Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-23
The Woman In
the Above.
BY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN.
Anthor Of THE MlIIlonalrs Bay" ''Ths
fillEree Ball. 1.-THE House In the
MIST" 1.-THE Amethyn
Box" Etc.
Copyright, 1906. The Bobbs-Merrill Co.
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test was to go on. but under different
conditions. 1t was no longer to be
made at my own discretion and in the
upstairs room; 1t was to be made at
luncheon hour and in Mr.. Grey's pri-
vate dining room, where, If by any
chance Mr.. Grey found himself out
ragged by the placing of this notorious
weapon beside his plate, the blame
could be laid on the waiter, who, mis-
taking his directions, had placed 1t on
Mr.. Grey's table when 1t was meant
for Inspector Dalzell's, who was lunch
ing In the adjoining room. 1t was /,
however, who was to do the placing.
With what precautions and under what
circumstances will presently appear.
Fortunately the hour set was very
near; otherwise do not know how /
could have endured the continued
strain of gazing on my patients sweet
face, looking up at me from her pillow,
with shadow over its beauty which
had not been there before her fathers
return.
And that father! l could hear him
pacing the library floor with q restless
ness that struck me as being strangely
akin to my own inward anguish of
impatience and doubt. What was he
dreading? What was it l had seen
darkening his face and disturbing his
manner when from time to time he
pushed open the communicating door
and cast an anxious glance our way,
only to withdraw again without utter
ing word? Did he realize that a cri-
sis was approaching, that danger men
aced him, and from me? No, not the
latter, for his glance never strayed to
me, but rested solely on his daughter.
/ was therefore not connected with the
disturbance in his thoughts AS far as
that was concerned, l could proceed
feariessly; had not him to dread, only
the event. That / did dread, as any
one must who saw Miss Grey's face
during these painful moments and
heard that restless tramp in the room
beyond
At last the hour struck-the hour at
which Mr.. Grey always descended to
lunch He was punctuality itself, and
under ordinary circumstances could
depend upon his leaving the room with
IN Ave minutes Of the stroke of /. But
would he be as prompt today? Was he
IN the mood for luncheon2 Would he
80 downstairs at all? Yes, for the
tramp, tramp stopped. l heard him ap-
preaching his daughters door for a
last look in and managed to escape
Just in time to procure what wanted
and reach the room below before he
Came. ss;s' So ~gss s-.s~e-
cfMy opportunity was short, but l had
dime to see two things-frst, that the
location OF his seat had been changed
% that his back was to the door lead
ing into the adjoining room; secondly
that this door was ajar. The usua
waiter was In the room and showed
no surprise at my appearance, hav
ting been careful to have it understood
that hereafter Miss Grey's appetite
was to be encouraged by having he
soup served from her fathers table b,
her fathers own hands, and that
should be there to receive it.
ssMr. Grey is coming" said l, ar
preaching the waiter and handing hiT
the stiletto loosely wrapped in tissu
paper. "will you be kind enough I
place this at his plate, just as it is?
man gave 1t to me for Mr.. Grey; sal
we were to place 1t there"
The waiter, suspecting nothing, di
as he was hidden, and l had hardl
time to catch up the tray laden wit
dishes, which saw awaiting me on
side table, when Mr. Grey came in an
was ushered to his seat.
The soup was not there, but l al
vanced with my tray and stood wal
ing-not too near, lest the Violent bea
ing of my heart should betray me.
did so the waiter disappeared and Il
door behind us opened. Though M
Grey's eye had fallen on the packag
and / saw him start, l darted OF
glance at the room thus disclosed al
saw that 1t held two tables. At oil
the inspector and some one I did n
know sat eating. At the other a ms
alone, whose back was to us all al
who seemingly was entirely disconneC
ed with the interests Of this tragic m
ment. All this I saw in an instant-tl
next my eyes were fixed on Mr.. Grey
face.
He had reached out his hand to t
package, and his features showed
emotion I hardly understood.
whats this?" he murmured, feeli
II with wonder, 1 should almost s
anger. Suddenly he pulled of
wrapper. and my heart stood still
expectancy If he quailed-and hC
could he help doing so If guilty ?-wf
a doubt would be removed from I
own breast, what an impeachment fri
police action! But he did not qut
He simply uttered an exclamation
intense anger and laid the weap
back on the table without even TAXI
the precaution of covering it up.
think he muttered an oath, but thu
was no fear in it, not particle.
My disappointment was so great,
humiliation so unbounded, that, forg