Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-12

whie,-perhaps few days, perhaps only few hours
all we've done will be in vain. AS George is awake,
and talk to him, what want you to do is to lock
the door, so walk in unexpectedly Then
beg you will go and in that powder closet again. If
ANYBODY comes III tptoe softly to you, with finger
my lips, and hide in your place, while you go to the
door and Observation-Disclosures it may be-
who may it beo" DR.. Macdonald wanted to know.
How can tell? Perhaps Mr. Troy.
and if it is he, what am to say to him.
LET him into the room; but sit down yourself
by the bed and make perfectly natural excuse not to
allow him to get George. When I've had my talk
with George please give him his morphine again. and put
him to sleep before you go. After that I'll stay for
awhile, till somebody else to take of him.
The danger will be over
you're strange girl, and mysterious the
Sphinx, mumbled DR.. John.
dts strangeness thrust upon mel Daura sighed
4But don't matter. Will you lock the door,"
TWO minutes later DR.. Macdonald was banshed to
the powder closet, with pair of candles and
novel, the property of Angus Daura bent George
whose pale face she could but family in the dim
light of green-shaded lamp. His eyes open, look
ing up at her; though he had not spoken yet made
any sign that he aware of her presence.
"Do you know me?' she whispered "If you do
speak in low voice. because it's possible might be
overheard by somebody outside
ayes, know you," he answered just audbly.
"Do you remember everything?
"Only too we'll. It's all back to in the last
For Gods sake tell me what's happened'
Nothing has happened. Don't worry. It's all going
well. He's waiting till you're strong enough to face
him. But-his heart is softening, I'm He's sorry
for Annira, and he likes my father
"And you9"
Sometimes he hates me, sometimes he likes me
very much. l shall succeed. Take courage, and you
and Annira will both be happy We go are
going; but not for long, think. had to talk to you
tonight"
$50 the doctor explained 1 didn't understand at
first, when things cleared up in my mind, why you'd
let me come myself. But when he said you wanted
to talk to me realized. Then could hardly wait
but my head queer couldn't help falling asleep
and again. 1t that voiee walked me up and
for all"
"You recognized it,
Good Heavens, yes! I'd recognize it if lay in my
grave-and be glad was there'
"Yet he says he never you in his life.
aHe says that? It's le!'
81 suppose it must be ie Yet he doesn't seem like
a man who would lie, whatever else he might do that
is bad
Hasn't he told you any sort of story?'
Nothing at ALL except that you and he were enemies
for some reason, and that he'd come here to-but l
don't believe he told me that He only gave the
impression that he meant Toto"
Kill if he could" George completed the broken
which she could not bear to finish. "Oh yes
know very well why he has here. To meet face
to face would death for of us. 1t isn't death
l mnd-you know that, Daura You what 1
wanted to do. l ready in of trouble; but
didn't expect it to come from Troy. believed he
dead. 1t seemed certain. He supposed to have
killed himself. | can't how that story got about
and wasn't contradicted by-those who knew But
they must have had their reasons 1t may be
they wanted to use him for bloodhound to track me
down. That's the danger III have to face, even if you
can by miracle get rid of him for me- 1t was
another thought l must beware of, not Troy.