Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19

| Aaron are searching, and promised to fire
| the pistol If found you" James fired his
| pistol in the air six times Then he re-
turned to Clemency, who was leaning
| against a tree. How I wish we had driven
| here!' James said tenderly.
Il can walk, IL you help me- Clemency-
sorry I acted 50 this morning. / got pun
ished for it. haven't been hurt. nobody
has been anything but kind to me, but I
have been dreadfully frightened"
Where have you been. Ciemency?" Cor
don demanded In q harsh voice. Another
time you must do as you are told. You
are too OLD to behave like a child and put
Clemency left James and ran to her uncle,
and chung to him, sobbins Historically.
"Oh. Uncle Tom, don't scold me-" she
whimpered.
"Are you hurt7 What has happened?"
II am not hurt bit,' sobbed Clemency.
Gordon put his arm around her. WELL"
he said, 'as long as you are safe keep your
story until we get home. Elliot. take her
other arm. She II almost too used up to
walk. Now stop crying, Clemency."
When they were home. in the office, Glenn
ency told her story, which was a strange
one. She had been on her way home from
Annie Liptons. and had reached a certain
house, when the door opened and a woman
stood there calling her. She described the
woman and the house. and James gave a
start: THAT M must s.,i be s the same woman
she was woman I had never seen"
said Clemency. II think she had only lived
there a very short time"
Gordon nodded gloomily. II know who
she is, fear" he said Strange that /
did not suspect"
"She looked very kind and pleasant"
said Clemency, land thought she wanted
something and there was no harm, but
when I reached her the first thing knew
she had hold Of me. and her hands were
like iron clamps. She put one over my
mouth, and held me with the other. and
pulled me into the house and locked the
dark room in the middle OF the house and
she locked me In. She told me IL screamed
nobody would hear me, but she did speak
kindly. She was very kind Once she even
kissed me- although did not want her to.
She brought lamp in. and made me lie
down on a couch in the room and drink
glass Of wine. She told me not to be
afraid. nobody would hurt me. She seemed
to me to be always listening, and every
now and then she went out, but she al
ways locked the door behind her When
she came back she would look terribly
worried. About half an hour ago she went
out. and when she came back brought a
tray with tea and bread and cold chicken
for me-. I told her would starve before I
ate anything while she kept me there. She
did not seem to pay much attention. she
looked SO dreadfully worried She sat
down and looked at me. Finally she said,
as If she were afraid to hear her own
voice. Has any accident happened near
here lately that you have heard Off told
her about the man that fell down In our
drive and died of erysipelas. / did not tell
her anything else. All at once she almost
fell in a faint. Then she stood up. and she
looked as If she were dead She told me to
stay where / was just fifteen minutes. then
1 might go, but I must not stir before.
Then she kissed me again, and her lips
were like ice. She went out. and knew the
door was not locked, but / was afraid to
stir. could hear her running about. Then
I heard the outer door slam, and l looked
at my watch, and IT was fifteen minutes.
Then I ran out and up the road as fast as
I could Just before saw Doctor Elliot the
New York train passed. I heard 1t. think
she was hurrying to catch that"
Gordon nodded
"Oh, Uncle Tom, who was she. and why
did she lock me up?" asked Clemency.
"Clemency.,", said Gordon. in sterner
voice than Clemency had ever heard him
of that woman or that man again. Now
go out and eat your dinner"
Go be continued next Saturday,