The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-16

WIZ DSnbOnS NeTHeleSS Fingers
Breaking the Finger-Bowl in Front
of Him, While Every Vestfge Of Color
Left His Face.
have very many visitors here, but
hope you'll find everything you re-
quire. Breakfast at nine"
DrummOnd closed the door behind
him, and stood for a moment in
silence, looking round the hall. 1t
was deserted, but he wanted to get
the geography Of the house firmly i'm
printed on his mind. He stepped
across toward the drawing-room. In
side, as he hoped, he found the girl.
She rose the instant he came in.
and stood by the mantelpiece with her
hands locked.
What was it?" she half whispered
that awful noise at dinnerY
He looked at her gravely for a
while, and then he shook his head
shall we leave 1t as a night-bird for
the presentT he said quietly. Then
he leaned toward her, and took her
hands In his own. go to bed. little
girl" he ordered; "this is my show.
And, may 1 say, l think you're lust
wonderful. Thank God you saw nv
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Gently he released her hands. and
walking to the door, held it open for
her. IF by any chance you should
hear things in the night-turn over
and go to sleep again."
But what are you going to do?"
she cried.
Hugh grinned. II haven't the re-
hottest idea," he answered. Doubt
less the Lord will provide"
The instant the girl had left the
room Hugh switched off the lights, and
stepped across to the curtains which
covered the long windows. He pulled
them aside, letting them come to-
gether behind him; then, cautiously, |
he unbolted one side of the big CEN
ter window. Silently he lodged across |
the lawn toward the big trees at
the end, and leaning up against one
OF them, he proceeded to make a more |
detailed survey of his objective, The
Eims. It was the same type of house
as the one he had just left, and the
grounds seemed about the same size.
wire fence separated the two places,
and In the darkness Hugh could Just
make out small wicket-gate, clos
ng a path which connected both
houses. He tried 1t, and found to his
satisfaction that it opened silently.
Save for one room on the ground
ioOr the house was in darkness, and
hugh determined to have q look at
hat room. There was a chink in the
through which the light was
dreaming out, which struck him as
laving possibilities.
Keeping under cover, he edged
oward it, and, at length, he got into ,
position from which he could see /,
inside. And what he saw made him
ecide to chance it, and 90 even closer. ,
Seated at the table was q man he {
Id not recognize; while on either '
ide Of him sat darlington and Peter I
'A- ~yAhb OI Il OOld SLlOhlnR q |
lgarette and reading a novel was a |
all dark girl, who seemed completely S
in the proceedings of S
ne other three Hugh placed her t
once as the doubtful daughter Irma.
nd resumed his watch on the group Il
the table. G
A paper was in front of the man. f
nd Peterson, who was smoking a v
rye cigar, was apparently suggest e
g that he should make use of the
en- which Lexington was obligingly
olding in readiness. In all respects
harmless tableau, save for one small Z,
ing-the expression on the mans n
ce. Hugh had seen 1t before often b
lily then IT. bad been called she'll D
4ock. The mNan was dazed. semi s,