Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-11

There was no doubting this purpose, either, though Barnicle essayed a final prOtest--a faint-hearted one. for he remembered too late the open inner door, and of course this mad young lady knew he was not telling the truth The incident was assuming scandalous aspects.
 But Mir. Van vechten is in no con. dition to-"
 Once more she unceremoniously checked him. this time with an ire pressible sob of impatience and an i'm. petuous command to stand aside He obeyed mechanically, and the caller. brushing by him, rushed through the reception-hall into the living-room, and threw herself upon her knees beside the unconscious figure on the daven. port.
 Barnicle had never heard tell oi anything like it; he was horrided
 But whether or not the extraordinary occurrence was novel in Barnicle's ex. perience he was beginning dimly to realize that it represented a manifes. tation of emotional forces with which it would be dangerous for him to med de. If the lady was so disregardful of a third persons presence that she would make no effort to hide her feel ings then he-Barnicle-woul better be going: this was no place for a moral male servant of mature years. The girl gave not the slightest heed to his departures to tell the truth, it seemed more than likely that, with at best only a ha2y impression of him in her memory, he had passed utterly from her mind and from the room at one and the same time. Her left hand lay palm down upon her throat. as fl something hurt her there. The right was halfraised. the fist tightly clenched, in an excess of tumultuous feeling.
 The sleeper stirred, and with a sud. den movement, whipped the bandage from his eyes He stared blankly up at the girl She gasped and recoiled from the sight of him.
 l.. was. patent that Van Vechten doubted the evidence of his senses. or else he concluded that his dreams had taken pleasanter bent; at any rate he lay motionless, staring at the vision of her who had occupied so much of his thoughts of late, until it dawned upon him that she was crying Then with an inariculate exclamation that ended in a groan, he tried to rise. In stantly she extended her right hand and gently pressed him back.
 No, mol" she protested chokingly Don't move. God forbid that l shoulC cause you another second of suffer fng!"
 In a flash he was wholly awake, al his faculties alert
 But, my dear young lady!" he CT postulated. What is the meaning O this? How did you get here? Wher, is BarniCle?"
 Again he tried to rise, this time de terring her attempt to stop him. l was a slow and painful operation fol him to assume a sitting posture. Witt an .mpulsive movement, she passed one arm around his shoulders.
 "Then l can help you" she said
 "Thank you" said Van Vechten a last, rather breathlessly. for moveLnen was still torture for him.
 He was quick to perceive that he visit was a matter of no light portent and fin relation to it his appearance was Of slight moment. and any excuse he might make would be banal. S' be uttered none. It is doubtless un necessary to add that he was botl amazed and profoundly curious.
 The girl rose to her feet and moYe' a bit away from him.
 "Will you not be sested?" he iu vited She shook her head He wen on: "l realize that some curious pun pose has brought you to see me. an that you are Agitated. Take you time; l am now, as always, at you service"
 'Dont!' the sudden protest migh have been a cry of physical pain. M Van Vechten, l am wholly unworth of any gentleman's forbearance an courtesy; the most ordinarily ciyilit from you but heaps humiliation upo humiliation. deserve nothing frol you but scorn and contumely That, can endure; but kindness-?" She wa znable to proceed.
 At last Van Vechten was beginnin to comprehend the motive behind th visit
 "If you don't compose yourself" said pleasantly. I've are not likely arrive at any sort of understandin Please drag a chair over close Jo me cant see you very well. you know nor can observe Gn the niceues behavior with which ] would like celebrate this event and make V welcome. For believe me, nobO' ever crossed my threshold who WI more welcome"
 He could see well enough, howev5 Co note that any reference to his pre- ent incapacity hurt the girl. She d not stir
 "If you don't" he supplemented. shall be obliged to maks the enc anyhow"
 At once she brought a chair ov close to him and sat down suppo