The Huttig news., 1912-05-04

Mrs. DeIaroche gasred. and despite the hand. sank back again to her pil. low. She could still feel. however. or fancied she coud. the icy rim of the metal that had touched her brow. This was great feat of imagination for Mrs. De'aroehe.
 That's right: lie stul!" continued the voice. If you know what's good for you
 Rough though the voice was it was carefully subdued It could not have been heard In the corridor Mrs. Della roche drew a deep. futtering breath. and was evidently on the point of making another attempt to speak when the metallic ring touched her forehead again. chilling her to silence. and the voice went on:
 See here. lady, I've got no time to waste with you. Just you stay where you are, and don't make sound, un less you want to get this,s' and the metal was pressed a little harder to her forehead ''I am going to get ont of this room quietly. and I'm going right now. If you make any noise for the next five minutes, I'll kow your head off"
 The cold pressure was removed from her forehead and the burglar moved about the room The thick carpet and doubtless the felt soles nn the mans feet as auxiiaries made his steps sound'ess He went from her dressing table to a writing desk. light. ing each in turn with vivid circle of rays from an electric pocket torch, but holding the Illuminating device always In such position that no faint est gleam fell upon himself Not for a moment. however. did he slacken his alertness sufficiently for Mrs Del aroche to have good chance to get to the inner room. He pretended to search thoroughly several places where money ar jewels might be kept. but even to woman of her slow wit, 1t was apparent he did so In half-hearted way. Mllicent felt assured the man knew just what he had taken from beneath her pillow. and that he was satisfied with it. He showed that 10 be true when he gave up the pretended search without so much as irving the handle of small safe In far corner of the room. Re turning to the bedside he renewed his warning, throwing so much savage meaning into his words that Mrs Del aroche was certain there was no pre- tense about that.
 Then he walked to the door giving on the corridor, turned the handle cautiously, thrust his head through second opening and looked up and down the hall. Evidently reessured. he opened the door. stepped outside and closed It swiftly and silently There was not sound to indicate whether he had gone along the corri dor. or still stood just outside the door. Mrs. Delaroche waited. listen ing intently in the hope of hearing his footsteps. but she listened vainly. She waited perhaps minute. for she had no desire to hazard a shot from that terrible thing tbe burglar had pressed against her brow. Then her courage oozed back. and she bounded to the floor. screaming with all her might, pausing only long enough to snatch a peignoir and throw 1t about her shoulders ere she pulled open the out CT door of her suite and sent her shrieks shrilling down the long hall Her cries, for she was a magnificeptly constructed animal of most expansive lung power, not only echoed far along the corridor, but penetrated even the soundproof doors of the other apart ments. The disturbance she made was alarmingly novel to the exclusive calm of the Hotel Renaissance Doors were flung open heads popped out, and dozen inquiries were flung at her from as many parts of the hall; but Mrs. Delaroche had exhausted her coherence in framing that one pur- pose of screaming with all her. might