The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-08-07

of the word fear"
THAT remains to be proved"
"Just so. Will you give him the
chance, and take my people to Europe?
Place us many miles between this devil
and Mark as you can. l should think
you'd jump at such an opportunity"
You are very generous, SIR"
"Of course am. like you, Hugo. 1
recognize in you the qualities which
lack mysclf-strength, courage, intlcXi.
bility. So it's settled, ch?"
"l'm at your service, Mr. Gerard"
"And ] can use you to the best OF adj
vantage. like to use men. And pay
them handsomely. There is Dcme,rins."
''Ile must have grown rich in your
service; and yet"
''Speall out, And yet-what"
"llc has brains" ! said, land he might
have aspired to be something more than
your mere servant"
'lIc aspired, once. to be my partner.
Lucky for him that chose another
man"
waited, and the explanation came.
between puffs of smokes:
II educated Demctrius to assist me in
my business. was not 80 when [
found him running barefoot in New
York; but | recognized at once in him
those qualities and faculties which,
properly trained. bring a man to the
front. But Demctrius proved too smart,
much to my disappointment, and had
to show him his place. We were at
Black Gulch then; and | was engage in
the most extensive mining operations.
Dcmctrius was my right bower, bit he
continually ovcrstcpped instructions.
lie thought he knew it. all-ch? Well,
L had to have Il partner; man whom
could talk to aud control; II conscrva-
tive man. who would furnish the motive
power, the running here and there, and
let me do the planning in peace. Such
fellow was right to my hand-poor
Ferdinand Perkins. IT. must have been
heavy disappointment to Dcmetrius,
but he stood it like a Trojan. Then came
the murder of Perkins, and what fol-
lowed Demetrius himself applied for
his present post, which he has kept. As
you say, he's IL rich man. lie has no
kick coming"
i glanced at my watch and rose.
81 sit with burlington tom ght, Mr..
Gerard"
"Yes, yes" lie WINGED at the mans
name. II don't envy you. Well. I'll
go to bed. Tomorrow | shall spend
with Mark"
His softcned tones MS he finished the
sentence provoked the exclamation:
"You're devoted father, Mr.. Gerard"
He sighed.
~ live again, Hugo, in the person of
my child. I've had II hard life--pIcnty
of shndow, lad, and little sunshine. I've
hollow. Even my love for Mark. as you
know, has been my grcntest Joy and my
grcatcst misery. Good night"
piticd him profoundly us l walked
upstairs. Community of suffering, ac-
cording to George Eliot, is the root of
pity; and, smnrting beneath the knowl-
edge that Nancy could never he mine.
realizing that life without her would
prove snltlcss and sterile, | could put
myself in the pIncc of Mark Gerard and
say with him, all is vanity.
What IL paradox the man was! What
II bundle of contrastl lie possessed in
many material respects II mind Of the
largest scopc--and also of the smallest
ii mind at once of the finest and
conrscst texture. Ills financial combin-
ntions had gained him mn international
reputation. lie was known rs one of
the pluckicst bulls in the stock ring.
lie had the tcntlcrcst affection for his
son. But knew him to be Il scnsualist
and poltronn. Perhaps he had the
moral equipment which in these latter
days proves the shield Of success, the
ncgis against which the sings and ar
rows of IL tlcbuucl.ed and INSCRIPTIONS
press rattle in vain.
The professional nurse assured me
that the patient had rested easily and
had taken Il surprising amount of nour-
ishmcnt. The slight symptoms OF fever
had passed away, and The application of
the linimcnts caused less pain. lie lay
upon his back, eyes and mouth closed,
scnseless. apparently, to the outer
world. | received careful instructions
as to diet and massage, and then the
nurse left me.
The room was the one usually occu-
pied by Dcmetrius. 1t had two doors
and Il window. One door communicated
with the passage. and the other with
Marks bedroom, now vacant. Here, the
nurse told me. should find coffee and
light refreshments. A drawn portierc
hung between the rooms, but the door
was open, and n lamp burned brightly
upon Marks table furnishing sufficient
light for he room beyond, where Bur-
lington lay. The nurse warned me to
leave this lamp where it was: too much
light. he said, was bad for his patient.
took my seat by Che head of tho
led, with my back to the portierc and
facing the window. The lower sash was
up, and could see and hear the ocean.
/ mention these details as briefly as pos
siblc. but they are important, as the
sequel will prove.
For an hour at least ! watched Bur-
1jnHton's impressive features. ! am no
Elysognomist. but. unless my expert
encc was entirely Mt fault, this man
had the head of neither a criminal nora
mnninc. The brows were narrow but