I 7
WAKING AT NIGHT
Wfen I wake up alone at night
I fel s s If I had no eyes
I stars and stare with all my might
But nly blackness round me lies
I Id ten for the faintest sound
And though I strain with either car
Th dark It silent all around
Its Juit as It I could not hear
But If I lie with limbs held fast
A sort of sound comes like a sigh
Perhaps the darkness rushing past
Perhaps the minutes passing by
Perhaps the thoughts lit peoples heads
That keep KO quiet all the day
Walt till theyre sleeping In their beds
Then rustle out and fly away
Or else this noise like whirring wings
That dies with the first streak of light
hay be the sound of baby things
All growing growing In the night
Children and kittycats and pups
Or even little buds and flowers
Patsies perhaps and buttercups
Jill growing In the midnight hours
And yet It seems to me a part
And nothing far away or Queer
Its just the beating of my heart
That sounds so strange as I lie here
I do not know why this should be
When darkness hides the world from
sight
I feel that all Is cone but me
A little child and the black night
Mabel Dearmer In London Spectator
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I THE STURGIS WAGER f
A DETECTIVE STORY
By EDGAR MORETTE
f CopjrlehtIlttbr FrMorte TTERIokfiCo J
i miIititclolIf ovklmti itifs < 4i4U
CHAPTER XXI CONTINUED
Sprague rushed to the speakingtube
antI whistled long nud laud after
which he placed his car to the mouth
piece I hear some one walking he such
denly exclaimed
The two men listened in breathless
silence for an answering call
Well gentlemen what can I do for
you
youThe words came in Murdocks voice
Spragues eyes met those of the re
porter and saw that the last faint gUm
mer of hope was gone In that swift
and silent interchange of thought
there was resignation to the inevitable
doom and the final farewell of two
brave heart
The spluttering candle gave Its last
flicker and went out leaving the pris
oners in utter darkness
The room was rapidly filling with
gas and they were beginning to feel its
effects 1e can at lent complete our task
before we die mill Stnrgis with grim
determination
Our task
Yes and insure Murdochs convic
Lion for our murder
What chance is there that anyone
will ever discover our bodies since they
are destined for Murdocks oblivion
tank
tankGive
Give me your hand Sturgis re
plied there is a box of matches I
place It here between us within easy
reach 1 want to write n few words
to the superintendent of police to ex
plain matters By that time there
will be enough gas in the room to
produce a terrific explosion when we
strike n match We can thus succeed
in wrecking this place and calling at
tentlon to it If I should succumb
before you do do not fall to light
the match
While he was speaking the reporter
had taken from his pocket n pad and
a pencil and had Iwgun to write as
rapidly as he could In the darkness
Hpragues head was beginning to
swim and his ears were ringing but
the thought of Agnes Murdock was
uppermost In his mind
An explosion he exclaimed nu
no that must not be What of
Agnes She may be hurt
Sturgis continued writing
It Is the only chance there Is of
bringing Murdock to justice he said
firmly
But Agnes is innocent of his
crimes urged the artist in a thick
voice Ills tongue clove to his palate
he felt his consciousness ebbing
Why should she suffer I am go
ing old manI cannot hold out any
longer Promise me that outhat
you will notstrlkethe match
He staggered and fell against the
reporter who caught him in his
arms His own senses were reeling
lionise pleaded the halfuncon
sclous man
I promise answered Sturgis after
nn instants hesitation
It struck u chill to his heart to sec
hie friend dying In the prime of youth
strength and happiness
Suddenly a thought flashed upon
himBrace
Brace up old fellow All is not
yet over The speaking tube leads to
fresh nIl Here put your lips to it
and breathe through your mouth
The artist heard the words and
made an effort to obey these direc
lions With Sturgis assistance he
managed to place his lips to the
mouthpiece of the speaking tube A
few whiffs of comparatively fresh air
Kent the sluggish blood coursing
through his veins and gave him a new
hold on life With renewed vigor
came the animal instinct to light to
the last for existence
As the shadows of death which had
been closing in upon him receded hu
became conscious of Sturgis voice
beating upon his cars in broken and
scarcely uudlblc tones
It IIIthe last chance Stick to
the tubeWhen he comessurprise
him your revolver shoot before
The reporter was clinging unsteadi
ly to Ills friends shoulder Sprague
suddenly realized that Sturgis in his
turn was succumbing to the effects of
the gas He sprang back in time to
catch the staggering man in his
arms
mmSelfish brute that I ami he ex
claimed Hero It U your turn to
breathe And he pushed the report
er toward the tube
Xo no aId Sturgis strugglin
faintly it cannot be both and yo
have everything to live for
But the artist was now the stronger
and he succeeded in forcing his frlenc
to inhale enough fresh all to restore
his departing consciousness
At length Sturgis with rcturniuf
strength was about to renew the gen
erous struggle with Sprague when
suddenly the place was ablaze with the
glow of an electric light
lie wants to sec If his work Is done
whispered Sturgis to his companion
Then observing that Sturgis WDS
again on the verge of asphyxiation Iv
continued hurriedly
Fill up your lungs with all quirk
quick I tell you Now drop am
feign death Do as I do
Suiting the action to the word Star
gls threw himself upon the stone lloor
face downward and lay motionless
his right hand grasping a revolver con
cealed beneath his body Sprague
after n short breathing spelt nt tbe
tube followed his companions exam
pieAfter
After a short interval there came 1
metallic click wHIch Sturgis recog
nized as the sound made by the open
ing of the slide in the panel of the door
ut the head of the stairs
A momentwhich seemed nn eter
pity of suspense followed during
which the prisoners felt without being
able to see the cold gleam of the steel
eyes of Murdock at the grating
Would he enter Would he suspect
the ruse Would the two men retail
their grasp of consciousness and their
strength long enough to make a last
fight for lIfel
These thoughts crowded upon the re
porters brain as he lay simulating
death and making a desperate effort to
control his reeling senses
If Murdock were coming he would
have to shut off the gas and ventilati
the room What was he waiting for
Come Inl
The words were Murdoeks as hi
turned away from the grating nm
closed the sliding panel
An interruption which probably
means death to us whispered Sturgii
to his companion take another
breath of fresh all old fellow wi
must hold out a little longer
Sprague however lay motionless
and unresponsive The reporter shooV
him violently and turned him ovei
upon his back The artists body wa
limp and Inert his eyes halt closed
his face livid
The reporter himself felt sick and
faint But with a mighty effort hi
succeeded in raising his friend In him
arms and dragging him toward the
speakingtube There of Midden hit
strength failed him His head swam
his muscles relaxed he felt Spraguei
limp form slip from his grasp tottered
reeled threw his arms wildly about
him for support antI fell as the last
elusive ray of consciousness wan slip
ping away from him
CHAPTIMI XXII
FATHEtl AND DAUGHTER
After Sprague had left her Agnes
shaken by the conflicting emotions of
the day had gone to her rooni to resin
and to prepare for the Interview
which she meant to have with her
father on the subject of her love
and of Chatham
Having received word that Murdocl
would remain in his study during time
rest of the afternoon she had taken
time to reflect upon what she meant
to say and bow she meant to xuy it
Her visit was not prompted by the
desire of a daughter to confide the
great happiness of her life to the lav
ing sympathy of nn affectionate par
cut but Agnes was punctilious in the
performance of what she considered
to be her duties great antI small rand
she counted it among those duties to
obtain or at any rate to seek the pa
ternal sanction of her choice of a
husband
Her knock at the door of Murdock
study was answered In the chemist
quiet voice
Come in
As she opened the door Murdocl
advanced to meet her He seemed 1o
come from the direction of the ex
tension
Miss Murdock sniffed the air
Isnt there u leak of gas she In
quiredYes
Yes replied Murdock I hav
just stopped n leak in the laboratory
Wont you take a chair Agnes
She felt his calm searching glance
upon her and In spite of her prep
aration she grew embarrassed nt
was her wont In her fathers press
ence Did Mr Chatham wait to see you
this afternoon she asked after a
momentary silence
Murdock observed her narrowly
Yes Chatham has been here to
day I did not know that you had
seen him
I could not help seeing him for
he forced his way into the parlor in
spite Dt all the servants could do to
prevent him
An almost imperceptible furrow up
pea red between the chemist eyes
Has he been annoying you with
his attentions
The words were spoken in Mur
docks usual tones but Agnes saw
something In her fathers eyes and
in the firm lines of his mouth which
sent a cold shiver down her spine and
caused her pity to go out to the un
fortunate young man who had offend
ed her
Perhaps he Is more to be pitied
than blamed she suggested gently
My Interview with him was certain
ly not pleasant but I bear hlui no
malice
Tell me about it Hold Murdock
slowly Agnes gave her version of the fisH
in which Instinctively the softened
as much as possible the passion and
brutality displayed by the account
sat
Murdock listened in ellenctj until
she had quite finished Then Agnes
noticed that his right hand was
clenched upon the arm of Ills choir
with n force which caused the mus
cles to stand out In hard knots She
looked up into his face in sudden sur
priseIlls
Ills features gave no Indication of
what his feelings might be and hit
voice as usual was steady and delib
erate I am sorry all this should have
happened Agnes As I told you yes
terday I hoped to save you from this
mans importunities It cannot bo
helped now But I think I made it
clear to the gentleman that his atten
i tions lire as distasteful to me as they
are to you As he seems to have told
you he has been obliged to leave the
counterI understand that he has
done something or other which makes
lit safer for him to undertake n long
I journey At any rate we are well mid
I of him for some time to come and 1
I think you need have no fear of fur
thor molestation
What did he mean by saying that
he had had encouragement from
you asked the young girl
I nm sure I do not know That
was of course n He out of whole cloth
He came to me with letters of recom
mendation from good friends of mine
and I therefore occasionally Invited
him to the house but that Is all the
encouragement he ever pot from me
We live in the United States nnd nt
the close of the nineteenth century
The election of n husband Is no long
er performed by a stern parent hut
Is left entirely to the young girl her
self That is certainly my way of
looking at the matter When you
find the man of your choice my only
function will be to give you advice
If you seek it and my best assistance
In any event
The turn of the conversation thus
suddenly brought to the surface Iho
topic which occupied the young girls
mind to the exclusion of all others
and which for that wry reason had
been kept severely In the background
up to that point
That reminds me said Agtu < r
consciously ns a charming Hush suf
fused her beautiful fall that I have
not yet broached the principal object
of this interview
Murdock observed her closely nnd
waited for her to proceed But Agnes
TOTTKHEIf AND HEKLED
was once more laboring under n
strange embarrassment and could not
find words In which to frame the con
fidence shin was so reluctant to offer
Perhaps the chemist divined some
thing of the nature of what she wni
struggling to find expression for Al
any rate he noticed her omburrn
meut and endeavored to come to her
assistance wjth u few encouraging
words spoken with unusual gentle
ness Agnes engrossed with her own
thoughts did not notice it but there
was In his manner as near nn np
proach to tender wistfulness as his
nature was capable of
At last the young girl seemed to
gather courage nnd she was about to
speak when there was n knock upon
the door
doorPlaze sur there do be two gin
tlemln in the hall
Who are they Mary
Shure thin sir I dtinno linrrin1
wan uvcm do be n polaccmun
Did they ask to see me
They did not Mir shore they asked
If Mr Chapman was III
Mr Chatham
YIs Mir And I told Vm ho Will here
this afthcrnoou and I wild see wuz
he here now fur I aint been him go
yit
Well Mary you sec he haJ gone
since he is no longer here said Mine
dock quietly Take the gentlemen
Into the parlor and tell them 1 shall
be with them In u minute
All right sur
After the maid had left the room
the chemist rote from his chair and
walked toward the door leading to tlie
library
If you will excuse me for a few
minutes Agues I stub see what them
men want Walt for me here ILyuu
will I shall be back directly
So saying he noiselessly opened the
folding doors and passed Into the II
brnry closing the doors carefully be
hind him
Freed from the presence of her fn
ther Agnes almost Instantly rcgnincil
her composure She had not how
ever hall much time to collect hr
thoughts when she was suddenly Mai t
ltd by n loud shrill whistle whlrh
brought her to her feet In alarm
Well
She asked the question In anxious
tones as if realizing that life and
death were in the balance Then the
placed her ear to the mouthpiece
At first she could not make out the
words spoken by her invisible In
terlocutor Then gradually they fell
upon her ear with terrible distinct
ness and she Mood spellbound ns In
n horrible nightmare with sudden ter
ror in her staring eyes sad with the
fearful sense of imyaUnce In her trams
bUng limbs
limbsCItAPTER
CHAPTER SXin
THE BPEAKINQ TUBE
Nature has implanted in cvcry oat
of Its living creatures from Uie
top to the bottom of the scale
the strongest of all Instinct
that of self preservatlou AM Sturgli
fell forward nnd clutched wildly at the
nlr his hand struck the stone wall ol
the square chnmbett No conscious inv
prcsslon was made upon his brain bj
the contact but automatically hit
fingers tightened as they slipped ovci
the smooth surface Ills right hand
struck nn obstacle and closed upon it
In the convulsive grip of n dying man
Then n sudden gleam of consclouKiicsi
I swept across his sluggish brain
it was the speaking tibc
He clung to it with the rent mt ol
his strength and eagerly placed hh
lips to the mouthpiece For n few mill
mites he drank in with avidity the re
vivifying draughts of nlr which grad <
unity brought him back from the hrlllk
of death
deathWith
With returning consciousness the
thought of his dying friend recurred tc
him in nil its vividness He tried tc
go to his assistance but he was Mel
and faint and his limbs were powerless
to respond to his will Then nt last
he was seized with utter despair and
gave up the struggle
lie had sunk dejectedly upon the
chair when a faint nnd Indistinct mur
mar us of distant voices bent upon hit
earn whose natural acuity ncnud ex
traordinarily Increased > < y the long
nervous tcnxlon under wiich he hind
been The ruling passIon Is strong In
death without knowing just why lit
did so Sturgls found himself again at
the spenkiug tube endeavoring to hear
the conversation the sound of which
evidently came from Munlocks olllce
lie could barely llNtlnguish a wON
here and there but hr recognized the
timber of one of the voices It was the
chemists nnd his Interlocutor wall n
woman perhaps hlsdaitghtcr If only
he could reach Agnes Murdock with
sonic word or signal
in suspense he held his ear to the
mouthpiece occasionally taking n
breath of fresh air to renew hit
IIlrngthShollldlll
Should he take the chances nnd shout
in the hope of catching the young
girls attention If he whistled Mur
dock would answer htmsclfnnd the
last chance would be lost But would
she hear a shout 1 And If she did would
not her father prevent her from render
Ing nay nxslstnnce Yet what other
chiince was there Poor Sprague wa
dying jwrhap already dead There
was no time to lose
tTe 111 Continued
THE TIMELY SERMON
Our Tlml AVn rnirrninlllnlrill Ir
llvrrnl nt real Kiiritir 10
tic Irmrlirr
Thoreau said that once having occa
lion to borrow nn ax from Kmerson
jhc took It back sharper than he re
ceived It Although he may do s1
less voluntarily ban Thoreau the
borrower habitually pays Intercut and I
iften usury upon the tools or senti
enlllmrntl4
meats which he appropriates
A shy nervous clergyman says the
late lllshop How was once nuked to
fill the pulpit of a sick friend for
which purpose lie hastily borrowed a
clearly written sermon headed The
Value of Time lie got on very well
in the pulpit till he came to n sentence
saying that an the parish had no town
clock it was his Intention to present
one Being too nervous to skip the
sentence he did actually present the
promised clock which cost him mar
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Under like circumstances relate
Youth Companion another wheat
first discovered in the pulpit that
the manuscript sermon from which
he was preaching had been pre
pared upon the occasion of n farewell
The allusions to the event being too
numerous to be omitted the vicar
spoke boldly of the close of his IS
years ministry reduced many of his
congregation to tears nnd put his
wholly unpremeditated resignation
Into effect
An Ohio minister on the contrary
some years ago decided to close n long
pastorate The carefully concealed
satisfaction of his congregation found
expression n farewell reception and
a silver waterpitcher with laudatory
addresses All this so touched the
heart of the recipient that he ex
claimed My dear people I will not
leave ouland there he Is to hi
day
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same time the constables and watch
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