Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

make me moan. You need not wait. III
ring II I need anything
Mrs. Klopton sailed TO the door. whero
she stopped and wheeled Indignantly u
only hope you won't laugh on the wrong
side OF your face some morning. AIr
lawrence she declared. with Christian
fortitude. But I warn you. am going
to have the police watch that house next
door"
was half inclined to tell her that both
II and we were under surveillance al that
moment But ike Mrs. Rloptun. in spite
OF the fact that 1 make her life a torment
for her, 50 I refrained
Last night, when the paper said Il was
going 10 storm. I sent Euphemia 10 the
roof 10 bring the rugs in Eliza had slipped
out, although II was her evening in
Euphemis went up TO the roof-it was II
o'cloek-and soon heard her running
downstairs crying. When she got 70 my
room she just folded up on the floor She
said there was black figure sitting on
the parspet OF the empty house next door
and that when she appeared II rose and
waved long black arms at her and spit
like a cat"
had finished my dinner and was light
ing a cigarette IF there was any one up
sneeEed" I suggested But II you feel
uneasy, I'll take a look around the roof
tonight before turn in. As far as
Euphsmia goes. wouldn't be uneasy
about her-dOezn't she always have an at
tack OF some sort when Eliza rings in an
extra evening on herr
So I made a superficial examination Of
the window locks that night visiting parts
OF the house that I had not seen since /
bought IL. Then / went TO the roof, xvi
IDENTIFY il had not been intended for any
purpose save 20 cover the house. FOR unlike
the houses around. there was no staircase
A ladder and q trap-doOr led TO IL, and il
required some nice balancing on my part
70 get Up with my useless arm. I made IL.
however. and found this uneEpIored part
Of my domain rather attractive II was
cooler than downstairs. and I sat on the
brick paFapet and smoked my final cigar
stte. The roof OF the empty house ad-
Joined mine along the hack wing. but in
vestfgatiOn showed that the trap-dOol
across the low dividing wall was bolted
underneath.
There was nothing out OF the ordinary
anywhere and so I assured Mrs Elopton
Needless 10 say. I Gid not tell her that
had left the trap-door open. 10 see 4 il
would improve the temperature OF the
house went to bed AZ midnight. merely
I because there was nothing else 70 10
turned on the night lamp at the head OF
my bed. ami picked up a volume Of Shaw
AZ random Qt vas Arms and the Man.
and 7 remember thinking grimly that
Was a good hit OF a chocolate cream soldier
TnyselD. ana prepared 20 so TO sleep Shaw
always puts me to sleep have no apollo
giss 20 make Tor what occurred that night
and not even an explanation thai I an
sure Of, I ala a foolish thing under i'm.
pulse. and have not been sorry.
IL was something after 2 when the dooi
bell rang. Il rang quickly. tWios- I go'
up dnoWsilY, FOR the maids and Mrs. Klop-
ton always lock themselves beyond reach
Of the bell At night and put on = dressing
gown. The bell rang again On my Wsy
downstairs ] lit the hall ught and opened
the door. I was wide awake nnw. and
saw that II was Johnson His bald head
ah0ns in tho hgat-his crooked mouth was
twisted in a smile
Good heavens. man" I said irritahly
Don't you ever so home and go 10 bed
He closed the vestibule door behind hin
ana cavAlierly turned out the ughL Oul
Dialogue was sharp. Etaceato-
have you a key 70 the empty housi
next door, be demanded. ''Somebody's ia
there, and the latch h caught
The houses are alike The key 10 thii
door may III DID you see them so in.-'
Ne There's q light moving up from