The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-14


It's not coming here" Helen felt the
dry easement OF the bedroom window.
Wont hurt anything ~ IL does. Come
on back 20 bed" grumb BLEED Warren. blink
inrly shading his eyes from the light.
on, 4 must see about the dining
The wind was from the east. and the
rain was beating In through both the
dining-room windows. Before Helen
could get them down. the front OF her
thin nightdress was drenched.
she had barely changed her gown and
got back into bed when there came a
rending crash and the room was swept
by giiating light
Oh her face against wArren's arm.
I'm always afraid Of"
Another deafeninC bolt. with "a roar OF
ierocity in the after rumble.
Let's get up" excitediy. They saw
the wire springs attract--
Rot! Lie down there and 90 to
sleep"
4 final clash. and then a relieving
on her pillow. How foolish to be afraid
when Warren wRs there.
Her doing thoughts dwelt vaguely on
his utter lack OF fear.
Dear" drowsily. you remember that
time AT south Beach-when you saved
that little Ellis boyT'
t:h. what's that? whsrre you talking
about?"
oh. 1 Just happened to think Of 81.
How cvery body stood helpless. while you
threw off your coat and jumped in
Il could swim, that's all. Maybe the
rest OF the bunch couldn't"
IF you couldn't swim stroke
you'd have gone In just the same"
Not on your tin'ype! \ man doesn't
chuck away his life That's not bravery
that's tOOlhardiness. See here" irrita-
bly,. "Whetro you trying to start? Turn
over here and 20 10 sleep"
steadily footstcp! only hair awake.
Helen raised on her elbow. Through tho
steady drip OF the rain came that faint
CreetinE sound.
some one was In the dining-room! Il
could not be Anna. for IL had been her
afternoon of and she was To stay with
her aunt all night
Again that tugye step, \ cInkng
sounds Of tools! In petrihcd terror
Helen stared into the blank. bafiiiHs
Warren was sleeping heavily. Her
Warren warren' in a frozen whisp.
er. her lips against his ear.
"Hush-sh, There's-some-on iii
themdiniGg-room:
"Eh9 What the devil"
"listen-iistcn' her cold. shuddering
body chung to him.
Tho mournful mooinE 81 distan.
ferryboat, the droning patter ~ rain
what's the matter with YOU. any
way launching 40 hi- pillow.
sound-the scrape Of cautious. mufned
Ming!
tioniess. hut she felt the stiifeninE
muscle In his arm. Thee. slipping out
of bel uOiscIosrlN. 30 Opened the bot
tom drawer ~ the chiNonier
As she caught the CLINT OF the revolt
yer, Hclen's fear vanished zoo the thrilled
vision OF Warren Ia-hiug out. over
powering the intruder. and binding him.
splutterEE and strIsEun- while che
phoned for the police
But he was getting back into bot,
. Re was lying down. nos litE the revolver
under the covers. The Ming grew loud
ert a distinct ciick-and the sliding f. Z
an opening drawer
The alivert' breathcd Helen
'Ito stlI. in muttrred whisper.
Stripping her with a. iron hand.
Through the tremuiYuf emotions 81
that moment came ire sickeutug ccr-
tsintv that Warren wa AFRAID
BE would lie there pute lv and safe
until the burElH- made hIr eaUarH
Warren afraid tu n SORE ~ dared
letnargv che waited What woTid Bag.
rer next Or waa OIL though she vaa
detnchcf apart from ~ ail
Toe faint IinEiH of silver NF1.0 ffe
FfenIf nF fnufafHuH effII fainter
srun Wing sound Then SILENCE
HrrinElnr QUE W he'd. MH.rau afsH
out 90 The firiIE .-H.r arI 0aeFrf HU
the iEh'r lnTNHrtIveI. Hr..r .u'.
~ me floor We che empty silver
drawer and ffr frr Ur f.s a.r.frarf
was bare Tho w.rIr,v eaa crar Tra
man haf made HIs rsfrr1. down tIa
tre r-~apo uul across the ruur II ffn
ADJOINING house
The rsrt second warren we No the
phone FitIrE tho a .Rrrr Hf|tr had
dropped into limo ur.r. hsaI nr fFe