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She ski bits of it aloud for Lizzie's benefit

"'Unique cri baffled the police--record of his crienuity--so far there is no clue to his identity--'" Pleasant reading for an old woht ironically--ah, here was soe--a statement by the paper

She read it aloud "'We her He may be a merchant--a lawyer--a Doctor--honored in his coht a bloodthirsty assassin--'" The print blurred before her eyes, she could read no ht of the revolver in the drawer of the table close at hand and felt glad that it was there, loaded

"I' to take the butcher knife to bed with

Miss Cornelia touched the ouija-board "That thing certainly spelled Bat," she remarked "I wish I were a man I'd like to see any lawyer, Doctor, ora double life withoutit"

"Every man leads a double life and souess it rests them, like it does me to take off my corset"

Miss Cornelia opened her mouth to rebuke her but just at that moment there, was a clink of ice fro a tray with a pitcher of water and soress, wondering if the Oriental races ever felt terror--she could not ile shiver froo as silently as he had come when Miss Cornelia spoke to him on impulse

"Billy, what's all this about the cook's sister not having twins?" she said in an offhand voice She had not really discussed the departure of the other servants with Billy before "Did you happen to know that this interesting event was anticipated?"

Billy drew in his breath with a polite hiss "Maybe she have twins," he admitted "It happen sometime Mostly not expected"

"Do you think there was any other reason for her leaving?"

"Maybe," said Billy blandly

"Well, as the reason?"

"All say the sa--house haunted" Billy's reply was proh "You know better than that, though, don't you?"

Billy's Oriental placidity reed his shoulders