The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-22
CHAPTER TX.
The Window.

Though they left New York not long
after three in the afternoon, twilight
was fast ebbing into night when Ember
gave the motor it's head. It's head,
lights Glove a path through darkness,
like splendid sword; on either hand
woodlands and desOlate clearings
blurred into dark and rushing walls
remained imperturbable.
Whitaker, braced against the jOlt'ng,
snatched begrudged mouthfuls of air
strong OF the sea. He had no very den-
mite idea of their whereabouts, having
neglected through sheer Indifference to
question Ember, but he knew that they
were drawing minute by minute closer
to the Atlantic.
After some zine the car slowed to
a palpitant pause. Ember jumped out
to open barred gate, then, returning,
swung the car into a clear but narrow
woodland road. mine own domain"
he Informed Whitaker with laugh.
"NOw we're shut of the world en-
tirely."
Whitaker bent forward, inquiring:
"Where are we?"
almost there. Patience"
Whitaker reckoned idly that they
must have threaded a good two miles
of woodland, when at length the car
emerged upon a clearing and immedi-
ately turned aside to the open doorway
OF Il miniature garage.
The forest hemmed the clearing on
three sides; on the fourth lay water.
A hundred yards distant the lighted
windows of a one-story structure shone
pleasantly through a scattering planta-
ton of pine.
Linking arms the better to guide his
guest, Ember drew him toward the |
lights.
Bungalow" he explained, senten-
tious, flourishing his free hand; cher
mitage-retreat."
Paradise" Whitaker summed up, in
the same manner. "No neighbors"
"Oh'-Ember motioned to his left as
they faced the water-'there's mar
ried establishment over there some
where, but we don't bother one another.
Fellow by the name of Fiske. I under
stand the place is shut up-Fiske not
coming down this year."
$50 much the better. I've been want
ing just this all summer, without real
izing it,"
Welcome, then, to Half-a-Loaf
lodgew
They entered long and deep liv-
ing room with walls of peeled logs and,
Mt one end, stone fireplace wherein
a wood fire blazed heartily. At COM
Portable distance from the hearth
stood table bright with linen, silver
and crystal-c0vers for two. The rear
wall was broken by three doors, in
one of which a rotund Chinaman
beamed oleaginously. Ember hailed
him by the title of Sum Pat, ex-
planning that it wasn't his name, but
claiming for 1t the virtue of exquisite :
felicity.
my servant in town, here man.
1f-all-work; I've had him for years;
faithful and indispensable.
Toward the end of an excellent din !
Ter, Whitaker caught himself nodding
md blinking with drOwSiness. EN-
,er took laughing compassion upon
lin and led him forthwith to a bed
Dom furnished with the rigid simple c
ty of a summer camp. Then he slept u
ound the clock. The shrill, impera- a
i've rattle of telephone bell, reused
i'm. AS he dressed he could hear the II
dice of Ember in the living room talk (,
ng over the telephone. Presently there N
anne a tap at his door, and his host el
ntered. h
up, ehT' he said cheerfully. Il was W
fraid I'd have to wake you" His m
mile vanished beneath the clouds Of n,
q impatient frOwn. This is the devil fC
T n note: I've got to leave you" tr
whats the troubleT al
That's what I'm called upon to find in
Ut A friend of mines in n tight bC
lace, and I've got to go and help pull
i'm through. He just called me up IN
nd / can't refuse. D'yOu mind being W
n alone for a day or sOT' 10
--C@rtaIHly not-Only Tp sorry" CO