Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-04-24
CHAPTER TX.

went to bed early that night.
What with worrying and being alter
nately chilled by tramping through the
snow and roasted as II / was sitting
on volcano with an eruption due. /
was about all in.
/ guess Il was about four o'clock In
the morning when hand slid over my
face. and l sat up and yelled. The
hand covered my mouth at that, and
something long and white and very
thin beside the bed said: Ssh! For
heavens sake, Minnie!"
1t was Miss Cobb! lighted a
candle and set 1t on chair beside the
bed and took good look at her. She
was shaking all oyer sShil.l<-w~rr't
IIuunuDuuKia1 ~ window
Strange. for ! sleep with myer haI d.
open. and she had a key in b out t he
Here" she gasped, holding house
Key, here. Minnie. wake thor hea,-
and get him. but. oh, Minnie, r.
ems sake, save my reputatiopI saw L
Get who?" demanded, for
was her room key. roomln
Il have locked man In my and col
she declared In terrible voice, bed.
lapsed into the middle OF the 1 to tell
Well. leaned over and trieoe more
her she'd make mistake. Tltanding
looked at her. with her hair snd her
straight out over her head. collar
cambria nightgown and a high on her
and long sleeves, and the humpbad hit
nose where her brother Willie An bat,
her In childhood with basebsy had
the surer ! was that somebod
made mistake-likely the mamie bed
l sat down on the side OF I'd
and put on my slippers. hsked.
What did he look like?"
Gould you see him?"
She uncovered one eye. IL
Not-not distinctly" she said hther
mink ne was large, and-and nmust
handsome. That beast OF dog Heep
nave got In my room and was ash by
under the bed, for It awakened md
snarling." HE
There was nothing in that to nd on
me nervous. but II did. AS I putI I'd
my kimono was thinking pretty h by
! could not waken Mr.. Pierce In.
knocking, so | went In and shook hi
Mr.. Pierce! Mr.. Pierce!" st
1t was two or three minutes at ID de
before ! had him sitting on the Yer
or the bed. with blanket spread al )ut
MS knees. and was telling him aid
Miss Cobb. Wt
After he seemed pretty well WI IN
ened | went out. | waited In the e. \,
ting-room and | heard him growing
he put on his clothes. He was ou
when we g6t to the bedroom flooH&
however. and when we stopped outsi
Miss Cobb's door he was as sober
any one could wish him.
gave him the key and he fitted
quietly in the lock Arabella, lust on
side, must have heard, for she snarled3
But the snarl turned into a yelp. as
she'd been suddenly kicked.
Mr., Pierce. with his hand on tn
Knob, turned and looked at me In IN
'andle-light. Then he opened the
ioor.
Arabeila gave another vein and
'ushed out; she went between NV feetI
Ike a shot and almost overthrow me,
ma when Id got my balance again N
ooked into the room Mr.. Pierce was
Il the window. staring out, and the
Dom was empty.
The IDIOT" Mr.. Pierce said. III
hadn't been for that snow-banki
iere, give me that candle!"
IA
ut there was neither sight nor sound
rom below. After minute Mr.. Pierce |
ut the window down and we stared
I the room. All the bureau drawers
we're out on the floor. and the lid OF
DOR Miss Cobbs trunk was open and
he tray upset.
We brought her back to her room