Evening star., 1912-03-10

der as your general health pretty good9'
"Yes. Do you think We'll have rain?' retorted his
hostess with obvious sarcasm
"Don't assume that I'm asking to pass the time
really wish to know.
"Very well, then 1t will perhaps relieve your mind
to be informed that haven't been i'll for twenty years.
except for these silly headaches which have come on
recently"
You don't know the nature of the powders you are
taking?'
NO The druggist on the corner makes them up
for me-
"Do the headaches consist in very sharp pain be-
ginning just above the eyes and sometimes accom-
"Precsely." The old lady cooked her head at him
like suspicious bird What you aiming at, Pro-
fessor Chester Kent:
And do they invariably begin after YOU have gone
to bed1"
"They do Anything else,~ s-.
Him. Merely little idea of my too have
studied medicine a bit, among other matters l don't
suppose that Denny Boyle has"
Are you arguing back to Denny again."
"Quite the reverse. I'm arguing away from him."
"Spare your breath. Once my mind is made up, it is
i1nmovabe."
The merest renor OF smile appeared a, the corners M
of Kents gravely set mouth. Nevertheless, indulge
little further. he pleaded. "You referred to the
rooms above as your usual sleeping rooms You occa-
sionaly sleep elsewhere:
Not very much escapes YOU. does it, Young man?
Yes, sometimes | change tor week TO the oak
room on the third story.
NO" ' ''D' '''''' '"' '''''''''S "'''' 80" Change
Ever try any other change: sleeping out Of DOORS
with what result"
"Why, I thought it helped me; but my nephew adj
vised against it, so | stopped
Chester Kents fingers pulled at the lobe OF his ear,
his eyes lighted up almost imperceptiby; but Miss
Celia Wayiand possessed sharp vision of her own
THAT interests you, does it: she inquired. would
you like to see this other room?'
"By all means.
- II o,,IJ
A'A Quoted him to the third floor. As they picked
their way through the wrcckage of the second floor hall
way, Swarts round and smiling face suddenly appeared
in a door.
Better not in here yet, Aunt he said. 4The
rafters may be weakened.
"We not coming i'll.
Where are you going: he asked
Miss Wayland wants show the records of pay
ments made to Boyle" said Kent.
why did you lie to my nephewo' asked the old lady
when they had reached the oak room.
"Let the Boyle theory ferment in his mind rejoined
Chester Kent evasvelv Il have fancy for following
my chosen trails alone One is less likely to disturb the
game. Taking the candle, he examined the wall at the
head of the bed This is an old house. isn't it," he re-
marked. .-
Eighteen hundred and thirty -fves"
Il see that the panelns is rather wormholed.
"YeS the whole house is that way. | rather like the
effect"
"Your regular sleeping too?"
Kent studied the woodwork for moment, then put
his face close to it, with his head little side.
you're listening for clockwork declared the hostess
as there an internal machine in this room tooo'
"No more than in the other. But think you would
do well to sleep away from home tonight
Nothing of the sort!" said she with spirit "Here is
my home Here stay!'
miss Wayland said Professor Kent will you have
the goodness to believe that am doing poor best
to save you from grave per?'
But you said there other internal machine.
There other and subtler dangers than internal
machines.
Il don't like to leave my home" she persisted
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