The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-07

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| O. FEW moments later on a couch, doc
tor bedding anxiously over him to de.
tect q heart beat. And he saw the sur
geon's face as he looked up and grave
ly said: General Holmes is dead"
| Despite his reckless bravado, a
shudder gripped him for an instant
again. He shook it off and braced
himself with angry resentment. No."
he said brusquely, II won't so in there
! too much Of a crowd for mo. iii
! try the reception ROOM" Turning, he
encountered Rhnelander. The two
men greeted each other briefly.
Rhinclander spoke with kindness to
his nephew. He tried to tell him that
he wanted him to do differently. lie
| assured him that neither he nor Helen
cherished any lasting resentment for
| what had gone before. and now that
they two we're the winners; they meant
to be generous to the losers and to
him III espe cia1: = ~ : + "a f''ss'.e
u am willing" declared Rhineland-
or, "and think that Helen will stand
with me in it., to give you AL interest
Fin the mine is big eli6llgh to make
Ia dozen snlillionaires: Make, q man
Of yourself, Earl, that s. all we ask.
Wall do the rest -. -. r..
Seagrue regarded him with an ex-
preston so terrible that it shocked
Rhinelander but what was passing
through Seagrues mind, he could not
tell. s5.sstse 4s.- II u TT
Tomorrow" Seagrne muttered, like
one hardly in possession of his senses,
mot tonight--Ill talk to you tomor'
row. Where's Helen?"N
She left hero this moment for the
conservatory with George Storm"
Seagrue took step forward as If
to, go to her. Then he stopped and
turned away. Someone took Rhine
landers attention and no lost sight
of his nephew, but the woman who
had first spoken to Seagrua afterward
related what she saw. Seagrue locked
once more toward the library. He d.
rected his steps toward it. On the
threshold he halted abruptly again,
as If ,rudely checked by an unseen
hand. He looked about as if he saw
and Heard what others did not see and
hear. Then, shaking himself loose
from the seeming clutch Of invisible
1itfgers, he took a determined step;
strobe into the library as one who
accepts a challenge. walked defiantly
through the room and out Of the French
doors he himself had opened on mid
night to murderer. a$a
He disappeared from sight in the
sbrubbery Of the garden and walked
some distance before he encountered
those whom he had gone ont to meet.
Even the two hiding men saw the emo
ton under which he was laboring. He
told them what he HAD SEEM told them
OF Storms escape, the thwarting of
his plans, and with oaths gave them
orders as to what to do and how to
do it. He trembled with furious en-
phasis as he spoke on. "And when
the coast is clear" he exclaimed, at
last, TIL drop my handkerchief"
Turning en- his heel he left them Tho
two. murderers looked uncertainty at
each other. Something Of his uneasi-
ness communicated itself to them.
In the conservatory, Helen and
Storm were conyerslng With guests I
The GUESTS left the room as iiaeegrue
came in and he returned somewhat
siny,th the greeting az Haleslapd Storm
Storm, resolved now to be generous
with his enemy, stepped to the punch
bowl and Filling kiasses, crossed the
conservatory with them to serve
'Helen and Seagrue: In the garden,
Ward and Adams, watching intently,
saw hfs silhouettods fig Ore on t1le Tow.
cred curtain. tEs 4
And Storms trifHg act of hospital
ity was 2ta prove his salvation and
Seagrue's undoing. Having seen that
the punch bowl was nearly empty he
excused himself and stopped into the 4
next room to summon maid to refill
1t. The door of this room--a break
fast room opening OH the garden,
stood, for the evening, ajar. The
maid, reaching up on the sidebcard for
a napkin, when Storm spoke to her,
tit fall from her hand as she turned.
The white, square CT linon, partly IN
folded, fluttercd to tho ground
Where she stood. the maid could
not be seen from Wards hiding place
in tho garden. Only the figure or
Storm beside her was visible and tho
mistock his figure for
Seagrues. When the napkin futtercd
TO thcsfloor, Nvasdf. ffiSistakiiigF it fol. the
watched intcntly the
two silhouettcd figures in the con-
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Seagrue, at IIelen's side. rose Ito
his feet. Two shots rang through the
night air. Seagrue, stricken. clutched
his heart. With q CHASTITY expression
he looked at Helen. And as she
he clutched at his heart |
again and fell headlong to the floor.
Hclens frantic cries, brought
crowd to the conservatory doors.
Storm, nearest at hand, held back the
others and entered the room first. He
turned, lifted Seagrue from the floor
and asked for q. doctor. Helen. half |
hysterical, told where the shots had |
come and Storm. followed by her, ran
out into the garden.
The murderers had made good their |
escape. Hurrying to where their ma
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