Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05
&C on I i n u e d.

Perhaps 1t was the echo Of someone
pounding in another apartment, the
noise being carried along by water
pipe. The thought that II might be
the cracking of some hidden steam or
refrigerating pipe suggested Itself.
Both these theories I rejected. The
sound whatever 1t was, had originated
close at hand.
II came again. This time l was GER
tain that IL was not due to footballs
n I had ut first conjectured. I was
able. too, to locate more closely the
direction from which II came. The
window at the foot of the bed stood
open, and the sound seemed to float
In from somewhere outside. / hurried
over to the window and thrust my
head out. At first I could see moth
ing, but even as looked a white arm
thrust forth from an adjacent window
on the same floor. 1t held a riding
crop and reaching out as far as was
possible II raped three times on the
sill of my window.
II dawned on me at once that the
window next must belong to the Brad
ford apartment. 1t must be Miss
Bradford trying to signal to me.
"Hello," / called out softly.
'Oh, is that you, Mr. Nelson?' re-
lieved voice whispered. II thought
you would never hear. must see
you"
"Why didn't you phone meT
81 couldn't. Someone might hear
me-"
"What's the matterr
"Tve had another letter"
"From those men in the park2"
81 suppose So"
''Tell me about It."
81 can't now. Can you meet me
somewhere tomorrow
wherever you say"
"Do you rider"
yes indeed"
It'll be In the cross lane that leads
from McGowan's Pass tavern between
eight and eight-thirty."
"Tll be there"
Whether or not she heard me I did
not know. She withdrew quickly
from the room as II someone had en-
tered. l waited there In the window
for full hour in case she should wish
to communicate with me again.
BY and by the light in her window
was extinguished, but even then l sat
there at the window adjoining, hoping
In vain that she would seek to renew
the conversation.
When at last got into bed 1 was
In q jubilant mood. had quite for
given Miss Bradford for cutting me
when she met me In company with her
mother and sister. 1t was enough for
me to know that when trouble again
: threatened her she had decided to
trust In me and had sought my aid.
fell asleep at last and slept for I
do not know how long. Opening my
eyes In the darkness seemed to feel
the presence Of someone In the room.
There was the sound of footballs some
where-muffied, seemingly some dis
lance OF. / was almost certain /
could detect muttered words. In q
curious detached state of mind I list
ened, wondering whether was awake
or asleep. The footsteps seemed to
come closer, then recede. The whis-
pering noise ceased. sprang up, and
hastily lighting up all the rooms, ex-
plored them thoroughly. There was
no evidence anywhere Of anyone's
presence. As I lay there thinking
about II, / decided that my illusion
must have been q dream, due to my
thought Of spirit rappings when I first
had heard Miss Bradfords signal.
was still thinking about my expe-
rience when I awoke early the next
morning. Springing lightly out of
bed, l stopped in utter bewilderment.
There, In the center of the room on
the floor lay small white folded slip
Of paper. 1t could not have been a
dream, after all. 1 bad heard foot