The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-11

published by special arrangement with
the Chicago Tribune ~Syndicate).
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
THE STORY so A

THE STORY so FAR
Nurse Cherry, who has been caring for
a patient, Prof. GlendOwer Baker, in an
isolated rural community, is left with
Nurse Silver and Mrs. lies, the house
keeper, when lies, the only man about
the place is forced to make a long night
Journey for an oxygen cylinder. Nurse
Silver, who has only been there a few
days, appears to be jealous Of Nurse
Cherry's yOuthfulness and the attentions
paid her by the patient. A murderer, a
former hospital inferno, has been terrOriz-
ing the countryside, and as his victims
are always hospital nurses, the two wOm-
en- are terrOr-stricken when a knock is
heard at the door.
And now the story
."HE two women stared at each
other as the knocking continued.
n 1t was loud and insistent. To
Nurse Cherry's ears it carried a mes
sage of urgency.
I'm going down." she said. "It
may be DR.. Jones.
Glow could you tell?"
"By his voice."
"You fool! Any one could initiate
his accent"
Nurse Cherry saw the beads break out
round Nurse Silver's mouth. Her fear had
the effect of s%teadying her own nerves.
I'm going down to ind out who 1t is"
she said. 1T may be important news
about the murder"
Nurse Silver dragged her away from the
door.
"What did I say? You are the danger
You've forgotten already"
"FOrgOtten-what? 2"
Didn't lies tell you to open to no onel
No one?"
Nurse Cherry hung her head She sat
down in shamed silence. The knocking
ceased. Presently they heard it again, at
the back door.
He means to get in" She laid her hand
on Nurse Cherry's arm. you're not ever
trembling. Are you never afraid?"
"Only Of ghosts"
In spite of her brave front, Nurse Cherry
was inwardly quaking at her desper
ate resolution. Nurse Silver had justly &C
cused her Of endangering the household
Therefore it was her plain duty to make
once more the round Of the house, either
to see what she had forgotten or to Lay
the doubt.
I'm going upstairs" she said. 81 wan
to look out"
tatiOn rose in a gale. you shall not! IT.
numbering folly. Think! That last nurs
was found dead, inside her bedrOOmI'
An right. l won't"
You'd best be careful. You've been try
ing to spare me, but, perhaps, I've beef
trying to spare you. III only say this
There is something strange happening i
this hOuse!'
NURSE OutLIg cit a CuAAA AZ ACA neal
Only. since she was a nurse, she knew tina
it was really in the pit of her stomach
Something wrong? If, through her wretch
ed memory, she again were the culprit, sh
must expiate her crime by shielding tn
others at any risk to herself.
She had to force herself to mount tn
stairs. Her candle, Pickering in the draf
peOpled the walls with distorted shapes
When she reached the top landing, withOU
stopping to think, she walked resOlutel
into the laboratory and the adjoining room
Both were securely barred and empt!
Gaining courage, she entered the atti
Under its window was a precipitOus SlOI
Of roof, without gutter or water pipe [
!, give ingerhOld. Knowing that it wOul
/, be impossible for any one to gain an entr.
: she opened the shutter and unfastened I'll
window
, The cold air on her face refreshed he
t and restored her to calm..- She realize
2 that she had been suffering, to a certai
. extent, from clauStrOphObia.
, The rain had ceased and a wind arise
She could see a young harried moon hyiI
F; through the clouds. The dark humps
' the hills we're visible against the darkness
Lbut nothing more.
- She remained at the window for son
: time, thinking Of GlendOwer. It was
I sOlace to remember the happiness whit
- awaited her, once this night Of terror WI
= over.
S Presently the urge to see him grew t.