Argosy All-Story Weekly, February 7, 1925 — page 135: what you’re looking at

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By HULBERT FOOTNER Author of Mme. Storey’s -Cases,’’ “* Officer!’’ etc. CHAPTER XXTII—(C ontinaed). THE BURGLARY. R. STERRY came out into the sit- ting room and switched off the — lights. He offered to close the door of his wife’s room, but she had changed her mind. about that. : “Tt makes you seem too far away, .” she said. Her husband went into his Poe for the last time, leaving the door open behind him. Jessie settled herself for a long wait. Ac- cording to the schedule she had laid down for herself, they were to have half an hour to get into bed, and a whole hour to settle themselves to sleep, before she got busy. She hoped that they might both be snorers; — it would be so reassuring. Mrs. Sterry’s highly nervous state did not promise well for Jessie. They occasionally spoke to each other ‘little. complaining noises. sounds, too, were stilled. back and forth across the sitting room. Mr. Sterry’s voice took on a sleepy quality. | ‘Finally he did indeed begin to snore. But his wife woke him up. “ Walbridge! W albridge. @ “Hum! Ha! —What is it, my dear?” * Please don’t go to sleep. until I do.” He gave a short, Eee laugh. Well, let me know as soon as you've gone, my dear. ase _Very soon he began to snore again. His ‘wife did not wake him up, but Jessie could hear her tossing on her bed, and uttering At length these Jessie sat listening, oe ‘Through the open windows came the deep night hum of the city. which is never stilled. Occa- sionally a particular sound separated it- self from the hum, such as the rumble of an elevated train from Third Avenue, or the purr of a rapidly moving automobile. _ Then Jessie heard some one softly whistling | Thia aor began in the Argosy-Alletory Weekly t for January = = 605,