Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-25

Copyright. 1915, by Geo Inc bed moved By means of great straiumg l got the heavy thing over against the mirror One of thc legs was hopeIessly spintered iu the drop from the raised platform
 There" she said. standing oG Co sur vey our joint achievement; we've stopped 1t up very nicely" She brnsh- ed the tips of her fingers dantily. This afternoon you may fetch up a hammer and some nails and faeteu the mirror permanently Then you can move the bed back to its proper place. Goodness, What a narrow squpuk"
 Madame" said |, my hand on my heart, but not through rallautry. that bed stays where it Is. Not all the kings horses nor all the kings men can put it back again.
 "Was 1t so heavy Mr. Smarty'
 ] swallowed very hard. A prophetic crick already had planted itself u my back "Wul you forgive me if ] sub init that you sleep quite a distance from homeE' ! remarked with justi- fable irony Why the deuce don't you stay on the upper foorst
 Because ] am mortally afraid" she said. with little shudder 'Youve no idea how lonely. how spooky it is up there ot the dead hour Of night. ! couldn't sleep After the third night ! bad my things moved down here. where ! could at least feel that there were strong men withm-you might say arms length of me. I'm-I'm shockingIy timid"
 She smiled, wavering pleading lit tle smile that conquered
 "Of course don't mind. countess, l hastened to say. "Only ] thought it would be cozier up there with Rose mary and the two maids for company"
 She leaned a little closer to me. We an sleep down here" she said conf dcuuaily. We bring Rosemary's Iit- Gle mattress down every night ana put it in ,he tin batbWb lt Is very good ht and makes quite @ nice cradle for her Helene and Blake sleep just across the hall. and we leave Che doors wide open. So, ysu see, we're not one bit afraid"
 "Umc' said 1 judiciany And so my study is just beyond this mirror, eh: May l inquire how you happen to know that l have my study thereT'
 "Oh, | pecEed in the other day" she said serenelss
 "The deuce you did"
 "I was quite sure that you were out" 1 she explained 'I opened Ludwig the Red am inch or two that's an. You are quite cosy in there. aren't yOut | ! envy you the grand old chaise luuge
 We returned to the corridor She ] closed the door softly, mochery in 1 view of the chatter l had made in shift | Ing the bed and it's impedileuts. Listen" whispered suddenly, grasping her arm Ibid you hear foot steps iu the Sh,'
 Some one was walking over the stone ! floor In the lower hal brisk strides that rang ont quite clearly as they ] drew nearer.
 ''It is-it is Mir. Pless she whispered ! in panic "I recognize his tread. As if ] could ever forget it. Oh, how l hate him, Hc"-
 Don't stop here to tell me about it. ! l cut in sharply Make haste. Get up 10 your rooms and lock yourself in. . lll-Ill stop him."
 Assuming a uOnchalance ] certainly did not feel l descended the stairs. We met in the broad hallway below. Mir. Pless approached slowly, evidently having checked his speed on hearing my footsteps on the stairs
 Hello" ! said agreeably. How did yuu get inf"
 lie surveyed me coOlly "I know the castle from top to bottom, Mir. smart TO be perfectly frank with you, 1 tried the secret panel in your study, but found the opposite door blocked You have no objection, 1 trust, 10 my look ing over the castle? It is like home to me"
 My plan was to detain him in conver- ! sation until she had time to secrete herself on the upper hOor Somehow l anticipated the banging of a door and it came @ moment later. not loud but very convincing just the same. He glanced at me CuriOusly.
 "rheu how did you get iuF' | repeat ed, criuging perceptbly iu response to the slam of the distant door
 By the same means, l dare say, that you employ" said he
 For a moment l was contounded Then my wits came to the rescue.
 "I see Through the dungeon. You do know the castle well, Mr. Pless"
 "It is cobwebby, unlovely passage said he brushing the dirt and cobwebs from his trousers. My own appearance was conspicuously immaculate, but brushed in unison. just the same.
 "Td like tO have your opinion as tC the best way Of restoring or repairing those mural paintings in the dome of the east hall" said. detaining him. Il was necessary for me Co have a good excuse for rummaging about in the un used part of the castle 'lt seems toC bad to let those wonderful paintings go to ruin. They are banging down h