New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY TO- '''

stronger shadows winter roared at the windows S4e e
where above a door crashed smut OloS' ~ 10 ,
Inc drov TN. drama at Baldpate Inn. Magee kile"
:, he could not have told why. The Others seemed 70
l,rov, i too In silence they waited while the hermit
S,urricd along his dim way preparing the int. In
silence they sat while Miss Norton ana HeI lo,,Vi
MID Once there was little furry OF interest WHen
Mis-, Thornhi and Hayden met at the foot OF the stars
aTIyrai@ HAYDEN cried. an Heavens name what
does this mean -, 81 rro,.-alI i
''' Amd HAYDEN fell back into the shadows. =.
Finally the attitude of the hermit suggested thll ul'
ncr was ready. 81 guess you imghJ rs wen 81 Tbs
he rc,,ar,cd "It's all fixed, what there IS to nv ms
place don't need cook II needs cohilhSS"'H u'''''
Peters" rcprovcd Mage "thats hardly courteous
TO our guests. ,:i ,t bor,,,;t
from the dining room door, you get to have Sch gh
regard for the truth YOU can't put courtesy it lou
want to; but you haven the heart.
,IIF vntcr quests took their places at the table ana
L the second December dinner at Baldpatc Inn g9t
under way But genaly As on the previous lshC
did it advance. On the faces OF thoSe ABOUT mn %
noted worry and suspicion; now ana again incH0'h'
,I1 c,.ce were turned upon him. Evidently ilrSt III uc
thoughts of those at table was little package licn III
treasure and evidently first IN the thoughts o ioS' u
thcn, as the probable holder Of that package was Ma
gee himself Several times he looked up TO ma NiaH
6atike eyes upon him, sinister and cruel Dclnd tHe
incongrlious gold trimmed glasses; SeIeia l'S ne ~ %"
UavIcn's eyes hostile and angry seek MS lace III!
were desperate; they would stop at nothing M'Rcc
ft that as the drama drew to It's close they saw MN
and him alone between them and their golden deSlcS;
@Rcfore | came I'D here 10 be Il hermit, remarked
Cargan contcmporancously with the removal 81 liz
soro-"which | may say in passing am been ape
t he with any success owing 70 the popularity OF inc
snort ON Badpatc MounaIn-thcre was never any
candles on the table where eat. No. Slr eI tlcli,
to the people up the aycnuc-to MI Hayden ana
.,,J. ~ ia work dim SlTrDunll igN "dS
always strong for bright light my food. nat III
afraid of is that I'll get the habit up here ana VIII De
wanting Charlie to set out silver cande'pluiH W.
my lager. Candles be quite an liloNd'ph' at N'''' y
wouldn't they. Lou"
Zoo swell for Charles, commented Max. except
after closing hours I've seen EN- in use there then;
but the idea wasn't glory and decoration ". C,r,,
Il hope you don't dislike the candles, Mr.. Cargdi
remarked Miss Norton "Ihcy add such a lot TO tnc
romance of the affair, don't YOU think m terribly
thrilled by all this. The rafting OF the windows anu
the Pickering light -tw" lines oi poem hV'P running
through my head:
Nv Lord he followed after who whispered IN his ear
The weeping Of the candles and the wind IS all hear
don't know who the Lord wa5 nor what he followed
merriam, the seventh key. But the weeping candles ana
the wind seem so romantic and so Ike Baldpate Inn
tonight c.....,
not unkindly. shed be- a. home reading Laura Jean
Lbbcy 10y the fire. and not chasing after romance on
mountain. ,,.i .t.
qirl swcctly: "for then she wouldn't be likely to find
out things about her father that would prove di'q'c'
ing.
NO one cl,, spoke: bu, dI looked "a, the Mayor He
~ was bu-ilv engaged with his food. Smiling ms
truu.fncnt Mage sought n, direct the conversation
into less personal channel.
is widely advertised death. d, said And - every
man ever me-, II meant ome'ing different Mr. Car
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