Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-27
CHAPTER VII.

That night was. ar extremely warm
one. No wind was stirring in the tree
tops, as Dick went home. The air was
HinguiaFly suitry aud oppressive, and af-
ter he had got to bed he could not sleep.
BE lay there tossing restIessly about
for some time. Chen he got up and sat
down by the window. The moon shone
With great brilLianey, and nc could quite
distinctly discern objects farther away
than the house OF Mr.. Porter, toward
which his Window looked.
As he sat there. he saw figure ap-
pear at the window in the gable OF MT.
P0Tfes's house. The moonlight fell run
upon il, and he could see that it was
man. This mar stood By the window,
leaning out, as ie- listening, for some
minutes. Then he made his way out
upon the roof of the kitchen built against
the end OF the main building, and drop
ped from that to the ground.
Wayne sleeps IN this end of Porter's
house." thought Dick. II wonder what
ne IS up to now. climbing out of the house
IN this way at this time of night! IN
keep an eye on the gentleman"
After reaching the ground, the man
stood in the shadow of the shed for q
few minutes. as il to make sure that the
coast was clear. Presently the sound OF
. night birds call came from the WOODS
rear by. 1t was repeated three times,
~ regular intervals.
The man-Dick knew well enough that
II was Wayne-crossed the garden and
climbed over tue fence into the road.
Then he walked rapidly away in the d.
rection from which the sound OF the
night birds cali had come.
I'D like to know il that sound came
from a bird with feathers and wings,
thought Dick. III might, but don
believe it did. think the singing teach
-r expected to hear it, and was waiting
for it. Ii didn't sound just ike any 9th
er night bird ever heard, it seems TO
me-
Dick was tempted TO follow Wayne and
hnd out where he went.
but perhaps | had better not" he con-
Guided ut would like too much like
playing the spy. I'll wait till | have a
better excuse for acting in the capacity
Of detective"
But he sat by the window and watched
for Waynes return.
A half-hour went By.
An hour.
Still he did Got return.
e'He,s up to- some deviItry. I'll war
rant" thought Dick. "Id give good
deal to know what took him out of bed at
this time of night, and off in that direc-
ton"
For Wayne had taken a road leading
back into The unsettled forest. A few
sycamore logs had been hauled therefrOm
for shingles by the settlers of Browns
vile, and for the purpose Of getting these
logs out the road mad been roughly cut
through the heavy timber, but it had
never been used for any other purpose.
Why should Wayne have taken it?
I'm bound to see this thing through,
now, if it takes all night" said Dick. III
sit here till morning. If he doesn't come
before"
1t was two o'clock before Wayne re-
turned from his midnight tramp. He
climbed up TO the roof Of the kitchen,
and in through the window of his room,
aud Dick saw no moro Of him that night.
I'D like to know what he's up to-"
said Dick. more than once, before he
went to sleep. Perhaps his bruised eye
panied him so he couldn't rest, and he
thought he'd see il q walk in the night
sir wouldn't afford relief"
Aud then Dick laughed softly to him
self at the thought Of the mark he had
left on the face OF his rival.