The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-21

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figure b the chair turned quickly and
faced me. sau fEst Il vas . woaan.
4 BADLY frightened woman, with her
lands eIutehlnz 1t her heart Alga6st
Instantly ! recognized her. II vas MOI
Bafbara Bradford, bat ber sister,
Claire, Sic was clad ID some sort 81
3 dark h0Bse gown thrown 0ysr her
nightggnH Her slippere5 feet we're
bare 81 stockings. and her hair hung
IN great braid down her back.
As stared at her she spranz froa
the chair ana made a rush for the
open wIndOW. grabbed for Der and
though SIZE fought desperately I man
aged TO hold her fast and to drag her
away from the window. After mo
meut's futile resistance she suddenly
collapsed I'm my arms, moaning 81 3
tense whisper:
Let me 20. please let me gD.7
! placed her On a chair, and SIN
Keeping a tight hold on one Of her
arms. studied her. debating what to
do What desperate motive could
have driven this girl to the daring
journey across the narrow ledge By
which she had gained access to my
quarters? Was she, / wondered. once
more in the power Of that evil ex-
husband o. hers, driven By fear Of him
to such desperate deeds.
Let me CO." she moaned again.
"NOt until you tell me what you
we're doing in my rooms" / answered
firmly.
" did not know there was any one
here. / thought the apartment was
vacant. I thought the Gastons were
| away {"
''But Why did you conner"
II can't tell that" she mOaned. 81
can't! can'tr' VS..
you must repeated. 81 am 60
ing TO keep you here until you do tell
| me-"
"You must not keep me here" she
said. Il don't want my people to know
about my having been here. You look
like a gentleman. Please let me co.
Doesn't Barbara--doesn't your sis.
ter know you are hereT"
At my mention of her sisters name
an expression Of amazement escaped
her.
who are your she asked excited.
~. How did you know who / wasT"
Il am n friend Of your sister" ]
answered. "She will tell you who ]
am. You must trust me. / feel / have
right to know what you are doing
here. Won't you tell met"
A strange look came into her eyes
and she shook her head.
You wouldn't understand. was
trying to trace the whispers"
The whispersl" cried excltedly
"You have heard them, too?"
often" she said, 81 heard then
tonight. Mother and Barbara were
out TO the theater. They seemed tC
come from near the ceiling In my sis
ter's ROOM They seemed to vanish
In the direction Of this room.
thought there was no one here. de
cided to creep along the ledge and Sc,
II / could trace them"
"And did you succeedT
She shook her head.
When first came In this room
could stlll hear them. They seemed
to be coming from up near the ceiling
got up on a chair and put my cal
to the wall to listen. Then they
stopped altogether and then--yor
came In. May go now-before MI
mother comes homer
"On one condition." answered
that you tell your sister about you
having been here"
| I'm tell her IL you wish me to-" sh,
replied, "and now, please NAV | 90
Could you let me out of your door
See, brought a key to our apartment
with me. don't think I dare max,
that trip across the ledge tonight"
AS | escorted her to the door. m,
mind in a whlrl over the events of tn
evening, ] suddenly remembered how
important 1t was that should see he
sister for a long talk before KEEP
my appointment with German.
Tell your sister," / said to Clair
Bradford as she departed, shat It i
Imperative that she meet me at lunch
con tomorrow. have news of tn
utmost lmportance--news that con
Germs all of us. Tell her to meet IN
at the Aston at one. She must come.
"I'll tell her" she replied,