The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-01-20
THE RETURN
BY cLAaissA MACK.

I f~'f'fNf"
remained Ia darkne.s. mai a asa
emerged from ne h~aGy lhlcsft- o
rbododsadfons aBu slipped around g
the rear. A iishf FROM bn ei0en
window checked HI. frogre IL
looked cautiously ihrgugh The gibdOs
Two women servants we're putting o.
hats and cO1fs and chauffeur Vraif
"a near the door drinking out of q
steaming giass
-fseady7' he asked, setting do@n ths
empty glass.
They all disappeared. and 10 mo
menf the basement was deserted aud
the door locked Presently an aufo
moline with lights swept silently down
the drive The man eent around %
The front 81 the house and thick. Op-
presslye silence settled over the place
Then shadow separated from he
deeper shade u the shrIbbery and
gained the front seraDda. A latch
key turned silently la the lock u the
front door, II OPENED and c.osed sound
lessiy. letting into the darkened house
faint breath u the June nghi. The
man dld not hesitate: with unswery-
Ing feet he mounted the fine old sfair-
case. gained the upper ball and entered
a large room on the left. lie crossed
~ the mantelpiece. fumbied along rs
length aud put something In his peck,
Fl. A. he turned away his foot struck
the braas fender and there was the
faint eiang Of metal
He stopped short and waited.
Out Of the black void Of the quiet
room came a wonaD's voice.
"who v thersf" II asked YEARLY
He pulled out a handkerchief and
tied Il about his face below the eyes
pulling down his visored cap 10 com
plete the masking.
"who Il theref" repeated the voice.
more alert this time. aud there was
stirring from the great bed In the
corner
Ia three leaps the man gained the
door. aud then she spoke once more
Il can see you now have you GOV
cred With revolver can shoot
Don't move"
what do you wantq" be mumbled
behind the handkerchief.
"who are your
"A Rallies II you ike" he laughed
bitterly.
II have no money here--or Jewels
nothing"
Il don't want them" then be add
ell hastily: m you haven't got them
Il think IN go"
"You viii stay ?" she threatened.
VERY we'll" His tone Was sullen.
"iiow did you get luf" she asked
SPAS. Key servants an went out IN
flie car thought the house was
eiapty- | returned for something had
left behind"
LEFT behindf" she asked quickly.
''who are your"
II have been here before" he said
In r,rn,ed voice. ''rhey should not
leave you alone In the house"
"fou must be thoughtful bur .
xlar, TO think OF thatr She laughed
Il viii 90 now-if you please"
lie slipped toward the door aud flashed
out Into the halt
"wait please" she called tremu
Iously "Are there any more OF you
sroundf'
he laughed shortly. "No, came
alone"
lie started down the stairs. and her
little running feet FASTENED his going
When he was halfway down. she
10 lnrd the head of the stairs. "St0pt
he commanded but he dld not heed
q. The automatic m her hand srat
,me flame, and he heSitaied. lerked
Onward aud feil Ia a huddlcd heap
N the rich rugs below. he las stu
The wonan- she WAS mere girl
rouchsd on the top step. her hack
galnst the wall The moonlight shin
ug through diamond PANIED window
'etrayed her dainty negllgee.
resrfuiIy she turued the body over
nd laid her hand on the mans heart
/ was beating regularity. Then She
ore the handkerchief away from his
Aee and found his dark eyes staring
ixxliy AZ her
~piek ." she moansd AZ last
he nodded, queer SmIie curying his
p~- SIS
-Arv yen hertz she whispered
NE luckliy mS heel caught GA the
tslr aud u threw mc-the fall
lunnsd nae. that's all
what erv yea doing heref' she
I'D TREMENDOUSLY n thoaght vou
sr~ In philadelphia ~ tals time.
Ne AT up aud pushed back bis hair.
i fsc~ darkeulnx 4 esns baek af
y -saething ! had soexottsn Il saw !
a your people drive eNay snd sup
,~s,i you werv with the,a. The serv
ats went. too. aud 80 I venturea ~
lrxlar ace and xot caught I'D
Il expect yoa were IN nay Vacated