The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08
CHAPTER XIV

Something about the man % the
lawn was familiar. Kay WAS not
sure what It was; his gait probably.
o. the outline Of his figure, for she
bad had no clear glimpse Of his faee
and could have told nothing about
bis clothes.
She stood there By the door. peer.
ING out, but she no longer saW the
man. He Was looking into The
lighted living room, she suppoeed.
Thinking quickly. she realised that
b could not get into tho house with.
cut making noise enough for her
every window and both the front
and back doors, @ web @ The sun
porch door, WoTo locked.
She could clip . The telephons
and call H. polSeo o quietly %
poGGlble. She heoitoAo0 Q moment,
then abandoned The idoeS there
were NO reasons: - ma1 might
bear hee and mako tze0ble q at
loast escape. and HalyuW ho1 ut
intended 70 eau 81 H. pelieo yoE
She realized that instinetively IL
bad associated this proWleP Vith
The Harrow trouble. This miGhf @
The man cent % get HaSyuW
Through her. n that easo, HaysUW
Ghould know.
The best thing, then, would d
% warn Harrow at once and IN 0uea
q way that The man might not b
alarmed; might b captured % q
to help clear up the nystexy. TheEu
was only one thing - do.
Kay drew Q dosp breath and
walked boldly into the lighted uvl
ing room. expecting any second q
hear the screen crash, Of % hoal
. shot or . command 10 halt. There
Was no sound. though, save for tn
ticking Of the clock and the rattlina
Of the palm fronds in the GROWING
bree9o outside the house.
She walked casually % Q chair
picked up Q magazine which lsy
h T. faee down, looked q Il criti'
eaI1y. shut Il, put i on the table
than turned 70 Q book shelf end
scanned the titles. Selecting /
book-ohe had no idea which one
abe yaWned quite candidly end
looked up q the clock - Il dsbat
ING the question Of going % bed
She walked % the hall, snapped Of
The stair light then turned ank
switched Of Tho Heht 81 e. uvin1
room, the book under her IN. ~
started slowly upsteirz.
She went into her room en-
turned The top light On there. seoo(
near the window and started q
pun 81 her dress. That should b
eonvineing enough b anyone cut
eide who wondered & che plaano(
. retiro. A. with sudden roali1o
don. che matched the window chad
and pulled e down; then, back AVA
1rom tho window. abe put The dr.
Kay stole cut into tie han en-
back downstairs, stopping ever,
lew steps g listen carefully. Z
The man still hung about The housl
b eertainly WaS being 0uieEs n
knew his business only TOO Wcl.
Crcuchtne and avoiding a.
moonlight that came into tho housa
qhe tiptoed back % the kitchen ~
locked out. The yard was brighfl,
slsaS n the moonliehf ana thef;
vas - motion. q distasbinl
shadow anywhere. BIZ b Sc, 6
turned The my b tie lock until e.
door was open. With hef ear 9
the eight crack, che listened earo
fully. AL che heard Was her 1giond
The lugubrlous Whippoogwill, IN
the Wind n the palms, and th'
rumble o. the Wooden bridko tn
Indicated IN automobile waS cross
1nG The Siver down q tho oornpr.
Kay opened The door farther oul
farther until che Was able - eli
ont; .tAen again She turned the Iocl
slowly, carefully. her ears strain
ing e catch any sudden sound TIA
would send her Tying back into e.
house. Al lase, though, the doc
WAS loclbod and sho Was stoelinl
Her bicycle stood q The bel
porch She r6aehsd e and took {
~ tho handlsbara, pushing e Glowl,
aeyesG tAs lawn unta 06o Woo s.
lind : dsnss erowth 81 bamboo
Aeetp ses stepped e listen and :
Icok oeek 8he ~ nothlng 0us
pldous, but that did Mt useoa
d96niAGlZ that he Was cut q dan
GeR q that To prowler had Gonl
No4uSauy. hor plan havtn9 WoTeod
b would - q To 6Gbt00 ol6o 3
IL house. watching hoy bodroool
q trying - climb IL pore6 @
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