The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18

felt something's knew one was In the room
looking at me | turned round. didn't see anything
at first. and thcn-we, he just gradually came OUT
just like developing negative-only this one you
might say, was underexposed. Faint. Too damned
foInt. 1t made Inc faint Well, as ] say, l simply
boted, SO would you have. too" Briggs kept his
eyes on my face, awaiting his crosseXnmiuation
you say he spoke, though"
Rather. That was the worst part of It, | couldn't
Stnnd it. He asked for something TO eat and then he
went on, but ] didn't walt to listen | gave one
look tried TO answer, found my tongue had dried
up. then ran lie all dim and sbadowy-hs
face and hands about all | noticed l fancy he
had robe or something on. but that may have been
Imagination"
oh. 1t was Imagination, all right
Briggs still stared at me. Il don't blame you for
not believing | don't suppose 1 would But youIl
ind PasscVant has been shot, either by himself or
somebody else-shot In the forehead"
why In the forcbcadY
There hole therc-a dark shadow ANYWAY
round Ike bullet hole. You walt and see lave
you heard what they say at his boarding house?'
hadn't AT that time heard. so Briggs went on
well, went up there this afternoon and | hap.
pcned to meet the girl who has the to Passe
wants. Her story Is that last night she heard hI,
door shut softly. She didn't know at the time it WAS
PasSeyaDts door but what happened aferward con-
WINGED her 1T was late-about eleven o'clock An
other chap had Just come in and gone upstairs his
room The girl lay In bed right up against the parti-
ton wall and she began to hear soft fC,J!cps and
drawers opening. Then she heard oh Lord" and
she swenrs il was In Passevant's own voice They're
all talking about 1t up there say. could you put me
up here to-nlgbt1"
suppose j go back to your place and stay with
you" l suggested. II don't mind seeing ghost my
self | can't imagine being afraid of Passevant"
Not when he has bullet hole in his forehead: :'
Briggs shook bis head. He acknowledged his cow
nrdicc and threw bimsof my mercy So | let him
stay on the couch in my sitting room and asked him
10 call me If P0sseyant showed up. 1t was just be-
fore We went to bed that n curious thing happened
We had gone out my little front balcony and
were sitting there still talking the matter and
idly watching the few passcrsby in the street At
about ten o'clock automobile came tearing along
down Main street. and | had just recognized 1t as
the Hntcbleys +. D. q. touring car when there was
q scream and the squeak of the emergency brake
and ule motor stopped suddenly With a stalled en-
CINE. l saw HuchIey get down and look under the
wheels heard Mrs IIutchcy begin to talk excited
ly to her husband. Then Hutchcy walked slowly
back in the street, If lie looking for some
thing
] shouted down, Hello, Huchley, Anything
wronef What's the matter!'
dear! We something, OF somebody I'm
afraid! 1t was awfulw
my feet in an instant why didn't see
any one"
But ran down with Briggs, and both Joined
Ilutchley In bis search We all went back far as
Hyde street examined the cutters every thing. There
was absolutely nothing in the street Hutchey finally
cranked his machine and got into bis seat.
1T was nasty, anyway" he said Felt exactly
II had hit some and then run over him. II 1t
was dog don't how he got away"
Well forgot about it, discussing Passe-
wants disappearance and finally to bed at mid
night Briggs left while WAS taking my bath next
morning. I've had red ants In my rooms since.
wish hadn't told Deighton anything about
H. II hadn't aud had beard his story before he
heard mine Ii would be ensier for 10 make up my
mind. Degbtons Ingenious devil but the trouble
Is he's always joking He's of those chaps
thnt you put your finger morally speak
Ing. He's been all over everybody. done every
thing He's the ndventurcr type. that IS but I've
never actually cuught him in lie yei. There's
doubt, for instance, that he did have dinner With
Lord Roberts IN South Africa. The question ls, Was
he Invited agauI He's interesting. fascinating
10 and he has way OF telling apparently I'M
possible things and bsvinS them turn out absolutely
true He had Briggs heart. for Instance by tell