The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-26

,set And the man in the room Win
nc leaned against the manteFNooF I
ma listened. His pursners were plain (
il bafned; / heard him draw q ioas
breath. and turn TO grope ms way /
through the blackness. Then-ne
ouched my hand cold. clammy death
like.
A hand IN an empty room! Tie dFe"
In his breath the sharp intaklng q
horror chat fills lungs suddenly col
lapsed. beyond Jerking his hand away
Instantly, he made no movement
hlpk absolute terror had him by the
aroat Then he stepped back, with
iut turning, retreatIng foot by ioot
from The Dread Ia the corner, and
10 not think he breathcd
Then. with the relief Of space be-
ween u.s. | screamed, earspittingly,
madly. and they heard me outside.
IN the chimney" shricked. Be
nina the mantel The mantel"
with an oath the figure hurled itself
across the room at me, and
screamed again. In his blind fury he
aad missed me; heard him strikel
he wall. That one time ! eludea
IN: | was across the room. and had
cot the chair He stood for a second,
| listening. then--he made another rush.
ma struck out with my weapon.
| hink Il stunned him. for had a sec
lnds respite whom could hear him
| reathng, and some one shouted out
side.
We can't get--in lIow-does-~it
)pen?"
But the man in the room had
hanged his tactics, ! knew he was
Keeping on me, inch by Inch, aud !
unld not tell FROM where And then
HE caught me. He held his hand
iyer my mouth and bit him was
helpless strangling land some one
vas irving to break Ia the mantel
rom outside II began to yield some
where. for thin wedge Of yeIlowish
ight Was reflected on the opposite
vail, When he saw that my assaiant
lroppcd me with d curse, then--t1e
,pposite wall swung onen noiselessly,
losed again without q sound, and
vas alone The Intruder was gone
In the next room! called wildly
The next room But the sound ol
llows on the mante drowned my
voice, by the time had made them
understand. couple Of minutes had
elapsed. The pursuit was taken IN
. ! ~ ufl,a n
termned to llberate me When
,tepped out into the trnnkroon a Gre,
J woman again | could hear tho chase
! far below.
must say, for all Alexis anxiety /,
! set me troe, he paid little enough Al
ention to my plight lie lumpe,
!, through the opening Into the secrn
y room and picked up the portable safe
II am gong 10 put this Ia MI i'al
y ,ey's room Miss lnnes,' he said, 'an'
g shall send one of the detectives f
Y guard H.
y | hardly heard him ! wanted 4
= laugh and cry in the same breath
y d crawl Into he'd and have cup q
Y ea. and aeold ldddy, and do any q
u he thousand natural things that ha
g ieyer expected to do again, And III
- dr. The touch Of The cool night al
u IN my faeel
o' Az Alex and reached the secon
VI 'loor, Mr. JAMESON met us. He va
F grave and quiet, and he nodded COZ
ly .,rehendlngly when he saw the safe.
"Will you come with me for nj
ny ment, Miss lnnes?' he asked soberl
ot and on my asserting. he led the W.
yn to the east wing There were ligh
'm moving around below. and some
ic' the maids were standing gaping dow
lp- fhey screamed when they saw m
he and drew back TO let mo pass, The
II was sort Of hush over the seen
gs Alex, behind me, muttered somothi
could not hear, and brushed past |
be- without ceremony Then ! realiz
chat Il man was lying doubled up
ise The foot of the staircase, and Il
zen Alex was STOPPING over bin.
III As came slowly down. Wint'
stepped back, and Alex straighter
ma himself looking at me across
'th' body with impenetrabe eyes. In
. ~ hand be held shaggy gray wig, g
ana before me on the floor lay the II
lns whose headstone stood in Casani
ana churchyard Armstrong.
nat Winters told the story in a 40
yes words. IN his headlong flight dc
The circular staircase, with Wini
cen Just behind, Paul Armstrong
'lns pitched forward violently struck
'cFe bead against the door To the east
ihis lnda, and probably broken his n
lish He had died as Winters reached
10 As the detective finished / saw
llns sey pale and shaken. in the c
mas 0om doorway, aud for the first
the that night lost my self-eontrol |
ihe my arms around my boy, and Il
'alls moment he had 10 support me. A
ahd ond later, over IIalseyA shoulde
saw something that turned my
i ton Into other channels. for be
the him IN the shadowy cardroom,
open Gertrude and Alex the gardener.
SIT there Is no use mlncing matters
per was kissing herl
eF II was unable to speak Twi
some opened my mouth then / turned
ran sey around and pointed. They
the quite unconscious of us, her head
On his shoulder his face against
Dled hair As II happened. II was
Nhe" Jameson who broke up the table
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