The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-10-22

dow. and again changed his purpose.
In the far corner, before the rose
covered summer-house. was group Of
people. One Of them was looking up
at him. 1t was Amy, and she was
gesturing to him. She did not wish
him to be seen. The man was turn
ing
For several moments he stood at the
window. his forehead gathered in a
troubled frown. Behind him sounded
shuflling footstep. He started nerv-
ously and spun about. Old Title stood
In the middle of the room, her finger
on her lips.
"What It's youi" he exclaimed.
How the devil"
.'Tssst!" she warned, Miss Ellen's
still downstairs Shed run and tell
her pa first thing. You just missed be-
Ing nabbed by Mr.. Bemm-only they
phoned him to go out and get you at
City Park"
'To go out for me? Who phoned2~
1.-THE p'leece. They seen you out at
City Park and"
Saw me?"
Eyes; that's what they phoned Miss
Amy. If 1t hadn't been for their max
ing Mr.. BENIN light out that way, he'd
sure have got you. He's 'tective,"
detective THAT sissy? No."
Fact. Y'ought've heard Miss Amy
toast him over the Goals. N.Y. but
wasn't he mad He'll come back mad
der from that wild goose chase. That's
why I've come up to make your bed
and clean up and tell you to get up
into your old robbers cave IL he comes
back. I'll let you know when. Stead
of making the bed, guess I'll take the
bedding down to air."
AS he turned beside the door Of the
bathroom passage he caught a side
| glimpse of some one moving on the far
| side of the room. He faced angrily
| toward the new intruder-and saw
his own image in the big cheval glass
on the opposite wall.
"Jovel" he muttered. "This won't
do. Must pull myself together"
He went across to the mirror end
stared fixedly at his frownlng image.
Buck up, you idiot!" he advised
himself. LET yourself be hypnotized
by that rot about double personality,
did you? 80. That's it, grinl It's
time that you were grinning at your
ut"
The word broke Off In the midst. He
glared into the mirror, the smile frozen
on his lips. At the left side of the
image of his face was the image of
another face. smaller and less distinct
another image, yet his own face
His eyes dilated with terror. He
stood glazing at the second image, pet
rified with horror. powerless to move.
1t was his own face. There
were differences-po mustache, the
color almost white, the outline more
thin; yet it was his face az 1t might
be after an Illness. 1t could not be
a double reflection in the glass; for II
lacked the stache-also the express
sion was absolutely different Unlike
the immobile terror of his first image
the ghostly second face was twitchinp
with active fear The mouth gaped
open.
| AhcuiC hC 6ucpCO. A-uA ~
ing--insane
He tottered to the rear window
opened the shade and sash with shak
ing fumbling hands, and crouchet
against the sill In the midst of the
instreaming light and air.
Downstairs Amy and Ellen wer,
weeping in each others arms, reconcil
ed companions In misery.
The doorbell rang sharply. TIL,
weepers few apart.
"S-some ones c-come!" sobbed Eel
len. my eh-eyes !"
amy. regardless of her tear-wet face
flew in through to the front hall. Blu
already the door, unlocked by BENIN
was opening to admit DR.. Kirkland
Mrs. Kirkland came in after her hus
hand as Amy rushed to meet then
with well-feigned eagerness.
CTO BE CONTINUED)