The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-15

AdeIa1oes STEPS ID the adJoInIng room
This frightened me- The partition Ia
very thin between these two rooms
and was afraid she had heard me
ask Arthur for the gray mare and cut
ter. / could hear her rafting the bot
ties In the medicine cabinet hanging
On this very wall. buried hack
to my own room. where / collected
such little articles as | needed for the
expedition before me.
Il had hardly done this when heard
the servants on the walk outside. then
Arthur going down The impulse to
see and speak TO him again was ire
sisuble- | few after him and caught
him in the lower ball. Arthur. |
cried. look at me-lOok at me we'll
and theD-kiss mer And be did kiss
me. I'm glad when think of il. though
be did say next minute: What is the
matter with you? What are you going
to do-to meet that villainY
II looked straight into his face.
waited till ! saw ! had his whole at
tention Then | said as slowly and
empnatically as | could: If you mean
EiwOod-no. l shall never meet him
again. except in Adeiaide's presence.
de will not want to meet ME. You
may De at ease about that Tomor-
row all will be well and Adelaide very
happy
He shrugged his shoulders and
reached for his coat aud hat As he
WAS putting them on said. Don't
forget to harness up Jenny Jenny Is
file gray mare And leave off the
bells urged. 4 dout want Adelaide
to tear me so out
tie swung about at this 'You and
Adelaide are not very good friends. 1t
seems. As good as you aud she are
answered. Then flung my arms
about him. Don't go down street to-
night l prayed Stay home for this
oi,e night. Stay in the house with AIDE
iaide. stay till I come home He
stared. and | saw bis color change.
Then be flung me Off but not rudeiy
Why don't you StayY he asked Then
be laughed and added. I'll go harness
the mare.
- he keys 10 the kitchen. | said.
'I'll go get it for you. | heard Zadok
bring 1t in He did not answer. aud
went for the key. | found two on the
nail. and brought them both. but |
only handed him one. the key to the
stable door Which way are you go
| ingT asked AS he looked at the key.
then back toward the kitchen. The
short way. of course. Then here's the
KEY to the Fulton grounds
LAS he took the key prayed again:
Don't do what's in your mind. Arthur.
Don't drink tonight He only laughed.
and said my last word: If you do
| 1t will be for the last time. You'll new
er drink again after tomorrow
He made 10 answer to this. and
| went slowly upstairs. Everything was
| quiet-quiet as death--tn the whole
house. IL Adelaide had heard US she
made no sign Going to my own
| room, waited until l heard Arthur
| come out of the stable and go away
by the door in the rear wall. Then I
stole out again. | carried small bag
with me. but no coat or hat.
| "Pausing and listening again and
again. ! crept downstairs and halted
at the table under the rack. The keys
were still there. Putting them in my
bag. searched the rack for one Of
my brothers warm coats. But took
| none | saw. ] remembered an old one
which Adelaide had put away in the
| closet under the stairs. Getting this.
put it on. and. finding a hat there.
too. I took that also. and when l>had
| 1~A e fop mt 6rov xyr
| up the collar of the coat ! was quite
unrecogniza Bile. | was going out when
] remembered there would be 10 light
in the clubhouse had put a box OF
matches in my bag while | was up
stairs. but l needed a candle. Slip
ping back. took a candlestick and
candle from the dining room mantel
and drove swiftly away
"How did you leave the stable
door?"
| Open
Can you tell us what time 1t was
when you startedY'
mo. I did not look Time meant
nothing to me. drove as fast as
could straight down the hill and out
toward the Whispering Pines. l had
seen Adelaide In her window as ! went
| flying by the house. but not q soul
on the road nor a sign Of life near OF
far. The whistle of train blew as
stopped In the thicket near the club.
house door. If 1t was the express train
you can teli'-
Never mind the IT," said Mr.. MOT
fat ut is enough that you heard the
whistle Go on with what you did"
II tied up my horse. then ! went into
the house. had used Mr.. Ranelagh's
key to open the door. and for some rea
son took 1t out of the lock when go,
In and put the whole bunch back into
my satchel. But | did not lock the
door. Then J lit my candle and then
went upstairs.
There u a room upstairs In the club
| house where | have often been with
Adelaide. 1t has fireplace in it. and
] had seen box there half filled with
wood the day before. This is the room
u went to. and here built a Ere
When it was quite bright | took out
something | had brought in my satche
| and thrust 1t into rhe flame. Then |
got up and walked away. IL did not
feel very strong and sank on my knees
when ! got TO the couch and buried my
face In my arms. But ! felt better
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