The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-16
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scame With usr@ Mn said casually.
:. he struck a match. Ito pulled
s,rnrcusiv az tho flame as he waited
az The answer. hoping 20 hide his
anxiety. for II cayley assenscd. he
mas done.
~f.ve set to SO into Stanton
nm blew out a great cloud Of
.n,ke with an expiration which
eovrroa also heartfelt sigh Of re.
lief.
suppose
.Yes. The car win BE- here direct.
~ Thero's letter must write
fr~t" lie sat down az writing
table. and took cut a sheet Of note.
paper.
lie was facing the secret door: II
n opened he would see Il. AZ any
moment now Il might open.
!. Rsn dropped into chair and
thought. Antony must be warned
obviously. BUT howr How aha one
signal to anybody BY code. Morse
code. Did Antony know ~ Dld BIN
Know Il himself. u u came 20 thaiG
Ne had picked ur a bit IN the army
mot enough 10 send message. OF
ceurse. But message was impos
<f,Ie. anyhow. cayiey would hear
nm tapping Il out. II wouldn't do
10 send more than a single letter.
VIVA, letters did he know And what
lesser woala convey anything 20 An.
tcny-.
G for caylev. Would Antony IN.
a<rxiands Probably not. but Il was
inst worth trying. what was c.
Long. short. long short. umnty.
ia, umpty.lddy. Was that rightf
eyes. that was c. He was sure Of
that. {. umpty.iddy .umrty Idly.
Hands IN pockets he got up and
wandered across the room. humming
vaguely to himself. the picture Of
nan waiting for another man tas u
,nixh, be his friend Dillingham; 70
come IN aud take him away for 4
walk or something. lie wandered
nrross 10 fhs books at the back Of
C1yley. and began 20 tap absent
r:rfcdiy on the shelves. NJ he
hooked AZ the titles. Cnpty. iddy.
umpty.sddy. Not that y was much
Jhke that at first. he couldn't get The
rhythm u u. 81.
umps y Idly umps Idly. That was
better. He was hack az samuel
Taynr Coleridge now. Antony
ro1id begin 10 hear him soon.
Umps. ylddy.umpf.y lddys Just she
atrn'fzs tapping Of man who l.
wunderinr what book he win take
our with him TO read on tho lawn.
wou'd Antony hearf One always
heard the man in the next flat knock.
lnx out hin pipe. Would Antony
nndersfandf unpt y Idly .urFips y-li.
A. c. for CayIey. Antony. Cayiey'a
here. For Gods sake. wait.
Good Lord Sermonaf~ said Bill
with a loud laugh. 0-mpt-y. Idly.
umps.y.lddyl Ever read EN-. Cay
ieyr-
-swnafT~ cayiey looked up sud
denly. BsH's back moved slowly
along. his fingers beating a tattoo
On the shelves ns he walked.
..Er--n0.- said Cayicy. with
Attle laugh. An awkward. ureom-
portable little laugh. lt scanned 10
BIZ
Nor DO r.- He was past the ser.
rnons now--past the secret door
but stu tapping IN the same aimless
WAY. 80
-oh. for God-s sake. sit down.
burst cut Cayiey. or 80 outside
4 you want 10 walk about
Bill turned round In astonlshrnent.
Halo. what's the masterT~
cayEsy was slightly ashamed Of
kis oufhurxt-
Sorry. BlIl~ he apologized. NY
fxrves are on edge. Your constant
tapping and fsdgeting about
Tapping" said Bill with an air OF
>ncnpiete surprise
Tapping on the shelves. and hum
ming. sorry. II got on my nerves
NY dear old chap. I'm awfutly
sorry. III 60 out In the hall
sits all right" said cayley. and
wrns on with his letter.
Bill sat down In his chair again.
Had Antony understood Well any
kow. there was nothing TO do now
b1t wait for Cayiey 70 go. And u
yoa ask me-" said BIN TO himself.
nsch pleased. 4 ouRht 10 be on the
xsxe. That's where I ought 70 Be.
The complete actor"
A minute. two minutes three min
ltss five minutes. II was safe