The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-09-27
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Katherine, when she got to her
ROOM that night, was quite content.
She was smiling while she undressed
and went to bed
She kneW-none better-that she
had "put one over' on Belknap, and
Eae had already decided that she
would give him q continuous As hours
for solitary meditation before she
would visit him.
More than that, she had determined
30 keep him exactly where he was I'M
I'll he was ready and willing to reveal
to her the whole plot that he had in
mind when he came 10 inquest
exactly what his real reasons were
for visiting inquest at all-and un-
al he told her all that he knew about
Roderiek.
She dropped asleep, still smiling.
The following morning, at midfOre-
noon, Harvard, who had been seeking
SenOrita Cervantez, came upon her
unexpectedly where she was seated
with some embroidery in the rose
6ower-for Harvard had n little in
ei6ent up his sleeve which ne cad not
talked about at last nights confer
ence-
~~Senorita," he said, 81 have here
something that | want to ask you
to explain; a matter of eighteen writ
Zen words which l believe you can ex-
plain l saw you drop this message
TO Mr. Belknap from your balcony
the other night. 1t reads: When
every arm resists entirely, we are
then concerned how effort, done be-
fore endeavor, will award rebellion's
end 1t read like a quotation, or like
utter nonsense, until it occurred to me
that it might be an acrostic. When
1 thought of that | read the first let
Ter of each word, and put them to-
gether. l found: We are watched
Beware Will you, ~senorita, be good
enough to explain?"
The ~SenOrita started to her fee'
when Harvard began to speak 10 her
1t was plain in his manner of ad
dress chat he was gravely serious
and then she saw and recognized thu
slip of paper that he held in his hand
Instantly she realized two things
that it had been the Night Wind VIII
had attacked Belknap under the tree
aEb that he had succeeded in deci
Phering the message that she ha
dropped which he had taken iron
she man for whom it was intended.
But Roberta was, nevertheless, no
at an afraid.
gns had prepared herself for JUS
sucg an emergency, because she ha
more than half believed that it woul
happen; and if the truth be known
she was, deep down inside {
her, glad that it had happened.
Before she could reply to him
indeed, she intended to make repl
for she hesitated while she asked he
SELF if she should resort to her ia
let, or should admit by word
mouth that she was not without Vol
he added:
81 should say, perhaps, that l dou
your inability to use your voice.
heard you, before you dropped Il
message, call out TO the person ]
whom it was observation-disclosures y
did make use of a sibilant whisp
But it was sufficiently penetrating.
heard you call two letters. l will p
nmnce them, and when | have do
that, and while you are EXPLAIN
things, I wish you also to inform
what other name the two lett
stand for besides Conrad Belkn
They were See Beef"
Eyes, Mr.. Howard" she answe
at once, bat in a tone SO low thai
WIS almost a whisper, u have
x1ice, and | can use il. | have
eeived everybody. / want to expl
1 had brought myself nearly to
point Of doing SO before you sp
Just now"
what wild and vicious plot is
ing concOcted here in my house ur
nv rose?" he demanded, sharpL.
HWait. please" she answered,
m that nearly inaudible tone.
@Vhy wait, s~enorita y
because the things that / hav'
tell you cannot be told in a MON
Because there is much that l sh'
say in order TO make you thoroul
understand; and ! do not think
this is lust The right place to say
~PerhaDs not" he admitted.
@Can We rgst seek q place wherl
viii be urdisturbed-where we
talk without fear of interruption
Yes nc replied there is
lake. Come with me. ! viii
you out to the middle OF it. You
talk there
no" she said, and shook
zhapely head. 1--WE would be