El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-31

sound from my own room IL
= was not loud, but in the silence
OF the house It reached me through
the open doors leading from the
nursery and my chamber into the
dressing room between Grace's quar-
tiers and mine.
Someone was tapping cautiously a.
At my door
The sound did not startle me. on
the contrary, it brought me back "a
q reassuriug sense OF the pra ctical
and normal The eerie sensation that
somebody was watching me slipped
from me, and I started 70 answer the
summons without any hesitation.
Come m" I called as soon as
reached my own room
faucied that one OF the maids
might have come with message
from her mistress. Perhaps Mrs. Gore
was III and had rung for Maggie and
sent her for me
was. therefore, surprised when the
widow herself entered, quickly clos
ing the door behind her. she wore
a heavy wrapper over ner nlenlEoWu
on her unstockiuged feet were thick
felt slippers She was very pale ana
trembling with nervousness
May I talk TO you for Few min
Utes2" she asked Il came Up Just
as 4AAEAaL as LlAAAH ANa W. AaA|
want Brewster TO suspect i am mere
He told me not TO come"
He only meant that Grace was not
i'll enough 70 need you. ] sootned-
She was entirely unlike the prim-
somewhat dictatorial. person TO whom
I was accustomed she must be very
Wretched 10 have changed thus.
Il did not come 20 see about
Grace" she told me "but 10 talk TO
YOU"
Mrs Gore Comes In.
sit down. please" / suggested.
Il viii be right back 1 must put out
the nursery light
returned TO the room in which
the sleeping child lay glanced
about carefully. 1 told myself was
foolish to do this, for what could De
here TO harm anyone2 The sensation
I had had OF being watched ga mo-. ilot
recur. and 1 persuaded myself that
the uncanny experience had been the
result Of my Oyerstrained nervous
condition. Mrs Cores arrival had
brought me from the region OF mag
nation down 20 commonplace reality
The door from the nursery into
the hau was closed There was no
kew 10 it. Doors were seldom locked
at Hulcrest The neighborhood was
a safe one and we felt no need or
locks and bolts 10 our rooms
Turning off the light In the nur-
sery. I went back 70 Mrs Gore e4e
had seated herself upon my coucl-
where she had sat on that first DAY
Of my arrival at Hillcrest. But now
different she looked now
please come and sit by me, she
quavered- Then We can talk without
disturbing anybody
I did as she requested w ll-
did you wish 10 talk 10 me about
had not forgotten that my en-
ployer had told her that was en-
gagged TO him. I was sure 70 was OF
this she wanted 10 question me- But
her agitation made me appEecl-
ate how essential IL was that 1 keep
my own nerves steady
i am afraid that Brewster Wou-1
be very angry IL he ever knew I men
toned this to you, she began lrle-e-
vsutIy. He gets very angry some
times. But / hope you won Z tel nliii-
You won't, viii you-
Certainly not" / replied
Elizabeth Surprises Her
you are very young. she went
on, and / think you ought 10 know
the truth Brewster has told me tnl-
you are engaged TO be married 10
7 am not engaged TO him" de-
She looked at me rs Il not under
standing. then nodded
Perhaps not yet-but YOU VIII be
as soon as he is sure its settled
what he hasn't told you. I mean
She was watching me narrowly, as a
rat watches a mouse. Her gaze puz-
lied me.
4 don't know what you are talk
ing about" / declared
She did not take her eyes from
nine. About his wife-Grace's moth
err What do you know about herr
Only ] said slowly, wondering