The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-26


the BIG front door. and Magee. with
hls eyes still ON the room. backed away
until he stood beside her. He handed
Ass his key.
Il give you." he said. ITO the gods Of
the mountain. but It's only loan.
slall surely want you back. can't
folpw ten feet behind as threatened
I'D VIII be- ten hours instead. Good
nigtt and good luck"
S1e t,fned The Key in tho lock.
"9h,y sfagee." she whispered. "yours
= faith beyond understanding. I
sh@l selr the gods OF the mountain
ths An - bs-returned. Good night,
yod dear"
Sbe went out quickly and Magee.
locQing the door after her. thrust the
he1 into his pocket. For moment
% tne stirred. Then Mr.. Max leaped
~ Ind ran thrclgh the fiickering light
70 Ne neares. window.
1bere was a fash. report and Max
ea1Ps hack into the tirelight examining
. tbRn trousers leo.
don't mean TO kill anybody" ex-
p,a)nad Mr.. Magee-"just to wing
Mira But I'm not an expert-I might
shoot higher than I intend-so i sug-
- that no one else try q break for
Mr.. Magee." said Miss Thornhill.
II 4on't believe you have the sllghtest
ideD WHO that girl Is nor what she
wstts With the money"
That" he replied. makes 1t all the
nots exciting. don't you thinkT
DO you mean." the professor ex-
plopkd. you don't know herr Well.
yoS young fool!''
'1ts rather fine Of you." remarked
Nj Thornhill
Ms asinine II it's true" the profes.
se1kvoiced the other side OF Il.
= hops every one Is quite comfort
ab4" remarted Mr.. Magee. selecting
. 1t facing the crowd. Its to be
. ~ wait. you know"
= Upper AsQuewan Falls the clock
oo%ee old town hall struck 0. Mr..
naUse. on guard In Baldpate's dreary
00cs. counted the strokes. She must
b halfway down the mountain now.
To11yht there would be- NO need Of a
trq 6adour to implore Weep No
No. My Lady" william Hallowell
II Re had removed the cause for
tsd
wns q long vigil he had begun.
but there was no boredom In Il for
Bils Magee. He was too great low
sr contrast for that As he looked
ar1ond ON the III assorted group he
guofded he compared them with the
hatpier people Of the inns summer
ntQl lts. about whom the girl had told
BIZ Instead OF these surly or sad
TO- sitting glumiy under the pistol OF
rO&hnf;c youth he saw maids garbed
In he magic Of muslin fit through the
sh44ows. Lights glowed softly. A
wGz came up from the casino ON the
brs 9TH Of the summer breeze. Under
the1red and white awnings youth and
3o4 and love had their day-or their
ni t The hermit was on hand with
~ postal carded romance. The trees
81 1ped ir whispers on the mountain.
~. too. the rocking chair feet Cos
80 In whispers on the veranda,
p ling only when the admiral sailed
by his glory. Eagerly Il ran down
IN game. This girl-this Myra Thorn
hi ~he remembered. had herself been
. ctim. After Kendrick disappeared
shNhad come there no more. for there
wes ugly rumors OF the man who had
n Mr.. Magee saw the girl and her
0 absent lover whispering together
insgne hrelight. He wondered II they.
to- Imagined themselves ut Baldpate
infne summer; IL they heard the waltz
tnlthe casino and the laughter OF men
tu'the grill room.
Xen o'clock. said the town hall
psepously. She was mt the station
nov. In the room Of her tears she
W. waiting-perhaps her only COM
pa4ion the Jacky Of the "See the
World poster. whose garb was but
sh(de bluer than her eyes. Who was
se4f What was the bribe money of
tn Suburban railway to her? Mr.
Asagee did not know. but he trusted
he<. and he was glad she had won
through him. lie saw Professor Boil
top walk through the nickering half
mt to join Myra Thornhill and Ken
dsck.
must he hnlf past by now. Yes
TYm far below In the valley came the
whistle OF train. Now-shc was
h9arding it-she and the money!.
4tarding it-for wheref For what pur-
HNef Again the train whistlcd.
The Siege remarked Mr. Mapee.
~ more than half over. ladies' and
Sntlesncn."
ghe professor of comparative l!tera-
lsre approached him and took q chair
q his side.
III want TO talk with you. Mr.. Ma.