Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-04-14


" so quickly after the ring. indeed, tbs
}; Alan, with leaping throb of his hear
d knew that some one must have bee
e awaiting him. But the door opene
o only half way, and the man who stoo
y within, gazing out at Alan question
}, lngly, was obviously a servant.
q "What is it?" he asked, as Alal
s stood looking at him and past him t,
= the narrow section OF darkened hal
which was in sight.
, Alan put his hand over the letter
, in his pocket 1--WE come to see Mr.
, Corvet," he said-"Mr. Benjamin
Corvet"
"What Is your manner"
Alan gave his name; the man re-
peated II after him, in the manner of
n trained servant. quite without in
Election. Alan, not familiar with such
tones, waited uncertainty. SO far as
he could tell, the name was entirely
strange to the servant, awakening
neither welcome nor opposition, but
indifference. The man stepped back,
but not in such a manner as to invite
| Alan in; on the contrary, he half
closed the door as he stepped back,
leaving it open only an inch or two;
but 1t was enough so that Alan heard
him say to some one within:
HE says he's him."
TASK him in; l will speak TO him."
II was a girls voice-this second one.
a voice such as Alan never had heard
before. IL was low and soft but quite
clear and distinct, with youthful. i'm |
pulsive modulations and the manner |
Of accent which Alan knew must 20
with the sort of people who lived in
houses like those on this street.
The servant, obeying the voice, re-
turned and opened wide the door.
"Will you come in, sir?"
Alan put down his suitcase on the
stone porch; the man made no move
TO pick 1t up and bring it in. Then
Alan stepped into the hall face to face
with the girl who had come from the
big room on the right.
She was quite a young girl-not
over twenty-one or twenty-five, Alan
Judged; like girls brought I'D in '
wealthy families, she seemed to Alan '
o have gained young womanhood In :
ar greater degree in some respects a
han the girls he knew, while, at the [
anne time, in other ways, she retained r
nore than they some characteristics I
T child. Her slender figure had a q
romans assurance and grace; her +
oft brown hair was dressed like S
oman's; her gray eyes had the open Il
rectness Of the gir,, Her face )
noothiy oval, with Jtraight brows S
I'd a skin so delfSte that at the a
implies the veins showed dimly blue -
as at ence womanly and youthful: Il
Id there was something altogether c;
lable and simple about her, as she
udled Alan now. She was slightly So
lie, he noticed, and there were lines te
strain and trouble about her eyes w
Il am Constance Sheriff." she an W
unced. Her tone Implied quite evil W
ntiy that she expected him to have ia
me knowledge of her. and she seemed
rprised to see that her name did not W;
Fan more to him.
Mr.. Corvet is not here this morn
81 she said.
He hesltated, but persisted: 81 was fol-
see him here today. Miss Sheriff.. ne
wrote me, and teIegraphed him I cal
uld be here today hel
I know" she answered. eve had
1r telegram. Mr.. Corvet was not
e when 1t came, so my father
sned IT, Her voice broke oddly. res
ne studied her In indeeision, Won as
ing who that father might be that kn'
med Mr. Corvet's kilograms Z
MIR. Corvet went away very sud. wa
ny, she explained. She seemed. he fius
ught, to be trying to make some sta
lg plain to him which might be q to
OK to him; yet herself to be I'm. saw
tain what the nature of that SHOCK &c
nj be. Her look was scrutfnizinr abo
stioning. anxious. but not nm. I"
hdiy. After he had written Won for
something else had happened his
alarm my father about S
: miner came here To his house TO go
after him. lie thought some "Tu
z mlsht nave happened 10 Mr. "l
VET here In his house. But Mr. 81
vel was not here" OF 5
fou mean he as-dlsaspeared, "Fai
les he has disappeared. and
AN gazed AZ her dizzily. Benia. expl
coyei-whoever he might he H.
disappeared; be had gone. DID him
one else Then. know about Alan size
-adf ~.
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"sinee the day ne wrote 10 hers
we knew fbaf-ihai ne heoa,.e ham,
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! Win you Information Of himD zero.
formation w ,.,.
p We base hern Nniiina Cor ,on
Dnis here and fell us wind I'm h-
about him 90 ~ youJ connec
W him.
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