The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-01-10
GY Il. CONAN DOYLE.

and watched from behind the curtains.
For long time all was silent within
the house. The light still stood motion
less as though AIrs. Westmacott re-
NAMED rigidly in the one position, while
from time TO time q shadow passed In
front or it to show that her midnight
visitor was pacing up and down in
front OF her. Once they saw his outline
clearly, With his hands outstretched rs
II in appeal or entreaty. Then suddenly
there was dull sound, cry, the noise
or n fail, the taper was extinguished
ahd dark figure fled in the moonlight,
rusocd across the garden, ana vanished
amid the shrubs at the farther side.
Then only did the two old ladies un-
derstand that they had looked on whilst
tragedy had been enacted. Help
they cried, and "Eelpv" in their high,
thin voices, timidly at first. but gather
ing volume rs they went on, until the
wilderness rang with tier shrleks.
Lights shone in all the windows oppo-
site, chains ratified. bars were unshot,
doors opened, and out rushed friends TO
the rescue. Harold, with q stick; the
Admiral, with his sword. his grey head
| and bare feet protvuding from either
end OF long brown ulster; finally, Doc
TOR walker, with a poker, all ran to the
help or the Westmacotts. Their door
had been already opened, and they
crowded simultaneously into the front
room.
Charles Westmacott, white to his lips,
was kneelIng on the floor, supporting
his aunVs head upon his knee. She lay
outStretchod, dressed in her ordinary
clothes. the eXtinguished taper still
graSped In her hand, no mark or wound
upon her--pale, placid and sense Jess.
fhank God you are come. Doctor
said Charles, iocSlng up. do tell me
now she il. ana what / should do"
Doctor Walker kneeled beside her, and
passed his left hand over her head,
while he grasped her pulse with the
right.
she has had terrible blow" said
he. 1T must have been with some blunt
weapon. Here ia the place behind the
ear But She is woman of extraor-
binary physical powers. Her pulse is
full and slow. There is no stertor. 1t is
my BELIEF that she is merely stunned,
ana that sro is IN no danger At ALL"
Thank God for thatw
1--WE must get her TO bed. We shall
carry her upstairs, and then shah send
my girls in to her. Eut who has done
this?"
Some robber," said Charles. you
see that the window is open. She must
nave heard him and come down. FOR she
was always perfectly fearless. 7 wish
to goodness she had called me-"
"lSut she was dressed"
Sometimes she sits up very late"
Il did sit up very late" said voice.
She had opened her eyes, and was blink
ms a them in The lamplight. "A villain
came In through the window and struck
me with life preserVer. You can tell
the police SO when they come. MISC tina.
1t was 4 little fat man. Now, Charles,
give me your arm and I shall go up
stairs"
But her spirit was greater than her
strength, for, as she staggered to her
feet, her head swan round, and she
would have fallen again had her nephew
not thrown his arms around her. They
carried her upstairs among them ana
laid her upon the bed; where the Doctor
watched beside her, while Charles went
OFF To the police-station, and the Den
vers mounted guard over the frightened
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