The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-10-21

the wall hard hy We paused 10 listen
II wins quite impossible 10 locate the
sound. which ceased almost immedl'
ately. our lnst thought was that the
telephone men were drilling bOle
through the wall into my study Then
tame the sharp ata-ta tat once Dom.
Even NJ We looked about us Ia hewitt
derrpent the portly facade OF Ludwig
the Red moved out Of alignment with
a heart rcnding squeak aud long thin
strcak Of black appcard at the inner
edge II the fnme. growing wider and
blSckcr u anything tefOre our startled
eyes.
"Arc You ai homer inquired q voice
that couldn't by any means have ema'
mated from TIM chest OF Ludwig. even
In his melIowcs, aours.
leaped to my feet ssh started across
tho rom with great strides My sec
rctary's eyes werc glued TO the magic
portrait
'By the Lori Harry cried "Yesl"
The secret dor swung quietly open.
laying Ludwig's face to the wall and
IN the aperture stood my amazing
ncighlor. as lovely portrait IA you'd
see In years trip through all the
galleries In the world She was smil
ing down upon us from the slightly
elevated position. a charming figure In
the very latest Partisan hat and gown
u am ont making afternoon calls"
said she Her face WI flushed with en-.
ci,ement aud self Consciousness win
you please Put a chair here 10 that |
may hop DOWN
For answer | reached up pair Of
valiant arms She laughed. leaned for.
ward aud placed her hands ON my
shoulders My hands found her waist.
and lifted her gently. gracefully to
the door.
"Ilow strung you are'' she said ad'
miringly. How do you do. Mt Poop
endykei Dear me. I'm not ghost
SIR
How do YOU dor he jerkcd out
Then he felt Of his heart. "My God.
/ don't believe It's goingT'
Together we INSPECTED the secret
doors, going NO far M TO enter the rom
beyond. the cOuntcsa peering through
after Us from my study. 10 my amaze
ment the room was absolutely baro
Red. trunks. gnrmentA chairs every
thing. In fact had vanished M II whisk
ed away 10y an all powerful genie
what does this mcanT | cried
turning 10 her
II don't mind spepinp upstairs no"
that | have telephone" she said So
renely. MAX nnd Rudolph moved ev
erything ~ this afternoon Poopcn
dyke aud | returned 10 the study.
for one WIS bitterly disappointed.
"rm sorry that ! had the phone pa
In" | said
please don't call II phone' sh'
Objected. II hate the word phone"
50 do l." said poopendyke reck
lessly.
glarcd Nc MIN What right ma b
10 criticise my manner ut spccchf II
started to leave the room aitct pet
fupctory scramble to put his papers u
order. hut she broke Oh In the middl
az A sentence tO urge MIN tU rcnaif
She announced that she was calling o.
both Of M.
'plcase don't stop your work on m
account" she said and promptly ~
down NJ his typewriter and bcgn
pecking nc the keys. "lou must teac
me how 10 run typewriter. MI Fool
pndyke | shall he rs poor as chur
mouse before long. and ! know fathc
won't help me may have To IN
some q stcnographcr."
/ lie blushcd abominably. | don't N
0 neye I'VE ever seen more unattra'
0 i've fellow than Poopendyke.
' ION, every cloud has It's silver III
' ing" said ne awkwardly.
3 But 1 am used 10 gold" said sh
/. The hell on the machine unkle'
Q -what do do nowr' lie made n
a shift and thu space for her
\ go night ahead. said he IN
d scrnmbled the whole alphabet acro'
his neat sheet. tut ne didn't seem
n mind
d Isn't II Jolly. MIR. Smartf II NJ