The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-19
Thursday, July, 10, 1906.

L.S, IL uAs cream, appear 70 De cast OUT
from the world and unable to return to
his home and kindred; wanderer thru
q tempestuous night, beyond whose ho-
rlzon, far beyond it but ever growing
more distant, there arose the crimson
light Of day and the dawning beams of
the hidden sun. Strive as he would he
could not cast the darkness from him
or shut out the sounds of wild winds
blowing. in his ears. Unseen hands held
him back; voices Knocked him; he heard
the rustling Of wings and was conscious
OF the movements Of unknown figures.
And then he awoke to. find light shin
ing full in his face and to see two
black eyes peering down at him beyond
then, the light was blown out swiftly
and utter darkness fell. He knew that
he was not alone; but feared nothing,
Some man had entered his room
while he slept and stood, he imagined,
even at that moment so close to his
bedside that he had but to put out
hand to touch him. Who the man was
or what his errand might be, Gavin
did not attempt even to guess. More
by force of habit than from any other
reason, he asked aloud, tfWho is there,
what do you wants''-but he did not
expect to be answered, nor did any
sound follow his question. Lying quite
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a little alarmed as his senses came
back to him, he listened intently for an
echo of footsteps across the polished
floor, arguing that the unknown man
would wear no boots and must turn the
handle Of door. to go. This was no
burglar, he felt sure; and he was half
willing to believe that he had dreamed
the whole episode when football made
itself plainly audible, and was followed
by deep breath as of one who until
that time had been afraid to breathe
at all. Again Gavin asked, "What is
it, what do you wants" The silence.
continued unbroken, and the fear of
moment of the voice to repeat the ques-
ton. This he set down afterward to
the traditions of Melbourne Hall and
his intimate knowledge Of them. He
would not have been afraid in any
other house.
Gavin stretched out his hand and
tried to switch on the electric light.
found him passing his fingers idly over
a wainscoted wall; and when he felt
for the reading lamp by his bedside,
he overturned it with his elbow and
could not replace the plug which his
maladroitness had detached. Alarmed
uation could alarm him, he sprang from
his bed and felt with both hands ex-
tended for the figure which the room
concealed. Hither, thither, with an
oath upon his clumsiness, he sought the
unknown, his hands touching unfamiliar
to mock him. That unknown man was
still in the room he had no doubt what
ever; for the interludes repeated the
sound of quick breathing and he heard
garment rustling just as he had heard
it in his sleep. Once, indeed, he felt
the warm breath upon his cheek and
!, struck savagely at an enemy of sounds,
who still uttered no word nor would
acknowledge his presence. Had he been
calmer he might have known that the
darkness also deceived the intruder and
that he, too, was at a loss to escape;
but this Gavin did not discover until
The door opened suddenly and fash
Of light from the corridor struck across
the room like a sunbeam suddenly ad-
mitted by lifted blind. Then he saw
the face of the escaping man for the
second time and stood amazed at its
familiarity.
'.The old gypsy saw in the park
yesterday walking with the earl, he
said astonished, and then, 1What in
the DEVILS name is he doing heresv
That should not have been diff
cult question to answer, and Gavin in.
stantly determined to make NO mention
of it until the morning. The fellow
was probably thief, who had the run
of the house and had taken advantage
| Of its masters forbearance. It would
be sufficient to name the circumstance
at the breakfast table and to leave the
rest to the earl, who could act in the
matter as he pleased. None the less
Garvin found his nerves much shaker
| and sleep for the remainder of the
I night was out of the question. Switch
ing on every lamp in his room, anc
locking and boiling the heavy door, hi
sat by the open window and asked him
| self into what house Of mysteries hi
had stumbled and what secrets it wa!
about to reveal to him. But chiefly h
asked where he had met the Lady Eve
| lyn before. and memory be
friending him suddenly, as memory vii
| at crisis, he exclaimed aloud:
stThe Carlton theater-Haddon Hal
Eta Romney, by all that's anus
ing!
Was the thought also chimera o
i II Not hot fof hSy,E