The Ordway new era., 1922-06-16

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lief Sheriff. further had said that
Benjamin Corvet. II he had wished
would have told them TO him; but Cor
Vet had not done that; instead, he had
sent for Alan, his son he had given
his son his confidence.
Sheriff. had admitted that he was
Withholding from Alan, for the time
being, something that he knew about
Benjamin Corvet; il was nothing, he
had said. which would help Alan to
learn about his father, or what had
become Of him; but perhaps Sheriff.,
not knowing these other things, could
not speak accurately as 10 that Alan
determined TO ask Sheriff. what he
had been Withholding. before he told
him all Of what had happened in Cor
vets house. There was one other cir
cumstance which Sheriff. had men
toned but not explained; II occurred
10 Alan now.
Miss Sheriff. he checked him
self.
What is it,"
This afternoon your father said
that you believed that Mr.. Corve,'s
disappearance was in some way con-
nected with you: he said that he did
not think that was so; but do you
want to tell me why you thought IL"
Yes; will tell you" She colored
quickly. zone Of the last things Mr..
Corvet did-in fact. the last thing We
know OF his doing before he sent for
you-was to come to me and warn me
against one OF my friends"
Warn you. Miss Sherrln7 How? l
mean. warn you against what7"
Against thinking too much OF him"
She turned away.
u think I'll come TO see your father
IN the morning" Alan said, when Con
stance looked back 10 him.
But you'u come over here for
breakfast in the mornins?-
You want me'-
Certainly"
I'D like TO come very much"
Then I'll expect you" She followed
him 70 the door when he had put on
his things. snd he made no objection
when she asked that the man be al
lowed TO carry his bag around to The
other house.
When he had dismissed Simons and
re-e3tered the house on Astor street,
he found no evidences OF any disturb
ance while he had been gone On the
second door. TO the east OF the room
which had been his fathers, was s
bedroom which evidently had been
kept as a guest chamber: Alan carried
his suitcase there and made ready for
bed
The sight Of Constance Sheriff.
standing and watching after him in
concern as he started back 10 this
house. came 10 him again and again
and. also, her flush when she had
spoken OF the friend against whom
Benjamin Corvet had warned her.
Who was he? It had been impossible
ST that moment for Alan TO ask her
more; besides, II he had asked and she
had told him. he would have learned
only a name which he could not place
vet in sny connection with her or with
Benjamin Corvet- Whoever lie was. ii
was plain that Constance Sheriff.
thought OF him. lucky man. Alan
said to himself Yet Corvet had
warned her not TO think of him =
Alan turned back his bed II had
been for him s tremendous day. Bare
ly twelve hours before he had come to
that house. Alan Conrad from Blue
Rapids. Kan now phrases
from what Lawrence Sheriff. had told
him Of his father were running
through his mind IS he opened the
door Of the room 10 be able 10 hear
any noise in Benjamin Corvet's house.
ot which he was sole protector. The
emotion reused by his first sight Of the
lake went through him again as he
opened the window 10 the east
Movie was in bed-he seemed TO
be standing. = specter before s man
blsspheminz Benjamin Co-vet and the
souls OF men dead And the Rsle
above the eysi The bullet got
you. So lis you that got Ben
I'll get y0u, You can't
ssve the Miwakai-
The Miwaka, The STIR ot that name
vas stronger now even than before; II
had been running through his con-
sci0usleSs almos- constantly since he
had heard Il He jumped up and
TUNED OF the light and found pencil
He did uo- know how 70 spell the
name snd II ~as rot necessary 70
write It down: the name had taken on
that deanitsness sod iness ceableness
Of e thing which. once heard. csn
never again be forgotten BIT in
panic that he might forget. he wrote
II. guessing at the spsliing-'NiEaka--
/, was a name. OF course: but the
name Of what: It repeated and re
peated Itself 10 him. after he go. back
into bed. Until its very iteration made
him drowsy-