The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-22
Wednesda August %, 9O6.

2 uIdH TO make a, call upon. some patlent.
He suspected, with an intensity which
became a certainty, that the man knew
that Cfemency and Elliot were out and
: would. presently return, and that it
was for them he was watching. All
the time he thought Of the sick woman
upstairs and was glad that, her room
faced on the other side Of the house. =
I Tie, ~ was in agony lest she should be dis
@ Dr. Gordon was usually man Of re-.
sources, bait now he did not know what
Z to. do: The dark figure on the park
drive made now and then p1ecaution-
arY: motion of his right arm : as he
5watched, =, which was Significant: Cor
s don knew that he was hol diing 4 reyol-
yer in: readiness: In ,S the event of
Aaron returning alone he would prob
ably be. pnzzled, and Gordon thought:
{ that. he might: slip away. In; the event
Of James and Glen ency returning first.
Gordon thought that he knew. conclu-
= slvely what: he purposed---a bullet for
James, and then away with the girl, un-
less he was hindered . +. = .;c.s'.-& -
Is Gordon let the curtain slip back into
place, and with warning gesture to.
!. the dog, who was ready for action, he
tiptoed across the room to the. table,
in drawer of which he kept his own
revolver: He opened the drawer softly,
) e1AAu - AAlAA1SCN Will uduuS. mo
revolver, was there. He made sure. He
even opened other. drawers and rum
mayed, but the weapon was certainly
: missing: He stood undecided for mo-
. ment. Then he went softly out Of the
room, bidding in whisper the dog to
follow. He crept upstairs and paused
at closed chamber door, Then he
opened 1T very carefully. Mrs. Ewing
at once spoke. els that you, dear9"
she said -.
Eyes, I wanted to tell you not to
be frightened, dear, if you Should hear
a shot or the dog BARK - =,
There was rustling in the dark
room. Mrs. Ewing was evidently sit
ting up in bed. "Oh, Tom, what is it's
she whispered.
Gordon forced laugh. "Nothing
fox or something out in the yard, and
Jack is wild. 1 may get a shot at him.
10 you know where my revolver isa'
Why, where you always keep it,
dear, in the table drawer in the office.i
80 don't seem to see it. I guess
will take your little pistol.'' "
: ooh, Tom, I am sorry, but I know
that won't 90 off. Clemency tried it
the other day. You remember that time
or other got bent. You know it was
a delicate little thing.''
"Oh, WELL said Gordon carelessly,
II dare say can find my revolver. -
~ don't see who could have taken
it away said Mrs. Ewing. 'sI am
sorry about my pistol, because you
gave 1t to me too, dear.'
"I'll get another for you" said Cor.
don: "rhose little dainty, Iady-like,
R %neh. N weapons don't stand
"I am feeling very comfortable,
DEAR Mrs. Ewing said in her anxious,
sweet voice.
"You will be careful, won 'ts.you.
ing about9''
eyes, dear. I dare say T shall not
use the revolver anyway, but don It be
frightened if you should hear a little
Ono, Tom.' - = -:
eco to Sleep" II
sleepy.'' s:ss - ::
Gordon closed the door carefully: and
retraced his steps to the office, the dog
at his heels. He slipped the curtain
again and looked out. The man still
stood watching in the driveway. Cor
don had never been at such loss as to
his best course of action. He was alb
solutely courageous, but here he was
unarmed, and he could have no reason
able doubt that if he should go out, he
would be Immediately shot. In such a
case, what Of the woman upstairs? And,
moreover, what of James and Glenn
encys he thought Of any available
weapon, but there was nothing except
his own stick. That was stout, It was
true, but could he be quick enough
with it? His mad impulse to rush out
unarmed except with that paltry; thing
could hardly be restrained, but he had
to think of other lives" beside his own.
He began to think .thatss.the only So
luton Of the matter was the return Of
Aaron alone. The watching man would
Immediately realize that he had made
some mistake, that he, Gordon, was in
the house, or had been left at the home
of patient. He could have no posi-
BILE reason for: molesting he man: He