| Show I I 4 MY HEART r AD ADMY 1 MY Y I 5 B. B D J Adele Garrison New Newy Ne Phase of f Rev Revelations Ja of Wife a Vif tHE THE SUMMONS SUMMONS THAT T CAME AME ME IN N THE THE NIGHT The l Insistent ringing rind ng- ng ot if the th telephone e r n nake awakened e 1 ino o ir from froma 1 a n. troubled ed plumber I bt r tit lp 1 the ta fe tolt of orf our Jur Invitations td 10 Robrt Sayarin IL a slumber J r haunted haunted by b dreams liv il h Harry Underwood and iho the tIao- artist i st fili a I lor l a a. I j I tion b between n sleeping lc and hen Ones on s faculties scattered and amI need s 's strong tug to to 0 ns them a again TJ Then 1 I I switched on th tho pulled on s and bathrobe and out o branch telephone In t tho o 1 hall n up- up IS It If i li Is s Jn my- my mylot lot to answer th the telephone If It It rings In It the e middle of the night My lather athera room Is too too- far from It for to hear It It- laws ws' Sand and frailness put h her hor r out of of th tb question while u n as for her waking Or sleepIng ho he- pars n no attention fo phone or or doorbell Let Let em rInG Its UI not In my Yo yoting life I have heard hearl say iy sleep sleep- fly lly regardless or of orthe tho the fact tact thAt Hint any sort ort of ot emergency might tie fie a the cause of ot the tho I untimely me message message- afe Alfred Voice can came m over the f phone tense r ae That Th t you ou Cnn Crin you Q come Conic over right r way Y Mothers Mother's alle J dow downstairs I Ib but but- a dont don't J know now how adly- adly ad r 7 h hurt rt DUt u i Ill be bo there there in a minute or two 1 I I edd quickly Go aGo back bick to herr her j DICKY IS 15 ST START Eb I 1 r rushed back ck to to to- my any room thrust m my feet teet Into stockings anti shoes hoes the quickest things thInKs to ta t fastens fasten sten dres a 11 skirt and middy my Y nightdress and thrusting thrusting- my sleeves sleeve Into a. a o k as' as I went went- I was out of m my door when I heard Marlon's Marions farfon s t a frightened whisper Has filS anything anything- happened to mother No Ao darling Curling I Raid 1 quickly knowing I that th the quickest st wa way to allay her tear fears I I was to tell her tho the truth But Butt Auntie Durkee has had a n and I 1 am going over to take to-take take care of her Will you tako tak caro care of oC Junior It h wakes up Til stay until you c come me back u but iut ut please leave the lighton light lightOn on a little wont won't you ou S Surely reb darIng I 1 said ala and Oland Ill I'll beback be beba I ba back k as I soon loon as as cAn I I As An I Iran ran down th tho nail to Dicky's room I look looked hooked d at m m wrist watch One o'clock I What bad had my little neighbor been doing on tho the stairs at this hour I know that I unless she had guests for tor foran torAn An an evening party she die always went went- to tobed bed nt at about II 11 l o lock I rushed Into room room and put my I and upon his shoulder He lie sprang up ul startled What th devil he ejaculated then with quick alarm Mother What Is It t WHAT ALFRED FEARED Mrs nas aa fallen do downstairs II I 1 said Alfred Aifred jut just telephoned im i'm Im I'm on my wn way overt over Yo You'd- You'd d. d lu better telephone Dr Gibson for tear fear Alfred Allred hasn't hadI had I time Ill I'll ten tell him youre you're our doing It t then come como on over Marlon i Is and looking after aner J Junior Of pf QC all th the rot How do do you know Its It's a serious s enough for a n doctor There you go again butting Into other peoples people's affairs Did Alf AU ask nak you ou to telephone He e didn't have ha time l' l I said liI frigidly moving toward ord the door loor But please dont don't trouble trouble- yourself our rIC eIther cither to telephone or get up Alfred and I will no doubt doubt doubt-bc be able manage mannge I ani afraid f r shut t th h J door with more than was n for the tho the sleepers In fn the house Buth But I h have ve seldom been so angry at Dick Dicky as aa I was In fn that that- moment It was how- how however ever el but one oneat of at a number of similar In IncIdents Incidents incidents In- In and I do not think Dicky Is Isalone isalone i alone among men In fn his conventional horror horror hor hor- i I of l' l taking the thc Initiative In fn another family's emergency With redoubled doubled haute haste I I. I went ent downstairs down down- stairs to the side door opening upon tn tn lawn Adjoining the thc Durkee Durke pl ce The Phi lock gave Jac mo me some unexpected trouble and I lost a a. full minute before 1 I suc sUe In opening It It As I ll finally the door wide WilC I heard Dicky's voice at nt the telephone upstairs asking for for- Dr Gibsons Gibson's number and I smiled as ns I sped across the lawn at the discrepancy between be bc- tween Dicky's Dicky bark end and bite The DUrk Durkee e door was locked and I 1 rang the bell A moment later Alfred wild eyed and with rumpled hair sketch sketch- f fly attired In a a bathrobe and slippers opened tho door fainted tainted or something he gasped fear tear and horror on his face nce and turning raced for tor or the stairs taira ag again ln When Shei I had reached his side I found him holding the th little figure figure- of ot his mother In ht his arms Her face tace was ms colorless but I I i 1 t s saw aw w It was only a a. faint One le leg I was doubled doubted under her and I Judged that she ahe must have fallen tallen upon pon It St I I 1 heard her h r calling to me me ho he said big drops drop of perspiration lon standing put out j o on on hI his forehead bu but hen ben I reached r her she wouldn't wouldn t lot let xe move moe her her- said the tho pain was too bad bad She made me go ga goi i and telephone t to to you ou and after r L I cams me back k she shew w wouldn't be moved Just Justa a a. mInute ago she went off ott like this She Isn't dead Is she he Ind Indeed d no no I returned with a Ii mental men men- tal tat anathema anathema upon my little friends friend's stubbornness stub stub- In r refusing to be put Into amore a amore more Inore comfortable position She has hM simply swooned with tho pain Ill I'll lakeI take lake her feet teet and help you OU carry her up to her bed before betori wo we bring her to Then I we cap can ta take tahe e care of ot h her 1 |
