The Ordway new era., 1908-06-19

st,u he sat. The minutes passed
sway. SIN he sat motionless' MS race
kYried.
II was dark. The yellow s'eani
streaming out of the window ON!
served TO make the surrounding u"tN
ness dcnser The lamp on the l"oIo
cast a pale circle Immediately III rum
n, the office There was no oih'r
flicker OF light on the street ln,o
this circle there moved a shadow. IL
r.treat.d 49, advanced again - IhdeH
back In to obscuri,y. Was II sow''hIhk
alive. or did the moving OF the ia'"p
cause the shadows to thus SKIP h''ut
liut IN. lamp had not been moved. II
burned steadily in the same p"HIN''''
The relaxed form OF thu unconscious
man was still bent over the iahl'.
Nothing had changed within. Prob.
ably some dog locked uut tor IN" high'
had trutted within the radius "t Hgh'
Maybe a cotton tail had hupp'd INV"
IN, Hsht for second Louise dld NOT
know Whether rabnils vyrr came INTO
the town. but jt was ,lk''y they nlH
1t might have been one Of lhe stTaNea
cattle wandering about IN search ''
food That was the most pronahI" sup
position OF all Of coure II mish'
have bcen only her imagination. IN"
little pinch of frigh' cnfouder"d Of the
moving -haduw and the rorie hour
PASSED away. Her EYES grew pensi'e
again How sun ir MS Had Cor
don fallen aslr,I' he lay So quietly
Had he uricNcd himself into slumb"T
as a girl wugld do No men were
no; nke that.
All, There was the moving shad'
ow again She caught her breath
quickly Then her eyes grew wide and
fixed with urrur This time the
shadow did no, SINK away again, II
came near tho window rrouchiue sud
denly. 1t stood Up straight Mvrclfu!
Father Why Is II thar d human be-
inE. 4 creature Of reason and ludE'
mcnt. pruNllns about at unnatural
hours inspires ten fold more terror TO
his Kind than DOES brute IN Ike cir.
instances OF time and place Louise
tried to scream aloud. Her throat was
lIA4 ELtNA \ NAhtAf.4A ltt4 "a - F'F l'h h'4 lA'
speechlcss. /, WAS Ike % Nightmare.
She writhcd IuI fought desperately
to shake herself free NJ this ,iumb
horror. The Guild danny came out On
her forehead Af,cTwIgd she rrmem-
bcrcd ,ha: she knew 10" man and that
i, was this knowledge that had caused
her Nightmare OF horror to b" so un.
conscious only OF the aUiulness Of not
being able to cry out II she could
only awaken Mary, The man lifted
his arm. He had something in his
hand Its terrible import broke the
spell OF her spevchlessuess.
Mary Mary"
She though, She shrioaed. In real,
ity she Easp,d ou, broken Whisper:
but 1t thrilled su vi;h terror and
pleading that Mary was awakened on
the instant. She spraac ou; NJ bed
As her barr feet touched the floor a
pistol shot rang Cg' close by She
had been trained 70 quick action. and
superb health le., uo room :or cob
webs TO lingeT ll .ha brain " aen sh.
was suddenly aroused. she had no
need for explanations The shot was
enough. II more vas needed there vas
the lighted window across the way
and here was Louise crouched before
their own. Swiftly and silently she
seized her revolver from the bureau.
Elided 10 the window and fred three
times in rapid succession. the reports
mingling with the sound OF shattered
glass
Il think hit him the second time.
Louise she said. with a dull calm.
Il can't be sure"
She lighted a lamp and began to
dress mechanically. Louise stayed not
to answer In the hall she encountered
Paul Langtord, Just as another shot
rang out.
Go back. Miss Dale" he cried. hur.
rtedly but peremptorily You mustn't
come. am afraid there has been
foul play"
She looked at him. 1t hurt. tha,
look
He is dead" she whispered. Il am
going TO him" and glided away from
his detaining hand.
He hurried after her. Others had
been aroused by the nearness Of the
I pistol shots. Doors were thrown opep.
Voices demanded the meaning Of IN.
disturbance. Putting his arm around
the trembling CIR! Langtord fastened
across the street with her. At the door
OF Gordon's Office he paused.
I will go in first, Louise You stay
here"
He spoke authoritatively: but she
slipped in ahead of him Her arms
fell softly over the bowed shoulders
Her cheek dropped to the dark. gray.
streaked hair. There was little change
seemingly. The form was only a l,,
tie more relaxed. the attitude only .
little more helpless. 1t seemed as 1,
he might have been sleeping. Their,