The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-29

IN the lock. A Key turned, softly, softly,
in the lock and then-silence; and then
another little noise. a grinding sound. a
slight grating of wire, above. then on the
bolt; upon the bolt which shone in thu sub
dued glow Of the nightlamp. The bolt
softly, very softly, slipped slowly.
Then the door was pushed slowly, so
slowly. 1t opened.
Through the opening the shadow of an
arm stretched, an arm which held in its
fingers something which shone. Rouletabille
felt Matrena ready to bound. He encir-
cled her, he pressed her in his arms he
restrained her in silence. and he had a hor-
rible fear of hearing her suddenly shout,
while the arm stretched out, almost touched
the pillow on the bed where the general
continued to sleep a sleep of peace such
as he had not known for a long time.
VII
Arsenate Of Soda.
The mysterious. hand held a phial and
poured the entire contents into the potion.
Then the hand withdrew as it had come.
slowly, prudently, slyly. and the key turned
in the lock and the bolt slipped back into
place.
Like a wolf, Rouletabille, warning Mat
rena for a last time not to bulge. gained
the landing-place, bounded towards the
stairs, slid down the banister right to the
veranda, crossed the drawing-room like a
irasn a"I ,tne"eu 1ne n', 49, nisna ~
"nn.nu" %.,ps yDa.eu a us noth;ro
All around was undistnrbed and silent.
The first light of dawn filtered through
ne pIinus' He was aoie W no" n ~ -
.ne ohiy eiosed ooor was -
t,ata'na haNaue ne "toppe u.enoa DIT
uoor' ms near peatihs, IL I'll r,;SeS
NJ sounu am , y " eai. ~ 10y 80
so lightly over the Garnet that he was sure
ne had not peeh heara. Ferhaps 1nas w.
WIN op.h. Ie : I've -, tho+
TO aim mere was nolhlng alve IN ma ma
rouse eA.ep' M heart ne "a ~ mast
horror that ne gllmpseo' that ne amos amos
toucheu' aisnousn ua. ~ To- - 80
closed. He felt along the wan IN oIuer 70
Ieaen ,he ",nuow, puiieu .Ho -
Wlhoo" anu plinos OIL .ne l,'e ,ootn eH
ing Oh tne f.eva "eie o Than he
IRON INSIDE was IN IT'S piace. mn
went = INC passase' noun0 .arau
scended the narrow servants s'alrway.
looked al ABOUT, III an ING roo"N', ieeS
everywhere WIN silent nahos, assuring
himseif that no lock hao peeh sa"peiso
with. On ms return 10 the Neranoa' 90 nc
raised ms mead ne saw a. .he .op 49,
MAN staircase a hgure wan 40 Iea.n'
spectral appaIItloh ~, II snao h,rn
the passihs hisn., VIM "hv va @
~ .;,o was . m : > nhantom anS he mo- longer rec.
snent d a pnano !" - danoandad of
oghlzea her voice "heh she uena.ueu ~
nm Wheie' 1 require '""' Sou Z "e'
"meie. ~ l.. so;a CO
L have looked ne saiu, SO
low that Malreha nau 10 cune go -
understand ms Whisper. Everysn.ns "
shut usn. Anu - nv ~. ~,
Matrena looked at houlelaonie win a.
the power VI hef eyes, as .noush snc "Vuiu
discover ms ihhiost .housnts, u hs uie
glance ana not "dVer, ana she sSw tnele
was hothins ne wisheu " nv 1890,
trena pointed her l'hser at Na'aehas
chamoer; .., 49, ~
you nave not gone IN there' she ih-
CURED.
he repieo' 1t is ho' heeessais !" eH'
there. =, s,
WIZ NY 'neie
SAID she, ana sne sci heI tee.h'
ne parreo her way Win hi' Inns Spie"N
out 900 80,
II you hoiu the ne oI soneU" ue"i'
sald ne "ooht go d step ia.'nea. MI.
But the person Is IN Una. nanp u.ni e any
person is there' II 10 ln.re soa VII n"o
out! ana She waVeo MN aslee ~
a rA nc n1D EUH NIt klsE