Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-06-13
By Elizabeth Jordan
g b. Ths Century CO

| seemed.
Madame Hvoeslef told you Just
now that she wanted you to so into
town tomorrow. didn't sheT
Yes. cir"
"You won't mlnd7"
"No, sir; Of course not. Why
should ~
I'D hate it like the devil" Camp
bell cheerfuly admitted "A visit 70
town knocks me out for a month The
internal noise alone IS a nightmare.
But Of course that's nothing to a
young chap like YOU"
He had forgotten or was deliberate
/ " ignoring the young chaps admitted
lack Of nerve fitness and in either
case Renshaw was grateful
| lie included Miss Campbell IN his
farewell as be Yves leaving the room.
but she seemed to have forgotten his
presence. She was irving new song
~ an underfone and did not raise her
eyes from the notes But the music
OF her wonderful voice followed him
1 INTO the nail and he Still seemed TO
near i as ne went upstairs.
lie entered his room with a warning
sense Of comfort The lights we're lit,
Il hre hlazed In the big fireplace, the
sheets or his bed had been folded
back Il was not vet eleven o'clock.
az "1''u fea' '"f haii an hour, ana
'leh nc hopeu, nave good nights
s'etp
sum ~ nfeah 20 feei droWsy ana
~ turned ol me reading lamp but
~ eoi'u sun see alstihcuy ~ the
HlE-h' room.
ne mousse was very quiet. His sub
conscious mind daIiied with memories
~ lie aag.-blts OF Ganpbet's con
haeiiets' viewers baby hands. the
"a'ch l''lhess OF James the footman,
the hushed, hroaty voice of Madame
iisoes'e'--
y was at TINS instant that he again
observed the blue circle. 1t had APP
peafed as suddenly as on the night
oetofe' out IN a different spot on the
sumo Raii FoF few moments he
"atched u, MS eyes narrowing with
an interest he had not felt the night
oefofe. tomorrow he must look
around ana ma the source OF that rs-
Heetloh, " the meantime, he would
once more compose himself for slum-
nef.
lie may have slept half IN hour
before he heard the first sound In the
outer hall. II was an unmistakable
sound-the sound OF very heavy
body falling He sat MP with d Jerk
and muttcred oath that held more
Impotence than nlarm It Perfectly
expressed hts feelings He had, In
deed. been so treasured by Campbells
words tbat morning that It was DIM
cult 70 feel any emotion but annoy
ance at this untimely interruption to
sleep
But the noise In the han would nor
BE- ignored. The thing that was max
ing It had begun TO move, 10 crawl
alone, a pant heavily. Renshaw
pursed his lips and raised his eve.
brows. In the gloom Of his room he
could plainly see the transom above
his door. hnt no reflected CLEAN came
through Il. The lights In the han Ind
been turned out. Even If he rose and
opened the door he could not clearly
see what was in the hail. And II
was none Of his business. ANYWAY. His
mind elung TO that fact II was none
Of hts buslnessf Anything that han
pened In the hall He didn't need "a
get un. lie didn't want 10 get IN.
In fact. the notion Of getting up was
rather horrible. Therefore Of course.
he must get mp Convalescence. he
was beginning 10 discover meant do.
Ing Immediately anything and all
things one particularly did not desire
to DO
lie rose quietly. and without switch
Ing on a light went nolselesSlv 10 the
door opening into the ham and CRASHED
the knob. his Intention was 70 omen
that door With quick Jerk and thus
surprise tie tblue Thar was moving
outside RHt. though he unconscious