Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

to whisper, you signed it in that birth
day book
Il understand" she said thoughtfulIy.
She understood ms hesitation at last:
HIS regret on that day. and she rpmem-
bered the lie he had told to the stran-
ger.
She held the check in her hands fer a
moment regarding it thoughtfully; then,
bidding him wait for her, she hurried
from the room.
See here she said, speaking hurried
ly, as one who wishes to pass quickly
over an unpleasant tale. I've put my
private mark in that thing like tad
pole. They will cash it now; they would
Mt have before. You will go halves with
the stranger, l suppose; still with $4,000
you can leave him and-and live honest
ly. Of course IL will never tell"
She leaned against the table, looking at
him with an expression of expectation
rather than of the tinality her words con
yeyed
He looked at the check she held out TO
nm quite carelessly. hardly as one would
expect seeGy adventurer to regard q
small fortune thus absolutely offered to
him. Then taking it III his hands, be
tore 1t into tiny pieces and threw them.
on the floor.
You forget that l love you" he said.
lie moved toward the door, but though
her eyes followed him, she never stirred
As he opened the door he turned and
looked her full in the face for the first
time during that talk.
1T was a repentant rogue that loved
YOU he said, sadly. "Goodby"
She nodded her head with a gesture Of
parting just as if it had been one of the
preceding uneventful nights.
'Au revoir.' she said.
She listened to him walking through
the hall, and not till she heard the nois,,
Of the closing of the front door did she
move. Then on tiptoe She ran after him.
AS he passed along the dark road she fol-
lowed1-as she had list pned thar night-tin
the shadow of the fence. Underneath
the solitary lamp the Stranger was wait
ing. twisting his mustache and tapping
with his foot on the ground as if he grew
impatient.
AIR he said, sharply. when Cyril
joined him: You are an hour late. No
matter. Have you got it,"
No" replied Cyril, slowly, Il have
"Why?"
because she gave me the money-G10.-
000-and | gave it back to her
All, you mean that you have doubled
on me"
No, l mean that we will part
Very well.
She could see the heavy mustachc lift
and disclose the Strangers teeth. She
knew the sign; the dog meant to bite.
VERY well. 20. Go, my dear Cyril, to
the devil will wait"
Cyril held out his hand.
Let ms part friends, Maxwell" he
said with some emotion. y cannot for
gci what we have gone through togeth-
cr,
II cannot forget the kiss of Judas re-
piled the Stranger, smiling again in his
peculiar wotish way.
Cyril turned on his heel. and almost in
stantly the Stranger putting his hand
into his side pocket. drew out something.
ana still with the same ugly smile lifted
/ his hand.
There was q momentary flash OF fire
| licking out into the darkness like devils
/ tongue the sharp report of pistol shot.
/ and the Stranger. his hands r. sed to the
! pitiless heavens, his lips par d in their
last snarl, spun round once AID collapsed
! in the roadway. mere lnap heap of
| clothed flesh and bones.
You have killed him." whispered
/ Cyril, gazing pale and awestruck ut the
| thing mt his feet.
You forget that l love you" said Vie
I terra Marie, and hiding her face on his
breast she went Historically. NJ. Dell
in the Royal Magazine.