Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

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"Wbere's the butient?" be aske.
briefly
spellbound; she had never notice.
before how strong he was, how
powerful and deft his hands in thei
dangerous office.
Nancy put the kettle back ane
dropped down on the floor besid'
the old stove, furious.
She had gone to this man ane
Offered to marry him. After sh'
had refused him. she had given her.
self to- him legally And tonigh,
she had seen not even looked at her
Nancy could not stand it Sht
got up and went, to the door anc
Iopened it 1t was pitch black out
side. She could not go; she wanted
to go home-she was willing tc
wade through the night and tn
water, anything, to get away! But
she could not; there the door silent
ly and turned back; she did not
want to see him again, but she coulc
not help it
He had his watch in his hand ano
was counting the chld's pulse. I,
did not matter to him whether sh'
went or stayed-so long as she did
not obstruct him in his work. The
strain on her mind gave way sud-
denly; she felt as if she had fallen
through space; she did not matter
at all! She sat down, huddled or
the window sill and stared out at
the night.
Mr.. Gordon. s~corning to admit
anxiety, sat up late, waiting for
Nancy. Before the storm reached
its height. Mrs. Gordon had phoneo
to Angie Fuller to know if Nancy
had been there. Angles reply thai
she had left before the rain began
worried the poor woman.
Mr.. Gordon. pretending to reae
his newspaper, grunted.
"I've thought for some time tina
my children didn't have sense en-
'ough to come in when it rained!'
he growled.
But all the same he sat up him
self. Long after he had driven hi
worried wife upstairs, he trampe,
up and down the old room.
He went to the windows an,
threw open the shutters. 1t wa
morning now and the rain-swep
earth smelled sweet. A mackere
sky showed its golden scales all owe
the rosy east. Mr. Gordon stare
down into his own garden. Tt
: japanese ounce was violently H
had heard his old gate creak on it
. hinges
1.-THE child's come home!" h
thought with sharp relief
But he opened the door to Pae
Roemer The young mans cloth
ing was wet and muddy. but M
Gordon did not see it.
F.. "Is Nancy here, Mr.. Gordon?
Page asked anxiously.
"I believe I've forbidden you tt
house." replied Nancy's father.
Page leaned against the doorpos
j "Mr. Gordon. your daughter w:
4 down at the inn when the storl
e broke yesterday Afternoon. She wer
d ,,out-at its height-no one known
where. We can't find a trace {
:. her!'
"When was it," he asked. can
why did she leave?"
Pages answers were vague, b.
he said that Helena Haddon an
her husband were both Their
Helena had been with him. leadir
her car to help in the search.
go on, make what inquiri
you can.' he said sharply to Pag
"Try the Lomaxes, I've got to spec
to my wife-then I'll look myself
"I've been there!" Pages fa'
set itself, then he looked at DIR. Go
don II went to Morgan's, but he
|out, been out all night"
Mr.. Gordon said nothing +
shut the door in the young mar
, face and went upstairs.
7 Nancy was at the inn when t
storm broke. The Haddons we
out there; that Roemer boys ju
come here to tell me. Of cour
Nancy got out of it to shake hi