The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-06

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should l call the police? The sudden
return Of the supposed murdered man
10 life threw my thoughts into utter
confusion. Everything was contradic-
ton. but something was wrong.
Now will CO." she said at last,
and will watch for you in the other
room. have two tallow dips"
Faithful SOUL" heard my wife ex-
claim again. How prudent and far
slgnted she was, too-two tallow dipsv"
Faithful hearth l heard my wife
say again. II feel safe now. See what
1t is to have those that you can trust
about you"
A fright is usually followed by a
feeling Of indifference. My wife be-
came calm. could see that her mind
was launching out on the sea of
dreams.
1t is charming experience in life to
have spent summer at Geneva.
Now, the path between don't you re
member and dreamland is short, and
my wife's memories tended from the
shores of Lake Leman to Lethe re-
membered it all and how we had found
our suspicious little maid at consul
late and was there told that she could
entertain as well as serve" and that
she had seen much of life on the CONT
nent as a ''lady's companion" In the
midst Of the don't you remembers"
and the reaction Of excitement l, too,
began to feel leaden weights on my
eyes, pulling downward, and to find
surcease from horror in the reflection
that the things that you do not see, do
not hear, do not know, do not harm
you.
The wind blew mournfully along the
sea walls and rustled the loose leaves
and caused here and there a shutter to
bang The moon hung full over South
ampton water, and the clouds scudded
over the moon. 1 had read of such
nights as this in the gray OF the year
Halloween, st Agnes eve, when 1.-THE
owl with all his feathers was a-cold."
had one sweet consolation-time was
flying l could see that my wife was
feeling more and more secure and pass
ing far out on the sea of oblivion. 1,
too, began to feel like sense Of secu-
rity. We would be alarmed by the faith
full, watchful Lettie in case Of any at
tempt at robbery. 1 recall passing In
mind farther and farther away from
the door, the table, 1.-THE Mysteries OF
Paris" Of wondering when l should
| find the time to join in the buzz Of Bos
ton. in the study of the life of the mys
terious physician who threw Caller
away, and then knew no more.
There came bang on the door.
"Six o'clockw
started.
NV wife sat before me, looking like
ghost in hor white wraps.
She started and asked:
"Where are we, Horace?'-a travel
er's quest.
was not sure, but my thoughts wer
coming home from the far ports o
sleep.
eve are here" said 1, which assul
ance seemed to give us much relief.
where is Lettieg"
u 81 viii go and call her" said m
wife. rising in her ghostly wraps.
She opened the door, looked into on
maids room and turned her head.
"Gone," said she mysteriously.
"Gone?" said 1, leaping to my fee
"Gone!" A thought came to me lik
tbe crack of an avalanche. needed
| light from Browning to assist me
solving one of the great mysteries
human existence. The solution did M
come to me in any wavy lines of shat
owy meaning, but in plain Ben1ami
Frankiin's words, "If people will NAL
sheep of themselves they must expe
TO be devoured by wolves" the favo
: lite quotation of the vanished Lettle.
where is your sack 2" said l.
NV wife turned as on pivot. 81
looked behind the dress which hf
been hung over it on the door.
1 never had seen ner eyes become
I large and mysteriously luminous.
1T is gone"
'Is the jacket gone too? Inc que
ton was an important one. but 1t on
: brought me look of rebuke.
. .Phoebusl' said l, quoting our Ia
maid.
We dressed in silence and rushed
- TO the living room. The landlady W
= there with her jingling keys.
= "Who occupies the apartments ne
70 ours-through the transomed door
/ asked without waiting to answer
"Good morning, my friends"
II "Ahasuerusw
- "Ahasuerus" said l. And WI
% does he dor
"And sure it is alarmed you a
,s He is costumer."
- "a costumer-a costumer-are y
" sureY
10 "sure. certain, am. The chui
b folks rehearsed there last night
ID the tableau Of the Good samarita
10 Abasuerus is an honest man. A
I. where Is your maid this morning u
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