Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-31

feather. Feathers. indeed, were a
perpetual menace to Audrey.
However, the immediate business
vas to find the master. She walked
across the hall to the library,
glanced in, came gack a little UNI
certainly, and stood in front of Cay
ley.
"If you please. sir" she said in a
low, respectful voice, can you tell
me where the master is? It's Mr..
Robert called"
WHAT" said Cayley, looking up
from his book. "Who?"
Audrey repeated her question.
81 don't know. He went up to
the Temple after lunch"
THANK you. sir. 1 will go up to
the Temple"
Cayley returned to his book.
The Temple" was a brick sum
mer-house, in the gardens at the
back of the house, about three hum
dred yards away. Here Mark medi-
tated sometimes before retiring to
the "ofice" to put his thoughts upon
paper. The thoughts were not of
any great value; moreover, they
were given off at the dinner-table
more often than they got on to pa
| per, and got on t paper more often
NiAtll NAitN SOG LAiGo a Luz NAiit
did not prevent the master of The
Red House from being a little pain
ed when a visitor treated the Temple
carelessly, as If 1t had been erected
for the ordinary purposes of flirta-
ton and cigarette-smoking.
Audrey walked slowly up to the
Temple, looked in and walked slow
ly back. All that walk for nothing.
Perhaps the master was upstairs in
his room. mot well-dressed enough
for the drawing-room." Well, now,
Auntie, would you like anyone in
your drawing-room with a red hand
kerchief round his neck and great
big dusty boots, and-listen!
One Of the men shooting rabbits.
| Auntie was partial to a nice rabbit.
and onion sauce.
She came into the house. AS she
passed the housekeeper's room ON
her way to the hall. the door opened
suddenly, and a rather frightened
face looked out.
Halo, Aud" said Elsie. Its Au-
drey," she said, turning into the
room.
Come in, Audrey" called Mrs.
Stevens.
Whats up" said Audrey, looking
in at the door.
"oh, my dear. o gave me such
a turn. Where have you been?"
up to the Temple"
did you hear anything 2"
Hear what?"
Bangs and explosions and terri
BILE things"
"Oh!" said Audrey, rather re-
lieved. "One of the men shooting
rabbits"
Rabbits" said her aunt scornful-
ly. 1T was inside the house, my
girl"
Straight it was" said Elsie. She
was one of the housemaids. Il said
to Mrs. Stevens-didn't I, Mrs.
Stevens?-'That was in the house.
said"
Audrey looked at her aunt and
then at Elsie.
do you think he had a revolver
with him?" she said in a hushed
voice.
"Who? ?" said Elsie ~excitedly.
THAT brother of his. From Aus
tralia. 1 said as soon as I set eyes
on him, You're a bad lot, my mani
Rude!" She turned to her aunt.
We'll, I give you my word"
"There!" cried Mrs. Stevens. sit
ting up with a start.
They listened anxiously, the two
girls lH|sllnCllNely coming closer TO
the older woman's chair.
A door was being shaken, kicked,
ratified.
LISTEN"
Audrey and Elsie looked at, each
other with frightened eyes.
They heard a mans voice, loud,
angry.
open the door," it was shouting.
open the door! l say. open the
door,"
Don't open the door, cried Mrs.
Stevens in a panic, as if it was her
door which was threatened. EAU
drey! Elsie! Don't let him in"
Damn it, open the door" came
the voice again.
"We're all going to be murdered
in u beds" she quavered. Terrified,
the two girls huddled closer, and
with an arm round each, Mrs.
Stevens sat there, waiting.
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