The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-10


cd into service as cover. Mr.. Bland
bIithely assisted.
If / see any newspaper reporters,
he assured tie professor on parting.
..III damage more than their derbies.
...FhaIlk you. replied the old man
hefrfiiy. You are very kind. Tomor-
row we shall become better acqUaiDt-
ed GOOD night
rte two. Young men came out and
stood I'M the hallway Mr. MaSee spoke
in a low toue.
Forgive me-. he said. for steal
frI.. your Ar3DeIla
take her and welcome. said Bland
she was beginning TO bore me any
how. And I'Iu mt IN your class as m
actor He came close ~ NIagee. IN
the dim Eight Thar STRAINED out from
IA. the latter S;lw rhe look on his
face ana knew that underneath all
tiis was a very much worried young
man.
For Gods sake" cried Bland. tell
me who YOU itIe and what you're doing
mere. In three wnrds-teil me.
"If did Mr.. Ma@ec replied. You
wouldn't believe me-. Let S;Ich minor
natter.s rs the truth wait over till To-
morrow
We'll. anyhow" Bland said. his foot
on the top step. I'VE are sure Of one
thing-we don't trust each other I've
got one parting word for you. Don't
iry 10 come downstairs tonight. I've
rot Il gun. aud aln't afraid TO shoot.
He paused \ look Of fright passed
over his face. for OH the floor above
they both heard soft footsteps. then .
faint click rs Though u door had been
gently closed.
This inn whispered Bland. has
more keys than literary club in a pro
hibition town. And. every ones in Iise
guess. Remember. don't try to come
downstairs. I've &ssrh.sd you. or 4Ara.s
bella's CASTOR Romeo may be fqnnd
with bullet in him Yet. ~
Il shan't forget what you say, an
swered MIR AIagee Shall. we look
about upstairs"
Bland shook his head.
No he said Go in and 20 t."
bed. It's the downstairs Tint that
concerns me Gnud night.
He went swiftly down the steps
leaving Mr. Maype staring wondering
" after him. Like u wrath lie merger
with the shadows below. Magee turn
eu SLOWLY anu NiiAtANh 80 = .''''
tastic film OF frost was on the win
dows: the inner room was drear and
| chill. Partially undressing. he Ia!
down on the brass bed and pulled the
covers over him.
At length his mind seemed to stand
still. and. there remained Of nj! CHAT
-amazfng evening s. pictures -l'nt one
that or girl ina blue corduroy snii
hpf haF cfftiiti
/ might berthe more dazzIing when II
flashed behind the tears. with vel.
low locks. crisped like golden Wire.
murmured Mr.. Magee> And so he fe''
asleep.
Every morning at s. when slumber.s
chains had bound Mr.. Nlngee in Ills
New York apartments. he was awak
ened by a pompous valet named Geof
frey. whom he shared with the other
young men in the building. It waS
1IeoffreySs custom to enter. raise IT,
curtains and speak of the weather in
voice vibrant with feeling. rs Of
something he had prepared himself and
was anxious to have Air. Magee, try
So. when a rattling noise came to his
ear on his first morning at Baldpatc
inn, Mr.. Magee breathed sleepily from
the covers, Good morning. Godfrey.
But no CHEEKY voice replied in terms
of sun, wind or rain. Surprised. Mr..
Magee sat up in bed. About him the
maple wood furniture of suit { stood
shivering in the chill of a December
morning. Through the door ut his left
he caught sight of white tub into
which. he recalled sadly. not even Il
Godfrey could coax n Glittering drop
Yes-he was at Baldpate inn. he re-
membered-the climb with the daZed
Quimby up the snowy road. the plant
of the lovelorn haberdasher, the "a.
carries of the professor with penchant
for blends. the mysterious click OF the
door latch on the floor above. And
last of all-stranGe that it should have
been Iast-a girl in blue corduroy some,
what darker than her eyes, who wept
amid the stations gloom.
II WONDER" reflected Mr.. Magee.
staring at the very brassy bars Mt the
foot of his bed. what new varia
lions on secIusiou the day will bring
forth?'
Again came the rattling noise that
had awakened him. He looked toward
the nearest window, and through an
unfrosted corner of the pane he saw
the eyes of the newest variation star
ing at him in wonder They We're dark
eyes and kindly. They spoke desire
to enter.
Rising from his warm retreat Mr.
Magee took his sldverlng way across,
the interpreted floor aud unfastened
the windows catch. From the buster.
ing balcony plump little man stepped
inside. He had market basket on
his nrm His face was stranger to