Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
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She laughed lightly. I'm sorry
no."
II have only one," no said. I'm
going to strike 1t, so that We can get
our bearings"
He scratched the match on his sole.
The first precious moment of light he
permitted himself to look at her, fixing
her face in his mind as though he
were never to see it again. 1t re-
joiced him to find that in that instant
her eyes also turned to his.
The interchange of looks was hard
for him to break. Only half the match
was gone before he turned from her,
but in that time he had asked and an
swered so many unspoken questions
questions which at the moment were
still little more than hopes and yearn-
ings. His heart was beating rapidly.
If she had doubted him, she did not
doubt him now. If she had not under
stood his feeling for her, she must I'M
derstand 1t now. And the look in her
own eyes-could he question that 1t
was more than friendly? But the ne
cessity of making the most of the light
forced him to forget for the moment
the tender presence Of the girl who
filled his heart. He therefore employed
himself with a quick study Of their sur
roundings.
The chamber was about ten feet
square, and lined smoothly with white
tiling. It was designed to show the
sanitary construction of the Walling-
ham refrigerator. Orme remembered
how Tom had explained it all to him
on a previous visit to Chicago,
This was merely a storage chamber.
There was no connection with an ice
chamber, and there were none of the
hooks and shelves which would make
it complete for its purpose. The only
appliance was the thermometer, the
coils of which were fitted in flush with
the thing, near the door, and protected
by a close metal grating. AS for the
door itself, its outline was a fine seam,
There was a handle.
AS the match burned close to his
fingers, Orme pulled out his watch. II
was twenty-nine minutes past five.
Darkness again.
: Orme CROPPED his way to the door and
: tugged at the handle. The door woulf
not open; built with alright nicely
it did not bulge in the least.
This was what Orme had expected
i He knew that Alcatrante would have
shot the bolt. He knew, too, that Al
/ catrante would be waiting in the cor
ridor, to assure himself that the las
|. clerk left the office without freeing thu
prisoner-that all the lights were GU
g and the Office locked for the night
Then he would depart, exulting tina
the papers could not be delivered; an
in the morning Orme would be re
q leased.
k But had Alcatrante realized that tn
chamber was alright? Surely he ha
t not known that the girl was alread
there. The air that might barely su
fee to keep one alive until relief cam
would not suffice for two.
IS There was not the least opening t
admit of ventilation. Even the place
where, in a practical refrigerator, col
!" nection would be made with the 1ct
chamber, were blocked up; for tina
k matter, they were on that side Of tn
o chamber which was built close into tn
o corner of the Office.
Orme drove his heel against tn
N
- wall. The tiles did not break. The
t he stepped back toward the middle {
the chamber.
a where are you, Girl?" he asked.
Here" she answered, very nea
p him.
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