Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-29
CHAPTER X--Continued
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mated the dark. ] always nave Olm
light IN my room al night. It's the
darkness mind now-the utter black
ness, and the cloeeness feel as II we
were shut up IN a tomb"
Like Aida and her young mar"
Renshaw frlgolously commented He
was 50 sorry for the girl that his throat
ached, so anxious about her that the
pit Of his stomach felt cold; but he
went on cheerfully: Let them be
lesson to you All the reprisal they
offered was to sing"
I'm afraid you don't appreciate
Aida"
The girl was pathetically trying to
play up. Again his throat contracted.
mot especially. I've always seen
ZONE elephantIne prima donna IN the
leading role. and Il has been hard 70
take her suTerings seriously. But ]
like the music We might try the
duet now. II you like" he ended
lightly.
"Please don't laugh at me-
Il wont-if sou win admit that you
are foolish to mind a gay little adven
ture like this"
You cali It gayI'
"Oh, well, The appeared 10 give his
mind to the problem while he battered
the oak door, win substitute the
word amusing II you like that bet
ter"
DO you mind II Lift r. there was
a very long pause; "-lf / hold your
haud?" she brought out at last
You may hold the right one" he
graciously conceded. accepting the re-
quest as the most natural one In the
world. 1--WE got 10 keep on banging
with the left" He extended his hand
I'm the darkness. found the small one
that was cropping toward him, and
took II in firm. close grasp
Again he felt the odd contraction Of
the throat he had experienced before.
He knew what II had been TO Verify
Campbell 10 make that request He
knew that. having made It, her pride
was in the dust. like trailing dag
lie seemed suddenly 10 know a great
many other things about her as he felt
the culver II that small cold hand In
his own.
I'm keep on beating with the left"
be repeated efficiently combining the
words with the action, because about
this time Morris ought to be getting
back from his calls. I've seen him use
the main staircase several times. and
II he does II to-day--unless he's more
absentmlnded than l think he Is
he's going TO realize that some one
would appreciate the honor Of his at
tentlon"
"Oh--do you think he'll come soon r
The hand In his was growing warmer
and more steady. The human contact
was doing It's work Now. under the
hope aroused by his words. Verify
grasped his arm with her other hand
and was clinglng TO him.
"0f course he'll come soon. Morris
Is not the man to neglect the most Inn
portant patient he has ever had. Also.
the Incompatible jerks has told him
that tea is served at five o'clock. and
that your cooks speciality is toasted
mullins 1t must be about 1--WE now, .
be added with conscious pathos; Il
wouldn't mind having b0ttered muf-
nn myself"
All the while he banged, kicked.
and battered. stopping occasionally Ia
turn the doorknob experimentally. He
had not FOR a moment forgotten that
Pie imp.Sb or malicious force that had
- suddenly closed the door might
open L as suddenly. He did not intend
TO be caught mapping or to have the
girl remain IN that trap one instant
longer than was necessary.
Verify released her grasp OF his
arm and slipped her left hand further
into his right one. lie held &, com.
forungly, but as inpersonally as he
could, X was a nice job. he suddenly
realized. quite a delicate Job. In fact.
to hold that hand In exactly the right
way. Under the force q this discov-
cry he again rushed into speech.
Morris Is sure to come. and be Is
sure 20 hear us," he Went on easily.
Il don't know why I didn't mention
that sooner. Il would have spared you
all your anxiety"
A long. trembling sigh from the
darkness beside him told hiu that the
anxiety was not yet past He exer.ed
himself TO interest tbs girl He spoke
Of villages size had men aned 10 her
table talks With Madame tAoeslef. and
which &c also knew. lie. too had
Wandered over the world. and had
sought It's out-of-the-way places As
be talked he punctuated his sentences
with blows and kicks upon the IN.
yielding door and as be beat AMI
kicked he was steadily conscious OF
the Increasing closeness q the atmos
phere
His heart huttered q a new anxiety
FOR the girl. she must Is feeling III
too. She Eust he suffering Yea her