The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-07-22

heard Lorna c the bedroom doc!
and she found the man called Garter
sitting smoking in the square hall
Aren't you gong to bed?' she
queried
I'm all right. It's very peaceful
mere. and the air coming in from
that door is very refreshing Besides
| am waIting-Gilbert and Kassar
are still out.
Il wish they hadn gone TO tn
village" said Mrs. Brown nurrledl>
'Kassan is bad enough by himself
pc' no is worse when ne Is with tina
brute she paused and then put r
question 10 the man in the chair -
suppose you can't tell me why tn
doctor went off in such a hurry this
afternoon"
Carter shook his head I know
nothing"
Mrs. Brown clasped her hands an
walked to and fro. And then sht
stopped in front of the man
oh. MIR. Carter-sir-what does Il
all mean? Something dreadful musi
be going IN. | tell you my hear
fair aches for hat poor lady and the
girl upstairs. She is a sweet cir
and she's fretting terribly about heI
mother. and not without cause
Much more Of this treatment anc
the mother will die
There are worse things thar
DEATH" the man Carter said in his
slow, dreamy voice.
Mrs. Brown put out her nanc
warnIngly.
Hush" h said, " they're comlnt
In now through the kitchen. There's
no need for them to come to tins
part of the house so ri lock thai
door that leads from the kitchen
They've got their own rooms to sleeI
in. and / won't have them here
But even as she moved quickly
toward the door that led TO the bach
part Of the house, 1t was pushed
open and the two men appeared
The face of the man called Gil
bert was discolored. and blood was
pouring from his mouth.
AAA0s altW OdCh LlOllJ ~
lnvoluntarily, but she quickly saw
that she mus master this situation
and she spoke to him narshly
What do you mean by coming &c
the door in this way? Go back, &C
back to your proper place. And o
Kassan-you go to bed. You'll have
something to answer to the doctor
hn aOnonc IN nh foroor,arp IL ~
know how to treat you for creeping
)ut of the house against his orders
A look Of terror passed into the
indians face, and he suddenly turned
IN his heels and went off. But the
man lounged against the door
way and sneered in an ugly fashion
It the oma
Giving yourself airs, aren't you
yourself to order people
bout! Who r you, anyway? You
70 and get me some hot water and
iome disinfectant. l suppose you
.hink you're throwing dust in my
yes! Well, we pretty soon finished
lp that fine young gentleman as
ouve beer entertaining here to.
Gilbert lurched forward with a
cry ugly word and looked as if he
'ould strike the woman, when sud
emily the man who had been sitting
the chair gazing out into the gar.
IN, got up and came forward.
Now then, that will do, Gilbertr
> said. THAT will dol Go back to
kennel, dog!"
Just a moment before he had made
very strange assertion, this man
after, and he had said that he was :
ot afraid Of Julian Emerson, but
at Julian Emerson was afraid of. ,
m. And now the woman saw in a i,
'nse a visible proof OF his power, !
r Gilbert retreated quickly to the
that led to the kitchen and ]
tut the door behind him hurriedly. {
You a go to bed now, Mrs. '
Carter said falling once {
sain into his former dreamy way :
speaking. ST am not tired. . !
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