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served, but, like some otnei men ol
! IRIS character, can occasionally act al
! an absolutely reckless and darcdevl
way. These faces mus be taken in
explanation OF nay further conduct.
Bazed upon that pioture Tor another
minute. Then / mounted another step.
! again i gazed for "A space. and then
! found myself seated as.ride the wall.
~ this time the spirit of adventure
was IN me, and | was capable OF amy
madness. a thousand foolish and ro-
mantle iSicics came rushing TO my
brain was already i'm loyei
VINO and what the sleeper was. her
name. nature and stat.on-all these baI
hothing 10 do with the matter. HaDpy
'hahce ana a prOvidential thunder
storm had led me TO the spot. The
same thunderstorm. no doubt, had sent
her 10 sleep with the book open before
her.
/ looked the ground carefullv ovar
put tnefe was no sign of life. While I
was uolng this | thought 1 hoard tho
sleeper STIR, but when | glanced u1icl
~ down she was as still as eyer. Wi,g,
perfect caution 7 lifted the ladder over
anu iet IL down on the other side a
.ho'hent ,ho iater i was in the entrance TO
the summer house.
save Tor the breathing OF the sIeeper
phe stiffness was almost painful. III
ottuIFed 20 me once 10 wonder u~baf
sne would say If she found mo thora
Uut ala not trouble t. answer the
question. ! had read OF similar cases
Det"le, -. ahu everything always came
out nicely or course. she would see =,
once the romance ana beauty of tho
SITUATION. 1 felt quite sure of tbis
Nhen L saw that he book before nor
Was volume of Tennyson. omen ar
Ihe Coming Of Arthur" nv own
'o'e son s Arthur-Harold Arthur Simp- |
She was absolutely charming no
neath the raSish cap stray curls OF I
iark' glossy hair wandered down IA 1
'he graceful little ears and abrut tba |
worry temples. The cheeks were rather
'ale. and the lips were closed just
itie e 700 Iirinly for perfect repose; bur
u' al that only seemed 10 increase
he charm / did not gaze too earnest
" rearing to disturb her. and present
TOOK up The other book which Law ON
ne taole. IL was a morocco bound |
,uIograph album, with the majority or
he IeaVes empty. ] turned them ST.
,ntly, 20 read number OF unfamiliar
VII anu commonplace quotations.
hlle was doing this a bright idea |
anne 10 me. full OF the spirit OF ro-
lbuml ." 'ne !
AS | searched for my pencil deoidad I
hat uhis something should be. Find }
= vacant page. ! quickly drew upon I
the outline OF Il heal-4A4th4n This {
wrote the name Arthur" When she 5
Noke after l had gone she would find
rs symbol. and know that her prince 4"
'u oeen with her. / would leave tho {
OK open at that place. n
fHnce! As ! laid the book down an | [,
hsr lhousht flashed TO my mind. IT | n
ade my heart beat madlv and sent | A
e hot blood rushing to NV cbeeifs a
ere was the Sleeping Beauty-here | u
IS the Prince. There was one thinr | In
lhtlng 70 make the story whole. one tc
ng One -.
somehow / felt that il would no, eN
aken her: otherwise, perhaps. 1t
IuId not have dared. but her sltlm- pe
was sound. and | was strung To ar
hltsnest pitch OF reckless excite si
MT. No. ii would not awaken her w
would be but a touch. er
Win intense caution I drew nearer bu
ere was no difficulty whatever. for di'
race was turned toward me.
IhoIeu as i oent down: the fra pa
nee or her breath was i'm nv race.
then. Ii was tus, - to,,S,n BIZ
nothing more. "' cit
ut IL sent a tremOr through her ma
ne as from a shock. For a breath- the
moment | stood still behind her h9
ir' ana then saw the madness. the did
y ioiiy; OF what / had done. l had qui
with fear. 'oi ieu ego,
lt she did nor wake. and 7 passad ala
IKE a shadow. Some instinct i'm her
20 me 10 close that awful album az abe
: heu away. In another three sec Mr.
:: 1t seemed. | had climbed Inc | tire.
ing laduer, crawn IN up after me. , all
placed u in its frs, position II
,,, ~ Aunt Esther's garden. Ma
lulouS with mingled dread and viii
nph. anu -,
od heavens," I said 70 rovsa,, / h,
did" INNS man a.
walked twice around the garden - ton
/, NY nerves. and then went in poll,
: Nith the relief OF my sudden /
came the desire TO know more To n
W h Tceplhg Beauty. The ro- vari
e nau begun well, and now n as I
O. move forward. I had some 10 the
,,,.o ,i.h % Work II out. - L ws
,,urai,y had forgotten all about | pear
II ia .; seulni; put now / found In 81
rbo s,s,a ,a.scu over without break in m
~, ce were clearer and my Ma
had gone to the kitchen TO make Ief
sements Tor luncheon As s,l,n thar
: .alne oack | opened the subject me
mt Esther | said, whose Is tho i'm M
!, - next 10 yours? When 1 looked office
."S wall 4 saw young woman I ha,
-" "''ie SUMMER house. fast ed q
a,,,t so,,,.., | wa,
aunt ot, seemed surprised. Asleep" As
ild That is strange But \, nla .
nave been Mrs PortingdaIe" +" on !
= fortingaleY' I gasped Mrs In da
:. said Aunt Esther, quieiiy oueir
$ the person | was about to teIi tbc /,
this morning. When there 10 jatoa
er anUut she dare not STAY in tho D..
because there are SO many stenl a,,,,Y
: in II. She goes TO that ride no.,
little summer house until IN -,
Is over But she could hardly have ~
o sleep there; she would be too ca, ~ -,
n borrible so,,..., had {
n. ''oh Oh Devil stranl
but / cried heiplessly. "tbis ssIaos, sal1
- ST." "he was not her CO
Portingdale." said nv aur, 1ueeu
q rs Just twenty. She was wa M Meass
months ago. There is no other e,,n,,.,
woman there" '"el snoug
measured words strucL - ner "a
inDness. Aunt Esther loolad ~, s','' ,
Z win increasing surprise. and ,ro..,a
Just ABOUT q ask question raiiaa
noisy interruption took niaca alisu
mt door bell was rung with on
~ clang' clang. clang. eIoouant ,,.. ls' ~
ana urgency. We heard The p.,1l.
alu running to the door. and =, ,ha,