The herald., 1917-05-17
ssss s~r,sst, by W. &. Chapman

'S@STrisht, BY W. &. Chapman
slave you called on the ne" Leigh
D" .y "a; answered Mrs Kirk. And
,Oat think shall be IN d hurry 70 90
% ODD, Kirk looked Up in Tvstif"d,
suestioning way. It wa, I'LL, hrs. HIS.
a. 'aE.snd visit to the nsr country
w. We where he and hi mother expect
y 70 spend the summer. He "ad
Cd = that their nearest nrt-hbor in
i Sop, mail house, whose lawn adjo.ned
.s.,-s would prove companionahle to
Us mother. as she had no acQuatnt-
.,,es IN the neighborhood.
.Vnst's the matter:
.weu I haven't quite made out my
- All can say, its queer"
whats queer:
the goings-on over there. have
"a one about bUt young girl. a
.Lr,Iooking old woman and scrub
romsa who came in 10 clean. leSter-
A.. the shrieks and means and mani
al laughter were enough 10 curdIe
,oUr blood. / was almost On the point
q eolng over 10 see What was the
-,+tsr when | noticed tn old woman
ortsde. calmly wedding a flower bed.
a thought If she was So Gn""Hrorned
ozsrit would better stay home. Ny
.rctude would probably be- resented
DO YOU suppose" qurriaa the young
nan she has fits of iu>anity?"
~ must be either that or Mysteries.
A any rate. its uncomfortable and
creepy. Ii had known l was moving
,s., door to a private asylum, | would
have gone somewhere else"
Il suppose the old woman i an At
tpnlant or some sort Of keeper FOR the
wans lady. Too bad. isn't liz"
4 should think So"
Mrs. Kinks tone was sharply en-
uhste. She was evidently thinking
d her own annoyance rather than the
5lsht Of the girl which had been up
ruost in her sons mind.
Perhaps" he sOOthed. III Is only /
temporary and won't 90 on long"
Perhaps" she assented. 'But II II /.
des-"
Vel. We will see" he said.
he next Saturday when young Kirk /
srved he jerked significant finger /
icvard their neighbOr, and asked: !
What about itT'
She's had two or three attacks this
week; goes on just about the same !
way"
1 wonder If she is insane"
We'll, a doctor has been there twice
dis week"
How do you know il was a dOctor?'
His car looked like physicians,
snd he went In with q case in his
ssnd-
On said the young man with
sue feeling. Then there must be
Snething the matter"
DID you suppose she was doing this
% snusementT' asked his mother.
Nth some asperity.
Well. no, Of course not. But when
lnrae past there the young lady was
INNING up a vine and laughing and
nlking to the other woman just as
VEL as natural as anyone
No doubt she has lucid intervals.
Perhaps they hope for her recovery in
tine
l should think you'd get so curious
l0ud have to call" ventured the
yOng man.
Never! She might return il: and
aOuidn't feel safe for minute.
Doat you, either, think OF making a |
an U you don't want me 10 pack I'D
nd 90 to town"
Vsaen had to at once discInim any
MENTION Of so doing. He liked the
aee, and was looking forward to
SEEDING bis vacation there.
lie next week he came out m STAY
w awhile. In answer TO his usual
ne'uoa as to the developments next
wv MS mother replied that il had
ca unusually quiet. Perhaps the pa-
asnt had been taken away. {
We'll, then she's back again for T
~ ue young lady as I passed" he
re'naps' after all. she isn't the
~ One. They may" she added in a
Wy shuddery tone, have some
% creature shut up there"
nstery." " 'i'0ln ''lis d
cont see anything of the kind" :
tnne.s LOU let IL
..a1 afternoon he took a little stroll
~ " = small stream near by to see
!. promised anything in the way Of a
=. Ing or fishing. In q pretty wooded :
4 . shere the branches hung over n
ma a.er' ne dropped, ostensibly 70 =
4. 49, ,Or hsh, but in reality 10 be h
a. a uream. He saw a book lying a
ha.s erass few feet away. He n
Ouno FOR the owner. There C