your sister lost It allright all allright allright right but the one that stole It threw It away she corrected him I Iwas Iwas was sitting In the window watching out for mother And a woman came out from over there somewhere somewhere-I I didn't notice notice and and Jumped Into a taxi that hardly stopped I 1 sort pf watched her for a moment and what did she do but take something out of a bag and throw It right out of the window It fell fen In n the mud that was left In the gutter on this side I 1 wouldn't have thought much about It you know but she looked so 50 mad It struck me at the time Perfectly furious she looked 1 l And Just then I J saw mother coming along and I 1 ran down to h help lp her over So Just as we stepped on this side I J remembered the green button and I looked down and there It was wasl l 1 I 1 thought it was wan quite pretty at first first Im Im I'm dreadfully shortsighted shortsighted short short- sighted without my glasses till glasses till I saw those dreadful snakes So real looking ugh lookIng ugh I Mother wanted to throw It away on account of germs and everything and then as she says It couldn't have bave been worth much for tor a woman to throw It away like that But all an the same I Ido Ido Ido do think Its It's worth more than th than n n She paused and blushed His sIster sister sister sis sIs- ter had liked It anyway 1 I I told mother I thought It was worth nearer twenty twenty five ve than five she sal said 1 Look at all the work on onIt onit onit it I Im sure it Is he agreed Its worth that to my sister to get It back l 1 She wanted me to toOh toOh to- to Oh I 1 couldn't think of It- It please I cried crIe the em em- I told mother any any- body 1 be glad to pay for the three Insertions and It didn't cost me mean me an anything I was sure It was a family family family fam fam- ily piece I He bowed politely As It happens he said my firm has bas quite a bit of Ing lag to do every now and then You may be sure I 1 shall remember this Miss MI Miss s- s sIss Miss Iss- Iss Fleshman she said gratefully Ive rl always satisfied I 1 think He paid for th the three Insertions briskly What did this thief look like by bythe bythe bythe the way he asked I hadn't my glasses I All I could say was that she was white as a sheet and had bad a green ribbon around her head And she looked drea dreadful full 1 He took out of hIs bis pocketbook a little photogravure of a pop popular lar actress actress ac ac- ac tress whose resemblance to to Clella White was as well known In to New York Did Old she look like litre that thaU he be asked Goodness no nol 1 Miss Fleshman answered readily a n young woman This was rather an or ordinary l nary looking woman woman- I dont don't remember re re- re- re member member she she ha had a dark suit on and a motor bonnet bonnet- She was evidently visualizing the little scene to the best of her abil ity She was all alone Oh yes all alone The cab was going along looking for fares and she ran out an and stopped It It From which place I coul couldn't nt say at all It might have been anywhere He studied stu le her idly I ly He seemed to have endless leisure this tilis young man There There just Just about where that womans woman's coming out I should say she said sud suddenly enly He looked His Jaw dropped slightly Oh there l I he said I III 1 know a aman aman aman man over there there there-I I think Ill I'll hop over and see him him good good day Miss Fleshman Ill I'll be bo in again about that He Be was gone At the corner he be caught up with the errand boy still loafing alo along g with his hat bat box she go he asked passIng passing passing pass pass- ing him and stopping to light a ciga ciga- rette second floor back the boy answered She made a arow arow arow row In there and cried coming out outTalked outTalked Talked to herself Keep right after her Bill and ran easily up the steps the woman woman had Just come down The second floor office at the back announced Itself as devoted to the Interests of P. P Wentzel consulting chemist Analyses of every tion Hon Appointments at convenience Mr Motherwell rang and entered A bored young man obviously American sat at a crowded top roll desk near a telephone As Motherwell Motherwell Motherwell Mother- Mother well entered he was explaining e somewhat Irritably by means of this In Instrument that while he would take any amount of messages and was there absolutely for that purpose In fact he could make no appointments whatever Professor out said Motherwell lightly glancing at the diplomas Youve hit It I returned the youth Any message Hell He'll look lookIn lookIn lookin In any time I guess As when |