Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-08-17

He Flung Me Away and in the Same
Second Fired.
to be there and THIS would. felt
sure, give him into my hands.
After i've shots apiece there was n
truce. The pungent smoke OF the pow
der caused me to cough. and he
laughed.
Have you swallowed a bullet Mr..
Glenarm," he called.
/ could hear HIS feet scrapinV on tho
cement door: he vas moving away
from ne, doubtless intending 10 ire
when be reached the area window and
escape before I could reach him. I
crept varily after him. ready % fire
on the instant. but not wishing to
throw away my last cartridge.
Re was now very near the end OF
the corridor. I heard his feet strike
some boards that 7 remembered Law
on the floor there. end I was nerved
for shot and a hand-to-hand strur-
gle. II IL came TO that
was sure that he sought the win
dow. I heard his hands on tho wall "a
he felt for 10. Then breath OF cold
air swept the passage. and I knew
that he must be drawing himself IN
70 the opening fred and dropped
TO the floor. With the roar OF tho ex-
plosion I heard him yem. but the ex-
pected return shot did not follow.
The pounding OF my heart seemed
20 mark the passing OF hours. I
feared my foe was playing some trick.
creeping toward me. perhaps. to FIRE
az close range. or TO grapple with me
in the dark. The cold afr whistled
into the corridor, and began % feel
The chill OF H. Being fred upon Is
disasreeable enough. but waiting I'm
the dark FOR the shot is intolerablr I
rose and walked toward the end of
the passage.
Thea his revolver flashed and roared
directly ahead. tho fame OF II so noar
thai Il blinded me and the wad OF the
cartridc burned and stung my cheek. I
fell forward dazod and blinded. but
shook myself together In a moment
and sot upon my feet Tho draft OF
air no longer blew into the passage
Morgan had taken himself or through
tho window aud closed Il after him
/ made sure OF this by going to tho
window and feeling II with my hands
went back and CROPPED about for
my candle. which found without din
Guilty and lighted I then returned 10
tho window 90 examine the catch. To
my utter astonishment u was fas-
tened with staples. driven deep into
the sash In such way that il could
not possibly have been opened with
out an expenditure OF time and labor.
Ny eyes smarted from the smoke Of
the last shot and my check stung
where the wadding had struck my
face was alive. but ia my vexation
and perplexity not. fear. wholly
grateful Tor mY safety. IL was. how
ever. SOME consolation % feel sure I
had winged the enemy
/ gathered up the fragments OK Nor
cams lantern aud went back 20 tho y
bravy. The lights in half the candle
sticks had sputtored out exun-
guished the remainder aud started TO
my room.
Then. in the great dark hall, I heard
a mufled tread as OF some one follow
Ing me-nOt on the broad staircase.
nor in any place I could idenufy-yet
Enthusiastically on steps OF some sort
beneath or above me. My nerves
wero already keyed 10 a breaking
pitch, and the ghost-liko tread in the
wall angered me. Morgan, or his ally.
Bates. undoubtedly. . reflected. at
some new trick. / ran into my room.
found heavy walking stick and set
on for Bates room on the third floor.
II was always easy to attribute any
sort OF mischief 10 the fellow. and
undoubtedly he was crawling through
the house somewhere on an errand
that BODIED no good 10 me.
II was now past two O'clock and he
should have been asleep and out Of
the way long ago. / crept TO his room
and threw open the door without. /
must say, the slightest idea of find
ing him there. But Bates. the enigma
Bates, the incompatible cook. the per
feet servant sat at a table, the light
OF several candles failing on a book
over which he was bent with that
maddening gravity he had never yet
In my presence thrown OF.
He rose at once. stood at attention.
inciining his head slightly.
Yes. Mr.. Glenarm"
Yes, the DEVIL" I roared at him
astonished at finding him-sorry. I
must say, that he was therel The
SUCK feu from my hands. | did not
doubt he knew perfectly well that I
mad some purpose In breaking Ia upon
him. 1 was bafIled and in my rage
houndered for words to explain my
self
thought I heard some one in the
house. don't want you proving
about In the night. do you hear2"
Certainly not SIR" he replied In a
grieved tone.
I glanced at the book he had been
reading. IL was volume of Shakes
peare's comedies, open at the first
scene OF the last act or Winters
Tale"
Quite a pretty bit OF work that. I
should say" he remarked 1T was
one OF my late masters favorites."
60 To the dewitt bawIed at him.