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A u g u st 21. 192S* by C O R A J C A N M O T t N T H * W e ll K n o w n Serial W riter. THE CREEPING THING K M i m t l tr»m m m i w ) * » x - a sm all Irregular crev.ee where •from the h in . though the cla tte r tiu h n ; plsce and th e house was a * * " * banging wind had prebahly of th e running gear had ceased L ig in h ts the flashed >uia r gray white bulk that I knew enlarged a hawed crack wood on inside the house e s - one ot the u n t il iu t-h o u s r: T hrough thLs crack Uie g reater tiart a> 1 gained the side of the little old dan king th e near side of the m ore of the room th at lay toward the hack liir d where It loomed at the front m adem garages th at faced the side of the house and opposite the diwr gate through the driving rain > r* *t en tra n ce to the lron t of the was reicaled to my in ^ iiw m e eyes W ith a sib ilan t "sh u sh in g ." m eant grounds. As t glued my eve to this opening. W ith a sudden quick sally, still tile sight th at met my view slru ist to d eter the peace- and qul»t-Ue- b -a rn g my ju stifyu ig packing case startled nie in to an ex clam at on ot stroytng d in e r from fu rth e r assault I ii t i e to r the sh elter ol its p ro- surprised horror oil th e stonuv a tm -sp h ere I leaned j y ii< eaves Luck was with me Seated ui a ch air, his back toward onto the ruiuiuig board I intended Leaning ag ainst th e base of th e me, was a m an A lthough unbound, to qu-.ct Alec in a w irtng h t i ot my buildm». its length p ro jectin g ta r the figure sa t rigid, as though held presence and th en to estab lish a beyond it at the back, was a w o is- in poMtlon by roi>es hands at the p erfect alibi bv being seen em erging m an . M t n sides m Just such an tin nn tu nU y Irom th e Kord by any who m ight Tlie ram . th at now I hailed as a stilt posture as one sees m bound com e out to in ic -tig a te the In fern al ir.cn d was still fallin g in Uie m isty rtgun-> Uut the horror c f th a t still noise and quiet th e racket t>i te n ' th a t challenged any but th e hgure lay. not in llic posture or the But as 1 stuck my head Inside of bra es'. t s essay passage through stillness, but hi the view ot th e top the car. the noise suddenly stip|x-d. 1 set my sm all packing case down, of the head which faced me T h e and I looked with startled eyes at oo en>d my autom atic from its tilted tonsured head was a red m ass of the d riv e rs scat It was empty, a. IKK'*»: under my arm and felt for clotted bUnnl from which dangled wa> the test of the car g.< my -••tar ¡ ¡ v one in my pocket It was safe the still u ndetachcd crow n ot blac'.; ing. startled ey e. so*m told lue YiX and *a-ily to be com e at. T h e n I h air th a t had c o i n 'd It lin t t r th e noise had been going on when stm p ed and lifted th e long ladder th is figure, th e room »as totally 1 first stuck my In-ad inside No to m shoulders empty. d rn e r no hum an d rn e r could h a i r rh e wet sward gave under my j.\,r a single hasty in stan t 1 stood d isap p ear'd so suddenly weigti a t e a ch step and the wetness spellbound on my high p erch T h e I lelt my blood go c Id x i I stcpiied oor - J into th e low cu t shoes th at e n - sight betore m e nauseated me In back to tin- ground T h e n , trim tie- i a . - d my l e e '. B eto re I reached th e -.he sudd*n w eakness ot physical t e honw* toward which 1 faced, a sud le- at the house, the w-ater had b e - sistan ce. I alm ost lost my balan ce den b l.x x l-cu rd lu i; shriek sh aft red gun to squasli uncom fortably uistde B u t at sight of the «do r opposite, th e night I turned and sla tte d ot my shoes B ut discom fort was j quickly regained control o i r r m y- forw ard tn a very tretuty of terror the least ol the th in g s l was c o n - self, o it n t curiosity held me tense T h e trou t door ol B eal IP use was cerned about and m otionless I set my ladder down u n d erneath T h e knob ot the d >or was turning th - window where the swaying sh u t- slowly. T h e door Itsell began to ter still allowed th a t sharply pene- sw ill- Inward i l i e n ju st as the tra u n g b*-a:n of yellow ligh t to stab wtdenuig cra ck was darkent-d by a th * ram -wept darkness. G e n 'ly and body, the sudden r a t'.e and s.it til noiselessly I eased it ag ainst th e side honking ol a m otor ca r broke into of the house Its topm ost rung a very d in ot almost m in i - catne alm ost to th e sill c f the w in- sound th at sh attered the stilln ess d o» m th e room whose in terior I fam iliarly. 1 knew th at :. und and cursed it I t was Alec In the v>ul- was anxious to see. W ith th e U dder in place. I waited destroying and silence-d efying Kord 1-ord i » m om ent in the stream in g ram to th a t I had hoped •• -lid be -lice nr t>.- .lire th at the lig h t im p act of the and th at now it seem ed w-uld .>- my upright lupports again.-.: the walls Nemesis W ith th a t shrillin g and cackling ol the house had not disturbed an y - ooe w ithin to the pom t oi Investigo* the door tow ard w hich I wax gazing w ith anxious eyes. ?ud<1en’y Jerked non T h e re was no m ovem ent or C running ,. j u id to ind icate th a t anythin g was itself shut. I could hear sudden footsteps w ithin and then Cautiously, and w ith my soaking cessatio n of any sound but th at in - ' m aking little squashy sounds as fe n ia l honking Irom with ut % > J;- I them down one a fte r ihe Suddenly I decided th a t I must o 'h e r on th e rcu nd s of the ladder, not be found up th ere peering into I climbed up toward th e h alf open th a t room from without I m u-t see sh u tter Ju st before I cam e to th e it legitim ately and Irom w ithin >■ i paused and shook the w ater W illi m ore siv-ed th an I had sim i le mi t h - brim o f my h at and moned from boyhood I clam bered sh ru ig ed xs m uch o f th e superfluous snd fell down the ladder to ih w ii- r irom n ir shoulders as my p re- thoroughly wet Greensward and carious p sltlon would allow wilthout stopping to ietrie-.e the tell- , 1 !i-n very carefu lly and very c a n - tale me m s ol ascent I scam pered to nous: ■ I drew m yself up. being ca re - the cach e where I had planted my lut o k *-p w ithin th e lee of the h a lf defensive packing e x - I t was tn re . l.xsed sh u tter. Here ag ain luck or wet, safe and unharm ed I ®r* b,)T " itv or whmtevcr one wished to tt up and scam pered around t -» • i- , • l it seem ed to favor me FV>r m of the house o the fron t, lr. m he leaf of the open sh u tter . point the din was still p ioceeu in * How Io Get Thin KK you too If < m ) br »1- oda may lx* eaten in liberal ijuanlt« v f i . ttu v fv l t h o u Ad to* ties without ad din* an etmtiuoua you ta k f wlirn you try to num ber of calories to your diet l*ry tills BtoUlod am i »re it v *u irtculn that n*ur<* of yours O n e ean .starve ca n n o t lose u few u n m e t each week und If you do tlila consistently, U hei M U in to a phyiteAl wv*ck t b i t looks m uch wur*r th a n an ovcrly- will not be loll* b e in e you'll ilAV* phimp bkHl> utul this ca n tx* done (*r to order a th irty -» !* limtead ol a too nk-.Uy forty four • • • • Un)e«A <4 sk l Uni phY.sW*Un has MI>l>lfrH* l»M 14*11 I placed you ujxm a ir r t a m d irt. I would not advise you to re tra in from '« imund shiedded coconut fA ttfll AlUfthlnc that you now cat 1 cup raisin s Merely reduce th e am ount of bread. 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M l .1 ru gists, with proven directions In !’aly sbe •he title role in the ope.a 1 hat was the hrs- ti.i.e history of I la ‘‘ aI* ,ha* a Negro s a n j tne ro’. - in any production e m Europe. she -d under such m asters nsada and Quezada of • B ellini of Naples, ■ of M ilan and R-* ... cf ParLS. The Ita .- i ib.ic was so hearty s approval of her ,he was asked to a n ' exclusive group -L. artists and b>- .' they loved her Uie was rechrist- / Mora B ela ;a b a u t ilu l ' n lady — .;• p*a* * con- m Am erica ^ • when she was r—d as soloist the Los A ngel'S larmomc ccncert. coiic-rt was broad- over the entire try and the trem - u> ovation she re- d w a . uiis>recf.dent- Miue. Talbert re- v r.aid n -#. i waus a child I “ ¿ream ed of being r<»a*. opera singer. » fa c t that I iia ’.e in* the lead In Aicia at ret. i them my belief that come somehow I shall have my chance ,ome in an operatic role. I ha/e -d hard to fit m yself for any de- d the public m ay make upon my ■ be it opera or concert, ealiiting the early and continuous 'gl» every artist is confronted with, iv e resolved to let nothing dis- rne T albert ha., been a pupil o. 1 <i b r e a k *r lia s \ ¿.irin . m , u t or by A sp irili C O LE-T A 1 .B ER T - Martyn^ , l i T . l e ^ n* erit »»sou n d er the tutelage of Mme V .le rt V fn i^ T a^ b -rt T otlred Europe a d d in ' new l.u rela and p r e ,le e \ s v i l i i II c * o m c > m t lie D illi 1IIII1 ^ on I or î ir fo r d a i s, ip iiik rclirf to n .¡litis , tii M o l v i n n in fou r it tin Le tw o an cir| » e n d im kjo. ta ll I r fs ta lilc iiK iv in f u ls f th f.M r your a «ioti: H O . k 1 i »t li.tv c o f water