The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
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antony sat down on the ledge
gUf bricks swung his feet over and
sat there for momen t., his legs
dangling. He flashed his torch
into the darkness again. so as to
make sure where the steps began.
then returned it to his pocket,
seized the staple in front Of him
and swung himself down. HIS
feet touched the steps beneath
him, and he let go.
Us it all right?" said Bill Bill an an
xiously.
.sAll right I'll Just go down to
the bottom of the steps and back.
Stay there. =
The light shone down by his
feet. His head began to disappear.
For a little while Bill, cran1ns
down the opening could still sec
{ faint splashes of light, and coulo
hear slow uncertain footsteps; TOT
a little longer he could fancy tn nal
he saw and heard them; then ne
Well, not quite alo-c. There
was a sudden voice in the nan
Good Lord!a said-Bili. turning
round with a start. "Cayley
IF he was not SO quick in thought
as Antony he was quick enough IN IA
action. Thought was not demanoea
now To close the secret door
safely but noiselessly, to make sure
that the books were IN the r1gnt
>nIaces to move away to another
row Of shelves-the difficulty was
not to decide what to do, but TO 40
all this in five seconds rather tnah
in six. 80,
lev from the doorway.
looking up from the fourth Voiuihe
looking up fro mthe fourth volume
of The Life and Works OF Samuel
Taylor Coleridge." -'Haye they I'm
ished?"
..Finished WHAT" I.
THE pond.'' said Bill, wonder
ing why he was reading Coierldee
on such fine afternoon Desper,
ately he tried to think of a GOOD
reason -. verifying quotation
AN argument with Antony-ana d
would do But what quotation:
"Oh. no. They're still at II.
Where's GilIingham 2"
"The Ancient Mariner
water. everywhere-or was that
something else? And where was
dillingham;? Water, awter every
"Tony? Oh, he's about some
where They aren't finding any
thing at the pond, are tl1ey?
mo. But they like doing II,
Something off their minds when
they can say they've done it,
Bill. deep in his book, looked up
and said Yes and went back to
it again. He was just getting to
whats the book. said Cayley
coming up to him. Out Of the cor.
ner OF his eye he. glanced at the
shelf Of sermons as he came. Bill
saw that glance and wondered Was
there anything there to give away
the secret?
ct was just looking up a quota,
ton" he drawIed, TONY and had
Bet about it. You know that
thing-about-er = water, water
everywhere, and-er-not dror
to drink" but what on earth. he
wondered to himself, were they
betting about?-
= Nor any drop to drink to bf
accurate.
Bill looked at him in surprise
Then q nappy SEllie came Oh hi'
face.
..Quite sure?' he said
..Of course
Then you've saved ME lot oil
trouble. That's what the bet was
about" He closed the book with
slam. put it back in its shelf ano
began to feel for his pipe and to
bacco. 81 was a fool to bet viii
Tony he added. He always
knows that sort OF thing
So far. SO good. But here was
Cayley still in the library, and there
was Antony, all unsuspecting. il
the passage When Antony came
back he would not be surprised tc
find the door closed. because the
whole object of his going had beer
to see if he could open it easily
from the inside. At any moment
then. the bookshelf might swing
back and show Antonys head II
the gap. nice surprise for Cay
ley!
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