Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-27
siOnal Services be Rendered Secrecy Midnight Appointment


was inside house.
about looking for matches under his
denly door the other the passage
golden bar of light shot out in direction broader and
appeared
her head pushing her face forward perng could
that she pretty and from the gloss with which the light hone
her that a spoke
few words in foreign in though asking
on and when companion monosyable she
such that the fell
her. whispered something her
pushing her back into the whence she had he walked
again with the lamp in his hand.
Perhaps will have the kindness this
for few minutes said he throwing another door
quiet little plainly furnished with round table in the
which
down the lamp the harmonum beside the door shall
keep waiting instant said he and vanished into the
darkness
glanced a upon table, n spite my
ignorance of German could that them eatses
the others being Then walked
the window hoping that might catch glimpse of the
heavily
wonderfully silent house There old clock ticking
loudly somewhere in the but otherwise everything
deadly still feeling Of uneasness began steal
Who these German people and what they doing living
# was ten miles or SO from Eyford that was all knew hut whether
north SOUTH had idea For that matter Reading
might NOT he SO secluded after all Yet is was ouite certain from
Stiffness the paced and
down the humming under breath to keep my
spirits thoroughly hftygunea Fee
Suddenly without preliminary sound in the midst of the
utter Stiffness the door of slowly The woman
standing the the darkness of the hall behind her.
the yellow light from beating her and beautiful
face could glance that she sick with fear and the
sight chill heart She held shaking finger
and she shot few whispered words of
English glancng back like those of fright
horse gloom behind her
I would CO. said she trying hard seemed to to
calmly; would should stay here There is
good for to do
madam I yet what for
possibly leave until have the machine
1T worth while to wait she went You
through the hnde And then seeing that
suddenly threw aside cOnstrant
made forward with her hands together For the
she whispered from here before 1t is
too late!
affair when there is obstacle in the
of wearlsome journey and of the
night which seemed be before Was it all to
nohng Why should stink without having carried out
commission and without the payment which due? This
might for all knew be monomana With stout bear
therefore, though her had shaken than cared
to confess still shook head and declared intention of re-
naming where She about her entreaes when
slammed overhead and the sound of several footsteps
the stairs She listened for instant threw her
hands with despang and vanished suddenly and
noiselessly she had come.
Lysander a thick
with chncha beard growing of the of his double
chin, who introduced to me as Mr.. Ferguson.
This manager said the Colonel BY
way, left this
fear that you have felt the draught'
ON the contrary said opened the door myself because
felt the be little close.
He Of his suspicious looks Perhaps had
better business then said he Mr. Ferguson and will
take to see the machine
"T had better put my hat on, suppose.
"Oh, it is in the house
"what, dig fuller's earth in the house?'
NO This is only where It. But mind
that All wish do examine the machine and to let
know what is with it.
the fat behind him 1t labyrinth of old
house with corridors passages winding sarcases and little
thresholds which followed by the
them. and
furniture above the floor while the plaster peel
walls the breaking through
healthy boches possible
forgotten the warnings of the lady though
degarded them kept keen companions
and silent but could
little he said that he least felowcounryman
Colonel sande Stark last before door, which
Within small in which the three
hardly Ferguson remained outside
and the Colonel ushered me In
1--WE now said he actually within the hydraulic
particularly thing for If
ceiling small chamber really the
descending piston with the of
this small lateral columns
which which transmit
multiply which familiar you. The machine
a Perhaps will the good
the lamp from him and examined the Hachine
indeed gigantic and capable OF exercising
When outside however pressed
which controlled by the whhing
slight leakage which allowed regurgitaon
the side cylinders An examination showed
ndiarubbe bands which round the head OF
quite fill the socket along which
clearly the of the loss Of and
pointed who followed remarks
carefully questions how they
right When had made 1t clear them
| 10 chamber OF machine a