The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-27

s'S' = CHAPTER VII.
90 Gosstes 81 sks Summer Crowd.
81 G, was past I o'clock and Mr.
fI MaSes with his four myste-
I rous companions stood before
~ siths Ore In the ONCE. each with
= sa1erssye out for the progress OF
41ynlt who was preparing the Il.
49, - theu. Through the Kindness
" oainby. the board was rssplenden,
p snowy linen.
I'VE may seem oversager," com
nted Profsssor Bolton. 'T have no
sbt We do, Its only natural. With
ming to look forward TO but the
Rt meal. the human animal attaches
Prspostsrous importance to his feed
We are In the same cases % the
A inner Guests''-
3SArs we?T interrupted Mr.. Mages.
ave we uoehing but the next meal
look forward ter think not. !
vsn't I've como to value too highly
capacity Tor excitement of Bald
p Inn IN December. look forward
startling things. expect, before
Day 10 OCT, at least two gold laced
pgh IN exiled poet and q lord mayor.
armed with keys to Baldpate INN
y stOries strange and unconvincins. %
TsYour adventures Of the last twenty
Pf hours." remarked the professor,
Hing wanly. have led you to expect
- much. l have made inquiries Of
lmby. There are. aside from bis
=. but seven keys In all to the Va
os doors Oe Baldpats INN. Four are
- represented. Il II hardly likely
o tAe other three will send dele.
-, and u they should you have but
I'm chance for kings and poets.
IN baldpats's capacity for excite
mt Jon zee. 70 limited By the num-
u Of little steel keys which open its
Ftals to sxiles from the outside
esI0. am reminded Of the words OF
= Philosopher
8WelI. Peters, old top" broke In Mr..
pnd In robust tones. isn't she nearly
the 0per
Nov see here" said the hermit. set
nc down the armful Of dishes with
9ich he had entered the ONCE. II can't
~ hurried. I'm all upset. as It is
mt cook to please women-i don't
(etend to-"
PIN sure." said Miss Norton sweet.
THAT I shall considsr your lunch
~ perfect"
StThey get more faultnnding as they
W older" replied Mr.. Peters ungai.
pDtly. glanclng at the other woman.
rs. Norton glared.
keMsaning me. I suppose" she rasp-
well. don't worry. / amt going
4 IND anything wrong"
l amt asking the impossible" re-
poded Mr.. Peters. II amt asking
X not to 6nd anything wrong. I'm
- asking you not to mention II
IN you do" He retired to the
chon.
NrS Norton carsssed her puas low
|pSly.
'fWhat that man needs" she said,
Ip q woman's guiding hand. He's
lyed alone too long. I'd>like to have
,nrEe OF him for awhile. When ]
r1s q giri I was mighty popular. 1
~ q lot OF admirers.~
sNo one could possibly DOUBT that" /"
-. Magee assured her.
Then Norton came along" she went
-. rewarding Magee with a smile.
'9nd said he wanted to make me hap.
81. 80 thought I'd let him try. 1 al.
Wnys brought him up sharp. Your
Bfeat desire 1 told him. is to make
~ happy. I'd keep ON the lob tf !
ms you' And he did. TO the day OF
hh death. A perfectly lovely man,
lllough careless In money matters. II
~ hadn't had that ailins I wouldn't
-
: AiD Norton. her cheeks flushed
woke In hurriedIy.
s'Aiamma. these gentlemen can't be
- aIi Interested" Deity she turned
- csnvsrsation to generalities.
: Air. Peters at last seated the winter
rests OF Baldpats inn and opened biz
|0ncheou with q soup which he claim
= to have wrested FROM q can. Thi,
oews drew from Professor Bolton Q
- rned discourse ON the timed aid,
y he hermit Of today. He pictured
ehe seeker for solitude setting out fOl
\ desert isle with canned foods fOl
bic body and canned music for bill
60ul. Robinson Crusoe." he said
should be rewritten with q can open
q In the leading role" Mrs. Morton
gave the talk more practical turn BY
bringing up the topic Vt pt0maine poi
eonIng.
While the conversation drifted OF
Nc. Magee pondered In silence tn,
weird mesh I'm which he had become
lhyolved. What did II all meant wha
brought these people to Baldpat,
Shristmas week? His eyes sought tn,
6reat safe back Of the desk and stay
u there . long time. In that safe. b,
Was sure. lag the answer to this pre-
postsrous riddle. When his thought,
e1ps .heck. to the table he found Mr.
Bl6AA t51ae him paSr0wly.
TIE 'iucNeOu over Miss Norton an.
ber enc. or prepared o. ascend 20 thei