The sun., 1901-08-11

spiritual. and making toesthsr complete
and attractive whole
: Tbs companionship OF 20 sympathetic
? listener a Mr.. Marcott was q positive
boon TO Mr.. Edman, and the least be could
DO out OF gratitude was to tell him every
thing he could think Of rgarding his friends.
such being his conception Of agreeable
conversation. Not that he said anything
against the Fighters, who were the friends
In question: but. then. facts are one matter
and deductions from them quite another.
Certain Il ie that fuller knowledge Of
by Mr.. Edman's optimism. soon induced
Mr.. Marcott to take short trip to town.
Travel, even in these luxurious days,
does make changes in the appearance,
and Mr. Marcott. when he stepped on the
train. was q far different man from when
he entered II. His dress, from being some
what .finical. was now breezy; his manner
though still quiet, was more businesslike,
while the outlines Of his smoothly shaved
face were more aouiline than when English
whiskers had qualified It's classical severity
He rushed here and there, cleaning infor-
nation which Mr. Fdman would have
sworn his easygoing friend could not have
downtown building. his very name seemed
to share In this strange metamorphosis.
Hello, Abe" cried the elevator man.
familiarly; and. as the outer door OF the
law Offices Of Marcelhls 4 Beavers closed
upon him. he heard the Judge call from
the inner room:
once
Judge Maroellus, after Abe Cronkite
had rendered his report, sat for 9 while In
deep thought. Then, slapplng his hand
down decisively on the desk. he said:
MY reason for wanting information
about the Righters was that a young girl
k.l ~IxAl
fessional help Her story Is sad one:
She Ia unquestionably the legitimate child
OF James Fighter. who neglected and III
treated her mother until she died, and then
disowned her. He left no estate OF any
account, but II his death Was caused by
those who have benefited by IL. then they
would Be estopped from taking advantage
might be held that Jacob Fighter died
intestate a. to all his property, except that
given TO his widow In lieu OF dover. and
that II all descended to my client as sole
heir at law.
:! have 10 desire to prsh matters TO
TO criminal proceedings, and. besides. your
theory Is too shadowy. unreal and indeh-
mite AZ present to furnish the basis for
legal proof. Still, thcrc may be something
In II. notwithstanding: and / have deter
mined to apply for permission to intervene
In the interest OF Janet Fighter That
will give them q chance To reflect on the
Possibilities the situation. and perhaps
Uner a proper compromise
What effect will such Intervention havCF
asked CronItite.
1T viii tie up the estate for several months.
at III events replied tn" Judge:
Then m,si 60 60 bsca to , The SPRINGS T% ns,rs At
Ctauncey Fighter. lie In head over ears
In debt and has only saved himself from
suit. disgrace and probable arrest by hold
ing out promises of immediate settlement.
These creditors OF his. people whom he has
lied to and embezzled from, wont stand
estate tied mp. his one other resource IL
his m ther's POI ton. and she pulls the
purse strings tightly, tell you She Is
sure to refuse fatty any large am, unit
and then. what then? Why he In ruined.
unless, unless, his mother dies and he In.
herits from her. Do you understand, Judge!
The only hope OF this young man. 80 I'M
aginatiye. so determined, 30 wrapped up
in self. is his mothers death! Ny God; don't
you see? Suppose my theory Is right. AMI
he should try It againl"
.yery vol; go back at once, said the
Judge calmly An attempt would ne proof
yo'i would probably be the beet thing that
could happen for all concerncd.'
Two days later, and In the coolness Of
the twilight, the two friends at the Springs
were again chatting together, In the old
confidential fashion, but without the old
unusually WORRIED Mr.. Marcott. unusually
grave.
'what you tell me- at length said the
former sadly, though II upsets my precon-
ceptions Of Chauncey's character, is too
consistent with what has happened to-day
hy q lo0iop ~ Ia1yilc. Ind a rroet ytOlapt
scene this morning with his mother, threat
ening actually threatening that noble
woman, sir, because she would not deliver
over to him at once thousands Of dollars
for some unknown purpose.
THE effect Of his anger on Clara was
most unfortunate, rendering her excited,
supersepsitive, hysterical, beyond the con-
troll Of persuasion or expostulation; less like
the normal self into which we hoped she
was developing, and more like that inde-
terminate, sub-coDscious, semi-individ-
ualized self of her childhood. when,
as told you, she was SO subject to mental
obsessions and strange physical phenomena,
all traccable, too, TO the overmastery OF
her brothers will. that we had grave fears
for her sanity"
-Such physical phenomena, presume,
as walking in her sleep?' suggested Mr..
Marcott
"Yes, | can remember time, long ago,
a pleasant evening around their dining
room table, when I looked up, and there
was that child. Clara, cropping her way
down the stairs In her nightdrcss. her
little hands outstretched, an intent, listen
ing expression on her face. Nothing was
said; but her mother caught her lovingly
in her arms and bore her back TO her room,
while Germaine soundly cuffed Chauncey,
wickedly smiling in the corner. But why
do you ask?'
.Tell me first" said the other, how
their rooms are situated upstairs
They have a suite on the third floor; a
parlor. with Mrs. Fighters room on one
side and two connecting rooms on the
other; one occupied by Clara and the other
by Chauncey. My room is directly oppo-
site the parlor.'
Then let us watch together tonight In |
your room. and while we do so will tell |
you why
IL was midnight and the myriad sounds |
Of the great hotel were hushed. The two |
elderly gentlemen in Mr.. Edman's room |
upstairs had discussed and rediscussed |
the theory by which Abe Cronkite ex-
planned the Fighter mystery, and were |
now, the one incredulously the other con-
fidently, awaiting the proof. 1t came in
a scream. agoniZing, penetrating, with |
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