The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-01-11

| Sleamed cold and placid in the moon
shine. In the winter its surface was
covered with wild fowl-geese. ducks
and occasional swans. Tonight not a
living creature met my eye. Solitude
reigned supreme.
Skirting the tules, l came to a point
Of land SO near to the island that a stone
might be thrown from one to the other:
and across the channel I noted boat
moored to a post and light twinkling
in the window of the hut. To attract
the notice of the Greek 1 shouted
louder than Stentor-thrice. At the
third shout the door of the hut opened
and l could see plainly the huge body
of Demetrius filling the entrance and
outlined sharply against the back
ground of light.
"Who is it?" His bass voice rolled
generously across the water.
"I-Hugo Livingston"
He turned and entered the hut. shut
ting the door. For a moment I sus-
pected that he meant to ignore my
presence, but I was mistaken. He ap-
peared again almost Immediately and
n
minute later he was by my side.
Good evening"" he said, TRANQUILITY.
81 came here" began, bluntly, 'to
tell you that L am not the fool you take
me for. You can impose upon Mr.. &C.
rard, but not upon me. 1 saved you
only yesterday from committing a das-
tardly murder"
I'm not ungrateful," he returned,
softly.
what lies between you and Burling-
ton is unknown to me. A furious per-
sonal hate upon both sides, suspect
a hate which the facts hardly warrant.
| Mr.. Gerard has suffered torment at, the
hands of the enemy, but you are merely
paid servant" spoke harshly, afame
with repugnance. Demetrius listened
to my words in respectful silence. 81
say you are a servant, but you are usurp-
ing the functions Of a master How
dare you lay a trap for me?'
GA trap" he repeated. 81 have laid
no trap, SIR"
"YOu lie!"
Hedisplayed no resentment. Thought
it may have been fancy-that a smile
lowered upon his lips.
'You lie" 1 repeated, "Demetrius, as
! glibly as honest men speak the truth
You pandered to your masters fears
and urged him to send his family to Eu-
rope with me, knowing that 1 should
refuse to leave Burlington at your mer-
cy, the mercy of a coward"
He spread out his hands with de-
preciating gesture.
Mr.. Livingston, swear that you do
me an injustice. 1 agreed to stay here
and watch this mailman, but : had no
intention of arousing his fury by going
near him. The doctor and a competent
nurse have him in charge. l suggested
to Mr.. Gerard that you should take
Marx to Europe because you know
Europe and because you can teach the
boy what I cannot"
''Yes-honesty," I said, with en-
phasis.
What happened yesterday, Mr. Liv-
ingston, juStifies these taunts. I've
served Mr.. Gerard faithfully-he saved
me from starvation, or a worse fate
and, seeing his relentless enemy at last
in my power, II lost my head. You
saved me, as you say, from the crime of
murder, and from the bottom of my
heart l thank you"
His extraordinary fuency of speech
took me aback. Angio-Saxons, as a
rule, express themselves so unreadily
that freely lowing diction almost be-
wilders.
Keep your thanks till ask for them.
! promised to hold my tongue about
what occurred in the cave, but your
action tonight absolves me from that
promise. Before l go to bed Mr.. Gerard
shall be placed in possession of the
/ facts. We will see, then, what he will
say"
In the moonlight 1 could see his lips
whiten and culver. I noted these signs
of distress with much satisfaction
! They proclaimed the absence of col
fusion between the Greek and Gerard
'For Gods sake, sir, don't tell him
that
You've left me no choice in the mat
ter"
He began to urge me to keep silence.
employing such arguments as his pro-
life brain afforded. When he had ex-
hausted these L shook my head.
will you think this over, sir?" he
pleaded. "Sleep upon It, and remember
that five-and-twenty years of faithful
service are at stake"
very WE'LL replied. ''IIl think it
over. AS for sleep, watch tonight in
Burlington's room. There will be no
sleep for me-"
He thanked me for the IL hours grace,
| but / cut him short.
Mr.. Livingston, pardon me, but are
you not afraid of being alone with that
mailman? His injuries are not so severe
! as"
"As you could wish, Demetrius. Rest
assured, my friend. that the prospect
of spending the night with Mr.. Burling-
ton does not scare me at all. 1 don't
think he could move if he tried. And,
in my case, I'm stronger than he"