Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02

into THIS ii / were you, MI 11dy ueH
I'm sure it has no connectio-. with
events on Baldpate Mountain. You
would be the last to want It's attention
to be directed here. I've got the
money, and I'm going to keep It,"
Hayden considered brief moment,
and then swore under his breath.
You're right he said. I'm not 60
/ ing to shoot But there are other
ways, you whipper-snapper- He
dropped the revolver into his pocket
and sprang forward. For the second
time within ten minutes Mr.. Magee
steadied himself for conflict.
| But Hayden stopped Some one nad
entered the room through the window
behind Magee. In the dim light OF the
single candle Magee saw Hayden's race
go white, his lip witch, his eyes
glaze with horrible surprise. HIS
arms fell Imply to his sides.
Good God! Kendrick!" he cried.
The voice of the man with whom
Billy Magee had but moment before
struggled on the balcony answered:
Eyes. Hayden. I'm back"
Hayden wet his lips with his tongue.
"What-what brought your" he ask
ed. his voice trailing off weakly on the
last word.
What brought me?" Suddenly, as
from a volcano that had long been
cold, fire blazed up in Hendricks eyes.
eff man knew the road from hell
back home. what would 1t need to bring
him back?"
Hayden stood with his mouth partly
open; almost a gortesuue picture OF
terror he looked in that dim light.
Then he spoke in an odd strained tone,
more to himself than to any one else.
81 thought you were dead" he said.
'I told myself you'd never come back.
Over and over-in the night told
myself that But all the time-I knew
II knew you'd come"
A cry-a woman's cry-sounded
from just outside the door Of number
seven. Into the room came Myra
Thornhill: quickly she crossed and
took Hendricks hands in hers.
David" she sobbed. ooh. David
/ is it dream-a wonderful dream?"
Kendrick looked into her eyes,
sheepishly at first. then gladly as he
saw what was in them. For the light
there, under the tears. was such as no
man could mistake. Magee saw It,.
Hayden saw it too, and his voice was
even more lifeless when he spoke.
"Forgive me. David" he said. Il
didn't mean
And then. as he saw that Kendrick
did not listen. he turned and walked
quietly into the bedroom of number
seven taking no notice Of Cargan and
Bland, who, with the other winter
guests Of Baldpate, now crowded the
tn ho
closed the bedroom door. Mr.. Magee
and the others stood silent, wondering.
Their answer came quickly-the sharp
! cry Of q revolver behind that closed
door.
It was Mr.. Magee who went into the
bedroom. The moonlight streamed in
through the low windows and fell
brightly on the bed Across this Hav-
den lay Mr. Magee made sure. 1t
was not pleasant thing to make sure
Of. Then he took the revolver from
the hand that still clasped it, covered
the quiet figure on the bed, and step
ped back into the outer room.
"He-he has killed himself" he said
In a low voice. closing the bedroom
door behind him.
There was moments frightened
hush: then the voice of Kendrick rang
out:
"Kil1ed himself? don't understand.
Why should he do that? Surely not
because-no-" He looked question
ingly into the white face of the girl at
his side. she only shook her head.
"Killed himself" he repeated. like a
man wakened from sleep. 81 don't
understand
On tintoe the amateur hermits Of
Raldpate descended to the hotel Office.
Mr.. Magee saw the eyes Of the girl of
the station upon him, vide with doubt
and alarm. While the others gathered
in little groups and talked he took her
to one side
when does the next train. leave for
Reuton?" he asked her
"1n two hours--at thirty she
replied
"You must be on it." he told her.
"With you will go the two-hundred-
thousand-dollar package. have it in
my pocket now
She took the news stolidly, and made
no reply.
"Are you afraid?" asked Magee
gently. "You mustn't be. No harm
can touch you. shall stay here and
see that no one follows"
I'm not afraid" she replied Gust
startled, that's all Did he-did he do
| it because you took this money-be-
cause he was afraid of what would
happen?"
"You mean Hayden?" Magee said.
mo This money was not concerned
in-his death. That is an affair he
| fcoen Kondrick and him - b
Il see," answered the girl slowly.
"1'm so glad it wasn't-the money.
couldn't bear it If it were"
MAY call your attention." re
marked Magee, ITO the fact that the
long reign of I'm going to- is ended,
and the rule of i've done it. has be-
gun? I've actually got the money.