The evening world., 1914-03-09

QUILL say.
wever. that secretly I am Of q rathor
indeed. have written several books.
here than they do In New York City.
By the way. old man Schmick and his
family haven't been paid for nearly
two years They have put in . claim.
The late owner assured them they'd
get their money from the next
Discharge them at once" said I.
I'VE can't get on without them."
protested he. They know the ropes,
no to speak, and, what's more to the
point. they know all the keys. Yes
terday I was nearly two hours In
getting to the kitchen for O confer
ence with Mrs. Schmick about the
market men. In the FIRST place, I
couldn't find the way. and In the Sec
ond place all the doors are locked"
please send Herr Schmick to me
in the--in the I couldn't recall
the name OF the administration cham.
Der at the head Of the grand stair
case, so I was compelled to say: "I'll
see him here"
IF we lose them We also are lost"
was his sententious declaration.
believed him.
That evening. after the workmsn
had filed down the steep looking for
all the world like an evacuating army,
I sought a few moments of peace and
quiet In the small balcony outside my
bedroom windows. Ny room was In
the western wing Of the castle, fac
Ing the river. The eastern wing
mounted even higher than the one
in which We were living. and was
topped by the Hottest watch tower
Of them all. We had not attempted
to do any work over in that section
rs yet, for the simple reason that
Herr Schmick couldn't hnd the keys
to the doors.
The sun was disappearing beyond
, the highlands and q cool, soft breeze
swept through the valley. I leaned
back in q comfortable chair that
Britton had selected for me, and
pulled at my pipe. not quite sure that
my serenity was real or assumed
This WAS all costing me q pretty
, penny. Was !. after all, parting with
my money In the way prescribed for
tools? Was all this splendid an
tiQuity worth tho
My reflections terminated sharply
at that critical instant ana I don't
, believe I ever felt called upon afteI
that to complete the inquiry.
found myself staring az II stupe.
, fed at the white figure Of . woman
who stood In the topmost balcony Of
the eastern wing. fully revealed By
.. the last glow Of the sun and appar.
, emily a. deep in dreams a. had beer
the instant before.
} For ten minutes I stood there star.
= Ing UP at her. completely bewilderet
, and not q little shaken. My frs,
1 thought had been Of ghosts. but 1,
, was almost instantly dispelled by y
: significant action on the part Of tn.
suspected wrath. She turned u
!, whistle over her shoulder. and to snaI
: her fingers peremptorily, and then she
. stopped and picked up q rather lust,
: me across the intervening space. hav,
, ing discovered me almost at once al.
: though I was many rods away ant
: quite snugly eAsconced among .h'
shadows. The lady in white muzzle.
. him with her hand and could almos
imagine I heard her reproving whis
!. pers. After Q few minutes she 40
: parently forgot the dog and lifted he
!. hand to adjust something In her hair
He again barked at me. quit
2 ferociously for . chow. This time
Q was quite plain TO her that he wa
not barking at the now shadow!
Q moon. She peered over the ston
Z balustrade and an instant later dtsap
d peared from view through the high
narrow window.
: Vastly exercised, I set out In quss
Of Herr schmick. martialing Poopen
: dyke as ! went along. realtxinE that
. would have to depend on his German
. which was less hating than mine.
II Herr Schmiok." said I. will 20
j. he 30 good a. to inform me who tn
y dickens that woman II over In Tn
. east wing of the CASTER
o "Woman, meln herrr" He almos
: dropped his keys. His big sons sal
% something to each other that
It couldn't quite catch. but Il sounde
very much like der duyvil."
"A woman In white dress.-w1tn
p dog" .,,,. -.,, ,.,,
70 dogs are not permitted In the castle.
ID "who 10 she7 How did she q
II there?"
Heaven defend W. sir! Il mui
have been the ghost of -
:. : "Ghost, your granny" cried. n
. lapsinE into English. "Piease don
=, beat about the bush. Mr.. Schmidt
49, she's over there In the unused win
h" which l haven't been allowed to per
?. citrate In spite Of the fact that II bt
az longs to me. You say you can't nm
n the keys to that side OF the casth
4. VIII you explain how II 10 tnat
ia open 10 0IIduBc Wothoh oaAo S~o-
i. "You must be mistaken. mein herr
no he whined abtectiy. "shs cannot I
re there. She All. have It! 1t ma
ct have been my wife. Gretei! Ha'
,n you been in the east" .
g. "Nonssnse!" I cried sharply. tn
won't do. Mr.. schmick. Give n
q that bunch of keys. Well investigat
n I can't have strange women gan
wanting about this place az II the
n owned II. This II no trysting plat
m for Juliets. Herr Schmick. Well g
" TO the bottom of this at once. her
O. you Rudolph. fetch a couple OF ia'
sn terms, Max. get sledge or two ITO
, se the forge. There is a forge. ! saw
,e yesterday out there back OF VI
W. stables. So don't try to toll me the
.. isn't one. II we can't unlock II
doors, we'll smash 'em IN. Tney
>. mine, and I'll knock 'em to smithe
~ Gems II feel like It,"
m The four schmicks wrung the
al hands and shook their heads an