The Lamar register., 1921-06-08
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came back TO the other mans face.
But Hugh noticed that he drained his
port at a gulp. and Immediately re-
filled his glass.
Outside everything was still; no
repetition OF that short. strangled cry
again disturbed the silence. With
the training bred Of many hours In
No Mans Land. Drummond was lis-
tening, even while he was speaking.
for the faintest suspicious sound-but
he heard nothing. The soft whisper
ing ight-noises came gently through
the window; but the man who had
screamed once did not even whimper
again. He remembered hearing
similar cry near the brick-stacks at
Guinchy, and two nights later he had
found the giver of II. At the edge
Of a mine-crater. with glazed eyes that
still held In them the horror Of the
finai second. And more persistently
than ever. his thoughts centered on
the nth occupant of the Rolls
Royce.
II was with almost a look Of relief
that Mr.. Benton listened TO his tale Of
woe about his car.
"Of course you must stop here for
the night" he cried. phyllis. my
dear, will you tell them to get
room readyr'
With an inscrutable look ~ Hugh.
In which thankfulness and apprehen-
sion seemed mingled, the girl left the
room. There was an unnatural gilt
ter in her fathers eyes-a Hush on his
cheeks hardly TO be accounted for by
the warmth Of the evening; ana
II struck Drummond that during the
time he had been pretending to look
At his car, Mr. Benton had been forti-
flying himself. II was obvious, even
to the soldiers unprofessional eye,
that the mans nerves had gone to
pieces, his daughters worst forebod-
ings were likely TO be fulfilled. He
talked disjointedly and fast; his
hands were not steady. and he seemed
to be always waiting for something
TO happen.
Hugh had not been in the room ten
minutes before his host produced the
whisky, and during the time that he
took to drink a mild nightcap, Mr.
Benton succeeded in lowering three
extremely strong glasses of spirit.
And what made II the more sad was
that the man was obviously not
heavy dr1nker by preference.
AT eleven O'Clock Hugh rose and
said good nisu.
You'll ring II you want anything.
I.f q
have very many visitors here. but l
hope you'll ind everything you re-
Quire Breakfast at nine"
Drummond closed the door behind
him. and stood for q moment In
silence, looking round the hall. II
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 groom. 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 itY' she half whispered
THAT awful noise at dinnerr'
He looked at her gravely for q
while, and then he shook his head.
the present." 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 l say. think you're Just
wonderful Thank God you saw my
advertisement
Gently he released her hands. and
walking to the door. held 1t open for
her "If by any chance you should
hear things in the night-turn over
and 60 to sleep again"
But what are you going to dor
she cried.
Hugh gr1nned. Il haven't the re-
motest idea" he answered. Doubt
less the Lord will provide"
The instant the girl had left the
room Hugh switched OF the lights, and
stepped across to the curtains which
covered the long windows. He pulled
them aside. letting them come 90
Ssthsr behind him; then, cautiously
he unbolted one side Of the big cen
ter window. Silently he lodged acrosI
the lawn toward the big trees al
the end, and leaning up against one
Of them, he proceeded 10 make 4 rnors
dstailod survey of his objective, Ihe