Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

"a a slv look came Into his face. Il
IA have eyes and they see. and ears,
"A and they hear" he said after an
odd Scriptural fashion, but don't
YOU tell me nothln'. Doctor Elliot.
Either 1 take what get from the fountain
head or 1 makes my own conclusions that
1 can't help. Don't you tell me nothin'.
s'pose we look an see eff there's footprints
than show anythin'."
Aaron flashed the lantern, all the time
carefully shading 1t from the house win
dows, over the walk which led to the front
door and the piazza. James followed him.
well" said Aaron, there's been some
body here, but, with snow like this. 1t
might have been monkey or a rhinoceros
or an alligator. You can't make nothin OF
them tracks. But they do go out to the
road. and turn toward Stanbridge."
"Suppose we" began James. He was
about to suggest following the prints. when
he remembered Doctor Gordon's injunction
TO the contrary.
However Aaron anticipated him Might
as we'll leave the devil alone" said he. 1T
might have been the old one himself, for
all we can tell by them tracks. You had
better go back to bed, Doctor Elliot; You
amt got much on. 1t amt near break
fast time yet. Better go back to bed.
And James thought such a course the
wiser one himself. He went back to bed,
upon the windows. He was prepared at
any instant, should the man reappear, to
spring out He felt almost murderous IT
has come to pretty pass, he thought,
eff that scoundrel whoever he may be, is
lurking around the house at night
The daylight came slowly on account OF
the storm. When 1t did come. it was an
opaque white daylight. James began to
smell coffee and frying ham. He rose and
dressed himself. and looked out of the win
daw 1t was like looking into blurred
mirror. He began to wonder If he could
have been mistaken, II possibly that face
had been simply vision which had come
from his overweight brain. He wondered
if he should tell Doctor Gordon, if it might
not disturb him unnecessarily. He Won
eered If he should have enforced secrecy
upon Aaron. He was still undecided when
The japanese gong sounded, and he went
out to breakfast. Clemency was looking
worn and i'll. Somehow the sight of her
piteous little face decided James. He
thought how easily an athletic man could
climb up one of those piazza posts, which
was, moreover encircled by strong old
vine which might almost serve as ladder.
He made up his mind to tell Doctor Cor
don, and he did tell him when they were
along the drifted country roads in an old
sleigh. Il don't think l can be mistaken"
BE said when he had finished. .-.i.-
Doctor Gordon looked at him intently.
you are sure he said. You nerv
Gus subject for a man, and you had not
slept. and you had this man very much on
your mind. and there must have been some
snow on the window which could produce
Illusion. Be very sure, because this is
serious"
James thought again of Clemency's lit
tie white face. YES" he said, II am
sure"
"You have no doubt at alp
None. The man had bis face staring
into the room. He did not seem to see me,
but looked past me at the bed
He might easily have thought that
haiDp the ground floor and C.
cessible to night calls, was mine," said DIR.
Gordon, If to himself.
IT thought how easily he could have
ROOM" said James -
said. He might have had two motives.
That is so.''
The next call was at patients who had
James there saying that he would make
another call and be back for him directly.
James noticed how he urged the horses
out of the drive at almost a run. He was
back soon, and James having made up his
prescription, went out and got into the
sleigh. DR.. Gordon looked at him gloom
lily. He is no longer where he has been
staying" he said, and his face settled into
a stern melancholy. That evening, al
though the storm continued, he suggested
a visit to George ks; and at supper time
he insisted upon Clemency's occupying an
other room that night. THE wind is on
your side of the house." he said, land
am afraid you will take more cold" Glenn
ency stared and pouted, then said, "All
right, Uncle Toni"