Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-10

len to--ue refused to perform It's
office, and something that may best
be described az a gurgle was the re-
suit. With that she came to my side,
and for little regarded me silently.
felt that seeing the pipe and the
little peanut-oil lamp, she must draw
the natural inference, and, though
there was no reproach in her look, I
wished, if possible. to correct that
false impression. ! therefore made
effort to gesture denial, employing
glance to indicate the objects and a
very feeble side movement OF the
head to express reputation.
1t is possible that she understood.
but l question that she believed I
have no recollection that she spoke a
single word to me, and yet, when she
was gone, felt that she would sure
ly return to my rescue. And was,
not misled. l suppose this partial re-
lief to my anxiety resulted in a slack
ening Of mental effort on my part, for
| must confess that what followed is
very vague in my memory. / know
only that she was accompanied by
lHO ulNIlJ OI0 Illbt anu Oiie yellow.
who carried me down narrow flight
Of stairs, out onto the street and into
a waiting cab. cannot recall that L
spoke, but l learned afterward that
| had mumbled the word "Loyalton,"
and thither she accompanied me.
There physician came, one whom
I had never seen before; and l was
dosed with aromatic spirits Of am
monia and made to breathe oxygen
through funnel, by Whitehead
nurse, who also, at intervals, painted
my ankle with iodine, and, whenever
l attempted to speak, domineered mo
in gentle and perfectly ladylke
manner to silence.
With regard to sending word to
Evelyn Grayson, however, l was In
sistent; and though she had refused
absolutely to crafty my curiosity in
other respects, she set my mind at
rest OR this point by informing me
that Miss Grayson had called up the
Loyalton by telephone several times
and had been informed of my condi-
ton five minutes after my arrival at
my chambers.
There were times during the week
which followed when | was nigh unto
death; and when, finally, after ten
days | was pronounced convalescent.
it Was with the added well-worn
phrase that my recovery was moth
Ing short of miracle"
1t was On the eleventh day that
was first permitted to see and talk
with Evelyn. My mother had called
daily, sitting in silence beside my
bed but no other visitor in all that,
TO me, seemingly endless period, had
been admitted to my room.
My curiosity was by now very keen
to learn what had developed in the
interval regarding the Cameron mys-
terry Had he, by chance, been heard
from? What had the detective agency
reported concerning Philetus MUIR
ply? And what, l wished to know
most of all, had Yup Sing discoveredf
was in dressing gown, pillowed
and footstooled in a. great leather.
chair awaiting my visitors-for Mrs.
Lancaster came with Evelyn-when
tlANlA NClC dIiliOullGSO. Sup-
pose | looked although, save for a
grieyous weakness, | was feeling fit
enough-for Evelyn's smile as she en-
tered merged instantly into an ex-
preston of mingled anxiety and SYM
pathy | know that with her coming
/ aWoke to the truth that my desire
for information was far less moving
factor than my craving for sight Of
her and for the music Of her voice,
and my only regret was that the UNI
derstanding between US had not
reached the stage of acknowledged
betrothal; which, l make haste to
add, was certainly no fault of mine.
Weak as | was my arms ached to fold
her in reassuring embrace; yet
must l content myself with mere
lervent hand-clasp and an oral decla-
ration that l was by no means SO
feeble as l appeared.
Nevertheless l was delighted to see
that she gave small evidence OF the
strain she had been under. Save for
a slight additional pallor she was still
the same wholesome-looking, thor
ouGhly-poised girl of fortnight ago.
And my admiration for her took on an
added measure because of this renew
cd evidence of her sterling courage.
And you promised me to be dis
creet!" she reproached, her smile re-
turning, her hand still in mine.
Il did not foresee such provocation
TO indiscretion," l pleaded, with an
attempted gayety Of tone that must
have seemed incongruous. ITO have
been discreet under the circum.
stances would have involved a repetf
ton of the one mistake for which you
blamed me. You don't know, of
course, why jumped down a ladder
into a pitch-black cellar, do your"
i know you were in pursuit of
some one-a pickpocket, they say,
who had taken your watch"
DO they say that?" asked, inter.
ested.
That is what Miss Clement learn
ed"
"MisS Clement 9U T o,,or;oa uyyyhO