The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15

that the fatted calf Stand back and wait
would not take his lordship unawsres" una. on,s
take him-front, back sideways so long as he
Were taksnept en- that's not to the point master. See
What Na, mean you you by that Bar Barry? u,,;a. n
my all night and fit companion for your
honor. And yet l It's ordinary house"
Wen prove 1t when the time comes You say we'll
tbs ordinary and by of it. .irfhab
tied by ordinary people Give them another pull.
Barry. birds are gone again.
together listening for sound within the place Ger
tainy. that they viewed it thus at the door
it uncanny house-the battements crumblrg.
the the varnsh of the doors all scraxed
away, the lichen unkempt and straggling Even the
gravel walks were overgrown with weeds. whine
of ten their hinges. Clearly the people
did not when they said that my lord had no love
why brought the Dulcimores here.
DO you hear them Barry?'
There's step upon the stone, sir-and, my God.
He reeled back from the while a fearful cry
voice soldiers trained could
Beyond all question however. 1T proceeded
distress dreadful beyond all words to hearthat
fearful helpless @ appeal @ which may move man TO Iren
Escombe has denied that he in that
known in all his life. The awful voice appeared al
most to rob him Of his reason, and for many minutes
together he sat ope dumb and paralyzed.
What was 1t, Barry-a woman's voice?" he asked
at last
ALL"
CLAP a pistol to yonder door-blow in the lock-
Barry"
'win that help lady?'
.I'll argument. Blow n lockl Are
children, Barry? Blow in the lock, for Gods
sakew
Barry hestated longer. He capped a horse pis-
ol to the massive door and the crash of the report
rang through those silent courts thunder
of artillery AS for the great door ITSELF it fell softly
though it had been contrvance of the playhouse
for hinges of it rusted rotten and many
The door fell And there beyond it lay splendid
hail. furnished the first viscount had willed in the
days of William and Mary, but shabby. neglected
and to ruin that there might have been
Chalfont since Williams day. Be
that Richard Escombe had neither for apart
ment the furniture thereof Leaping the hall
the faithful timorous Barry heels, primed
pistols hands, fear their Whence
the cry? Who had uttered it? For, be it said,
it was raised again while they listened-now high
haunting weird cry, unlike anything they had heard
all their lives
"'Ts no woman's voice. master-for Gods sake
hold back"
II will not hold back Barry-Awould you make a
coward of me? Here's lords secret chamber Am
pass it by when the door is open? Shame you,
Barry--do not follow me?'
hell if need be, master-but go upon a
crackbran errand-oh, sorrow the day."
"As heaven is witness. are nothing but a
fool Stay here-or back to the girl. She has an
ample pettcoat, Barry?"
aSir sr--never did fear human voice-but this
"Is not human? Pah. hag's tae-I am going up
stairs, Barry
He waited for reply. but began Immediately to
wasted that it cried shame all who had do it,
Surely it had been princely housethis hall Will
liam's time forgotten by who owned many
mansions. And IL the above a better
had been long closed and denied the
and the warming sunlight. From suite to suite of