Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-10

the curtains. and III lgilgS. TIE drunk
eli cabinet ~ TIE corner. for visible
SIGN. u:.:li,l" to Crccive that She was
there beside. arrui,!. ag;ii!!S,. within.
above him. climgin. 10 him. wo0i:lg
him. calling him $" rci:snantly through
the liter senses that even his grosser
oEes became cCgnix;int OF the Call.
| Once again he answered loudly. Yes.
dear" and turned. wild eyed. to gaze
on vacancy. for he could not vet dis
Germ form and color and love ana out
stretched arms in the odor of mi
gnoncttc o God. whence that odor.
and since when have odors had
voice to call? Thus he CROPPED.
He hurrowcd in crevices and corners
and found corks and cigarettes. These
he passed in passive contempt. But
once lie found in a fold Of the mat
ting half smoked cigar, and this he
ground beneath his heel with green
and trenchant oath. He sifted the
room from end to end. He found
dreary and ignoble small records Of
many a peripatetic tenant, but Of her
whom he sought and who may have
lodged there and whose spirit seemed
to hover there he found no trace.
And then he thought Of the house,
keeper
He ran from the haunted room down.
stairs and to a door that showed a
crack of light. She came out to his
knock He smothered his excitement
as best he could.
"Will you tell me, madam" he be-
sought her. "who occupied the room
have before camc?'
Eyes, sir. l can tell you again.
Twas Sprowls and Mooney, as l said.
Miss B'retta Sprowls it was in the
theaters. bat Mrs. Mooney she was.
My house is we'll known for respecta-
bility. Tie marriage certificate hung,
framed, OH !, nail over
What kind Of a lady was Miss
Sprowls-in looks. | mean:"
why. black haired, sir; short and
stout with Il colnicul face. They left
a week ago tuesday,"
"And before they occupied t?'
"Why. there Was Il single gentleman
connected with the draying business.
lie left owi,.. me {" week. Before him
was Mrs. C"owder and her two chill
dren ,tat si.Hct! four months, and
back Of them WAS old Mr.. Doyle,
whose scn, paid for him. lie kept the
room six months That gees back a
year, Sir, AID further DO not remcm-
bcr''
He thanked her and ciept back to
his room. Tho ru0.l was dead. The
essence that had vivlicd it was gone.
The l'crfi!lie Il inignonctte had de-
parted. In it's place was the old, stale
odor of EaolNy house furniture of at
nlosl'!lrre il storage.
Tho c',I'il@ Of hi; hope drained his
faith. Ike sat staring at the yellow.
singing @,sli@ht. Soon he walked to
the bed and began to tear the sheets
into strips With the blade of his
knife h" ,'.aN" them tightly into every
crvvir "rt,u'.,i windows and door
Wtl@'l nj! wa; s:!il.; AMI taut he turned
ont the Ii"..t tUrneh The gas full on
ag"i!: ami IaiA hinerlf gratefully upon
the i."'l.
=
1t WIS MIS- Airt'uns night to go
with he can fer beer SO she fetched
it and *at with Mrs. rurdy in one of
those :;l',trr.iM1an retreats where
bousrlvripr.i fcrega;h"r ard the worm
Gi"ih se.s. ~.
81 rented cut N.Y. third nnor. back,
this evening"" sal! Mrs. Pur,ly across
a fine circi" Of foam, "a Young man
took ii. IIc went up to bed two hours
ago"
''Now. did yc Mrs Turdy. ma'am:"
said Mrs. McCool. with incase adj
miratiun. Ton do be wonder for
rentin' rooms of that kind. And did
ye tell him. 'hrn:" she concluded in
a husky Whisper laden with mystery.
'koon!s.' said Mrs. Iurdy in her
furricst tones, are furnished for to
rent. did not tell him. Mrs. McCoo."
" lis right ye are. ma am: tbs by
rentin' rooms we k;rr alive. Yc have