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    The Doors of Death
    The Doors of Death
    The Doors of Death
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    The Doors of Death

    By Arthur B. Waltermire

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Doors of Death - Arthur B. Waltermire

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      Title: The Doors of Death

      Author: Arthur B. Waltermire

      Release Date: June 3, 2010 [EBook #32671]

      Language: English

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      The Doors of Death

      By ARTHUR B. WALTERMIRE

      [Transcriber Note: This etext was produced from Weird Tales October 1936. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

      A strange and curious story is this, about a banker whose only fear was that he might be buried alive, like his grandfather before him

      A heavy stillness hung about the great halls and richly furnished rooms of Judson McMasters' residence, and even seemed to extend out over the velvet lawns, the shrub-lined walks and sun-blotched reaches under the lacy elms and somber maples.

      Biggs glided about the sick-chamber like a specter, apparently striving to keep busy, while he cast countless furtive, uneasy glances at the heavy figure under the white sheets. An odor of drugs and fever tainted the air, and a small walnut table near the flushed sleeper was laden with the familiar prescription bottle, tumbler and box of powders. On the wall behind the table, near the head of the bed, hung a small oil-painting of Napoleon.

      The sleeper stirred restlessly, raised himself painfully and slowly, and attempted to seek fleeting comfort in a new position. At the first movement Biggs was a shadow at the bedside, deftly manipulating the coverings and gently aiding the sick man with a tenderness born of long service and deep affection. As the

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