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PXGE EIGHT STEDFORD" MAIL TRTBTHnTE, JfEDFORD, 'OREGON, STJNDSY, SPEHJ 9, 1933. The WHilc Codcaioo by Hignon C. EberharV SYNOPSIS: Warned by a pro monition at 411. James Sunaean . still stays on in a little hotel in the French town of Armtne. Ue is quartered in a forbidding room. aoross the court from the body of the hotel. Be heart the unsavory hovschlem, proprietor of the hotel, demand that an unseen stranger . "get something tomorrow. And ichile at dinner with the three ether guests the emphatic Mrs. F. licia Buna, the red-haired priest, end the beautiful American girl, t SutuUan sees . Chapter t THE SWORD CLOCK If WAS fitting facing the windows, which. In turn, faced the conrL They were curtained up to about the Belght of a man ehouldera. The outside shutters had not been closed, and I was looking Idly at the black, shining window, which re flected, above, the crystal-bedecked chandelier, and thinking that the wind was Increasing In violence, for I could hear It rattle the shutters, when I suddenly perceived that I was looking straight Into the face of liovschlem. . I could see only the upper half of his face, but It was un mistakable. The rather disturbing thing was be was staring with curious Inten sity at the woman with the silver heels. I put down the glass 1 held, and the motion caught his-eyes, ' which flickered to me and vanished In the same halt second. It had been Lovschlem, In flesh, however: I was sure of that. But If a man wishes to look In the windows of his own hotel I suppose he may do so, unpleasant though his gaze may be. I loitered a little over some pears, rather hoping the girl with the sil ver heels would leave first, so 1 flight get a glimpse of her face. But he did not move, even after the porter had cleared the table and dis appeared. I rose at length, reflecting that, after all. It was better to let the vision of beauty remain without running the risk of disillusionment, and that the room was growing colder and colder. The lounge was deserted, and the parlor was dark. I told the porter to light a Are In my room and serve me coffee and a brandy there. The night had Increased In vio lence while I sat at dinner, and when at length I opened the door that led Into the window-lined cor ridor of the north wing, the cold Tush of air swooped upon me like ome frightened oreature let loose. 1 was glad enough to see the porter Iwhen he followed me a few moments Hater. .,;. ,r0 you think It wilt burnt" I U asked, watching him lay kin dling. Be glanced dubiously toward the chimney, said something about the north wind, and shrugged and pulled down bis mouth In that splen did French gesture which utterly disclaims responsibility for what may occur. "There aren't many guests at the otol?" I sold. ' ' "No. monsieur. Not at this season. (We have now Miss Tally, Madame IByng. Fire Robart, and yourself. That Is all." H blew vigorously at the small beginning flame. His alert 4lark face grew scarlet before a flame shot up, and he took a breatb and cat back on his heels with his dark yes now catching lights from the Are and bis white apron draped over bis knees. "Miss Tally, aha Is the beautiful lady In the dining room tonight. The one with the red slippers. Madame Byng, she Is the" he heBltated doubtfully and finally said neatly "he Is, the other one." A shutter banged, and the porter skipped to bis feet and across the room, pulling open the long window and letting In a bloat of wind that at the flames dancing madly and amoke billowing Into the room while be endeavored to fasten the shutter more securely. I Judged he did not aucoeed. for he gave another shrug .and left It, fastened the window again, and drew the thick red cur tains across It, MY gate wandered Idly about the room, over the thick worn red carpet, the old chairs with their atln upholstery and what looked to be hand-carved frames, the fancy crystal - bedecked chandelier, the great somber wardrobe, the gilt framed mirror above the fireplace, the gay French clock on the mantel not much clock, but elaborately surmounted by the figure of a man on horseback In bronw. It must have been Just about then that I fell Into a doze, tor the lost thing I remember was looking at tbe figure In bronze, so perfect and complete, with the horse's mane and J uiu ,.,,ut, and the riders bat and cloak swept back, and even his gauntleted hand and the long sword It held quite perfect In detail I re member thinking how ugly It was as a clock decoration and bow large the sword alone must have been live or six Inches long, and the rest of tbe figure In proportion and that was all, nntll I waked suddenly to the fact that the wind was driving smoke down the chimney and Into the room, that the shutter was bang ing furiously, and that I was cram ped and chilled. I rose, yawned, realized I'd been asleep, saw by my watch that It was past twelve, and decided to go to bed. I went to the door, opened It to lot the smoke out, and stepped Into tbe corridor, glancing down Into the court. . It was a night to bring out the witches. Indeed, you'd have been A figure In bronze, perfeot and complete, willing to swear they were already out and wore whirling and surging madly up and down and through and around the court In a furled witches' Sabbath. The light under the arch was toss ing, black shadows were (lying gro tesquely; the thick shrubs end vines In the corners had come all re and were flinging themselves violently about, the corridor windows were rattling: the lobby across the court was dark, and not a thread of light waa shining through any of the shuttered windows there were only that small tossing Hunt under the entrance arch and those wild flying shadows. I wished suddenly that I had chosen a less desolate and wind swept place. Instinct Is always stronger when you are about half osleop: I disliked the old hotel, dis liked particularly the wltch-rldden courtyard. It was quite suddenly sinister. That seems a fanciful and Imaginative word and, God knows, I'm not a fanciful or Imaginative man, but It was the only word that was apt. Tbe place was sinister. It threatened. And then all at once the wind was walling louder. It was walling In my ear no, not walling, It waa sob bing. It waa sobbing and saying. Inconceivably: Let me In. Oh, please. Let me In." (Copyright, ItSS. Utgnon O. Sberhart) Sundean. tomorrow, admit a torrlfled vliltor Into Ma gloomy room. TALKED AT MEET U X. Lwiwm, of Portland, factory representative or tha drunow Re frigerator company, conducted a southern Oregon district aalaa meet ing at tlie Palmer Electric store Friday night. An extensive adver tising campaign and aalea promotion plana were discussed by Mr, Lar son. Membera of the aalea force from 8am Jordan's store In Anhlnnd. and salesmen from the Brownie Radio shop at Grants Paaa were present to hear Interesting facta about the new Orunow refrigerators. 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