The Time Lock - Tapa blanda

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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX THE COFFIN-SHAPED BOX AFTER Captain Tom Phinney rejoined the two girls, he was not long in comprehending that his and their moods had become reversed, in some unaccountable way, during the few hours of their separation. Where he had been weighted down by no very pressing anxiety, and they unmistakably had been, he was now taciturn under stress of an acute and growing mental perturbation, while his companions apparently were care-free and happy. The change was most noticeable in Jessie Willard, for beneath Delia's gay humor there still ran an undercurrent of gravity. However, even Jessie remained more or less distrait; but that her thoughts were not unpleasant her glowing countenance and an unfathomable light in her eyes attested. As the car drew up at the piazza where Tom was waiting, Jessie clapped her hands and cried enthusiastically: "Let's combine breakfast and luncheon here! We shall have the place all to ourselves. There is nothing so tiresome as being cooped up in a yacht that does n't go anywhere." The others agreed; but in spite of the lighthearted chatter of the two girls, Tom was constantly relapsing into a state of gloomy, preoccupied silence. On one occasion he detected Delia regarding him with a curious look. "Did you see your friend?" she inquired, catching his glance. "He is out of town," Tom answered shortly. "I didn't know but that you had heard some bad news," the girl murmured; "it seems strange that we can't all be gay at the same time." "If you 'll tell me where you went to shed your troubles, I 'd like to go myself," said Tom, and wondered why Jessie Willard blushed so furiously. He was not to be rallied, however, and the meal was a long drawn out affair for him. The truth of the matter was, that the apparently unrelated factors of the mystery that ...