Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-11-19
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R NORMAN PAGE reluctantly
N rolled from beneath the Gov
crs and with his feet gropcd
ON the floor beside the bed for
his bath slippers The rain was falling
furou,ly. aud the wind seemed To bc
Increasing Annoyed by the conscious
ness that purlor window was up. he
had lain as long as he had dared, hop
ing that the storm would slackeu and
relieve him Of the necessity of rising.
Even had not this duty Of shutting
windows dry0lycd upon him by right
10 was quite certain that tonight me
must be- the one 10 attend TO the mat
ter or il would not be attended To ut
all Assuredly his wife would not be
stir herself after the words of the pre-
cediuE evening Hardly,
While lying awake he had gone over
ami over the things that had been said
the assertions the rejoindcrS the
reckless threats He smiled Grimly.
Yes Observation-Disclosures had accumu-
lated and now had illuminated. Which
ever was the more To blame and of the
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