Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-18
Tire Burning Eyes.
CHAPTER VII.

CHAP ? = VII
Tire Burning Eyes.
~ oDFREY said nothing more IN
D. til we stopped before the Van
N the house. but I could see,
from his puckcred b-ows. how
sesrerateiy be was trying 70 untan-
-ie this qulrk in the mystery
The siege seems 20 have been lift
et-I remarked as we alishted-
The siege"
Parks telephoned nc that your cs-
,seusd contemporaries had the place
surrounded told him To- hold the
f1rt-
Poor boys he commented. smiling
TO think that all they know IS what
Grady Is able 70 tell them. Which
ron Is the cabinet iE:" he asked
The auterOom Is there ut the left.
where those two suffered windows
ars The cabinet f. IN the corner room.
there Is one window on this side and
two on the other"
Parks answered the bell almost in
stautIy. and could tell from the way
his face changed how glad he was 70
see me.
Well. Parks" said. as we stepped
inside. -everythins IS AL right. hopeE-
Yes. sir be answered. 'But-but
Il gets on the nerves little. sir
heard a movement behind me. as
gave Parks my coat. and turned 10
Sc Rogers sitting on the cot.
Hello said. so you're able 10 be
%. are you
Yes. sir" he answered. without
boxing at me. Il thought I'd come
down and keep Parks company"
Parks smiled n little sheepishIy.
j asked him 70. Mr.. Lester" Ire said.
I got so lonesome and jumpy here by
myself that Just had To have some
body TO talk 10. especially after the
burglar alarm rang"
The burglar alarm :" repeated God
fzey quickly. What do you mean:"
We've got burglar alarm on the
windows. sir. It's usually turned OF
In the daytime. but / thought I'd bet
ter leave II on today. and it rang about
The middle OF the afternoon. ! thought
AZ first that one OF the other servants
had raised a window. but none Of
them had Something went wrong
With II. guess
I'D you take a look at the win
e0vs5- ] asked
les. Sir. A policeman came 10 see
what was the matter. and we went
tfound and examined the windows.
Dlt they were nll locked IL made me
feei kind Of scary for awhile"
Does the alarm work nOw?~
No. sir The policeman said there
must be n short circuit somewhere
and that he'd notify the people who
PIT II In But nobody has come around
ye, to tx H."
wed better take lool, Mt the win
COWS ourselves" said Godfrey. You
slay here. Parks. We can find them,
~ night. and don't want you TO leave I
nat door ungUarded for a single in
slant
We went from window TO window. |
and Godfrey examined each Of them
WIN minuteuess that astonished me. I
.oF j had no idea what he expected to !
-ha- But We completed the circuit OF 3
ne ground floor without his apparent (
discovering anything out Of the way. |
Let's take look at the basement" ]
- said. and led the way downstairs I
s4ih = readiness which told NE that 4
= l1d been over the house before In :
Ahd or lumber room. standing be- i
80 lu single small window. his cleo
&c torch In his hand. lie made a dis
eoTery.
Look here he said. his voice quiv-
ing with excitement. and threw a
..rcie Of light on the lamb OF the win
AZ the spot where the upper and
over sashes met.
"nst i it, I asked after n mo
nt I don't see anything wrong"
100 con'tf You don't see that this
-s-ae was 70 be entered tonight Then
: AT does this nneanY''
"'to h!s finger nail be turned up the
4 OF small insulated wire And
- ] saw that the wire had been cut.
les. said Godfrey dryly. that 70
- o. mine Is looking up again.
was preparing for a quiet
-l-sion Of the house tonight-sOme-
~. OF course. interested in that cab
de wasn't losing any time ! ven
ne knew be hadn't any % lose.
-en you put those wooden shutters
'ou warned him that you suspected Z
zane He knew n the alarm was
y would ring when Re cut the {
~ can't we ambush himT@ I sug- r
ne might try. but Il VIII be a &
.shy risky undertaking. Lester"
'le risky undertaking IS enough ! T