The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10
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That's just how / feel, said he. i've
got the shivers tonight. ] think I'm going
TO be i'll, catch a fever, or something.
feel for all the world like / did when l had
a touch of Yellow Jack in Bermuda.
feel as IL l saw things and heard things
There! 1 could swear l heard a noise be-
hind that door. noise that sends a creepy
feeling down my back!'
He had pushed back his chair and was
pointing to one of the doors at the end of
the room. 1t was close to where their
chairs were grouped, and as Ned listened,
he too heard. or thought he heard, rather
weird. uncanny sound, slow, sliding
noise for which it was difficult to account.
He jumped up and tried the door. But
it was locked. AS he shook it, the land
lord returned to the room with a bottle CT
port. dusty and dirty. in his hand.
For a moment he stood still, saying moth
ing Then he asked, advancing 10 the
table, and putting the bottle tenderly
down:
whats the matter? Eh?''
There's a noise, an odd noise behind
this door. As if somebody were listening
at the keyhole." said Ned.
THAT can't be-" said Robert France, as
he came up TO the cupboard door and tried
il in his turn That's not a room. IL s
the cupboard where the linen is kept. I
don't think anybody could have got in
there However, We'll see; III so and
fetch the key
He left the room, returning almost i'm
medately with a large key, which he put
into the lock Of the door. Eben held the
lamp.
The space disclosed when the door was
opened was about four feet deep and five
feet wide, and was entirely filed with
piles OF house linen, and with blankets
quilts and winter curtains on top.
Bob shut the door again, with laugh
mo eavesdropper there" said he
you're a cup too low this evening, ser
geant. Here's something that VIII put you
right"
He drew the cork of the fresh bottle he
had brought, and proceeded TO fill all three
glasses. going round from one TO the other,
and talking all the time. Eben, however
still kept his eyes fixed on the cupboard
door. and Ner still watched Eben.
The wine, however. had no effect IN
raising the spirits of the handsome SER
seant The talk was left entirely TO the
other two: and before the bottle was emp
" the Young soldier surprised both his
companions by laying his head down on
the table and going fast asleep.
Ned stared at him in establishment.
Hes H." said he to the landlord ''The
poor chaps III. lie said he felt as he did
when he had yellow fever. He's not
drunk enough TO make him sleep like
that
For the man was lying Ike log, and II
was impossible to arouse him. Robert
France looked at him attentively. and then
suggested that they should put him on tho
sofa and leave him TO come 10 himself.
II don't suppose there's anything the
matter with him. more than having taken
a little more 10 drink than usual, it being
q hot day" said he.
And Ned, though the sergeant had struck
him as having been perfectly sober up 10
-, ~ Nf GIrrU
could say nothing in contradiction. The
soldiers slunber was too heavy to be Ia
tural
''Tu give him a loob-in before I 60 70
hed.'' said the landlord, gust TO see he's
an right. TN he bound theren be very
little a-uiss with him I'm the morning. And
now I'll give YOU a candle, sir, for you'll
be getting 20 he'd yourself ! suppose. And
I'll 20 down and shut the place up before
turning in myself"
He was passing round the long table on
hiss vav 10 the door. when there were
sounds q rapid footsteps IN the corridor;
light. hurried steps. they were, accompan-
lea by deeD-drawn brcaths. Ned, WHO
Vas standing ty the door, saw the land.
1e-8'z color change. The light given by he
larnp in his hand was not brilliant, bat 1t
was enough To show that Robert France
had turned very pale.
Ned. who had forgotten the little do
nestle mystery Of the wife's fight in The
events Of the past hour, remembered it
again.
Your wife, he exclaimed. as the foot
SENS anproached the door.
The landlord reeled heavily against the
,abIe Had the wine affected him also?
Ned stared az him IN surprise. HIS fore
head was wet and Elistening his eyes
rolled his breath came in laborcd gasps.
Then the door was thrown open, and
Minnie. her face white as the dead, drawn