The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
continued from our last Issue.)

adv's the old remedy. The old
"a But it's more than that. It's
int. more light. The old reveal
81, was good for the old world. and
ltd the old world. and told in
..rr,s Of the old worlds under
s.sndiug. Mystical for ages steep
a in the mystical; poets for minds
.,csntiye Of nothing beyond story
"a allegory and parable. We want
new revelation in terms of the
80 worlds understanding We
want light. light!
' CHAPTER IL.
IL
rontinued Hapgood:
gAll right. That was two months
.ro Last week I was down at It'd
borough again. Some sort of a
eSsrk was in the shop as l went in.
Mr. Sabre upstairs, Ell? l asked.
40 No. Mr.. Sabre's MOTT OF here,
says nv gentleman, with rather an
odd look at me.
"What he devil did he mean?
Inst then I caught sight of an old
bird knew slightly coming down
the stairs with book under mis-
arm. Old chap called Bright. Look
ed rather like Moses coming down
the mountain with the Tables of
Stone in his fist. / said il my
CHEEKY way, 'Hullo, Mr.. Bright.
Good morning 1 was just inquiring
for Mr.. Sabre.
"By Jove, thought for I. minute
the old patriarch was going 10
heave the tables of stone at my
head. He caught up the book in
both hands md gave sort of choke
! and blazed at me out of his eyes
"Let me tell you, sir. this is no
place to inquire after Mr.. Sabre
said he Let me tell you
well, I'd ha' let him tell me any
old thing. That was what | was
there for But he shut himself up
with kind of gasp and cannoned
himself into his tabernacle under
the stairs / thought I'd push out
to Penny Green and see old Sabre
myself
"You can imagine me, old man.
tripping up the. path of Sabre's
house. House had rather a neglect
ed appearance, l thought. Door
kno- not polished, or blind still
down somewhere or something. |
don't know. Something And what
made me conscious of it was that
Twas kept long time waiting after
I'd rung the bell. In fact, 1 had to
ring twice. Well, l suppose Id
been expecting to see one Of
Sabre's couple of Jinkses' as he
calls them, and pom my soul l
was quite startled when the door
opened and it wasn't one of them at
all, but Try different pair If
shoes.
1T was a young woman; lady
like, dressed just in some ordinary
sort of clothes; 1 don't know; un-
commonly pretty, or might have
been if she hadn't looked so ua-
commonly sad; and-this was wat
Knocked me-carrying a baby
Il don't know why l should have
imagined she was the kids mother
but | did. I don't know why I should
have looked at her hands. but I did.
don't know why should have ex-
pected a wedding ring, but l did
And there wasn't one.
She was looking at me decidedly
as if she were frightened. No, no
Mr.. Sabre's not gone away He's
here. Are you friend of his?''
4 smile at her. Well. used to
be, l said She didn't smile What
the dickens was up? My names
Hapgood'
Perhaps you'd better come in.
You know, it was perfectly ex-
traordinary. Her voice was as sad
as her face. ! steT ped in. Pom my
soul, began to feel creepy. Scalp
began to prick. Then suddenly there
was old Sabre at the head of the
stairs.
Well, he wasn't lead, anyway;
that was something to go on with. I
TOOK his hand and said, 'Hullo,
70 do the stair now, l see.'
Fine, he said, shaking my
hand Jolly nice of you. You'll stay
bit, of course He went a bit
along he pas - ard called out,
Enie. you can scratch up = bit OF
lunch for -dr. Ha, ood?'
suppose she said yes. Lunchll
De on in about 'wo minutes he
Nahle Dack to me with.
Led me into the morning room
and We sat down and pretended tc
taik Very poor pretence, l give
you my word.
Presently / heard the girl:
voice outside. Lunch is ready
We jumped up like two schoo
eoys released from detention and
vent along in. More mystery. Lunch
at Saore's place was always a beaI-
uiuliy conducted rite, as l was &C
eastomed to. Well, there were
PAGES laid for two only and ram
snackle kind of cold picnic scat
Tered about the cloth. Everything
rnere, help yourself kind of show
pN OF cold meat, lump of cheese
Ioat OF bread, assortment of plates,
and so on.
Sabre said. oh. by the way. my
! wires not here. She's away
murmured the polite thing. H :
vas staring at the two places.
Howning bit. Half minute he
said and hoped of on hi old
SICK. Then l heard him taking 10