The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-08

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"5oA" ~ said armiy. take me To
That monsy at once"
ITS out here" replied Bland. He
an4 Haydep disappeared through the
0nlne room door into the darknsss.
Csrsan and Max followed close b.
Het With excitement, Mr.. Masee
otppsd fxum his placs of concealment.
= battle nt for the gods was IN the
ctr. He must b In the midst Of It.
Psshaps again IN q three cornersd
1ght it would b the third party that
would emerge victorious.
In the darkness Of the dining room
- bumped Into . limp. ciinging figure.
It proved % - ~ hsgmit Of Daldpats
II ~ - talk b you. Nr. Masss." hs
whiDpsesd n Q frightened trsmolo. "l
oot - have . wosd with you this min
uta"
'Not noxr cried Nasss. pushing
Nm aside. Later"
Ths h0mit wildly ssised his arm.
sNo. row." 10 said. There's strange
OoinUs On here. Mr.. Mages. got
eou,ething % tsll you-about q package
q money found In the kitehen."
nr. Aases stood very stilL Beside
HIN In the darkness he heard the her.
uit's excited brcathing.
Undecided, Mr.. Magss looked toward
the Kitchen door. from behind which
cane The sound of men's voices. The
hsrnie cf Ba,dpats fairly tzsmblsd
with news.
Since broke IN o. you yesterday
nesnin9." 10 said In Q low tone. zone
ming has followed smother % fast that
Tn 3 little dased."
''Yeu hovs nothing o. me there, Pc
tofA" Aageo answered.
WELL" went on the hermit "as
~. through all thiD doWnpour Of peo-
- Including woosn. rye hung on to
60 i6sa. rm workinG for you.
That's why ] feel I Ought % sivs what
infcswation ] cot % you"
Mr.. Mage agreed impatiently.
Whaco- you ond women" Peters
eontlnuec. ''there you nnd things be-
yeod understanding. His' ,ry"-
Get TO the point"
Vel. -. ThiD aftern0on I Was
hunting around In the big refrigerator
WITH Q candle. thinking maybe some
httlD token OF food had been left over
mon last summers rush. SomethinR
n a7can that time cannot wither nor
essoem stale. a the poet says-and
awoS up on the top shelf, In the dark-
est cornee. found q little packase.
There was money In that package
Soto Of it; enough to found q uni.
versaty or buy q woman's gowns for
yeak was examining it careful.like
wheo q shadow came In the doorway.
! locked up''-
Whor asked Mages breathlessly.
That little. blinky eyed, Professor
Booea was standing there, most owl
ish and interested. He came into the
rtfSogerator. That package you have
b yeur hand. Petefy,' be says, 'belongs
- -. ! put Il In cold storage 20 II
woea0 keep. In take u now Well,
1r. naees. I'm Q peaceful man.
couj6 have battered thst professor into
Q loernsd sort of jelly n ia wanted
%. mt I'm . great admirer Of Mr..
Caxnegis on account Of the library, and
j - IN for peace. I knew Il wasn't
sxactiy the thing. but
You gave him the packaser
hats hardly the way I would put
T. nr. Magee. I made no outcry or
reo1Deancs when be took Il. I'm just
Q sssk' says. In this house. ] ain't
the 0usted old family retainer that re-
taias tn fortunes Kks Q safety deposit
vauDe' 30 let 60 the bundle. It
1ae wees Of me. I know, but I sort
Of 0p< the hsbir Of giving up money.
bslng married % many years"
FeterS." said Mr.. Magee. "l'm sorry
your grip was % Insecure, but I'm
.isaty glad you came to mo with this
ne told me I wasn't 10 mention II
70 anybody" replied the hermit. "but
% lsay. sort Of look on II that we
wore hero nrst. and u our guests get
to chasing untold wealth up and down
the place. We ought 10 let each other
In % &C." '.'
Correct" answered Mages. "You
are valuable man. Peters. I want
you to know that ! appreciate me
WAy you have acted In this affair." /"
toof shadowy figures tramped In
through the dining room door.
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