The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-08
sessiun.
1T seems I'm Just in time. he sud,
ITO prevent highway robbery.

'tIt seems I'lp Just IN time. he slu'
ITO prevent highway robbery.
,sYou thipk 500. asked Aiagee
.'see here. young man. remarked
Hayden. glancing nerTopsly over us
shoulder. Il emit waste any time N
talk. Does That money belong 10 yous
40 Well. It does belong 10 me. I'm
going To have 1t. Don't think Inn
afraid to shoot to get it, The law
permits Il man to tre on the thief who
tries; to fleece him.
..rhe law did you say" laughed
Billy AIagee Il wouldn't drag the
law into this IL were you. sir. Hay
den I'm SIRE it has no connection
With events on Baldpate mountain.
Yoli wouldbe the last to want its at
tentiun to he directed here. I've got
this money and I'm going to keep II
Hayden considered a brief moment
and then s~ert,- under his breath,
You're right. be said. I'm not
going 10 stUot But there are other
ways. you whirnersual,per' He
dropped the revolver into his pocket
and sprapg forward, For the second
time within ten minutes Mr.. Magee
steadied hinise4f for conflict.
But Hayden stopped. Some one bud
entered therOon tlrrugh the window
behind Aiagee. IN the dun light Of the
candle Mage y, y Hayden'S face so
white, his lips twitch. bis eyes glaze
with horrible surprise. His arms fell
Imply to bis Sides.
Good God. ilendrick. he cried.
The voice of the man with whom
Billy AIageu bud but u moment before
struggled on the balcony answered:
YES. Hayden. I'M 6acl:.
Hayden wet his lips with his tongue
.'wbat-Wbut brought you?" he ask
ed his voice trailing or weakiy on the
last word.
what brought me2" suddenly, as
from a volcano that had long been
cold. ire biazed up in Hendricks eyes.
IF a man knew the road FROM hell
back home what would it need to
bring him back =
Hayden stOOd with his mouth partly
open. Almost n Grotesque picture Of
terror he looked in that dim light
Then he spoke in an odd. strained
tone, more to himself than to any one
else:
Il thought you were dead" he snid
Il told myself you'd never come BACK
Over aud oyer-fn the night told
myself that. Bur all the tune 4 knew
II knew yopd' come.
a cry-a woman's cry-sounded
from just outside tue door of No. 4
Into the room came Myra Thernkill
Quickly she crossed aud took Ken.
bricks hands in hers.
David. size sohl,ed. 'Oh. David
4,
Eendrick looked into her eyes. sheep
fshiy at first then gladly as be saw
what was In them. For the light
there under the tears was such as no
man could mistake. Magee saw It.
Hayden saw it, too. aud his voice was
even more lifeiess when he spoke.
Forgive me. David" he said I'll
didn't mean
And then as he saw that hendrtck
did not listen he turned aud walked
quietly into Tie bedrO0m of No. :. tai.
ing no notice Of CargIn and Bland
who. with the other winter guests ot
Baldpate. now crowded the doorway
leading to the halt. Hayden closed the
bedroom door. AIR AIaEee and the
Others stood silent. wondering. Their
answer came guickly-tIe sharp cry Of
a rey0lvet. belAnd that closed door.
1t was AIR. MaGee WHO went into the
bedroom. Tile moonlight streaned IN
through the low windows and fell
brightly on the bed. Across this Hay.
den lay. Mr. AIagee made sure. II
was not a pleasant thing to make sure
OF Then be took the revolver from
the hand that still cIasped Il. covered
the quiet figure or. the BED qud stepped
back into the outer room.
He he las Killed Himself be said
in q low voice. closing the bedroom
door behind him,
There vas Q uomept frigiitened