The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
CHAPTER XI.
The Name Was Sullivan.

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in Baltimore and took the next train
home. | was pretty far gone when
stumbled out of a cab almost INTO the
scandalized arms of Mrs. klopton. In
fifteen mini,tes ! was in bed, with thai
good woman piliug on blankets and
bistering me in unprotected places
with hot.water bottles. And in, m
hour I had Whit of chloroform and
Doctor Williams had set the broken
bone.
I dropped asleep then, waking in the
late twilight To a realization that | was
mt home again, without the papers that
meant conviction for Andy Bronson
with charge of murder hanging over
my head and with something more
than an impression Of the girl my best
friend was in love with. girl, more
over. who was almost as great an cnlg'
ma as the crime itself.
'And IN no hand ut guessing rid
dies ] groancd half aloud. Mrs.
Klopton came over promptly and put
a cold cloth on my forehead.
'Euphemia. - She said TO some one
outside the door. "'telcphone the doc
tor that he is still rambling, bul that
he has switched from green ribbons
10 riddles.
''There's s nothing the matter with
me Mrs Klopton,n | rcbelled. - | was
only thinking out loud. Confound that
cloth; it's trickling all over nc, l
gave il fling, and heard it land with
a soegv thud on the floor.
:Thinking out loud is dehrium,
Mrs. Klopton said, imperturbably. a
fresh cloth, Euphemia.'
This time she held il on with firm
pressure that I was too weak 70 re-
sist. I expostulated feehly that ! was
drowning. which she also laid 10 my
mental exaltation: and then finally
dropped into damp sleep. 1t was
,,,lni,,hf vglnO rDmSnn
again. had been dreaming Of the
wreck. and it was incXpressblv COM
fortinp 10 feel the stability OF my bed.
and 10 realize the equal stability OF
Mrs. Klopton, who sat, fully attired.
by the night light, reading "Science
and Health.
''Docs that book say anything about
opening the windows on hot night?'
| suggested when ! got my bearings.
She put il down immediately and
came over 10 me. If there is one time
when Mrs Klopton is chastened-and
II is the only tlme-it IS when she
reads FScicnce and Health. = - do
not like To open the shutters. Mr.. Law
renee she explained. Not since the
night you went away y
But. pressed further. she refused 10
explain. ''The doctor said YOU We're
not to be excited she persisted.
"Here's your beef tea. -
mot a dron until YOU tell me. - /
said firmly Besides. you know very
well there s nothing the matter with
me This arm of mine is only. false
belief ] sat up pinEerlv. Now
whv don Z you open that window?'
Mrs. Klopton succumbed. Because
there are queer goings-on in that house
next door, she said. OF YOU will
take the beet, tea, Mr.. Lawrence, /
will tell YOU.
Tho a,oer goinos.on. however. proyed
to he slightly disappointing. II seemed
that after ] left on Friday night, a
light was seen fitting ftfully through
the empty house next door. Euphemia
had seen ii first and called Mrs. Klop-
ION. Together they had watched il
hreathlcsslv until it disappeared on the
lower floor.
''You should have been a writer Of
lows a thump. "And so 1T was fitting
fitfulIy!''
"That's what it was doing" she re-
fittira fitfuly-how YOU do throw one
out. Mr.. Lawrence And what S more,
it came aeain!'
ooh. come now. Mrs Klopton. - ] oh.
iected. "phosts are like lightning; they
never strike twice in the same night
That is only worth half cup of beef
tea -
'You may ask Euphemia," she re-
torted, with dignity. Not moro than
AN hour after, there was light there
again. We saw it through the chiDks
of the shutters Onlv-this time ii
began at the lower floor and climbed, y
''You oughtn't TO tell ghost stories
al night came Mcknight S voice
from the doorway "Reallv, Mrs
KIouton. m amazed at YOU. You old
duffcr. I've got. YOU to thank for the
worst dav of my lifei'
Mrs Klopton gulped. Then realiz
ing that the cold duffer' was meant
for me, she took her empty cup and
went out muttering.
she?" Mcknight said to the closing
door. Then he swung around and hello
out his hand.
"Bv Jove,'' he said. sI'vc been lay
ing YOU out all day; lilies on the door
bell, black gloves. everything. II yot
had had the sense Of mosquito in !
snowstorm, YOU would have telephonet
me
'"I never even thought of it," wa.
filed with remorse. "Upon my word
Rich. hadu't an idea beyond getting
away from that place. II You had seer
what | saw
Mcknight stopped me. "Seen it
Why, YOU Iunatic. I've been digein.
for YOU all day in the ruins! I'v'
lunched and dined on horrors Give
me something TO rinse them down, Lol
lie
He had fshed The key of the cellar
cite from its hiding place in my sho
bag and was mixing himself what h
called Bernard Shaw-a foundation
Of brandy and soda, with a little o
everything else in sight TO give i
snap. Now that ] saw him clearly, b
looked weary and grimy. ] hated t.
tell him what / knew he was waiting
to hear, but there was no use wadini
in by inches. / ducked and got j
over.
"The notes are gone, Rich" / sal,