The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-23

NiIcl ~ intSc people means IiuNrE
plenty of money, she nr,rdrd Ia his
request Wilcox snt down before the
lire with the wine beside him aud
drank md smoked and. without IN.
tending II. fell asleep.
lie nwokc with n start. What caused
him to feel That he was In danger he
did not know. Ii might have been u
blow that was threatening him or II
might have been the fuct Of II sudden
realization TINT he Ind been ever since
he first HRw Marie taking frghlful
rl4k IN amy event he WINS cunsr loiis
that death wns In the room The
fngots Ind burned out There was II
bright Hight ncnr the entrance. which
east slndnw on the wall directly
over the ilrrplncc. The shndnw was
that Of n figure with the right arm
raised above the head The shadow
cnst by the end Of this arm was dim
fult for Wilcox TO mike out. II seem
ri TO bc II pointed stick held by n fist
The mind works quickly In tho pres
encc of danger. rcnl or funcicd. nnd In
Il fraction OF n second he Ind deter
mined that II man was behind him
with his right hand raised nnd holding
n dagger
"Srnurn" cried tho American shnrp
~, calling 10 tho wonnn who had
served the wine.
The shnduw ilckcrrd and disnp-
pcnrrd
There wns no reply To the summons,
nnd the young man called ngnln:
"Srnornv'
Presently the womnn. ynwnlng.
cnnic slowly into the room.
81 mud myself scnorn." snId Wilcox,
with not even money enough about
me 10 pny you for the wine have or
d"r"d. HIVE you my one hero who
Will go up 10 my hotel with n check.
get II cnsh"d by tho lnndlnrd and bring
p,r ia" money!
for the wine when you come for
more"
No F"uorn; ! go away onrly In tho
morning 10 Naples. Resides. there are
other payments wish 10 mike down
her" among you good people in.
tended TO bring money. but forgot H."
VERY well, senior. II you desire It
VIII send my son lie IL In bed. but
can awaken him"
Wilcox took II blnnk check from his
portmnnirnu nnd filled II check for
800 IRA SiDW und wrote on the bnck
Of II II request to the landlord of his
holci 10 send him the money II chilled
for by bearer Then he gnye u 10
the Inudmdy. md ordering another
ltrr Of wine mud lighting II cigarette,
he mnhr II upprnr TINT he woiIld nwuIt
The return of hH messenger.
l;ui he had 10 idea of waiting for
the uIunry. lie knew tho man who
was about 10 Nm him when no invoke
from slumbrr would wnylny the boy
who had gone for A. Possibly oihrra
who knew al the fnrt Tint 800 Ira
wn4 10 he carried nj midnight from
III" town down 10 the nshcrs' yIllnge
would nlso mike mn nltcmpt 10 M
prouilnlc II. There wns sim another
possibility. The Inudlord might sur
mis-" that his guest ind been corneyed
mud required the money for n rnnsom
IN this event lIe mlpht hnyr tho meg.
srngrr shndOwcd an hIg return by n
policeman
Wilcox realized the fnct TINT ne wns
ut the fishers village ncnr ~ O'Clock Mt
night where II wna ~ dangerous TO
remain ~ 10 climb 10 the top Of tho
elm He kept hh ry. ON lbr wnIi for
awhile. but, seeing no rruppcnrunce Of
the aIlndow, iinnlly nrO4c from his ch1Ir
md paced the floor. casting pInucra nj
the entrances of ihr rnnIu prry,utIv
he wnlkcd out the door through which
III" lnndlndy Ind gone mud tnud1 hIa
way INTO II Kitchen. There, among 9TH
or 'hlhRs. my curHihg knife with
l"hE' 'hih bIhhc hhd SHARP point. iIo
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