Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-09-10
ing she kept her eyes fixed intentiy
upon his, and In them was always that
lure.

MS return nfter dinner he lit a cignr,
and the comfort OF being at home
seemed to have dispelled what had
come between him and It when there
was ring at the telephone. He look
ed disquieted. Mrs. Grant arose to go
to the instrument, but he motioned her
to be seated and went himself.
When he returned to her he said that
no was sorry not to DO able 10 pass the
first night OF his return at home, but
that n matter connected with the bust
ness upon which he had gone to the
west called him out. His wife knew
that he was deceiving her, but pretend
ed to believe him. In a few minutes
after leaving his home he was with
the woman who had been his travelling
companion.
1t was not long before Mrs. Grant
learned that her husband had fallen
into the hands OF vampire. Spring
was coming on, ana rooms were en-
gagged for the Grant fnmuy for July
aud August a. the hotd wliaro they
,suAlly spent tho sGnA,net. Grant made
no objection TO going there, and hin
wife hoped ttht n SIM could Get HIM
where she could. keep hlih continually
under her surveillance she might break
the spell chat held him. Alas. when
she reached the summer resort among
the guests at the hotel where the Grant
family stopped was a woman who. 1t
soon became evident, was the cause or
her husbands trouble.
IL was there that l nrst hearu OF TINS
case ana saw draht ana the vampire
promenadnig the pllzza OF the motel
.he woman Ut otn"r tlnies QUO not
Know ior Seiuon s"" ei"ier Oh uieiu
VI "ny other hour 'n''h eVehihs' mls.
uiaht ! ulu noe sec u. U.s. ! wus Vo,u
nut ~ ~ NC .oo'. iAos 'A us ~
49, 49, Us" Is 80 80 " .. VI Wv
pn. .s 1 ,1. D pu' upon M
~. o ~.
w. a. $3.50. r. a. a.. -
how ana n seemed to mo that no wos
what hts eotbor nos hoan ~ h,s ooo
when tho and ~ ,ho sooanr con,o
Mrs Grant and Harry roturnoN IN Tho
city together whiIc bis father bowIcd
along the TURNPIKE IN an AUTOMOBILES
with tho vompire Everv ono Avmna.
thIzed with tho wife hut no one was
In a position 10 do ANYTHING for her.
Every one despised tho man. Yet not
every one. for had n different Wow
concerning the matter. There arc yari.
Gus Influences that will undermine
mans viii power, and once It Is under
mined it IL very difficult for him 10 TO-
cover It. Nevertheless nothing n i'm
possible.
The trouble In the Grant family went
on till Harry Grant Ind passed fifteen
years OF age. He had understood the
family trouble from the first and the
cause OF II. He was now nearly full
grown, and the skeleton IN the family
closet and his love for his parents had
made man OF him. lie dissuaded
his mother from applying for divorce
until he had made nm enort TO save
MS rather from the vampire.
one DAY ne had tax with his fa-
ther, VINO cOnDded 10 MS son that the
only way ne couid throw OH tno tnral
OF the V"nnp're was 20 ese"pe from her
ions enough 10 reeniii MS WIN power
put ne was not nDie 10 make an ut
tempt 70 eSc"l'' soon niter .n's iinr-
ry one any nshed MS Iather 10 thRe
rue WIN MN III ms cn,' nr"n' con
seh'eu' ni'' hurry 'ooh '"e mmeei' WIN
his inther pesiue MIN Ihey h"u
scarcely leIl tne city Wnen the car STOP