American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30

h'N position ne had
NOT the slightest notion where II was
Ana blind man boxing mnn who
could see, would have felt iust abopt
as safe. With Hugh, such concm.
sion meant instant action 1t might
be dangerous on the floor: il most cer.
tainly was far more So I'm bed Ue
felt for his torch, and then, with one
conclusive bound. he was standing nv
the door, with his hand on the electric.
light switch.
Then he paused and listened intent.
ly Not Il sound could he hear: the
thing, whatever 1t was, had become
motlonless at his sudden movement.
For an appreciate time he stood there.
MS eyes searching the darkness-but
even he could see nothing. and he
cursed the American COMPREHENSIVE
under his breath. lie would have given
anything for even the faintest grey
light. so that he could have some idea
OF what 1t was and where II was. Now
he felt utterly helpless. while every
moment lac imagined some Shiny.
crawling brute touching his bare
feet--creeping up on him. :. lie
pulled himself together sharply. Light
was essential. and AT once. But, II
he switched II on, there would he u
moment when the thing would see
him before he could see the thing
and such moments are not helpful.
There only remained his torch; and
on the Ancre, on one occasion, he had
saved his life by Its judlcious use The
man behind one Of those useful nipple
ments Is IN blackness far more i'm
penetrable than the blacklist night. for
the man In front Is dazzled. He can
only shoot nj the torch: wherefore
hold II To one side and In front or
you. -.
The light flashed out, darting round
the room. Ping. Something hit the
sleeve Of his pajamas, but still he
could see nothing. The bed, with the
clothes thrown back the washstand /;
the chair with his trousers and shirt
everything was as II had been when lie
turned In. And then he heard Sec
ond so,nd--distlnct and clear. II came
from high up, near the ceiling, and
the beam caught the big cupboard and
travelled up. Ii reached the top, and
rested there, fixed and steady. Framed
In the middle of II, peering over the
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that barely touched 1t, he teit the OUT
lines Of the cupboard.
1t was standing an inch or two IRON
The wall. and he slipped his myers ne
hind the back on one side. lie us
tened for moment, but no movement
came from above; then' haii racing 'he
wall, he put one leg against IT. ihe'e
was one quick, tremendous hea'e d
crash which sounded deaiehihs ''o''
silence. And once again he s"'''''eu
on his torch, 49,.
Lying on the floor by The wlhdoM
was one of the smallest men ne 'au
ever seen. He was native OF SORTS
and Hugh turned nm over WI" "'s
foot. lie was quite UNCONSCIOUS anu
the bumD on his head, Whefe IL h"u