The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-03
CHAPTER xI.-(continued.)

THE window was open-it was
warm enough for that-and because
OF the fog | could stand quite near
and see what was taking place inside
without being seen. Ii was a
goodish sized room, one of three un-
der single roof. by all appearances,
! and stuffed full of apparata of various
kinds. There was big gas.motor
singing away at one end. running
dynamo. Right near the window was
heavy table with all the parapher-
MALTA OF a wireless station.
There was a young man standing
right by the table, evidently just out
of his chair. He was taking off the
telephone headpiece when | first saw
him. He looked TO be under thirty,
and wore red hair and a good coat of
sunburn; and he was mad clean
through-mad at another man who
was standing just inside a doorway
leading 10 another room. That door
was closed. The second man was
evidently just out of bed he had
crash bathrobe belted round him. with
his pyjamas showing underneath. and
beefy. naked ankles running into bed
room slippers. They were having il
hot and heavy, ripping out at each
other straight from the shoulder.
Il don't know-didn't hear-what
started the row. and it ended just aft.
er ! came within hearing The young
er chap was saying-he had a bit of a
brogue: Don't let that trouble you,
Mister Black. I'll have you know
wired for a relief last night, while
you we're at dinner, and the minute
he sets foot on this damned island, |
leave it; nor will be resting till I've
turned IN my report at the home Of
fee. Put that in your pipe, now
BLACK cas- he called HIM seemed
to lose control of himself for an in
stant He sort of lurched forward.
his hands working as If he was going
to throw himself at the younger
mans throat; then he caught up,
thinking better OF 1t. as If he knew
the other fellow had grabbed his |
chair by the back and stood ready 10 |
brain him with It; which he couldn't |
have known. for it turned out he was
blind. If ] had my sight, he said, |
and could lay hands on you, Power,
I'd break every bone in your body,
THAT staked Mr.. Power 10 an ugly |
iaugh-the kind Of laugh that's cal !
culated 10 make the other chaps blood |
boil. 'Divvil a doubt OF that says he; |
but well you know I'd stop at moth.
ing TO protect myself against a brute |
like you. Mr. Black. And what's
more Il thought he tried to hold his
tongue. but couldn't; this last seemed
fairly TO burst out of him) 4 warn
you II ever again | see you lay finger
on that unhappy woman, your wife,
III murder you with the first weapon
that comes handy Remember that
BLACK was white with rage by this
time; don't think he could have held
In much longer. AS It happened. just
then the door behind him opened, and
a woman I'm a dressing gown stepped
into the room. She was CHASTITY pale.
frightened TO death. but otherwise
Just about the prettiest woman ever
laid eyes on. She said just one word
In pitiful voice-'Douglas'-
touched her husbands arm: but
saw her eyes we're praying Power TO
go He saw II too.
Very well. then he said with a
little bow TO the woman. I'll be go
ing now.
And you needn't come back said
the man he called Black I'll do with.
out you until your successor comes
THAT suits me 10 T. says Pow.
er Good morning. Mrs. Black; I'm
forry We woke you up
BLACK listened 10 bis footsteps.
with that weird expression the deaf
and blind have. for some seconds ait
er bad lost the sound Of them: then
be shook himself and said 70 the WON