Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-18

III IL 3
N::N.A creasing as the hours
@<A4 passed, and as they pre-.
pared with Joy to invade their rivals
territory; nevertheless, the vigilant
watch upon their champion did not
relax.
It was some time after midnight
that Lawrence Glass had been the
cause of wild alarm that brought
the denizens of the ranch out in night
apparel. Jack Chaplin, awakened by a
cry for help, had found him in the
hands Of Carara and Cloudy. who had
been doing night duty In accordance
with Stovers orders. What with the
trainers loud complaints, the excited
words Of his captors. and the confu.
sioncresulting when the clubhouse
emptied itself Of men half clad, It had
taken the ranch-owner some time to
discover that Glass had been sur.
prised in the act Of escaping. It
seemed that the sentries, seeing q fig
ure skulking past the white adobe
walls Of the house. had called upon it
to halt. There had been dash for
liberty. then furious struggle before
the intruder's identity became clear,
and but for Chapin's prompt arrival
upon the scene violence would inev.
itably have resulted:
Il tell you, I'm walkin' In my Sleep"
declared Glass for the twentieth time.
"Caramba! You try for get away"
stormed the Mexican. "Pig!"
mot bit like it! I've been q son.
nambulist ever since I'm q baby"
why didn't you answer when We
called!" Cloudy demanded.
How can talk when I'm sound
asleep"
III you couldn't hear Us call. why
did you rum"
Nov have little sense, pal. A
sleep-walker don't know what he's
doin'."
"since there's no harm done, you'd
better all go back to bed" Chaplin ad-
vised. 'Mr. Glass has the liberty Of
the ranch, boys. night or day. asleep
or awake"
Looks to me like he was tryin' to
elope some" Slower balanced upon
one bare foot, and undertook to re-
move sand-burr from the other. In
the darkness he seemed supernatural.
" tall, SO that Glass fastened to
strengthen his story.
Il was walkin' in my sleep AZ nice
az you please when those rummiea
lsp' on me, sayi You know that's
dangerous; you can kill guy wakin'
him up SO sudden" ~, 81
There's easier ways than that"
spoke Willie from the gloom.
ITS q zap trick Just the same.
was in the middle Of swell dream,
too"
.Come. come. Slower, get your boys
back to bed! Well have the whole
ranch up with this noise"
Chaplin himself led Glass around
the house, while that gentleman made
no offer to explain the dream which
had prompted him to pack his suit,
case before letting himself out Of the
trainingQuarters. Once safely back
in the gymnasium. he sat up till
dawn, prey to frightful visions
which the comfortable morning light
did not serve to dissipate.
Wally Speed slept serenely through
the whole disturbance, and was great
" amused at the story when he
awoke. He was sorely tempted to
make known his agreement with
Skinner, and put an end to his train
er's agony Of mind; but he recalled
SINNERS caution. and reflected that
the slightest indiscretion might pre-
cipitate tragedy. For the first time
since the beginning Of the adventure
he was perfectly at case. and the phe-
nomenon added to his trainers dis
may.
Others beside Lawrence Glass were
Culver Covington, for
instance. was plainly upset. while
Roberta Keap pleaded headache and
had her hrsakfast served In her room.
"a Il was shortly afterward that she
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