Show 41 10 WELL 6 1 cht by walls W N V SERVICE CHAPTER VII continued 12 all right but dont hold me io 0 so o tl ti I 1 cant br breathe eathell I 1 1 I rno can t help it just to have you near me and now noa to hold you in my arms armson ch perilla ln do give me a grain of hopel hope I 1 po do say gay that list after a long time after a year you 11 lot let me die tell you I 1 stop it poli hob if you talk like that I 1 wont won t let you talu talk to roe me at all until after a bear ear now behave yourself take that look oty off our face and just grin nowa now a ty er grin there that better now take me over there hy by biloy fob manngen to control himself anil and even tie grin in tile the way ordered and duly d posited by the at bile le of her hostess 1 le I ie ben bein having a session with your very nice husband the she said gald to klogy and nj u an I 1 in not inot sure cure I 1 remembered my manners manner you tell him I 1 thank him lots for his good a advice iles a dear and so are you to let a wild horde to descend on you and utilize utilise your home why it a unprecedented my what hat a big erdl rd id do 10 anything to le ie unprecedented I 1 cincil yours you re it now I 1 think oon noon we e must he be going up sure you have room for us ua nil fill Non nonsense I 1 ive londa loadis of oe room tills this place was built primarily na as a guest house want to now I 1 do plan to stop on our return trip I 1 hay you look af after ti r the men CHAPTER vill VIII adf A I 1 OUT the time flint ere of motor party turned out the lights for the night at Scotts town ohio I 1 leming stone and nd tony gaskell were ere waiting in new york city lu in the grand central station altink uniting to welcome unwelcome visitors and nono none too pleased about tt it either that afternoon tony had received a telegram that malden maiden and the lawyer lawer would arrive arle at and that adlie lie would expect to be entertained by mrs airs corpy corey malden maiden while the lawber would put up at a hotel mrs biro corey malden maiden being away from home tony asked the lovells levells it if they would receive madame maiden hut but at this ullen ellen lovell rebelled take into my house that viper that slandered my daughterly daugh terl site she exclaimed 1 I should may aay not I 1 take her where shere you choose tony ship her back to richmond lUch mond or send her to a lunatic asylum but roy my doors shall never open to admit bert there had not been time to acquaint the would bo be visitor with it this big change necessitated in tier her plans so BO the men had to meet tier her with the news ines when tho the southern train came in it was late and they sat bat in taciturn silence until the alie I 1 appeared in the station filling room tony lony went forward to arf lt macimo maiden and found she had brou brought glit with her a mat mall I 1 and a nurse licu ldes tile the pompous and self important lawyer stone was vas introduced lie ile informed them that mrs airs corey mal alai den was away on a long motor trip trill front from which she would not return for weeks madams maiden was angry and ranted and raved our lerl llis heart le leviness siness in going on a pleasure trip so soon after the death of her husband slie she tind had to so go stone declared dic lared the doctor ordred ord red her to seek some bome lest she to lo driven insano insane by our cur dreadful staten tents and rig ins I 1 am glad clad she Is away for the she might feel it her duty to tn have you son at her home floity Ilo ity folly mr air man site she said peering into his face with sharp harp angry PCS who are you who he his hia so much to mayl 4 1 am engaged by mrs airs maiden to look affair tier lier interests now if you will select a hotel I 1 will sen men I 1 you there and tomorrow morning I 1 will ill meet mr air barman and have hare a conference send nie me there indeed 1 I 1 nm am not accustomed to being sent lent to places As an you are looking after Per lilas you yon will ill anle tie there and see nee that I 1 am comfort ably taken care of stone decided he wanted anted to go 90 with tier her anyway and lila ills charges to the new kalck knickerbocker ferman took tonk rooms there too an I 1 stone invited them to have hare a little supper with him under the influence of IL a little 1 stimulant lant and with some borne dellento dellen tP dishes malden seemed to warm arm toward the min aal goon waa an chatting pleasantly with ith him ile he found out several filings he be wanted to know since my daughter inlaw in law la in not at home the she said I 1 tomorrow I 1 shall go co to stay with airs lovell blie of course takes Pe rillas place juith ith an uni unmoved noved countenance tony listened to hear how flow stone would get out of this aik awkward ward nio merit hut but stone merely said car are lessly no mra airs lovell lotell cannot have y you ou in fact she die does not want ou blie bhe deeply rest resi ants nl your attitude toward verilla Ier llla and site ehe deeon t rare care to en attain you you will III pardon roy my speaking so go plainly hut but if you are la in new mw york I 1 think it better that we e i stand each other you certainly wake yours if easy to understand ald anid the old lady dryly naturally I 1 am no more in ter bersted sted in mrs loell than she la Is in me hut but for family reasons we a must bo be civil IN bat are your plans plang BB an to legal proceedings asked tony who could repress ills his curlo curiosity alty no lonter longer 11 1 I think we e must let stich ques florin tlona ii walt aft over until tomorrow said bald fariman Fa not unreasonably mada Mad mainnie nnie me la in weary and we us are all tired from a long train ride stone aenid to this and after bining in appointment to meet he and lon ion said rood good night and went howe tony was waa staying at a hotel declining to make use of stories stone hospitality any longer though stone stolle hail never failed in cordiality stone wag as awakened the n next e x t nin ining hy by the entrance or of his hl ann a telegram ills ilia heart grew trew thill as he rend read it hob bob coles died during the night conditions come at once or as aa soon BB as possible use own oan judgment about letting lovells levells know I 1 perhaps slie she will go to see bee mra airs coles perilla Ier llla well but everybody ever shocked beyond words no plans till you come hurry uburth stone telephoned an order for an airl laile had a light breakfast and lias hast ten ing to the aerodrome was soon boon on oil liia his sky trip to 0 if corey maiden a a den death th was wag strange and mysterious lous bob coles taking off was wag even eren more so no everybody at Hose housecroft croft had gath erad for an early breakfast brcak fast with one exception hobs place wan IRS mint and after a time bitoy ito ay mint hint tile lie attriss al triss up to knock on ills his third floor door hut but tile the dinald returned 80 ing she had bad no answer huckle buckle Is in tile the hall send bend him film up said perilla buckle returned in a few moments saying baying I 1 I got no ansa answer er and no ino sound from the room at all the door ll Is joked on the inside go said tiny hay rising from his plate come on buckle tile the two tuo went upstairs together and ilay hay ou on the door there na as no result and tiny hay beran to look anxious shall khall we e trick I 1 down the door I 1 he said bald doubtfully how about a window mr air field or 11 Is tin re any other door no other door and I 1 doubt if you can get in by a window they all liane hae patent fastenings that cat can lf be regulated at any width of open ins ing but thoy they can t bo be manipulated from the outside buckle suggested a ladder and br enking a window instead of smashing the door ile he found mike alike tho the I 1 chauffeur who said lere was wag no ladder long enough and aim lock on the in tilde on mike alike land and we us ca cant t get at them froni from the hall noti not st a key you know a snap gnap lock that turns on the inside all right then maid gald buckle aed w ed littler bi tier go back and aport n port to mr air I 1 held beld all right maid bald hay cant you cut out the whole lock mike alike yes tea sir ril ill ret get some boine tools mike bilks on inn Is ie short work of his bin job aben hen the door ung open they saw a dark tousled head bond on the I 1 illow with the bed clothIng drawn close up tip round tile the neck ilucile stepped to the bed and said ald loudly I 1 come mr ir coles you 11 be late there was wa no reply end buckle going closer laid a hand on bobs for elipa I 1 L lie ile looked at fields i sit big ilay hay went to the bed ang putting do don doa A n the blanket looked at the still itell form and felt for the heart and pulse tile boy Is dand ad lie he said turning back to buckle 1 lint does IOP it mean I 1 lie ile was as locked in here alone then he be wasat murdered murder cd it if that a 8 ft hat youre you re thinking and nobody could get through win in d a the he win A in low iowa t there here bere ere two were viere eiith open about sit inches at the top admitting air yd tit giving no I 1 for the entrance en of a lu hu roan man bilna and they were e re immor ble owing to the efficacy of the fasten lage pont t touch anything mald the capable buckle Il II mabe labs its if all right and mabo it tint lant no doubt mrs mr maiden will take her party rig right lit hack back home I 1 d better go and report thin to her lord bit bat an awful thing t hut buckle Il it can cant t be foul play you know no mr air field we dont know that but the people doam bahs must be goldat once mr air oarth garth will ill know just junt what hot to do he a a lawyer and hes bei a alae loe one poor young fellow mr colia was wa a nice chap yen yea I 1 liked him we cant lock this door mike so 10 have to stand by and keep guard you 11 be relieved as ai soon 1000 an aa the polke get here IM hy by the police I 1 queried ll hut but we ought to call a dotor doctor at once you re right maid laid ilay hay will you look after icv it buckle went into the dining room and going straight to perils Pe rills said bald 1 I 1 have hare to tell you madams madame that mr air culea coles bussed punned away la in ills bleep what bhatt yes yea we found him dead in hill bed I 1 am at your orders order but I 1 think the first casity la Is to call a doctor alt ducklo buckle you yours re ure sure he be to Is dead yes mra airs Al mildon alden I 1 bin am sure 1 I alien lien a few moments adlay cnn ann do no harm send it a telegram first of all to mr air stone asking him to come ns as noon goon ns no he ran can walt I 1 A 5 I 1 P ir 9 0 lits it a queer thing he said will ill write it perilla scribbled her there get that off and then call a doctor or will 30 ou u do that itoga 1111 do it arild hilda a and jumped up und and went kent to tile the telephone dont may buy much advised per ilia just ask ak him to corne come immediately di dia tely as the case Is ur urgent euall when hilda rc returned turned ull all listened while buckle told all there was to till heart trouble I 1 suppose BUp poap rial poll I 1 malcolm rhey gay any every otiler other person has hag it it hut but perilla Ier llla shook her head she knew how flow free from heart trouble corey was m as and how flow he slipped away from her and now hob I 1 bhe blie coull car tely believe it I 1 hough bhough Int interim crise ly torry sorry for him and for his moth er too there wits wan not the poignant orlet grief of coms and verilla fiu aft sirens to ope cope with ith this new dew tragedy hilda said ductoc crane would be ovir ut at onie once perilla Ier llla had been client and it wag as eviat tit from what she ah next said that khe abe it important 1 I want to ask bk verilla Ier llla said ald that whatever what eier the doctor way tuny may buy we a 10 lo do not dot call the police in until after mr air batone gets geta here As ag you doubtless know lie he Is in the most cel detec the tle in america 1 I hart art lilu him to investigate hob b a death whether hether it I 1 Is a natural path death or a suicide ulc liJe or a murder doctor crane will glee ghe him ills opinion of course but it if except for him we can keep the lie room untouched it will ill be of immense linn iene assistance to mr air stone I 1 lim in not lour jour police forte force ilay hay but olnee mr air tone to qt at pr mint employed emiil by me I 1 fell justified just lEed in aling king this furor favor for him oli oil that all right perilla field return returned pd our force la Is noth ing to brag of A sheriff and whatever wh ateer goes along with alth that our big cass are taken care of in columbus llian I 1 hat 3 all alry well ell but im ure sure va e get back to new york and have the matter invests gated at that end ou re turning hack back then rott ma daine asked Iti ickle oil yea fell we mutt maid perilla quickly 1 I in sorry lorry itose but we shall probably have to silly lay here night and then go back home i oil oh pearlila deni tile the koume Is yours for as ai long ions an awe anne ne ran raa he be of to you cleres alere tile the doctor doctor crane verging merging on the el d derly e rl y a ald ild he would woul I 1 go up at oy aire ire to ree pee the body lint but first he asked a few random questions quent lou it iti I 1 the crowd now gathered fathered la in the lounie lounge how old was wai tb the young tuam man he h asked Il eteen twenty three and awen ty four Anse ired perilla Ier llla have you known him long lonte no io hut but he be was wa my brothers bri thera friend slid rid often wag waa at the hoime 11 ald did he pern to jou like ilka one cne who would commit lood good heavens hea venn not ills lat last one I 1 should kob bob was waa too fond of life after field left with the cat rilan ninn perilla salki to garth what mat do you think ito gerl not enough data to work on yet garth returned return I 1 it feua seems like a natural death nth I 1 hope it will prove to be something of that sort bort we dont sant lint auy any more tragic deaths I 1 hota we can keep the way cliar char for fleming stone lie its ought to let get here about noon or winn soon after hut but it if doctor crone crane orders us ua to have tile the police in at once oace we roust must do it they waited mostly in silence tor for the doctor when he came down his face was wa very grave it 4 a boeer thing he maid but I 1 find and no sign of any heart weakness yet there la in no sign of any thing else there was WB actu tilly nothing I 1 the lie matter with that lad I 1 lie he wn was sound from lund head to foot uell then chent malcolm spoke poke a little sharply then I 1 dont know what to ony any it 1 Is too much for me im no ino de and it if I 1 bere iere ere I 1 doubt it I 1 could solve this his aven considering dosal said ilela lie he have hare bien shot ahot tin thre re Is in no weapon of buy any tort sort in tile room nip ii said euld airth it la Is one of theme locked room problems leros so ao fre quent in the dt etIve teto to 1 leg ilea 11 it a all of that on anad d f liny 1 ay and thin ilan some I 1 wondia mr air stone will make of it you sto RO hub bob went ent upstairs alth till tile the rest reit of us ui I 1 nahomed I 1 0 sed him to his bla room nidolf ni bo showed wed him film how to work tile win do dona a trifle complicated shoed him tile the snap lock aud the key lock link and thio then I 1 left him ve ue have to agree with doctor crane that it inest have wen a nat ural death brought about by an un ted ea kness of the hearl lienert lie lied died alone and title asleep what else could it be but failure ful lurel lie he certainly lad had no enemies here and no one could get in at tin so windows In doms either of them thein nor could he get out again A long ladder would have acri needed and even then a man could n not 0 t ket through those narrow I 1 factly five inches air all bald the meticulous buckle well 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