The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Within the Tolls.

in his. His arm swept about
her in a protecting embrace-just in
time or she would have fallen.
A whisper came from her quivering
| lips Her face was close to his. else
he could not have caught the uncertain
murmuring The muscles Of her face
twitched She rested supinely against
him as If bereft of any strength OF
body or of soul. Yet. in the intensity
of her utterance. the feeble whisper
struck like shrek OF horror.
T-I-never saw any one killed be-
forer'
Before be could utter the soothing
words that rose to his lips. Dick was
interrupted by slight sound at the
door. Instantly he was all alert to
meet the exigencies of the situation.
He stood by the couch. bending for
ward little as If in posture OF init
mate fOndness He heard the noise
again presently. now so near that he
made sure of being overheard. so at
once he spoke with a forced cheerful
ness in his infection
II tell you. Mary" he declared. ''ey-
erything's going TO be all right for
you and me 1t was bully of you to
come here TO me like this"
The girl made no response. Dick. In
nervous apprehension as TO the issue.
sought to bring her to realization oil
the new need that had come upon
thrm.
Talk to me-" he commanded very
softly. They'll be here in minute.
When they come in pretend you just
came here in order to meet me. Try.
Mary. You must. dearestr Then
again his voice rose to loudness as he
continued: why. I've been trying all
day to see you. And now here we are
together. just as | was beginning to
get really discouraged. / know my ia
Their will eventually
He was interrupted by the swift
swinging open OF the hallway door.
Burke stood just within the library. a
revolver pointed menacingly.
Hands up. all of you!" The inspec-
tors voice fairly roared the command.
1hC PA S~'s'aOh VI LIS hoSS ]
vanished abruptly as his eyes fell on
Dick standing by the couch and Mary |
reclining there in limp helplessness-
What are you doing in this house
at this time of night?" Dick demanded. |
Il recognize you. Inspector Burke.
But you must understand that there
are limits even to what you can do. |
IL tn sir ho nxa0n6 |
your authority by such an intrusion as
this
Burke waved his revolver toward
Mary.
whats she doing here?' he asked.
You forget yourself. inspector. This
is my wife. She has the right to be
with me-her husbandr'
where's your father?" he questioned
I'm bed. naturally" was the answer.
~ ask you again. What are you doing
here at this time of night?"
"Oh. call your father" Burke d.
rected.
Its late" Dick objected. I'D rath-
er not disturb him. if you don't mind"
Suddenly he smiled very winningly
and spoke with good assumption of
inspector" he said briskly. II see
I'll have to tell you the truth. It's
his: I've persuaded my wife to go
lway with me. She's going to give
Ill that other sort of thing up. Yes,
ve'res going away together. So, you
ZEE. we've got to talk it over. Now.
hen. inspector. If you'll come back in
he morning
As he spoke the white beam of the
lashing searchlight from the tower
ell between the undrawn draperies of
he octagonal window. The light star
led the inspector again. as it had done
nee before that same night His gaze
ollowed 1t instinctively. So within the
econd he saw the still form lying
here on the floor.
There was no installing that awful,
lotionless. crumpled posture. The In
pector leaped to the switch by the
DOR and turned on the lights of the
handelier. In the next moment be
ad reached the door of the passage
cross the room. and his whistle sound
d shrill His voice beloved re-en-
orcement to the blast