The evening times., 1896-02-17
For KnOth0r's Sin.
BY PARKIN, THE BUTLER.

ohis ''AArA-A'i - i-4'' -N''''- 'N>'' 80 ~N
cestcrshirc.
A strange looking, tail lady was Miss
Linda Barbican, with large, black eyes,
and pale, hard set features, bearing the
traces of sonc inward sorrow.
Sir Mortimer, l learned. had had son,
whom lie had disinhcritcd and drowned,
owing TO some act which had brought dis
honor on tie name Of parbican, aud he
forbade all mention of tic scaIcgaoc of
the family.
A Young man, shabbily dressed, with
reckless. albeit q handsome face, stood on
tie doorstep and scanned Inc nervoGsly as
1 looked qaCstioningiy at him.
..Is my sir Mortimer Barbican Olsen
gagcd:'' he asked, buskily.
"Yps, SIR" answered. viii you please
some in:''
lis there any one in the library"
mo, SIR
Then show me in and tell your mas,erI
must see him.
VERY well. siri What name shall givc?'
"Oh, never mind the name! He'll know
NE fast rnou sh," lie added, bitterly.
Sir Mortimer looked up in u surprised way
when communicated 10 INN that Il visitor
had arrived and wished to see him. He
orciiri the door and strobe intothe room.
"Fatherl''
That WIS all. One short. despairinS cry,
and father and son stood face To face once
more.
Array dra wn look stolcovermy masters
face, as for brief moment lie stood cycinS
the prudiSa! who had so nIysteriously reap
pcared. Then hc found his tongue.
t,..tTr II l,n call
fcatures working strangely, while there was
a tone Of oppressed rage in his voice III s
YOU is it? Have you forget ten how we part
ed? Have You forgotten" his voice rising
omiuously. "how least you offand forbade
you e. er 10 step in my house again? ic"lr
before forget myself and whip you out. as
You deserve"
Il will speak" cried the younger man.
"As there is q Gcd in heaven, ] anIinuCochi
Eui since You VIII not hear me, ! VIII not
try 10 save you. May il be on your own
head. ana mag you reap as you have sown!
Igt you will have lie comforting assurance
of Knowing that you have sent me t" the
dcvii, and / curse you!'' and. stridinS from
the room. the younger man passed ont into
the hail.
FASTENED to open the door for him. As
he was passing out inio the night hc turned.
You are a stranger to me, he said. after
a brief space. but your face looks Ike an
honest one. If you can cnntriye it meet me
tomorrow, about this time, at the drive
gate. II is a matter Of life and death.
The next morning garicrbreakfast Sir Nor
timer turned to me and said:
III vol valaa your situation here, Parkin,
vnl Will bear this in mind: No, . woTd OF
what yoI saw AID heard last night, and
ncyrr mention my-my sons mare To me
a:aia under pain ufinstant dismissal. That
Is all"
II was with some feeling OF tropidation
That | repaired to the trystinE piacH 'hat
same "vcn.ug 10 await the arrival Of the
dsiurnrilri son. Having inquired my na .le,
hr began:
..Yuu must first know how l came 90 br in
this piizhl. Some yars ago forged ctcck
in my fathers name was discovered. SIS-
pieion ut once fell upon me, aud though III
nuC,1t. was at once branded as guilty hE
my father. He did not wish to have the
family name dragged into court so i;r took
the easier course 81 diSirhcritng me and
casting me of entirely. NJ enemy, who
ever he was-and Heaven knows | thought
] had none worth speaking of-had done
III. work Wei. ICyCn.c a GTC'ucnter or
The turf, gambler and nearly-hl'. thank
Heaven, not nuite-a thief. l was tempted
some few weeks ago 10 ioin band Of bur
glars who cont rlupiat 81 robbing Elr fathers
hu.se But though had sunk low, was
not quite bad enough for that, and, over
come with rcinorsc, determined 10 seek
an audience with my father and warn him
of his danger. The result Of that interview
YOU know, and--'
Her. lie broke OFF abruptly, 4 queer break
In his voice.
will pass over the rest of our convcrsa-
ton ard merely state the plan which the
rrmarsc stricken man had formed TO check
mate the robbers.
must explain that at the back Of the
house was a courtyard, SHUT In on three
sides by the Kitchen premises of the house.
7; v--rs - nlHiI wirdow-tifat OF III" l;'n-
try-which was to be the mode or 'ngrcsS.
Young Mr. GcofGrcy-that was the son 5
namc-was 10 lead the burglars in their
enterprise. He would conduct them through
H.. ---.r..r7-- and then, with the aia Of nay
self and Sirtimer, whom ] was to arprisc
of the robbers advent, would help 10 oVcr-
uovvcr the Others. two desperadocS. for
they had not wished to have too many
concerned in the job.
Friday came, a.Iri it was, I am bound to
confess. with no Slight feelings OF apprchcn-
sion. that looked forward to the work
which was before me. for | was no fighting
man. OF course. I had not mentioned the
mefitatcd robbery to the old baTonct, FOR
that would have spoiled everything.
AtICo'cloCk stole noislcsSly do WI to the
kitchen and quietly waited till the burglars
should arrive. / had not long 10 wait.
heard the nlu;fled sound. which warned me
that they lad commenced operations. and.
shining away as noislesSly as | had come.
! departed to apprSe my master of the out
rage on his property.
found him sitting in his bedroom on
chair. clad in his dressing gown and slip
pers. His face was buried in his hands,
and lie was evidently lost in thought. At
MY entrance he started violently up aud
raEel with wonGcrnieni, not unmiXcd with
anger. 1T ne, rs iniruGcd my elf on his
solitude at once cane to TIE roint.
"Sir." l said, there are Igrgiars try
ing to force an entrance 81 tie back
Now my master StCdroom was AT the cX-
trPnT wing Cf - { iCl' uinr, so that h2u IL
not been for The fact that already knew OF
neutrality-suspicious. lac wouidprobahly
have heard nothing OF The burglars. t. king
for granted that they succeeded In reaching
the dining room, where the family plate
their OBJ iect-was secured.
He gazed at ne crrious,y for few sec
onds ard then calmly walked across the
room TO the chest OF drawers. wh;ch lie
opened, taking thcrefrom small revolver.
which he slipped into his pocket. i.;lr d n 9
another 10 me ut tie same time.