The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-09

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telling you about last night
"No, you weren't. yon ha.ln4 be.
gun
well. will, II you'll bs still q
minute. couldn't sleep" IL. So:
"Poor old suntie, know. Il. must
30 awful to be SO wsksfvl."
| ITS tcrribls. Eoahaater. Yon've
no idea what Il means 70 lie With
wide open eyes and hear NJ clock
strike the hours and half hours all
through the night"
"No. Why have ! striking clock I"
SO Ill know what time Il ID,
stupid. Well. last night. was prowl-
inE about my rcom-l do that when
Just get worn out lying In bed
Yes, 20 on. When does the pref
ty girl come in :"
"Not at all. Be quiet, will you!
The people next door all went to
bed some time before twelve O'clock"
"NO!"
"Hush. Don't be silly. And then.
IL little later. say. about Smidnight,
there was . small light. . dim one,
in the studio. That's the room at
this end Of the house."
"H'm. ! suppose the pretty girl
came down to the library to get I
book. They always do that"
"Wcll. maybe. Then after short
time, there was u big light flashed
"Of course. The hero OF the story
comes down and finds girl in be-
witchins ncgligce, with her hair
down."
"Will you be still! We'll, then.
about ono o'clock the lights all went
out except for two tiny sparks. that
looked like two candles"
"And probably were. The two big
sparks being the girl and the man."
Hush. I'm serious, Tod. For after
that. oh--half nm hour after. the big
light was flashed on again. stayed on
Tor short time, and then went off.
leaving the two little dim lights
again."
Got you. Proceed"
"Then after another interval,
comes the big light again. and then,
later. that goes out and the two lit
tie lights stay there all the rest Of
the night"
IT'LL what timc?"
u don't know. | stopped watching
and went back to bed about three.
The little lights were burning then,
and when ! awokc it was broad day
light"
"Well, Aunt EN-. don't think
you've detailed such a very astouhd-
ing sequence Of events after all.
Lights on and off in house, arc
not Of unprecedented occurrence"
"No. But what were the two lit
lie lights that stayed on through all
the other ups and downs Of the big
lights ?"
Might lights, suppose"
Nonsense! I've lived next door
to the Heaths since the first suf
May. and they never burnt night
lights before"
always has to be first time. But
what do you want me to say? I'll
agree it's amazing. alarming. terri
fying,--anything you wish. But 1
don't get it,"
That's just it, Tod. / don't yet
it either. | think something has, hap
pcned over there"
"Do you separate the letters Of
your words when you write, Auntic 7"
"You ought to know. often
write to you. Why"
YES. ! know you do. | remember
now. You write half a word. and
then take up your pen and put it
down bit further on, to finish it,"
"Wcll, what Of it?"
"Only that it means that the writer
has intuition to marked degree.
So, my adorcd Aunt, believe your
assumption is right. and something
did happen next door, last night.
Your intuition is doubtless correct.
What do you suppose the happening
was 7"
"Toddy, you are trial. never
know whether you're interested in
what I'm saying. or just poking fun
ut me-
Both, dear. That is, I'm inter-
csted in the pretty girl. Tell me
more about her"
"Oh, she has yellow hair and blue
cream. She's friend Of Mrs.
Heath's, AMI think she has he.
witched MIR. Heath. She would be.
witch any man not totally blind"
yet you like her, Aunt1'
yes. she's dear girl. Sort If
homclikc and gentlc-mannered with
older persons, like me. But expect
she's hoyden among her own
crowd"
"she's younger than the Heaths.
thcn?"
Eyes: Bunny is twenty-five. Tn
Heaths are both over thirty"
me fov the Bunny! Why the Xxi
tcnish namc?"
Her name is Bcrcnicc. But shes
always called Bunny"
"Oh. we'll. I'd just ,as lief call her
that as anything. When can 1 see
herr"
"Todsy. probably. They'll all be
at the Greshams' this afternoon, and
we'll be there. too
"All right. but I'll hang about out
side this morning. and hope to catch
a preliminary glimpse Of the univer-
sal charmcr.'
Teddy, having finished his break
fast. lighted a cigaret, as he glanced
over toward the Heath house.
But he saw no sign Of the Occur
pants nor even any servants about.
opening doors or windows.
And then, just as aunt and nephew
rose from the table, there came to
their cars a loud scream from the
house next door.
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