Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-10-06
CHAPTER xVI.-Continued.

Il was not sleeping WELL" she be-
gan, partly | think, because | had
slept during the afternoon. Liddy
brought me some hot milk at ten
o'clock and l slept until II. Then
wakened and-I got to thinking about
things, and worrying, so / could not
go to sleep.
81 was wondering why | had not
heard from Arnold since the-since
saw him that night at the lodge.
was afraid he was i'll, be-
cause-he was to have done
something for me, and he had not
come back. 1t must have been three
when l heard some one rapping l
sat up and listened, to be quite sure,
and the rapping kept up. l was eau
tious, and / was about to call Liddy.
Then suddenly thought knew what
1t was. The east entrance and circu-
lar staiecnse were always used by
Arnold when he was out late, and
sometimes when he forgot his key, he
would rap and I would go down and
let him in. l thought he had come
back to see mel didn't think about
the time, for his hours were always
erratic. But l was afraid l was too
weak to get down the stairs. The
knocking kept up, and just as I was
about to call Liddy, she ran through
the room and out into the hall. | got
up then, feeling weak and dizzy, and
put on my dressing-gown. If it was
Arnold ! knew l must see him.
u,.1y I, hut
OF course, knew my way. | felt along
for the stair-rail, and went down as
quickly as / could. The knocking had
stopped. and / was afraid | was too
late. | got to the foot of the stair
case and over TO the door on to the
east veranda. | had never thought of
anything but that 1t was Arnold. until
reached the door. 1t was unlocked
and opened about an inch. Everything
was black; it was perfectly dark out
side. / felt very queer and shaky.
Then ! thought perhaps Arnold had
used his key; he did-strange things
sometimes, and I turned around. Just
as | reached the foot OF the staircase
] thought l heard some one coming
My nerves were going anyhow, there
in the dark, and | could scarcely
stand. ! got up as far as the third
or fourth step; then | felt that some
one was coming toward me on the
staircase. The next instant a hand
met mine on the stair-rail Some one
brushed past me, and | screamed
Then ! must have tainted"
That was Louiso's story There
could be no doubt OF It's truth. and the
thing that made 1t incxpressibly awfu
10 ne was that the poor girl had crepi
down To answer the summons OF Z
brother who would never need hel
kindly Offices again, Twice. now. with
out apparent cause. some one had en-
tered the house by means Of the cas-
entrance. had apparently gone his
way unhindered through the house
and gone out again as he had entered
Had this unknown visitor been ther,
third time. the night Arnold Arm
strong was murdered? Or a fourth
time Mr. Jameson had lockct
some one in the clothes chute?
Sleep was impossible. / think. 10
any of us We dispersed finally Z,
AeAtHtt NHAt Aff.NNf AtNfttlH AsUNlNf AiAAli
The worse for her experience. hut
determined that before the day Wa
over sine must know the true state q
affairs Another decision I made. an,
pat BE- into execution immediatcn
after breakfast had one 81 th,
unused bedrooms in The cast wing
hack along che small corridor. pre-
pared Tor occupancy and from tha
time on AlsX. che Gardener. slep
there One man iu that barn af ,
house was au ahsIrdlty Wlth thing
happening ail tho I.me. and / must sa.
Nat Alex was hs uunbiprtiauahle a.
any one could ros sibly have bega
Tho ueNt morning ahn. llnlHuF nui
I made au exhaustive examination "a
the eIraHlar staircase. tHr amail tutr
e. ita fps' end tha raFdrHum ousuIn.
from It There $500 uu evidence e
anything unusual tar night before. auO