The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-07

your power is not of good she said slowly
and softly.
Then she quietly turned 10 Beatrice and
took her hand.
Come with me. my daughter she said
Il have 4 light and viii take you 70 place
where you will DC safe. She will not trouble
YOU any more tonight. Say Il PRAYER. my
child. and do not be afraid "
Il am not afraid. said Beatrice. But
where is she?" she asked suddenly.
UnoIma had glided away while they were
speaking. Sister Paul held the lamp high
and looked in alldirectiouS Then she heard
the heavy door of The sacristy swing upon
its hinges and strike with Il soft thud
against the small leathern cushion. Both
women followed her but as they opened the
door again blast Of cold ain almost cN-
tinguiShed the lamp. The night wind was
blowing in from the street.
SHE is gone out" said Sister Paul
''Alone and at this hour-Heavcn help herr
II was as she said. Unorna had escaped.
CHAPTER NNI.
After leaving Cnorua At the convent. the
Wauderer had not heSitatcd rs 10 the course
he should pursue. 1t was quite clear that
the only person tn whom he could apply at
the present jWncture was Keyorll Arabian.
Had he been ut liberty to act in the most
natural and simple way. he would have ap-
piled to the authorities for 4 sufficient force
with which to take Israel kafka into Gus
tody Us a dangerous luuatic. He WIS well
aware however. that such a proceeding
must lead to an inquiry OF more or less
public nature, of which the consequences
might be serious. or at least extremely an
moving to Cnorna. OF the Inconvenience To
which ne might himself be exposed he
would have taken little account. though his
position would have been as difficult 10 en-
plain as any situation could be. The i'm
portdut point 10 prevent the posi-
N | ftaI
with an open scandal. Every present cir
CumStance IN the case was directly OF in
directly the res ult of Unorna'S unreasOniug
passion for himself, and il WAS clearly his
duty. as man of honor, TO shield her from
the consequences of her own acts, as far as
lay in his power.
He did not indeed believe literally all
that she had told him III her mad confess
sion. Much of that. he was convinced.
was but delusion. 1t might he possible,
indeed. for Unorna TO produce forgetfuincSS
of such a dream as she impressed upon
Israel kafka's mind i'll the cemetery THAI
same afternoon. or even, perhaps, OF some
real circumstance of merely relative i'm
portance in mans life; but the Wan
derer could not believe that ii was in her
power to destroy the memory of the great
passion through which she pretended that
he himself had passed. He smiled at the
idea for he had always trusted his own
senses and his own memory Cnorpa' s own
mind was clearly wandering. or else she
had invented the story, SuppoSing him
credulous enough to believe ii. In either
case it did not deserve a moments cOTsid-
Grafton except as showing to what lengths
her foolish and ill-bcstowed love could lead
her.
Meanwhile. she was in danger. She had
aroused the violent and deadly resentment
of Israel kafka, man who. if not posi-
lively insane as keyork Arabian had
limited. was by no means in Il normal state
of mind or body: a man beside himself with
love and anger, and absolutely reckless of
life for the time being: IA man who, for the
security of all concerned. must be at least
temporarily confined i'll Il place of safety.
until proper treatment and the lapse of a
certain length OF time should bring him to
his senses. For the present, he was wholly
uutractable. being at the mercy of the most
uncontrolled passions and OF one of those
intermittent phases of blind fataliSm to
which the Semitic races are peculiarly
subject.
There We're two reasons which deter
mined the Wanderer to turn 10 keyOril
Arabian for assistance. besides his wish tn
see the bad business end quickly and with
out publicity. keNOrk. so far as the Wan
derer was aware. WAS himself treating
Israel EafkaS case. and would, therefore.
know what to do. if any one knew At all.
Secondly. it was clear from the message
which Unorna mad loft with the porter of
her own house that she expected KeyOrk 10
come at any moment. He was. then. i'll
immediate danger OF being brought face 10