The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
CHAPTER XIV. tContinued.)


That was. to make up nor nina that lie was
not worth living upon tho present terms. II
sbe must give up her impostor ana oie' douot-
less sho must submit; but might she nov lay
bor whole case before some misunderstood per-
son first. and SEQ II there wasn't perhaps
some saving way over the matter! she turned
this idea over in hcr mind good deal IN her
first visit with HAWKINS aiter her parents were
gone the talk fell upon tracy ana she was I'M
PEELED to SET her c"so no'oo wy nnNu
and take his counsel. So she poured out her
heart. and he listened with painful solicitude.
She concluded pleadingly with:
Don't tell me no is an impostor. ! suppose
he Is. hut doesn't it look to you as II ne lsnhf
You are cool. you Know. ana OUTSIDE ana so
maybe it can look to you as II ne isn't one.
when II cant to mo. Doesn't IL look TO you as
ithe isn't? Couldn't you-cnnt 1t look TO- YOU
that way-for-for my sakof
The poor man was troubled. out no leit
obliged to keep in tho neishnorhood OF the
truth. He fought around tho present oeta!t
little while. then gave NJ "paha salu no couiuh
really SEQ his way to clearing Tracy.
NO he said. the truth Is mes an I'M
poster"
THAT Is. you-yo" leel niue cer'a,n' out
not entirely oh. not entirely. MI. HAWKINS
Its pity to have TO say 1T 10 nate 10 say
he's an impostor.
"oh. now, Mr.. hawkins. you can't 60 that
far. body cant really know IT, you know.
It isn't proved no 8 not what no says ne is.
Should no come out ana make clean breast
OF tho whole wretched pusiness' 1es-at lehst
the most OF tit ought 10 DC oone. 80 ne SET
his teeth. and went to tho matter with de-
termination but purposlng to spare tho girl
ono rain-that OF Knowing that Tracy was
criminal. .,"
Now | am going to tell you plain tale; one
not pleasant for me to tell or for you TO hear.
but we've got to stand II. Know all ABOUT
that fellow. and know he's no earrs son.
The Urls eyes flashed and she SAID; -
"Idoa't care snap for that-go on"
This was SO wholly unexpected that 1t at
once INSTRUCTED tho narrative: hawkins was
not sure lie had heard Alright He said:
II don't know that quito understand. Do
you mean to say that II he was all rlght and
proper otherwise you'd DO indifferent about
the earl part of the bus:nesss"
Absolutely"
you'd bs entirely satisfied with him. and
wouldn't care for his not being an earls SON
that being an earls son wouldn't add any value
to him."
Why. Mr.. Hawkins I've gotten over all that
OdS'ulcutHlhS t'oue O'ii'SLio ohti ohiStOcid-
cies and all such nonsense. and nm become
just plain. ordinary nobody. and content with
IT. and it is to him l owe my cure. And as to
ANYTHING being able to add q value to him.
nothing can do that He is the whole world to
me. Just as he is: no comprehcnds all the
values there are-then how can you add one:"
shes pretty far gone" he snid to himself.
He continued. still to himself: Il must change
my plan again: can't seem to strike one that
will stand the requirements OF this most varie-
gated emergency five minutes on stretch.
Without making this fellow criminal. be-
lieve will invent n name and character for
him calculated to disenchant her. II it fails
todoit then I'll know that tho next rightest
thing to do will be to help her to her fate. poor
thing not hinder her." Then he said aloud:
Well, Gwendolan-'. -. -
want to be called Sally"
I'm glad OF it. like it better. Well. I'll
tell you about this man SnodGrass."
Snodgrass! Is that his nameT
Yes-snodgrass. The others his nom de
plume"
It's hdeous"
~ know 1t Is. but we can't help our names"
And that is truly his roal ,name-and not
Howard Iracyf'
Hawkins answered regretfully: 80
Yes 1t seems pity V
The girl sampled the name musinely.
snodgrass. Snodgrass. No. could not on
dure that. l could not got used to it. No.
should call him by his first name. What is his
first names"
hls-er-hIs inltinls are S. NJ.
ms initials! don't care ANYTHING about
MS initials. cant call him by his initials.
What do they stand forT
Well You see his father was physician.
and he-hc-well he was an idolatcr of his pro-
lesslon. and newell. he was a very eccentric
man. and
What do they stand forl What are you
snuIiinc about"
Ihey-well. they stand for Spinal Menin-
never heard such IN Infamous namel
Nobody can ever coll a person that-a person
they love. Wouldn't call an enemy by such
namo' 1t sounds like an epithet." After a
moment. she added with kind Of consterna-
ton. Why. it would be my name! Letters
would como with 1t on"
les-Mrs. Spinal Meningitis Snodgrass."
Don repeat it-don't: can't hear It Was
'ne iather lunatic =
NO. that Is not charged"