The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

| thousand dollars TO Moftlmer--l was gong
10 drive you from the bank-l was going
to let Il be known tina, you had stolen tho
money. but now ! must think. You must
have another chance. It's dangerous
thing to wreck lives
| My God! IL is. That's what haunted
me night and day felt az though 1 had
murdered man whose hand had often
been clasped In mine in hi.udship, l
knew he thought young Porter had taken
IL and that he was shielding him. The
memory OF the misery In Nortiiners fhce
at being counted thief would have stuck
70 me II | had lived to be a hundred
Cass had interrupted Crane. When he
ceased again out Of exhaustion Crane
| proceeded:
The money must be paid back to Nor
| I'm save and work my fingers of till
| do it
you can't. Those dependent upon you
would starve: I'll attend to that little
| matter myself
And you will let me go without
No. you can't go
my God. I'm 10 be prosecutedT
no, you can stay in the bank ! don't
think you'll ever listen 10 the voices again;
| it's bad business"
| who said these things out 81 silly, express
| sionless eyes that were blurred fun OF
| tears
Yes. YOU can go right on as you have
been. II will be understood that the money
was found. had been mislaid III think
| that out. It's nobody's business just now.
] run the bank and you take orders from
me.
Go back to your desk and stay there.
I've got TO tell Mortimer and Miss Porter
| that you made this mistake, but nobody
else will ever know oft. was goingto make
YOU sign confession. but IL Is not needed
| You might go now; I'm expecting visitor
| soon"
Cass rose. his thin legs seeming hope
lessly inadequate 70 the task OF carrying
his body, and said
will you AXE my hand, sir'-'
| -0f course | will. just do hight from this
| on, and forget no, better not forget; re-
member that there il no crime Ike weak
ness all crime comes from weakness Be
| strong and listen TO no more voices,
but | needn't tell you. ] know from
| this out can trust YOU further than a man
who has never been tried.
| And see here, Mr. Cass | think | ought
| to help you little to fyht gainst these
| your salary IL as much as II should he.
At the door Cass turned and looked back
| at the man who had reached down into
the abyss, pulled him up and stood him
on his feet: The man was sitting quite
| still. his back TO the light. his head dropped.
and Cass could not see his face,
| He strove vainly for some adequate eX-
| preston Of gratitude, but his senses we're
numb, vacuous. from the shock o, what
| he had escaped; he SIMPLY h9uu"l twlce
toward the sitting hgurc, turned ana $50
out INTO 'he street, ~ht,e the my.
baptised him with warmth a. though he
had been horn again.
| Poor wax devil! muttereo frame 'hch
| he shivered.
| Had me imbecies taik OF voires gos
| whispered derisively In his ear, which one
| Is the poor weak de,il'" And In answer
wNhili " S1uI ane nieT .,i'' NV nc
C Cas '.ueeu t., ~ ,n,,,,,a,i IT," ,jaiIing
All. H s, ; ~ ~, nn' hnn,yin, RI at
| ~ ny az ~, , fri,ra 49,, e., ~ aCt
| Ia Taiinr
"ou ia,en. L., r,u L,,,o, ,bo, ,,ro
ne, .rane, III w W., w ',,,pL -, Hv lie
lnnooe'n hNts Il'Gi. y. oni,.
uoIie; nai .nJ h,' ,ha .,,rnnr,.
irs in snance ~ a s1,nrern. love To have
gained Ais Porter bv tho strategy II a viii
lain could mo-, I've the method OF holy pas-
| 80 To .acr,fice Ia. desire and give her
i ,ck no, lover va. l"ye"love worthy Of
tbs e,r,
80, bo,rhev waited ,ben a s,on sounded
on the stairway TIE noise was as though
several horses were Juggling up. a carttul
| ~ loose boards Al The door q thick voice
e,r,oined the div"r.i.n. The hos,ler had
| oaair ar,ivod With IN hour II increased
| Jr,rkopnos. milling ,narciles,lv al his
erra,ic legs.
| 1,Iohn Porter's gal sh here, ar'-an'"-
ho hna,lo, wr.s,ied With tho mental ey-
.,ci.e ,ha, Ind heen Entrusted 20 his mud
| dled brain
| U.,d sweer tina, she was hc-c. for his
oyes md seen her two Of her. and also
| "a bod n bayy idca Tint when ho cssavcd
! 10 s,ojrs ia had In, rrs,e1 To- him some
,na.sac,n lie grcred ftfuIly among the
wbeels ,hs. b,,zgad in his skull for the eus-
i've snrro ,hing connec,ed With her advent
| The bare,iity n habit came 10 his assistance.
,a. o,h;,, 90 d-,rL,-
! HI,i ~ 49,, hr;oL,orinc
ne asheu, MN ~ na,h ~ b,d hcer
ne "ou,n tah' - " ~, ,bo doc, 7,
asleep s'aIulnk w 1t, III ,,o,
seemed AZ e enn e ~, lod Sro,, 80, !,
| 'Hor' Wy w "" II .,,,,iar i,l,J,' ,
on sonl,wnere y" W. o,o s,,i
room "nere Gov 'a ,,,rr,ia1 q l,uab
on w" "n' ''a" ~
Why the devil should tneN pom ~ IN one
| chair The room was mn 81 clHHe' nun.
| dreds OF them:thcy sped around IN" room -
their own voht!Gn; u" wa- last lahihg
| asleep his chin dahmnc inrlN'lN az aus
| chest. when n sharp VOC" s'ar'i'h MN.
| II sounded though as huge COPPER vessel
had been struck iierc"ly by hammer
DRINK the voice cried. i don't wan'
any drink
The strong hand ha nm ~ we collar
and the house was roc king W lsn'lyto and
fro. he could scarcely keep his feet
| wake nm. Won re- drunk Is Miss Porter