The sun., 1908-09-13

tattoo along the stun work with the ind
of me knife. Suddenly. just back Of a
elbow far, no metallic click -claok.
'Jarge, Jargel' cried. fairly. tunnblin'
from me perch, -seeln' may be believin'
but puts me fait in feelin'. There's q
saft spot there, s'help me, the size Of q
mans hand: like beautyus apple rotten
Even while spoke he was up and at
it'with his magnifying glass. Arter q
careful examination down he kenn. rollin'
back the bookcase In place and draggin'
me and the chair into the cintre OF the
room In the exoiss Of his care.
papsr Of ssha s IL. sHy be 'a esnnnsy ans
designed. oolored and got. II won't do
to distub 1t now. Smithers. What good
wud the stuns do ia with the hue and CRY
at our heels, whin little cautun may keep
tho secrit hid until doomsdayf I must
get the proper glue; 1t win take time for
He stopped short. and az swung about
responsive there stud Rebecca Curtain.
her eyes casht down. her sweet lips movin'
as II In prayer.
"A letter for Mr.. Hawais from M1s.
Runyon.' she said; but as she tnnned away
she esy IN, me wan sPa Pas Of hh hSTy S Ant inter
Il have somethin' for you, 1she whi.s
pered. "A little book; II may teach you 10
know your ind
Il haven't knowed which ind was on
since seen you.' pertisted.
She destrained me ardor with q gintle
gesture.
Tis the shorter catachism," she wint
on. -Oh, let IL be light to your feet
sd tackle the longest wan at wud
from you and still be light on me feet. >
She pressed the little volume into my
hand hand ending gu HRs t up me- sHins which %,b
t'oughts so set on t'ings above az to be
clearly oblivus Of what was goin' on on
this the main floor. she glided away.
Listen to this. Smithers,' eaid Gentle
man George; and In tones that faltered
q little he read from Mrs. Runyon's note
as follers:
And is II really true. Gerald? Have you
to me at last9 have been so III. Of body
and heart-ill Of delay: III Of doubt-but
now, but now. Joy makes me we'll But q
day. dearest. but q little day; but. ah. 90
long. and will be with you. In the light
OF each others presence. In the glorious
light OF love, We will know. we will know,
never to waver In our faith again. Oh.
have the strength to wait?
we'll. we haven't. at all evints,' de-
Ss !srf ,h sh Sn sossrs
sure; before that sick cat has strenth
to prowl.'
III.
Midnight KEN, and we KEN also; large
a-tiptoein' down from the guess chamber.
me creepin' up from my basemint room,
and bot meetin with feel and breath be
the new-old post in the hall. Like q
cross betune the shadder dance and
the ARABS retreat. We mosied into the
library. and paused for Q wud In season
behind closed doors and be the hckle
light of our glim.
Here's the cemint and n knife that
cuts like q razzer." said large. 1T ought
not to be a moments work. And yit
he held back reluctant.
This woman, Smithers." he wint on.
MRS. Runyon. who writ the note. do
you know anything about herr You
have been here tin days
'Unly that she is confined 10 her room
be Sickness" I answered. There's q
trained nuss and now Miss Curtain. the
maid
.Do you suppose she might be CRAZY
like her fatherp"
-Unly from her note; but why not
reserve sech abstractuns for the quito
satisfactun OF the sioond bot. arter the
rapterus fust has been drunk to our
succiss3 Come. man. come"
Il heard q queer sound es / kem t'roo
the upper hall. he sulked. half laugh,
half scream. and each blood-cuddler
In its way. / hates to t'ink II was the
widow. and yit l hates wuss to t'ink II
wasn't-the clock was just strikin' twelve.
you know -
did you niver hear the nay Of night
mare beforef' I ast impatient. sCome en-
1 say. and wo'll have the laugh on our
side in screanain' old time"
Prisintly thin large was mounted on
the chair be the hyin' butler. cuttin' out
the idges Of the mashed hay paper with
his sharp knife while held the oiment
and the glim aloft like twin offering to
luck. He inserted tine point and pried.
Down fell the imitatun panel. not an inch
thick, disclosin' deep nick In the stun.
He thrust in his hand and began to draw
out slowly white paper box-slowly and
with difficulty. for 1t jist filed the interor
space.
And jest befoor. the sinners sure. We
may almost discover sang half beside
mesilf with ~.
At fust I fought It was an echo. 1t kem
90 suddint did the low sound that swehed
into q wall and inded with laugh ekally
hidjus. as y q carpse had gone daft on
wakenin' In Its grave. Jarge's hand
struck wildly on the box. Tho box bint
and split on the idge OF the openin' and
down on my devouted nut fell q stream OF
gins like an itidescent shower bat
tunned hard.
In the rafting shock OF II dropped
the ciment and the glim. the wan toAtick
to the odder until II put 1t out, and there
we were In the dark. large keIn tum-
blin' down, grabbin' me tight.
did We hear it?' he cried.
-Stip light warned. @for 10 iver you
wore on Tom Tidder's ground there y'are
now
That screechy laugh again shivered the
air-louder. nearer. 1t seemed, az IL borne
on the rays OF light that glimmered t'roo
under the hall door. We had scussly
darted back into the elcove before q tan
young woman. her feet bare twinkiin'
aginst the sweep Of her long dark robe.
inferred with q bed lamp In her hand.
A tall young woman and fair. gashly
fair betune the stare Of her dead eyes
and the shadders Of her long flowing
hair. She stopped In the cintre OF the
room with the jewels strewn before her
like the sperut Of remarse ignorin' the
wealt' Of the warld.
/ aConical wasn't IL abe mumured,