Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
"she gave me no account Of any use she

"she gave me no account Of any use she
had ever made Of it,
THAT was because you didn't ask her"
Just So. Why should ask her? 1t was
a small matter to trouble her about
you are right acquiesced Hazen,
wheeling himself away toward the window.
SO then. but it is likely to prove of some
Importance now. Let me see If the hall is
empty"
AS he bent to open the door. the lawyer,
who had not moved nor spoken Till now,
turned a quick glance on Ransom and inn
pulsively stretched out his hand. But he
dropped it very quickly and subsidized into
his old attitude of simple watchfulness, as
Hazen glanced back with the remark:
There's nobody stirring; now's your
time, Ransom"
The moment for action had arrived.
Ransom stepped into the hall. AS he
passed Hazen, the latter whispered:
Don't forget that last downward quirk.
That was the line she always emphasized.
Ransom gave him an annoyed look. His
nerves as we'll as his feelings were on a
keen stretch, and this persistence of Ha-
zen's was more than he could bear.
Tn not forget the least detail" he an
swered shortly, and passed quickly down
the hall, while Hazen watched him through
the crack of the door, and the lawyer
watched Hazen.
Suddenly Mr.. Harpers brow wrinkled.
,Hazen had uttered such a sigh of relief
that the lawyer was startled. In another
moment Ransom re-entered the room.
shes coming" said he. striving to hide
his extreme emotion. Il heard her voice in
the hall beyond"
Hazen sprang to the door which Ransom
had carefully closed and was about to fall
on his knees before the keyhole when he
suddenly stiffened himself and, turning to-
ward the lawyer. cried with new strain
of loftiness In his tone:
You. You shall do the looking, only
promise to be very minute in your descrip-
ton of her behavior It's great trust re-
pose in you. See that you honor it,"
The revusion of feeling caused in the
lawyer by this show Of confidence was not
perceptible. But 1t softened his step as
we'll as his manner as he crossed to do the
others bidding.
The remaining two stood at his side
breathless. waiting for his first word.
1t came in a whisper:
She's approaching her room. She looks
tired. Her eyes are stealing this wayne,
they are resting on her own door. She sees
the sign. She stands staring at 1t, but not
like a person who has ever seen it before.
It's the stare of an uneducated woman who
runs upon something she does not under
stand Now she touches 1t with one finger
and glances up and down the hall with
doubtful shake of the head Now she is
running to another door, now to another.
She is looking to see If this scrawl Is to be
found anywhere else; she even casts her
eye this way-I feel like leaving my post.
If l do you may know that she's coming
No, she's back at her own door and-gen-
temen, her bringing up or rather coming
up asserts itself. She has put her palm
to her mouth and is vigorously rubbing off
the marks
The next instant Mr.. Harper rose. She's
gone into her ROOM said he Listen and
you will hear her key click in the lock-"
Ransom sank into seat: HaZen had
walked to the window. Presently he
turned.
IT am convinced" said he. II will not
trouble you gentlemen further. Mr.. Ran
SON., l condole with you upon your loss.
My sister was a woman of uncommon
gifts
Mr.. Ransom bowed. He had no words
for this man at a. mon ont of such extreme
excitement. He did not even note the latent
sting hidden in the others seeming tribute
to Georgian. But the lawyer did and Ha-
zen perceived that he did, for pausing in
his act of crossing the room, he leaned for
a moment on the table with his eyes down,
then quickly raising them remarked to that
gentleman:
Il am going to leave by the midnight train
for New York. Tomorrow shall be on the