Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-23

rose thresteningiy before ;ths mental
vision. . sign and symbol which
could not be blotted out.
However. nothing happsusd Dat
nieAk, and on IL fellewiAS nse1ane !
tF one hsd lost many e ~ es1sA
NJ .unele was still vsfy ofave, ead I
could - that the shadew q WoesAtno
was making life for him abssluts'y In
tolerable. But be said noshtng. ana We
descended the staiss toGS4hsf, and -
out into the street Then, . I gently
pulled the deer - I NV omstAinR
Just below the numbsr WhteA made me-
start I locked again al csald -
longer doubt.
It was the slliptieal sisa q ~ Hid.
cen Meaning.
Ny uncle. who had passed some
PAGES down the street. 1n6ing I was
not BY his side, here turned and beck
oned me to him. !, however, called 70
him instead. movement evidently BE-
tokening much mystery, for h quickly
retraced his stepA, his facs eaaeely ask.
ing the question, "wha& y itf'
For answer ! pointed 10 the docs, ana
as his eyes encountered the Sign saw
Q startled look leap to them. He step.
ped up closer to Il and peered at It In
tently. Then be surveyed me with Q
wondering look, In which detected
alarm and profound anxiety.
LET N 60 In" b said.
he opened the dose and rang for The
porter. and him he subjected Do Q
searching examination eoncerning the
dodgers and the would be dodgers. But
the man could give ussAo satisfactory
information. The rooms were full
they had been for some time previous
to our arrival. and, though many PEG
pie had called to make inquiries, be
could not recollect any one In particu.
lar resembling our description sf Vice.
ching.
Ny uncle then nodded 70 me without
speaking, and together We mounted
the stairs to our rooms. Throwing his
stick and gloves on the table with q
bang, he turned and faced me, and /
saw that his eyes had grown hard and
desperate. and i knew that his blsod
ran wickedly. His fair skin wore o
u =. ominous nasn which only visited
IL IN. ~ momente OF intense anger.
eaia y wnars n 20 De-
Eight" he answered s.smly. .-Ts
ny would be 70 live your fathers lifs
and eventually to meet his death. No;
We We Mlst ssand our ground ana meet
MI NJ. moocnlne WIZ nis own weapena
ne nss very klnoly warned us. u We
nek.es. tne warning. - snsu deserve
% .I ,uIes
WY snouio % nave warned usF
asked.
ne was shens fof 2 rev moments.
during which he walked the length Of
the room. Then he SAID II don't know.
unless its vanity
venatyr Surely this was the seran-
seas FORM vanity had ever takenl
4es' OF : kino-enat U. suppoean6 -
did Il. which y not prohable"
1nen you tnink No oees nos WORK
sione
Il am sure Of: Il Thst sisn may b.
merely . warning 70 his associatsa. Re-
member what your father said. The
society has agents all over tie Unslish
speaking world. We shfll BE- shadow.
ed day and night Come here"
He had been standing By the window
peering into the street, and - ! ap-
preached him he drew 9uddenly behind
the curtain and waved for me to do
likewise. Unhesitatingiy ! obsyed.
though ignorant OF the reason. ] took
up . position on the other aide Il The
window and peered out into the street.
put seeing nothing unusual thees !
turned lnqult1npy 70 HIN. WhaSe
the matter!
aou see tnas man IN tns bMycoek
nat ana the gray Trousers
Yes. &
Watcn him..
inc person thus described. W.
seemed an everyday Individual q ths
oetter class ARTISAN or shopman type.
would. IN an ordinary way. have a.
tracted no attention N the Streets.
one Wouid meet thorsands O such
men 10 wax nom Onasing Cross -
tue oank. myself. gazing upon him.
would nave seen MIN with ny eyss
only. me Dram would have retained
no impression OF nls unimportant Pa.
sonahty. Bug nov ! looked q him
w,1n o!neF eyes WIN eyss which wefs
.un 81 susp'csoo. ana aaw that hs
mon with peop,s eshII c,ass = Doyer
street. l sav.. to$ ~ his evaa ye,e
fixed upon one ebiode ana tat oh,ect
was our house. IaSush his han vas
pulled well over hjs forehead. I eeuA
see his eyes glsncins nm a our 49,.
ton from under tn beim.
slowly he passed alous ths aar,st.
and It tire second lamnoost nm - sfor.
ped. Against tie farthar "a a n =
leaned; but, though 10 eccas,onally
glanced about him, I could - that HI.
attention was really eneroesed hv. err
end Of the street, And vet furthsr -
add to the mystery. ~ nystsry there
were. he suddenly Ieft Ri lonn.e
against the lamppost Ana = Nv him
Ni.anona. ..n.A AZ - ~.