The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-10
Continued from yesterday.l


II decided that until took me in tow had best remain
where and must have been minutes that waited BY
the lamp saning my and mailing distant footas In bnse
people dancing music of Hungarian band
even fancied could hear the windows shake the rhythm of their
feet but could not make from which part of the compass the
sounds And sometimes the music rose it seemed close at nv
hand and again. to be floating high air above my head AL
though surrounded by thousands of houehode was
pey lost as though had been set down night Sahara
Desert There seemed to be no waiting longer escort
SO again set out and at once bumped against
first believed this to be railing but on following it found
that stretched for long distance and that if was ec of rer
intervals with gates standing uncertainty with my hand ON one
of these when of light suddenly opened in the night and in
saw as you see picture thrown bogaph heater
young gentleman in evening Dress and back him lights of
hail. guessed from its elevation distance from the sidewalk that
this light from the house set back from the street
and determined approach and ask the young to tell me
where was But in fumbng with the the gate nsncyey
bent my head and when raised the door had partly closed
leaving only shaft of light Whether young man had
reenred the house. had left it. could tell fastened to
open the gate and stepped found myself upon an
asphalt walk At the was the sound of quick steps
upon the PATH and some rushed past called him. but he
made reply and heard the the footsteps hurne
away upon the sidewalk
"Under other the young mans rudenes and his
receness ang hurriedy through the mist would have
struck peculiar but everything distorted by the fog that
at the moment did not consider it. The door he had left
partly open went the path and much fmbng found
the knob of the doorb and sharp pull The
me from great depth and distance followed from
inside the house. and although pulled again and again
could hear nothing the dripping of the about me- was
anxious to be but unless where was going there
little chance Of making speed determined that
until learned my bearings would back into the fog
So pushed the door open and stepped into the house
Il found myself in long and hail. upon which
opened from either side At the end of the hall
bausade which ended in sweeping The baustrade
cred with heavy Persian rugs and the walls we're also hung
with them. The door left closed the one nearer me on
the open and stepped opposite to saw that it was
sort of reception waiting and that empty The door
below also opn and with the idea would surely find some
there walked up the hall evening dress and felt
did not look like burglar had great that should en-
counter of the inmates of the house, me on sight
The second door in the hall opened into dnngroom This
empty One had been dining the table,
been cleared away and Pickering candle showed haed
glasses and the ashes of cigarettes The greater part of the room was
in complete darkness.
B this time had grown the fact that was wan
deng about in strange house. and that apparently was alone in
The silence of the place began try my nerves. and sudden
unexpanabe panic started for the open street But as turned
sitting bench which the the baustrade had
hidden from His shut and he sleeping soundy
"h before had been bewdred because could see no
one but at sight of this man much more beldered
"He very large giant height with long yellow hair
which hung below his shoulders He dressed silk shirt
that beed the waist and hung outside black velvet trousers
which, turn, stuffed high black boots recognized the
costume that of Russian servant what Russian se
ant in his native livery could be doing private in KNIGHTS
bridge was incomprehensible.
81 advanced and touched the the shoulder and after an
effort he awoe and seeing pang his and began bow
rapidly and making precaoy gestures had picked p enoupb
Russian in Petersburg to make that the apoogng for
having fallen asleep and also able explain to him that
desired to his master.
e nodded vigorously and ad viii the Exceeney come this
way? The Princess is here
at distinctly made the word princess and was good deal
embarrassed had thought would be easy enough to explain nv
intrusion but how would look another
natter followed him down was somewhat puzzled
"As advanced be noticed that the front door standing
open and with exclamation of surprise fastened
closed it Then he raped twice the door of apparently
the drawngroom There reply his knock and tapped