The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-24

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fee and telegraphed NV friend the.
49, -clerk -
suru V next
day at my present lodgings. Then |
wrote among letter to Mr.. Ogilby; and,
last OF all, bought little pot "
phosphorus from the local chemist,
with which ! smeared the face of the
cheap watch had bought to replace
the one taken from me in the park.
II stained the white cardboard face
badly: but left II in the sun for an
hour. and was pretty sure II would
glow sufficiently after real darkness
had come. TO show me the time About
twilight | started for the sanatorium.
This time | left the road as soon as
tie sanatorium was in sight, and,
making long circle across the fields,
came 10 my former hiding-place In
such way that was pretty sure
that | was not seen. AS settled my.
self down to wait / saw dim face
in the window took to be Mrs.
| .athrop's. and could scarcely forbear
making some sort OF signal TO her; for
IN the gathering dusk the hideous Old
building seemed more forbidding than
ever. and Mrs. Lathrop's courage and
unselfishness came over me in new
realization. | would have given a
good deal to have told her that ! was
there, TO have lent some reinsurance
and relieve in a measure the anxiety,
that | now realized for the first time,
she could not help but feel. But, of
course | dared make no sign. and only
crouched the closer I'm my ambush.
! was getting very dark indeed, and
already one or two windows had been
lighted and the curtains drawn, and |
was watching for fash in the cor.
ner room that might give me a
glimpse OF Nancy, when some slight
sound or prescience made me turn my
head. looked up TO see the dim fig
ure OF man. figure that had already
left the road. and that was making
steadily and stealthily for the clump
OF bushes behind which | lay con-
cealed Naturally my first thought
Was that | had been seen. and that
this was one of the watchmen who
came TO put the matter beyond any
further doubt by investigating my
hiding place.
Still crouching. got my feet under
me, that ! might be ready for what
ever should chance Perhaps. after
ALL this was not the Waterman but
some farmer taking a familiar cut
across lots. or tramp in search OF a
comfortable hay-mow; so that as he
came nearer moved slightly so as
u keep the clump OF bushes between
us. To my surprise the man came
Il he. uhn I
and without further search settled
himself in the hollow OF crushed grass
that must still have been warm from
my body. Either he was not the
Waterman or, II he was, he had dis
covered me, or some signs OF me, on
the night before. and now was waiting
until | should come. ! fiattened my
self down on my side of the bushes
fer | heard twig snap under his
hand. and saw the branches stir. This
man, too was watching either the
read or the sanatorium.
II is a strange thing 10 lie in the
dark within few feet OF another
human being, who does not realize
your presence, being whose every
thought is, for all you know, TO await
your coming and do you injury
Strange little pricking fires ran ovel
ne, wave after wave, and my tense
muscles twitched, as / have seen the
I muscles OF a dog as he stood tense
at some unknown sound: and | found
1 that, although | was not afraid, | was
! fercely angry with q sort OF prima
apprehension, astir with fierce LUIS
I OF encounter, utterly primitive, thu
sheer immutable heritage OF jungle
Graded man. was holding my arm
over my face. partly that no light o.
shade might show against the gather
ing gloom, and partly that no sound o
my breathing might come TO the othe
watchers ears; for to mine each un
/ certain catch OF his breath came plain
Z ly; when | heard little sound which
startled me more than could have an!
I thunder.clap, a sound that | knew
well, half muffled yet sweetly clear
} the well-known Ginning of my own re
peater watch. Without more ado
crept around the bush and put m!
hand over the mouth OF the Reverent
1 Mr. Stevens.
He did not give up without strug
Gle. His body stiffened under my gril
I like an animals. and he drove on,
elbow back against me, while / fel