The moving finger

By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, NEW YORK
“Object—matrimony,” he retorted.
The MOVING FINGER
BY NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN AUTHOR OF “THE NAMELESS MAN,” “I SPY,” “C. O. D.,” “THE LOST DESPATCH,” “THE TREVOR CASE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES L. WRENN
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK LONDON 1918
Copyright, 1918, by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Copyright, 1918, by The Frank A. Munsey Company Printed in the United States of America
TO MR. AND MRS. THOMAS E. NEWBOLD THIS YARN IS SPUN WITH INFINITE AFFECTION
THE MOVING FINGER
THE swish of starched skirts caused the man in the bed to roll slowly over, and for the first time patient and nurse regarded each other. The silence grew protracted.
“Well?” The man’s tone was husky and the short interrogation was almost lost among the pillows. He made a second attempt, and this time his voice carried across the room. “What—what do you want?”