Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05
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ror I could not understand till j saw tht
smoke had take the form Of a spiral anG
was sailing away before him in what to his
disordered Imagination must have looked
like gigantic coil.
1t may have been chance and it may
have been Providence; but whichever II
was, ii saved him. He could not face that
Sembance of his haunting thought: and,
turning away, he covered down on the
neiEnDoring curbstone. where he sat for
several minutes with his head fallen into
his hands: when he rose again he was
his own daring and sinister self.
PARTY.
Knowing that he was now too much
master of his faculties to Ignore me any
longer, ! walked quickly away and left
him. 1 knew where he would be at q
O'Clock, and had already engaged a table
at the same restaurant. 1t was T. however.
before he put In appearance, and by
this time he was looking more composed.
There was a reckless air about him, how
ever, which was perhaps only noticeable
to me; for none of the habitues of this
place was entirely without IT, and of all
The spots I'm which l could have seen him
his appearance here was least likely to al
tract attention. Wild eyes and unk.mpt
hair being in the majority.
l let him eat. The dinner he ordered
was simple and had not the heart to in
terrupt his enjoyment Of it.
But when he had finished, and came to
pay. then 1 allowed the shock to come.
Under the bin which the waiter laid AT
the side of his plate was the inevitable
steel coil: and 1t produced even more than
its usual effect. l own felt sorry for him.
He did not dash from the place, how
ever, as he had from the liquor saloon. A
spirit OF resistance had seized him, and
he demanded to know where this object OF
his fear had come from. No one could
tell him Tor would. Whereupon he began
to rave and would certainly have done
himself or somebody else an injury IL he
had not been Gained by man almost as
wild looking himself. Paying his bill.
but vowing he would never enter the place
again, he went out. clay white, and with
the staggering air Of man who has jusi
asserted himself.
He dropped, though, as soon as he reach
ed the street. and / had no difficulty in
following him to a certain gambling den,
where he gained So and lost 81. From
there he went to his lodgings in West 10Th
street.
But late the next day / returned there
and rang the bell. II was already dush,
but it was light enough for me TO notice
the unrepaired condition of the iron rail
ings on either side of the old ston" stoop,
and to compare his abode of decayed
grandeur with the spacious and elegant
apartment in which pretty Mrs. Holmes
mourned the loss Of her young husband.
Had any such comparison ever been made
by the unhappy John Graham, as he hur-
halls beyond? / did not doubt it,
In answer to my summons there came
to the door a young woman. to whom L
had but TO intimate my wish to see Mr.
Graham for her TO let me il with the short
announcement:
Top floor. back room, Door open, he's
out: door shut. he's in
AS an open door meant liberty to enter
l lost no time in following the direction
of her pointing finger, and presently found
myself in a low attic chamber overlooking
an acre of roofs. A fire had beel lighted
IN the open CRATE, and the Pickering red
beams danced on ceiling ana walls with a
cheeriness greatly in contrast to tae ma
ture of the business on which j was bent.
AS they also served TO lign, the room |
proceeded to maxi myself 1T home, and,
drawing up a cEair sat down at the fire.
place in such Il way tn conceal myself
from any one entering the door.
In less than half ar ncG- he came IN.
He was in a state Of high emotion. His
face was flushed ard his eyes burning
Stepping rapidly forward he flung his nat
down on the table in the middle OF he
room with curse that was half cry and