The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-30

she accompanied Mrs. Gunadorf,
now Quaking with terror. horror and
remorse. % the rear platform Of the
ear
You'll hide IN the woods At frat
said Ceieetia. DO you see that start
Follow e. FOR an h0ur--then yeuIl
wake up But yen viii remember thar
you have murdered an innocent Per.
son. There will be blood on your
hand 10 remind you. II there vas
nnother, or others who set you on 10
do his thing. you can report to them
that the thing has been done"
Then Mrs. 0unsdcrf hurried down
the steps Of the platform. round the
main line OF rails. elanclng furtivoly
about her. and disappeared into the
night and the forest
. . :
Celestia dincd an alone that night.
and went TO bed soon after, utterly ex-
hausted, after locking the door OF the
observation n and OF her own state.
room for the nrst time In her life.
At midnight a locomotive was at
tached 20 the snow-white train and II
was drawn slotsiy on It's way deeper
into the heart Of the north woods.
Soon after the train had started
Professor staliter entered celestla,s
a from his own. and after plying a
welloiled paaskey. stood looking
down At the darkness whore she lay.
Presently he touched the Sutton Of
an electric torch and her face shone
brightly In the circle OF radiance.
Then with his free hand Professor
sulliter began to make caresslng
passes over tho smooth white fore.
head, up and down. and across and
across, never touching II. but always
80 close that bis hand had q sensation
OF warmth.
After a while Celestial passed from
natural to hypnotic sleep; her eyes
opened partially and had no express
sion In them.
tomorrow, Celcstia, dear" wills
pered Professor Stilllter. when your
work Is done. when you have spoken
TO the people. you are TO 20 back 10
that heaven from which you came.
You viii say that you wish 70 GO
for an automobile ride IN the forest.
Al hve o'clock there viii be a motor
ready and waiting. You will enter
this, refusing 10 be accompanied by
anyone. and you viii do exactly what
che driver tells you. / had planned
our elopement for tonight, but there
was a difficulty about the license"
He bent over her as II 20 kiss her.
but something At the very last mo
ment seemed 10 restrain him.
Sleep. now. darling" he said; tho
other sieep. the sleep OF nature that
makes US all W again between
days"
He tiptoed out, closed the door OF
her stateroom behind him. locked Il,
turned and received a smashing blow
In the face. He gave a grunt OF fear
and pain and heard his eyeglasses
smash TO pieces as they hit the hoor
OF the car.
For a long time he had been IN the
habit OF carrying two SPARE pairs In
leather cases. n In each OF his waist.
coat pockets: he now reached for one
or these, and II vas knocked from his
hand. as he strove TO ward another
blow from his face-after the blow had
landed.
Guarding his face and head with
n upturned arm and elbow, and
breathing fast with fear and excite
mont, Professor stilliter sought and
found the door Of the passage that led
TO the ether end OF the car. and sue
ceeded In placing II between himself
and his assailant. Then, cropping
with both hands, and In his blindness
bunting from side TO side OF the
brishtlylighted passage. he turned and
aed.
Meanwhile Freddie the Ferret
picked up the broken pieces OF Pro.
fessor stillitors glasses and threw
them into q cuspidor. P~orceiving the
leather case containing the second
pair lying where Il had fallen. ne
picked Il up. and after n moments
hesitation, opened Il. slipping tho
glasses into his pocket (he thought
there might be a reward offered for
theml, snapped the heavy case shut,
and laid Il in q prominent position on
the center table.
Then he began 10 wonder what
everything was all about anyway. He
himself had no business In the OBJ.
seryation a without invitation; but
he had an excellent excuse. lie had
almost missed the train, had Just man
sed 10 swing on the rear car, and
slice he was one 10 whom no simple
lock offered any difficulty. had Let him.
self In. he had been on the point OF
passing through the train to his own
quarters forward when Il had seemed
70 him that Il would be q glorious
thing 10 stand guard AL night be
fore Celestias door like one Of those
knights OF old OF whom he had just
been reading In a book which, accord
INK 10 Freddio's Judgment was half
glory and half luminosity.
There was only one light burning
very low In the observation car. Fred.
die turned this M aud started "a
stand guard In front q Celestia'a door.
After a while he moved further or and
sat guard, and then slept guard. Then