The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-22


A&Ss dith's house and handed
the coIored servant four yellow en-
veIopes, night messages. The man
carried them upstairs, left three with
Ais masters guest, then Knocked on
49,. I'll response as
awake ana sid the fourth envelope
sasseI tie doer. Meredith lay quite
ggsSaoat motion Tor several minutes,
ss5eegly watching ire yellow rhomboid
a The ere7ice. L vas a hateful looking
ahsrg te nix Itself IN with pleasant
dream ana insist pa being read, but
-after q wh5Ie Ae climbed groaningly out
of bed and perused the message with
heavy eyes. still half asleep. He read it
twice before it penetrated.
Suppress all newspapers today. Con-
vention meets at II. If we succeed, a
delegation will come to Rouen this after
snoon. They will come HELEN
Tom rubbed his sticky eyelids and
shook his head violently in Spartan
effort to rouse himself, but what more
effectively performed the task for him
were certain sounds that issued from
Harkhss' room across the hall. For
some minutes Meredith had been duly,
conscious OF a rustic and stir in the
anvalid's chamber, and he began to
realize that 10 mere tossing upon a
bed would account for noise that
reached him across 8 wide han and
<>F SoI- l.
nnt Suddenly be heard quick, heavy
tread, shod, n Harkless' room, and
Ensounding bang as some heavy object
struck the floor The doctor was nor
90 come till evening. The sev; 1T had !
gune downstairs. Who in the sick
mans room wore shoes? Ee eashed
across the hall In his pajans and
threw open the unlocked doar. !
The bed was disarranged $40 ~a-
cant Harkless, fully dressed, was
esk1ing IN the middle OF the Goos.
pARkIng garments at & small, frunS-
aThefhorrfaed Meredith stood for sec
spnd zbleaehed and speechless; then he
:xnshed upon his friend and seized him
W5sh hSfh hands.
Mad, by heaven! Nad!.7
eSLet go Of me, Tom
ssLunatic! Lunatic!
<.Dou't stop me one iosrart.'
Meredith tried to force hin eowac0
SHE bed. mo; get back to bed. You're
sdelirious, boysy'
p5irions nothing. Tn well
rnaan.'
eco to bed. Go to bed
sssRksess set him Gu. CT the way
ev7Eh cone :arm. -Io b. - he cried.
esT.mxoing 10 PlaHyileg
& Ataxsaih wrung his hands. 'SThe
Doctor
4.Doetor be hangedy'
ssWhat in the name Of all that's te--
xzbIe is the matter, john?
ais companion slung light overcoaf,
unaosded, on the everdowins. mis-
shapen bundle Of clothes that 2ay IN
1he trunk. then he jumped On tae Ia
with both feet and kicked the nasp lnSo
the lock, while very elegantly ;2un
<aered cuff and shirt sleeve dangied cut
arom under the fastened lid Il haven't
Sune second to talk, Tom; have eight
een minutes to catch the express. lis
more than a mile to the station, ana
che train leaves here at 9O2. / get
there at 10:47. Telephone cab for
me, please, or tell me the number.
don't want to stop to hunt 1t up
Meredith looked him In the eyes. In
she pupils of HAIRLESS fared fierce
zight. His cheeks were reddened with
an angry. healthy glow, and his teeth
were clnched till the line Of his jaw
sstooa 5out like that Of an embatued
: : s.ss1efe.s His brow was dark, his chest
-. thrown out. and he took deep.
xuss brestas. Sis shoulders were
ce;3, and in spite of bis thinness
cooked .nassy iLethargy or ma
or beth-whateyer his ailment-
IS rs scze He WAS six feet Of hot
a. 3 s,ad cc,si resoiation-
50 sat. Eo:: are going"
es. answered quietly, II am
ss:. i so w.:h you
ca. gcn." said Harkless
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