Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-06-14

him to wait till ZadOk was gone, 81
that Adelaide would know nothing
about it. He looked glum. but ht
promised.
"He was going away when l heart
Adelaide's steps in the adjoining room
This frightened me. The partition i.
very thin between these two rooms
and / was afraid she had heard me
ask Arthur for the gray mare and cut
ter. could hear her rafting the bot
ties in the medicine cabinet hanging
on this very wall. ! hurried back
to my own room. where | collected
such little articles as | needed for the
expedition before me.
Il had hardly done this when heard
the servants on the walk outside. ther
Arthur going down. The impulse t.
see and speak to him again was ire
sistible. i flew after him and caught
him in the lower hall. Arthur
cried, look at me-!OOk Mt me we'll
and then-kiSS me" And he did kiss
me. I'm glad when think Of it, though
he did say next minute: What is the
matter with you? What are you going
to do-to meet that villain?'
Il looked straight into his face.
waited till saw had his whole at
tentiOn. Then l said as slowly and
emphatically as l could: If you mean
Elwood-no! l shall never meet him
again, except in Adelaide'S presence
He will not want to meet me. You
may be at ease about that. Tomor.
row all will be well and Adelaide very
happy
"He shrugged his shoulders and
reached for his coat and hat AS he
was putting them on l said. Don't
forget to harness up Jenny Jenny is
the gray mare. And leave off the
BELLS l urged. 4 don't want Adelaide
to hear me so out
"He swung about at this. You and
Adelaide are not very good friends, 1t
seems AS good as you and she are,
1 answered. Then l flung my arms
about him. Don't go down street to-
night I prayed. Stay home for this
one night. Stay in the house with AIDE
laide. Stay till l come home He
stared, and l saw his color change.
Then he flung me off, but not rudely.
why don't you stayY he asked. Then
he laughed and added, IN 80 harness
the mare
"'The keys in the Kitchen said.
I'll go get it for you. heard ZadOk
bring it in He did not answer. and
went for the key. found two on the
nail, and l brought them both, but l
only handed him one. the key to the
stable door, Which way are you go
ingy l asked us he looked at the key,
then back toward the kitchen. The
short way, Of course Then here's the
key to the Fulton grounds
LAS he took the key prayed again:
Don't do what's in your mind. Arthur.
Don't drink tonight lie only laughed.
and I said my last word: If YOU do
1t will be for the last time. You'll new
err drink again after tomorrow
HE made no answer to this. and
went slowly upstairs. Everything was
Quiet-Quiet as death-in the whole
house. II Adelaide had heard us she
made no sign. Going to my own
room, l waited until l heard Arthur
come out Of the stable and go away
by the door in the rear wall. Then
stole out again. l carried a small bag
with me, but no coat or hat.
"Pausing and listening again and
again, l crept downstairs and halted
at the table under the rack. The keys
were still there. Putting them in my
bag. l searched the rack for one Of
my brothers warm coats. But l took
none saw. l remembered an old one
which Adelaide had put away in tho
closet under the stairs. Getting this.
I put it on. and. finding hat there.
too. took that also. and when had
pulled It over my forehead and drawn
up the collar of the coat I was quite
unacceptable. l was going out when
I remembered there would be no light
in the clubhouse. had put a box Of
matches in my bag while was up
stairs. but 1 needed a candle. Slip
ping back. took a candlestick and
candle from the dining room mantel
and drove swiftly away"
"How did you leave the stable
door:"
open"
Can you tell us what time 1t was
when you started?'
mo. I did not look. Time meant
nothing to me. l drove as fast as I
could straight down the hill and out
toward the Whispering Pines. I had
seen Adelaide in her window as I went
flying by the house. but not soul
on the road nor a sign Of life near or
far. The whistle Of a train blew as
I stopped In the thicket near the club
house door. If it was the express train
you can tell''-
"Never mind the IT," said Mr. Moi
fat. 1T Is enough that you heard the
whistle. Go on with what you did"
II tied up my horse, then went into
the house. l had used MIR. Ranelagh's
key to open the door. and for some rea-
son took 1t out of the lock when l got
In and put the whole bunch back into
my satchel. But I did not lock the
door. Then lit my candle and then
I went upstairs.
There Is a room upstairs in the club
house where l have often been with
Adelaide. 1t has a fireplace in it, and
l had seen a box there half filled with
wood the day before. This is the room
l went to, and here built a fire.
When 1t was quite bright l took out
had brought In my satchel
and thrust it into the fame. Then I
got up and walked away. IL did not
feel very strong and sank on my knees
when got to the couch and buried my
face in my arms. But l felt better
when came back to the fire again and
very brave till l caught glimpse of
my face in the mirror over the mantel-
piece. That-that unnerved me, and I
think screamed. Some one screamed,
and l think 1t was l. 1 know my
hands went out saw them in the
glass; then they fell straight down at
my side, and looked and looked at
myself fiji 7 saw all tho tarror on mr.