Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-11
CHAPTER v,

the door Of the cloud like 9
~ meteorite and saw q long pro
cession Of white and violet
lights speeding past and away into thu
distance. the arc lights Of town sci
into apparent flight By the speedof hi.
headlong career before The wind. Fal
of In the glare Of locomotive fire.
box he could see devilish black fire.
man. weirdly stocking.
&, The town fed away. The roar Of the
wind rose about him. He was whip
ped stingingly by the branches Of q
tall tree; then a lower one bowed him
through its dense top. He laid hold
of a slim birch, and, as 1t bent ike q
fishing rod under his weight, he let go
the sheets Of his parachute, the wind
spilled from the silken leach. and he
tumbled heavily into matuess-like
bridal wreath bush, over an asphalted
walk, and, eased down by the shrub.
berry, he rose unhurt, so far as he
could feel, to find himself by a rustic
seat near dry fountain. On his left
he could make out long building
three or four stories high.
A high wall running back from each
end Of this structure seemed to him to
bound the garden, for garden he
guessed it to be. Back in some crepus-
cular Jungle he heard the throaty bel.
low of a great dog.
! Following the wall. he found it In
tegral with that of the house. It was
blank and high and insurmountable.
+, He reconnoitered the rear wall to a
brick barn into which it was built.
He returned to the long house and
, stole across to one side. where he
found door through the wall, tight
shut and impregnable.
Calling up his scattered courage. he
went with some steadiness up to a
long veranda. A shrill whistle sound
ing from the top Of the porch instantly
commanded his attention. Theodore
nav man on the roof just in the act
Of swinging himself down over the
cave
"Get under here. old sport" said the
voice, ':and give liberty loving class
mate leg down."
I Theodore reached up and steadied .
DVAAAS"A0C ON0y 1SS 0hO was oOVuS wv
let hi burden down when the liberty
loving one collapsed in all his MEM
bers and came down by the run.
Carson started forward to raise the
4emoralized fugitive to his feet But
heiw was already up and seemed to be
bOyktng and kissing his hand to an
imag inary audience. 9'
\ my celebrated Avernus act" said
he. Special sravitation expert to the
crowned heads! But, hist! Let me
greet thee! An ye be noble, salute
my cheek; an ye be slob, receive my
eontemptuous thanks! Hey, old sport?"
L Carson stood mute, alone with pos
sible lunatic and very probable dog
In q walled garden into which he had
dropped from the night sky.
From your caput cometh a rattle
like muted castanet," went on the
strange parsonage, land anon like
battery Of telegraph saunders. Stay!
Is it possible that it emanates from
the gathering Of your teeth? Caitiff,
you are scairt-or in an ague that
would reduce q foundry RATHER to
matchwood! Art cold, fair youth?''.
"A little" replied Carson. II am
lightly dressed"
i Then come, come away, tra-la-la,
with me, to realm Of balmy air and
breezes Of Ceylon. To heel, and If
thy heavy hoof but scrape the gravel
to betray our fight thou diest, and all
thy wad is gobbled by the privy Golfer
Of the emporium. To he'll"
i With swift darting movement the
stranger turned and. followed obedi-
emily by Carson. went across to
building which Theodore guessed to be
= greenhouse. His guide opened the
door, and stood back with elaborate
courtesy that Carson might precede
him. Entering, Theodore found him
self among beds Of flowers which
nlled the house.
sit is too dark" said his guide, re-
Joining him. ito make the exchange
Of cards more than an empty and
Invisible formality. Yet would fain
know more Of you than the bright and
snappy technique Of your tooth chat
tering."
/ II don't understand" answered Car
ION. II came here by accident"
! "Quite So" interposed his interlocu-
tor. Let's sit down by the American
Beauty bed-there. If we might strike
. match, now. I estimate that half
hs lush logged derelicts 60 ashore here
In state, to coin a word, of Grey eyed
Woozfness. may say that came my
self by accident and without meaning
10 do so-or otherwise. must have a
smoker Then came the scratch OF
the match. and Theodore sc,eltinized
the face BY the nare of the match as
with nervous, unsteady movements the
stranger lighted the weed.
| He was a medium sized person, with
deep set eyes dickering from their cav
erns with a blurred sharpness. His
face was sallow and colorless, with
bellows in the cheeks. His nose was
notched in profile. like the
stub Of something else broken on his
face.
my name Is Carson said Theo-
dore, '.and am from the south, from
Alabama. r.
sCraighead II mime" rejoined the
Dther. 81 am from here and elsewhere.
There are twenty places where might
voee were there any question under the
Bun worth voting On. think may
venture to give you, sir, - my perma-
hant re4idence. until further notice