2," and, instead of rolling it roughly in that direction, as he had rolled numerous others, the new utility man lifted it carefully upon his shoulder and deposited it gently against the farther wall.

He glanced with curiosity about the restricted apartment to which Miss Beth Norvell had been assigned.

It appeared the merest hole of a place, narrow and ill-ventilated, the side walls and ceiling composed of rough lumber, and it was evidently designed to be lit at night by a single gas jet, inclosed within a wire netting.

This apartment contained merely a single rude chair, of the kitchen variety, and an exceedingly small mirror cracked across one corner and badly fly-specked.

Numerous rusty spikes, intended to hold articles of discarded clothing, decorated both side walls and the back of the door.