Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-03-27
Copyright, 1899, by ]. &. Lippincott Com
pany. All rights reserved.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

This baudage,' said Brodnar
seems to imply a doubt Of you, Dick
but believe me it has its proper use
in the future. il accident should con-
front you with the-woman. neither Of
you will be en- barrassed. She will. it
Is true, know your name. but unless she
should look you up in days to come she
will never sec your face. Is that com
ortable?-yes? Well. a moment and
we are gone. Your hand. my friend
row, and your word OF honor. You
will not look Oh this woman's face, nor
seek in any way to discover from her.
from me. or from anyone aught that
am seeking TO conceal: under all cir
cumstances YOU will yourself conceal
from everyone the facts of this nights
business; and YOU accept the woman
10 whom we go a your wife with all
the limitations have outlined. know
that in your own heart YOU are re-
solved, but the honor Of woman is at
stake, and YOU must promise me as
man to man"
AS man 10 man. then. and upon the
nonor OF Richard Somers, I promise.
Lead on! The chance passer-by who
saw blindfolded man led from the
elegant apartments of DR.. Francis
Brodnar was not surprised. The ex-
pianation was easy. But Somers him
self was distinctly surprised at the
length of the ride and the number of
! corners turned. 1t seemed TO him that
the carriage traversed more than once
the same road, for in spite of himself
he could not but take notice of sach
things. DR.. Brodnar deserted the drift
y his thoughts.
For man 10 note the direction of
journey" he said. lis a natural. an
almost automatic, action of the brain.
cells--an inheritance from both animal
and human ancestry. Therefore. Dick.
4 II have sought to confuse you by nv
queer route. it is only through dis
trust OF the original and savage
Somers, and to save all parties embar-
Tassment. < trust few people. Here
we are at last" Dismounting. he led
his compa MON on a pavement. through
narrow gateway, the gate of which
he unlocked. along a gravel walk with
shrubbery on both sides for about GO
PAGES. up two stone steps 10 a door that
had neither bell nor knockcr. and into
woman's room
How weak is human invention.
Richard Somers gathered these facts
without mental effort from small
signs. The football upon the pave
rnent. the search for the key the
clicking lock. the crowding. the gravel
under foot. the touch Of shrubbcrv.
two steps at the door. and the indie
unable air Of every lady's room-the
rant. blended odor Of powders. toilet
waters and pressed flowers. That IL
was the room OF q refined woman he
was sure IN advance. Had he not
heen. there was the deep carpet into
which his feet sank noiselessIv.
And IL Was plain that he had come
into garden from a side street. since
no residence would have opened from
woman's room into walk that led
directly 90 a main street
Here then. was a woman VIM lived
upon first floor with q private gar
den at her disposal he had heard
the gentle FLASHING Of water outside.
there was q fountain in this garden.
On the morrow he had but TO walk
the city until ne found the premises
~ he would. So much for the secrecy
OF his friend Brodnar,
By this time Richard Somcrs was
AfNPlF iIli'.lF lf't man. lfEnIfe Hfa
resolution TO carry of the affair
lightly, he began 10 feel the prese~pcc
Of something like a tragedy Where
vas the woman who vas TO make usc
or him b'iud'y and 60 through tn
form OF a marriage? Dimly Al first.
perhaps as matter or logic he was
conscious that she was in the room.
and near him Then without moro
reason hr became certain Of it, The
room was not dark, for he feit light
upon his bsndaged eyes Instructive
~ he stretched out MS hand
Then there was laid within 10 an
other g. soft as si'ken velvet and small
and tremuious. The touch thrilled him
from head TO foot IL was the hand or
Young woman the timiditv be
songed 10 girlhood aud instantly a
deep sympathy moved him. u was
indeed an urgent cause that forced her
into this situation forced her. because
NOw she WSs softly crying. and her