Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-16

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Then who was that lady. O'Hagan?'
"Leddy. sor?"--in unbounded amaze
ment.
Yes" impatiently. A young WON.
an left the house Just as ! was com
ing In. Who was she?'
"Shure an think ye must be
dr'amin' sor. Divvle female-ray-
spicts to ye!-has been In this house
for NANNY an NANNY tn wake. sor !"
but, ] tell YOU"
"Belike twas somewan jist sthepped
into the vesthibule. mebbe to tie her
shoe. sor. and We thought"
"Oh, very we'll" Maitland relin-
pushed the inquisition as unprofitable.
willing TO concede O'Hagan's theory a
reasonable one. the more readily since
sworn that the woman had actually
come out through the door Such had
merely been his Impression. homes.
enough. but founded on circumstan.
tial evidence.
When you're through. CHagan." he
told the freshman. you may come and
shave me and lay out MY things. II
you WILL"
Very coed. sOr. In wan minute
But O'Hagans conception Of the
passage OF time was thought vague.
his one minute had heightened into
ten before he appeared TO walt upon
his employer.
Now and again. in the absence OF
the regular man." O'Hagan would at
tend one or another OF the tenants In
the capacity Of substitute valet: as in
the present instance, when Maitland.
having left his hosts roof without
troubling even 20 notify his body -serv-
ant that he would not return that
night, called upon the ianitor to under
study the more trained empioye:
which O'Hagan could be counted upon
to do very acCeptably.
Now, with patience unrumed. since
he was nothing keen for the evenings
enjoyment, Maitland made profit OF
the interval to wander through his
rooms. lighting the gas here and
there and noting that all was as II
should be, as it had been left-Save
that every article Of furniture and
bric-a brac seemed to be sadly in want
Of thorough busting In the end he
brOurht up in the room that served
him as study and lounge-the drawing
room of the fiat. as planned in the for
gotten architects scheme-a large and
well-lighted apartment overlooking the
street Here. pausing beneath the
chandelier, he looked about him for a
moment. determining that. as else
where all things were in order-but
gray with dust
Finding the atmosphere heavy. stale.
and oppressive, Maitland moved over
to the windows and threw them open.
A gush of warm air. humid and redo
lent of the Streets. invaded the room.
together with the roar OF traffic from
its nearby arteries. Maitland rested
elbows on the sill and leaned out. star
ing absently into the night: for by
now 1t was quite dark. Without con-
Germ. he realized that he would be late
at dinner. No matter: he would as
willingly miss it altogether. For the
time being he was absorbed in vain
speculations about an unknown wOm-
an whose sole claim upon his consld-
Grafton lay in a certain but immaterial
glamour Of mystery Had she. or had
she not. been in the house? And. II
the true answer were in the affirma-
tive. to what end, upon what errand?
His eyes focused insensibly upon a
void OF darkness beneath him-night
made visible by street lamps: and he
found himself suddenly and acutely
the City; the City whose secret life
ran fluent upon the hot. hard pave
ments below. whose voice throbbed.
sibilant, vague, strident. inarticulate.
upon the night air; the City Ct which
he was a part equally with the girl in
gray. whom he had never before seen.
and in all likelihood was never to
see again. though the two Of them
were to work out their destiuies within
the bounds of Manhattan island. And
yet.
1T would be strange" said Maitland
his head. smiling. 1.-TWO shall be
born" quoted Mad Maitland, senti-
mentally
Two shall! be born the whole wide
world apart"
A piano organ. having maliciously
sneaked up beneath his window. drove
him indoors with a crash of metallic
melody.
As he dropped the curtains his eye
was arrested by a CLEAN OF white upon
his desk-a letter placed there. doubt
less. by O'Hagan In Maitland's alb
sence. At the same time. a splashing
and gure!ing Of water from the direc-
ton Of the bathroom informed him
A. s,.sH~r o-o- ,h,x,