The Dermott news., 1913-12-18

said Mrs. Moore Did your sister,
 Just then the voice of Captain Han ska broke in from behind the door
 Watt a minute Ask Mir Wade If he minds my not getting up. I've a cold and I've taken some medicine" '"
 Very well, Captain, replied Mrs Moore Estrilla. seeing that she was engaged. went on downstairs to the front door
 This narrative has gone. so far. from the point of view of Mrs Moore We will shirt now to Miss Harding, for time lot her mind be the crystal of our thought A moment before Mrs Moore came back and told MT Wade chat Captain Hanska would see him. Mr EstrilIa appeared at the door of the parlor Although they had seen but little of him at Mrs Moore's. he was popular for a Latin lightness of temperament, d cheerful and winning smile, nimble wit which lost nothing because of his quaint accent, and va rious. winsome, actor tricks which Mrs. Moore called "eapers At that moment they were singing "Yip-his addy-hi-ay. then in its first run NIT Estrilla, bundled up in hat and mack intosh, cut a curyet in the hall. kicked out one of his small Andalusian feet. joined note of the chorus in q pleas aat, light, tenor voice. changed to q falsetto tone which was plainly aH
 imitation of Mss Hardings singing. and whirled toward the outer door Miss Harding called
 Come In and sing" Rut Mr Es- trilla only pIvoted through the door. calling
 Ru"Hos foehes yfp h addyztl ay, = Perhaps hys minutes later. Miss Harding went upstairs for handker chief For moment she was absent mlnded=a rare thing With her-so that instead of turning on the second floor, where her room was situated she continued another flight and brought up. suddenly aware of her mistake. at the third floor landing Something held her there for a mo ment-tho sound of high words from Captain lianska's room Miss Hard ing paused longer tLan necessary. she vas an honorable girl enough. but the most honorable of us pay distinctive tribute to our curiosity.
 | teII you both Wont' came cap tain Hanskas rather harsh voice oh. think perhaps can make you change your mtad. came other ac cents which. Miss Harding reflected. Weut perfectly with the personality Of Mir Lawrence Wade
 some sort of rumpus going on #r ther1. sad Miss Harding as s8r fe- gained tho parIor Then remembering that she must account 70 Miss Jones for her presence on the thlrd floor the bachelor quarters of the establish mont she added vaguely You can hear jt just as pldin,"
 They had all stopped singing from very Weariness of voice. and Mrs Moore and Professor Nou had retired 10 leave the young couples alone with their devices. when Mir Wade ap peared again In the hall this time oa hie way out Every one saw ham plainly. especially Mss Harding. who sat facing tho door
 Look who's here, Essle," she whts- pered in an uudertone to Miss Jones As she recalled 1t atterNard. he seemed little pale He cast no moro than one puck absent stance at the group by the piauo. and the door closed behind him Within ten ma Me" the company left and the youug women went to their room There was silence gn the house
 Silence uuHl half past tNo o'clock aud then Tommy North Uho occupied tAe rbrd hoer arout. came home ttam 9 stag s@oket druak
 Ihfs ea- Hot Che Gtst eme teat h. had returned uncertain of toHlge and 'oot m the hoHs of vtcc. on thg last oeaasiou h. made so @laa noise 'aa' Mss Harding refused hlm her ,.4a. tauaaeo l1r au- k and Mrs Moore gaFo h'w warning That Varue. rested al the bottom of bis mauaha psychoIog} az ae crep, up 10 the front door unlocked It. and stole 0Hhsa
 The vi tlaat Mrs Moore. who woke at-every night entrance of iotgors. leaped oat of bed. opened her doc, a crack. and observed Tommy as he steod balancing himself under the dIm point of the sas jet Oblieious to the open door and the watchful eye. he made a turu about the neNclpost and began putting one foot cautiously be- fore the other saying over and over druaken refrain which ran
 Hay foot straw foot one goes up and tho other gees down" So he ,anshed from the vision of Mrs Moore By similar devices he aego- tiatcd the stretch of hall carpet on the second floor. and took the next flight He was near his haven now i his own room, third floor front Tn the dnm hall light, he balanced him self and let his tcasue play again
 Energy and perseverance victory almost won, lie said Just talk 10 your feet and let 'em do yoGr work But the muscular effort of climbing two oights had sent bis liquor surgin5 'n bte head So tba, bn dizyio1 .pF