Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

annex. Did anyone else? Magee
looked at the broad acreage Of the
mayors face, at the ancient lemon
of Max's, at BANDS, frightened and
thoughtful, at Hayden's, concerned
but smiling. Did anyone else know
All, yes, of course. Down the stairs
the professor of Comparative Litera-
ture felt his way to food.
lis dinner ready?" he asked, peer
ing about.
The candles filckered weakly as
they fought the stronger shadows,
winter roared at the windows; some
where above door crashed shut.
Close to it's final scene drew the
drama at Baldpate Inn. Mr.. Magee
knew it, he could not have told why
The others seemed to know it, too. In
silence they waited while the hermit
scurried along his dim way prepar-
ing the meal. In silence they sat
while Miss Norton and her mother
descended. Once there was a little
furry of interest when Miss Thorn
hill and Hayden met at the foot OF
the stairs.
"Myrar' Hayden cried I'm heavens
name-what does this mean?"
Unfortunately" said the girl, II
know-all 1t means"
And Hayden fell back into the
shadows.
Finally the attitude of the hermit
suggested that the dinner was ready.
~ guess you might as well sit
down." he remarked. TITS all fixed,
what there is to fix. This place don't
need cook, It needs commissary
department"
"Peters," reproved Magee. That's
hardly courteous to our guests
Living alone on the mountain, re-
piled the hermit from the dining
room door, "you get to have such g.
high regard for the truth you can't
put courtesy first. You want to, but
you haven't the heart"
The winter guests took their places
at the table, and the second Decem-
Der dinner at Baldpate Inn got under
way. But not so genially as ON the
previous night did 1t progress. On
the faces of those about him Mr.. Ma
gee noted worry and suspicion; now
and again menacing cold eyes were
turned upon him; evidently first IN
the thoughts of those at table was
little package rich in treasure; and
evidently first in the thoughts of most
of them. as the probable holder o.
that package, was Mr.. Magee himself
Several times he looked up to find
Max's cat-like eyes upon him. SIMS
ter and cruel behind the incongruous
gold-rimmed glasses; several times he
saw Hayden's eyes, hostile and angry,
seek his face. They were desperate;
they would stop at nothing; Mr. Ma
gee felt that as the drama drew to
its close they SAW him and him alone
between them and their golden de-
sires
Before I came up here to be a her
nit" remarked Cargan contempor-
| aneous1y with the removal OF the
soup, (which I may say in passing
amt been able to be with any sue
cess owing to the popularity of the
sport on Baldpate Mountain, there
was never any candles OH the table
where l ct. No, sir. ] left them 70
the people up on the avenue-to Mr.
HAYDEN and his kind that like to work
/ in dim surroundings was always
strong for bright light on my food
| What I'm afraid OF Is that I'll gel
| the habit up here and will be wantins
! Charlie to set out silver Candida
Drum with my lager. Candles'd be
| quite an innovation at Charles,
wouldn't they, Lou?'
"Too swell for Charles. comment
| ed Mr.. Max. Except after closing
/ hours. I've seen EN- in use there
then, bur the idea wasn't glory and
| decoration"
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