The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22

candle Magee saw Haydens face go
white, his lips twitch, 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 Magec had but moment before
struggled on the balcony answered;
Yes, Hayden. Pm back"
Hayden wet his lips with his tongue.
"What-what brought you:" he ask
ed. his voice trailing off weakly on the
last word.
What brought me?" Suddenly, as
from volcano that had long been
cold, fire blazed up in Hendricks eyes.
III man knew the road from hell
back home what would it need to
bring him back?"
Hayden stood with his mouth partly
open. Almost a grotesque 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:
Il thought you were Dead" he said
II told myself you'd never come back
Over and Over--in the night-I told
myself that. But all the time l knew
Il knew you'd come"
A cry-a WOman's cry-sOunded
from just outside the door of No. 7.
Into the room came Myra Thornhill.
n
drick's hands in hers.
David" she sobbed. "Oh, David
IS 1t dream-a wonderful dreamY
Kendrick looked into her eyes, sheep
tshly 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 hfeless 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 No. Z. TAX
ing no notice Of Cargan and Bland
who. with the other winter guests Of
BaIdpate. now crowded the doorway
leading to the hall. Hayden closed the
bedroom door. Mr.. Magee and the
offers stood silent. wondering. Their
answer came Quickly-the sharp cry of
revolver behind that closed door.
IT. was Mr.. Magee who went into the
bedroom. The moonlight streamed in
through the low windows and fell
Drignt'V on the bed. Across this Hay.
den lay. Mr. Magee made sure. II
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 stepped
Dack into the outer room.
"He-he has killed himself" he said
IN low voice. closing the bedroom
door behind him.
There was moments friphtenad
hush; then the voice of Kendrick rang
out:
KILLED himself? don't understand
why should he do that? Surely not
oeeause-nO"- He looked question.
ingly into the white face of the girl at
MS side; she only shook her bend.
KILLED himself" be repeated, like q
man wakened from sleep. II don't
understand"
On tiptoe the amateur hermits OF
baidpate descended to the hotel office.
MIR. Magee saw the eyes OF the girl OF
thc station upon him. wide with doubt
ana 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.
"ln two hours-at 1O:3O." she replied.
You must be on it." he told her.
with you will 60 the 100000 pack.
age. l have it in my pocket now"
She took the news stolIdly and made
no reply.
Are you afraid?" asked Magee gent
ly. "You mustn't be. No harm can
touch you. shall stay here and see
that NO one follows"
I'm not afraid" she replied "Just
startled. that's all. Did he-did be do
1t because you took this money-be.
cause he was afraid of what would
happenw