The chronicle=news., 1912-12-02
MISS MYKTlE's STORY
Dy FLORA DELL

Oy FLORA DILL
"Yso, I have bad one strange s1pe-
1oooo,' Miss Myrtle smiled re0inis-
:sntly. a the girls pleaded for story.
.Ayra, . school chum OF mine. wrote
Tor mo 70 visit her at her hotel home
u the west. and tired with my social
1uties. l accepted. On the Journey
pictured her in the ordinary country
.own hotsl: antique Recommendations.
ht. hald-hsadsd propsss<or. cold baths
from . water pitcher. and sundry 9TH
ss unpleasant features.
''1DaSiae my amusement on my n.
rival. after Nyra's cordial reception.
1t being received In an exchange A.
most lsxusious In appointnsnt sup.
plemsntsd BY the most uptodats
slssptns apartmsats. private baths.
push buttons and all modern eoavsni.
snoss. retired early the arst night
In order TO secure . long rest, and b
prepared for the pleasure Of the next
day. drew . long sigh Of comfort
- nestled down between the cool.
clean sheets and prepared for . night
Of sound sleep. tAink had just Lost
oooso1ousssss vhsn ! awoks With the
sensasion that some one was IN the
room. I WAS not naturally nervous.
bat the feeling that now had No tn
IL grip was one Of distinct Dear. When
fairly awake bounded out Of bed.
snapped on the electric light and made
Q hurried survey Of the room. With
ehQ full return to consciousness b.
came aware OF . soft sound. like deep.
regular breathing. strange. elusive
sound. seeming at one minute behind
me and the next to come from tho
center Of the room. Completely bat.
aed In my efforts TO locate II. ] began
to think was the victim Of some prao-
teal Joke. or else suffering from
an unusual attack Of indigestion. De-
Gliding that the latter was not prob
able. I went back to bed. determined
to finish my rest: but even with an
effort to drown the sound BY burying
my head In the sheets. could still
hear the regular movements. some.
times low and soft. and again seeming.
ly labored and eight over the bed. ~
my fsvered Imagination clothed It In
various impossible shapes.
II cannot tell how long I lay neFv.
ously wakesui. when I suddenly saw
. soft ray Of light on tho window
frame. and the sweet twittsr Of bird
on . tree outside my window ap.
praised me Of the approach Of dawn.
and with other welcome Indications Of
approaching morning lost the sound
and my fear Of It and drifted Into .
heavy sleep.
The next day decided to say
nothing about my experieoos. ~ II
might bring ridicule upon me. and !
passed . pleasant day with the deci.
sion firmly rooted Of banlshing the
whole affair from my mind. I retired
after . jolly evening. ready to laugh
at NY axpee1ence OF he previous
night.
"Whsthsr tho subject refused 70 b
dismissed and my mind dwelt IN.
consciously upon It in my slumbers,
do not know. but about midnight
I found myself oncc moro sitting up.
right in the bed. clutching the bed
clothing tightly and listening to the
same deep, regular breathing Of the
nisht before.
1'Once more I brought the electric
light into play: once moro made .
determined detour Of tho room. when
suddsnly-was It my Imagination. or
had the breathing really assumed .
different tone? 1t seemed to be com.
Ing in gasps-like the last labwsd
breath OF life-it seemed close At my
back. I made one leap toward the
door-the sasping sounded in my ears.
with . spasmodic grip I turned the
handle and slipped Into tho wide hall.
Myra's room was down the corridor
and I few toward It, but had gone but
. short distance when . hand sripped
my shoulder. and I fell in an un.
conscious heap-at xyra's fest.
when came to I was on her bed
and she was bathing my facs With q
refreshing lotion. l remember mur
muring, What was it?' and then
sank, partly from exhaustion. partly
from . sweet sense Of security. into
. sound sleep. from which did NOT
AWAKEN until morning."
Miss Myrtle ceased speaking. and
tor . few moments there was an in
tense silence. At last the girls asked
In chorus: Aren't you going to tell
a. what It was9s
"Oh," said Miss Myrtle, and . Mttla
smile crfnkled the corners OF hsl
mouth, and An amused twinkle shone
In her brown eyes. There was another
short silence, and then she said
Have you ever heard Of . watel
motor7" She laughed softly. Il nevel
had then, but l decided that even II
had bean brought up in city
there were . few things yet to b.
learned
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