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
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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.
Palmers have a display of Orunows
showing a ran Re of slcee to meet
the needs of every household from
tihe smallest to the latest.
?6c For an 8x10 photo. The Pew-
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