Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-21

ition of his trrrurs the Ncrv silence uf the
house appeared source of peril. and a
! thing 70 strike and freeZ. tht. paSser by.
and he would step NOR, boldly and bus
. IL. sloud among the cont, MS Of the shop
and initiate with elaborate bravadu. the
/ movements uf a buSy man nj ease in his
7 own house
/ Nybsr ha had e,ot safe into the drayvin,,
! -n,,n and .bnt tho dnnr b,hiud him h,.
no.. ,,y,,r,. ,f d, result, fr,u, alarms Tn.
,,,,r,I f., tb,. tl,,,r. Inn bv ,,r.at
.,,,,3 f,,rr,,I,,. rb. l,,,.r mart rf tL,. sbut-
Ter. l,,J l,.rr rI,,.,.5 and This concealed
| Inn, frn,, Tho r,i,rhhnr. Herr, thau
1 N,rkh,iu, drew in ., narLjup case before
fh,. cabinet and h.,-,n Ia search among
/ tho krys Rut ~ he sst thu.. nj once bus,
md ,l,..pt M. ,v,,. startled Ia his feet i
/ d,sh ,f ice a flash Of fire A bursting vush
fIln,5 ,,,.pr over him and then h,. stood
trarstix,.d and thrilling \ sfrp mounted
the stair SLOWLY and steadily and pr,.s-
/ ,.ntIv a hand WA, laid upnu the. knob. and
/ rho j,.L ,.IicL.d and th,. door np.rei
/ E.or b,li \I.rl.b,.ir, in , VIC, W-Irot To
-, ~. Ln.,,. rnt ,,h,tb.r the dead
man ,y,Ik,p, ar th,. official ministers Of
/ huu.n iustirr or some chance witness
bIirIl,. .tuu,l,Iiu,, in +, rnr,Si.-n him Ia thr
,,.IInurs R,t ,yb,.p a face. WAS thrust into
! tbs ,,,ar,ura ,,laur,d around the room
| Innk.d .t him nodded and smiled rs if in
| FRIENDLY rac,,ynition and then Withdrew
| again and the door closed behind it. his
f,,r nr,t. I,,sa fr,p his cortr,I in y
| h,,ars.. ,.,-,. A. tl. s,,und rf thi, The yi,
,t,nr r..t,irneJ
Did Won call me," he asked pleasantly.
and with that he entered the room and
cIns.d the door behind him.
But Markhrim stood and gazed at him
with ali his ewes. Perhaps there was A
film upon his sight. hut the outlines Of the
newcomer seemed TO change and waver
like thnse of the idols in the wavering
candIelirht Of the shop. and at times hr
Thought he knew him: and at times hc
thought he bore a likeness to himself. ami
ALWAYS like a lump of living terror. there
Law in his bosom the conviction that this
thing WAS not Of the earth and not of God
And vet the creature had strange air
Of tn. COMMONPLACE. as he stepped in and
stood looking on Markhrim with a smile:
and when he added: You are looking for
the money. believr2" il was in the tones
of every ,iav pulitenpSS. Markheim made
no answer.
Il should warn you. resumed the other.
that the maid has left her sweetheart
earlier than usual and will soon be here
II Mr.. Markheim be found in this house
need not describe to him the cunse-
queItceS
You know me-" cried the murderer
The visitor smiled You have long been
a favoriir uf mine he said, and have
long observed and often sought to help
Won
What are YOU" cried Markheim; @the
dcvil,"
What may be-" returned the other.
can not affect the service propose To rem
der Won"
III can" cried Narkheim: 1t does! Be
hrlped bv yous No. never: not by you'
You do not know me vet: thank Col, you
do not know me"
i know YOU" replied the viSitayt, with
a sort Of kind severity. or rather, firm
ness: Il know YOU to the soul"
know me" cried Mark helm. "who can
do 50, Nv life j. hut "A travrSty and Sian
der on myself have lived to belle my
un.urc All mru do: all men are better
than this disguise that grows about and
STILES them But had | the time | could
disclo-" myself"
To me inquired the ViStant
To you before all. returned the muir
drrrr Il ~@pp,,~ci YOU were intelligent.
| Thought since YOU eNist--you would
prove a reader Of the heart. And yet you
would propose to judge me by my acts
Think of il. my acts. WAS born ami |
haze lived in Il land Of giants. giants have
Il, aggad me bv the wrists since i wls born
q II of my mother the giants OF circum-
:,auce And you would judge me by my
.cts, Can Won not read me for "A thing
that surely must be common as humanity
An unwilling sinner"
All this i very feelinglv expressed
WAS the reply. hut il regards me not.
These point, of consistency are beyond NV
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