Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1920 — A SECRET PASSAGE. [ARTICLE]

A SECRET PASSAGE.

Synopsis.—Spalding Nelson Is occupying the apartments of his great-uncle, Rufus Gaston. The Gastons, leaving on a trip, tell him about mysterious noises and “whispers" that have scared them. He becomes acquainted with Barbara Bradford, who lives in the same big building. He instinctively dislikes and distrusts the superintendent, Wick. The mysteries In his apartments begin with the disappearance of the Gaston pearls from the wall safe. He decides not to call In the police, but to do his own Investigating. It is soon evident that someone has access to his rooma Becoming friendly with Barbara, he learns that her apartments are equally mysterious. Sho tells him that several years before her sister Claire, who lives with her, had made a run-away marriage with an adventurer, from whom she was soon parted, and the marriage had been annulled. Claire is engaged to be married and someone has stolen documents concerning the affair from the Bradford apartment and is attempting to blackmail the Bradfords. Nelson takes Mln Kelly, the telephone girl, to dinner with the idea of pumping her. Gorman, a hotel detective, recognises her as the wife of Lefty Moore, a noted burglar. Nelson tells his story to Gorman.