Show u g A v A AM M My y I I I I I i 1 iv r A JErr BEGIN TODAY A novelist tt G eks nocturnal nd- nd adventure venture lie Ho H walk stalks Ika up Viking Squal e wh hero r ho he h sues an elderly English p standing on tile the steps tp of or a n house hour hon t hen the maid e sees cc him hint she oho nh Jump jumps down d ith the steps tp and with piteous ou appeal in her eyes ys cries crie Oh Sir Mr Charlis laL 1 L Ho H allows you se 0 come corn a B himself to bo be b ld led Into the th house hour in thich bloh ho h b fInds find costly furnishings An All man in In evening dresS dr comes corn towArd him antI and greets him himas hina as Charlie Th The got gota the Ion Impression that both the tho th man and nd the tho th m maid ld know bo ho is I not their man The Th elderly man mn informs Inform him that his hi aunt is I very vry ill III and andla andIs la Is waiting for tor him bins TIe The seeker of adventure toil tell the tho th man and the maid mald that ho h I Is not the man mn tho they th think he h Is I but otter to play pillY his hi part In vor drama the they have havo fot foi him lie He II Is I asKed to wait olt ait In Inthe inthe lith the dining room roum I A sound pound comes to him front from behind a a closed cloned door lie He find finds the tho th daught daughter r of ot the tho th sick c oman locked ed In i Ii room mom 7 KOW ow GO ON WITH THE STORY The Tho Th woman oman pave ove m mk a dry sob I I who 0 looked aft after r her hr all 1111 my m life lit and didn t I t marry because she he to keep nit ne Well Wll that doesn n t matter matler An An how she h bl- bl became becam came crU Z cr fo for tor Charlie She Bh said Mid MidI saidI alI I t t get anything Only oho he hadn t seen Charlie for tor n it year nearly That annoe I her h r She was going to make ke milk a will In his fo ms or r only ho he h didn't come corn She Sho Sh stopped topped sobbing r again But look belo Irr I said I dont don't understand How lo la It Charlie t been to ace f her for tor a 0 year It If Ithe he that Ih shell h ll make mahe mak him her heir He H couldn't Hu He H u wa In Ho He was stas a released this afternoon at In Scotland But Dut he h h n t had time to get ft here her yot yet and time presses Now don dont t you under tinder stand tand They've Th yv got ot a R will 11 written out upstairs It If alaS ir thinks Char Chor Charlie's lies lie's come corn to t her h r she bo 11 sign lin She knows know she he h may die dl ony ny ny moment only h she b a obstinate SItS Sir won t sign unless Charlie comet come to t her hr But you v ye rot got ot to have hav wit wit- witness's ne ness's l Oh of Course l aal the th mom Vom moman A om-an om an petulantly The Th servants will witness ss will witness any any- anything thins any thing Now iou OU SOP eec It if you go BO and anil nd speak peak to her she sho h 11 ll It s sCharlie Charlie get ct every every- everythIng thin thIng and I Il 11 b be p Oh It too cruel I m ra too old to go to out and work Oh don t co go up don t t tAnd And I I haHn baton t told ou everything Charlies Charlie's so o bad Just jut as a It If be- be beIng being bIne Ing In before b tor hadn't done don him any good rood lie lIs II s 5 dOll dune something else I hoard thia thi afternoon after after they let him out Stupid ot of th the police the th thy y let lt him go to thill have hav to him again Cut But n neter ne er mina that It doesn't matter what he h s dons done don It if ItI I Mother signs Ir lie II III 11 I get ct everything and I II be b turned Into the th street Oh Oh don t to go 0 up ilose ae plo e Dotter Detter leave leavo the hous housa At that moment I hoard and footsteps above People Popl store M oro r coming down Indeed the thin thing to do waa stas s to nn rn But Bul it If Charile dId arrive It U the th old lad lady signed the tho will This woman would be cd I must see aee it through So hurried hurriedly I I 1 No 0 leave It to m me I III 11 shut hut tho th door but I shan n t lock Jock lou OJ oi In I III Il II go ROup up but I promise 3 ou ott she h shan hn han t sign slen Promise she Q ibid suId w weakly I nodded closed the th door and lid re- re returned re r turned turned to the th dining room III The Tho Th doctor paused pause Well good goodnIght goodnight nIght said aid my host I f m in afraid there thero th r a no chinco nce Not Not much situ 11 the tho th doctor but I Il II ho bo b around at t eight o clock After Arter all nature can con do dG more mor titan than m tir ic ki wont ent out anti and the elderly man turned beard to tow aril me m I m awfully sorry lorry iou OU had h d to 11 1 I hop you don t t mind Now since I ou re so eo o good a as to help us out of thIs thi difficulty you II hI come coma up to her ner And remember to call ho hi hot Auntie Before Defore he h could draw loIs lila pon the policemen were on himAs him As A A I went ent up the tho th stain stair my cour ago t w wa oozing away Y Automatically i ly Iy I followed m my kuld but the tho desire to run away to avoid en- en entangling entangling n tangling myself In anything so risky anything so ao o wa was strong upon me But still till I went w up to entangle Is I the th es- es one of ot all adventure Thus Thui as aith the tho door softly closed clord behind roe mo m I found myself b by the th bedside bd ld The lIhte lighta were Ware wr low tw a j faintly med Ined the th features feature ot of t the th three peo- peo p opi plo pie In the tho th room a hospital nurse nuno Ion i n the th other sIde lIdo of or the th bed boil the tho th son lint who had let lot nr n In i-i and I andI another nother maid mald But I registered I thess thes only vaguely My eyes eye were fLied fixed upon the figure ur that In lay Iny lit IrI the tho Stuart tour pouter four po ir surmounted iby b by a I canopy of crimson brocade brocad erd ered with gold old Phe Ph was wa as such uch sucha a 0 little thing thine me tn old oM lady in her hei a alt sast t bed Ho Hf attitude was wa one on or of infinite weariness she he h Ill lay chook upon the tho th pillow one ori thin hand hani faintly mo mo mosing In upon the tho th coverlet a lArge bandage ge covering the th whole holo of her forehead tor hd and her hor h r eyes y s She bhe h I Ia was wa os pitiful no so amah nd nd weak the effect of the th sick lick room had hadI already been created for tor bottles I and glasses st stood tf od upon a a small table there thore was a 0 c of oxy oxy- oxygen oxygen gen and the tho th faint smell imell of or sick sick- tick tick-nu floss the th halt scented smell small already filled Iho Ih pic Then the elderly man touched 1 my cillo elbow and I went ent t tc the th bedside a he h murmured t hero here h r s e TIto Tho old lady did not reply for l 1 moment nt I thrilled with the tho th hope hop that she rh h might bo be b dead and that this thin tragedy would thus be b ended nd 3 hut But the trie thin hand persistently mOHd and I foun found myself elt recognizing a 0 resemblance r e ith her h r daughter dau the th SlIme same Bm straight nose noc the th beautiful Did ld faded lips III's lip tl d d his hi tone Christine ho he h repe repeated made mado anxious with Ith the th thought that had occurred to 10 me lie I touched her hand Ch It Its s Charlie I saw w that I mutt mUot play my part so bent down quite close clos and mur- mur murmured murmured inured Auntie Auntie Auntie Chris Chris- Chrisline Christine tine line At the th sound of th thil tho now new olce olce she Bhe h suddenly aume rimed to rev revise e e A tremor ran over her hr feature lure and elit lit made ml an effort t to alt lt up which with the th swiftness of ot a n cat the th hospital nurse nurr repressed Uh Oh what hat Is 10 I It It said Mid the th old lady vaguely oa as a If aroused aro from froma a 0 dream It 11 s 5 Charlie I I said It was wa horrible and nd charming she air smiled lied d and the tha thin hand moved mond about until I III sIll mint minI Into It If It- Oh Oil Charlie she h said I l m so o glad lad youve you've como come corn I t think you'd come V s hI hy of course courte 1 I came Auntie You dido didn t think I J 4 1 leave lav you alone when vh h on n you wore wr seed red Charlie she lie WhisPered hur- hur hur rl ly don t t say ay I m in n seed seedy needy Don t Ib be sill Thue woe wn as something quite sharp In the lIe I whisper It ro- ro cc Mal rc-Mal sealed d the th imperious woman she had been Indeed od d sho ehe nh was as cross eros hY s hy by batOn hav I en tn t you been to see seo at me for a 0 rr ear This mt r m d m me so I was was ague Oh well ell iou OU know Inow I load had to be b away las ci 1 e I know kno but J 3 should Ill bate ha 0 thought you t hM hate ha 0 spent a 0 ear f r III In America let Still dear its It s I your business bu lne s Bho Sho pressed presed sd my hand and I hated h ted m rn self 4 lf lt Then Thon Th n sho he h added Tour Y changed d En then E n our olce Ie I I different Poor boy said aId the older man litan hes h i to go an awful cold But look Jook here hr ou muon muen t talk any more mor It s not good cod for you OU But the th old lad lady t dune to m my hand with sudden rt os as a If It she sho h that with It life lite lit 1 would escape her Oh no she ah said feebly Dont Don't i I haven havron t t sen en enyou you for tor so hong loni All right said ld her ln no He H han ahan hant t leave leavo lav you But Christine dear dicta didn t you tell t ll me Ine in you wanted to sign a paper p p r Yes Te Ye when Charlin came camWell Well ell It s ready tady iC dy It a written out Suppose you do It now eve weve rot got the th witnesses here Since the ro re r here h r ChrIstine why hy not sign Ign lin It now to save ve v troubling thorn them to come comb com Upstairs again There Ther was WI wa a 0 pause pau Then the tho theold old lad lady turned her Irr face fat tle toward me as a If It tr tr to see mo me m through i the tho bandages b und pad said aid aid- Charlie ouo boon been n u IL drar to mo ma m all 1111 your lit life I m going to lee lasso laa e you every evory- everything thing And when whon I m no gone fon Url Doris Doria ian l n t to have anything Not Nota Nota a 0 penny I hate to hI h i t here nore ll r a 8 the tho th paper said uld m my guide guidt This taa wa M too to much mitch I 1 made mado madea mada a grab crab at the tho h will but th iii old Titan n was wa too to quick for fr me m What the th devil 7 1 ho he h be- be beran b ran Stand back backi 1 I She's not going to t ln I 1 wont wot have h vo It Th Thor There r was a moment of confusion for tir jumped up and I Iwas Iwas Iwa was confronting the th three thrall We Ww were werl r cli 1111 II speechless p an ana rather pole pale paleA palA I A fury tury came cam over vr me mc as n I 1 turned upon tho th old man she ho h shan han t sign Do you h hear Give mo me m that pap paper r or I III II 11 take tAk it from YOU youA A I tp d toward him II a feeble cr cry came Ilme ram from the tho th bed bod bod- bod Oh what t l la It T What that hot I Is I it 1 I turned timed to tho I eld Il d lady but at that moment I I heard harj rapid on the th stairs tain swift e progress The Tho Thedoor door was SA wa flung open n and a II rather middle a od d man rushed to the tho th bed bd and flung do down n non on his hll hi knees kB c Ly Sf It Ita side 1 ld 11 Auntie Auntie he h cried I I te come corn In time Z JIll Ill tone ton changed Vh t the tho matter It Il lit 5 Charlt Charli Doot Dont iou OU hoar har He H Jumped up u star star- lar-I lar t r lag Ing dO down dOn n at the th Inure figure and stepped back too lo lalo Ile ho h said ali Id In ih a low voice For FoI a moment mom t we w all 11 tod fIxed whorl where WI we w wr war about the th bed ba of the WOman round fund whom had h d l tired tred r d so BO o much strife So smitten were these theu the plotters plotter by their defeat that only I heard yet more m r toot foot footsteps oot- oot StOP steps upon the th stairs It II wile was wa only lot lit the th last as a the th door fell It and alto an behind b the th two tw po po- po policemen p I could coul se see the th figure of Doris that Charlie with an oath thrust at hll hi hip pocket But Dut bl be- be before for b-for fore foro ho h could draw drow his hi weapon the policemen n ner er were on oa him As A If conscious that sot some m peril p J II might threaten me nr Doris Dorl had run to my side Bide ld In a II hurried hurrle whisper she sho said laid aid I got tot out I didn dida t think of telling you I rot got ot the th po- po policemen po Oh your youre safe safo sat youre you're safe at Another story stol of mIdnight ad- ad ad enlace b by W V Y L Li Ia GOr Goorge The Tho tt len DAb Baby Baly will stArt t t In our next heat Issue |