Show CHAPTER XV the cinematograph on monday I 1 went out for tho the first time I 1 did not go to the office I 1 wanted to walk I 1 thought fresh air and exercise would drive away the blue devils that had ald tile mo by tho the throat threat AtcH night insisted on oil ft a long day in ills his cur car but I 1 refused 1 I dont know why not lie ho said bild sulkily 1 I cant walk I 1 walked two consecutive blocks in three years automobiles havo have made logs mere ornaments orn amenta and some bonio not even that we could havo have johnson out there chasing ua its over tile tho country at 5 an all hour lie ile can call chase us just ns as well at five miles an all hour I 1 said dut but what gets tile me mcknight la ili why I 1 nm im un tin der surveillance at all how do the police know I 1 was accused ot of that tiling thing tho the young lady who sent tho the flowers she likely to talk la Is she no that la IB I 1 say it was a lady I 1 groaned as I 1 tried to got cot my splintered arm into a coat anyhow she tell I 1 finished with conviction vic tion and mcknight laugh laughed bd it had rallied rained lit in tho the early morning unit and mrs airs hopton predicted more showers lit in fact so inn firm was liar her belief and so determined tier her eye that I 1 took the umbrella she proffered me ino never mind I 1 said wo we can leave it next dohrl I 1 have 0 story to tell you richey and it requires proper setting mcknight was puzzled but ho followed me obediently around to the kitchen entrance ent ranco of tho the empty house it was unlocked as I 1 had expected white while wo we climbed to tile tho upper floor I 1 retailed the events of tho previous light its the finest thing I 1 over heard of mcknight said staring up at tho the ladder and the trap what a vaudeville skit it would make only you ought not to have put your toot foot on liar her hand brind they dont do it in the best circles I 1 wheeled on him impatiently you dont understand the situation at all nic heyt I 1 exclaimed what would you say it if I 1 tell you it was the hand of at a lady it was covered with rings A lady I 1 he repeated why id say it was a darned compromising sit bit ut uta atlon tion and that tho the less you say ol of it the better look here lawrence I 1 think you dreamed it youve been lu in the house too much I 1 take it all back you do need exercise she escaped through this door I 1 suppose I 1 said as patiently as aa I 1 could evidently down the back staircase caad wo we might as well go down that way according Acco according Eding to the best precedents in these affairs wo we should find a glove about here he said as we started down dut but he was waa more impressed than he be cared to own lie examined the dusty steps carefully and once when a bit of loose plaster fell just behind him lie he started like a nervous woman what I 1 dont understand Is why you let her go ho he said stopping once puzzled youre not usually quixotic when we get out into inia the country richey I 1 replied gravely 1 I am going to tell you another story and it 11 you dont tell me im a fool and a craven on the strength of it you are no friend of mine we stumbled through the twilight of staircase into the blackness of the shuttered kitchen the house had the moldy smell of closed buildings even on that warm september morning it was damp and chilly As wo we stepped into the sunshine mcknight gave a shiver now that we are out he said 1 I dont mind telling you that I 1 have been there before do you remember the night you left and tho the face at the window when you speak of it yes yea well I 1 was curious about that thing he wendon went on as we started up the street and I 1 went back the street door was unlocked and I 1 examined every room I 1 was mrs klop tons ghost that carried a light and C lumb dumb did you find anything only a clean place rubbed on the window opposite your dressing room splendid view of an untidy interior if that house Is ever occupied better put stained glass in that window of yours TO HE DE CONTINUED |