Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

yXRe&N 5Il uaiu was uOt less pro-
CC1KS54&Y fuse in his congratu-
lations and praise Of
me than the one had saved from al.
most certain death. 1t panied me to
see that his affection for her was gen.
uine and yet not strong enough to in
duce him to give up his double life. /
believe that If anything serious had
happened to her he would have mourned
Tor her as much as ever man did for
woman. Nevertheless he continued to
practice secretly profession that
would cause pain worse than death if
she discovered it.
Realizing that matters were reaching
climax, determined to make a bold
stroke and try to induce my. master to
turn away from his evil ways. I had
firm faith in him outside of his one
weakness. If he was once confronted
with his crimes and warned that an
exposure would ruin him for life, he
might relent. There was possibility
OF saving him from himself and from
the doctors influence. / had the DOW
er within me to do it. l could face
him and DR.. SQuires with their crimes
ana threaten them with exposure if
the latter did not Immediately leave
the place and the former promise to
reform.
1t might prove a risky experiment
to permit ouch a man to marry a
sweet, pure woman like Miss Stetson,
but there was the possibility Of a mu-
tually happy union, while there would
be nothing but misery and unhappi-
ness for both if my master was arrest
ed and punished for his crimes. Choos-
two evils, l decided to make the ex-
pertinent.
A sense Of honor still kept me from
approaching my master and telling
him all that knew. had given him
my word that I would never mention
meeting him in any other guise thar
that of gentleman, or, in other words
our accidental meeting as common bur
| glars was to be blotted from my minC
unless we were thrown together agar
/ under similar circumstances.
l now determined to create those
, circumstances to suit my own purpose
| Several days after this when learn
ed that he had an engagement at DR.
SQuires' in the evening l made prep
arations to follow him again. Thi:
time was posted so that l would no
| give him the opportunity to escape
| from me in the darkness.
| 1t was a fitful, moonlight night. Thu
moon came up about II o'clock, bu
| the clouds in the heavens partly shu
| it from view. 1t cast wavering, van
ishing shadows upon the calm eartl
which were exceedingly aggravating
They were so deceptive in appearance
that l felt my task would be doubl.
difficult.
NY master left the house at thu
usual time and proceeded to walk lei
surely toward the doctors. l followed
him at some distance, not making an.
special effort to keep him in view.
knew that he was not anticipating an,
shadowing, aud we both made ou
way to the old mansion according t.
our own notions.
l hurried little toward the end o
the wall: to make sure that he entere'
the house. l reached a vantage poin
just in time to see the door open ant
close behind him. Then amused my
self the best way l could for severa
hours.
Shortly after midnight l reused my
ing when must prove my skill. Tn
house was all dark, and no signs cam
from it to indicate the presence OF {
living soui anywhere around it.
1t was tIll hour before the doc
opened. Then by the aid of the moon
white light 1 caught glimpse of M.
master and the doctor. They wer
consulting together in the shadow o
the porch. l saw the latter poin
down the road, but I could not under
stand anything he said
A few moments later my master lief
him and glided rather than Wake
down the drive toward the highway
l waited for him, concealed in som
bushes near the gate. His name
was quick, nervous, energetic-so III
like his natural habits. The profes
oAOdeiA Jul Slcl was ulOuoCo III
second self which had been CAREFUL
cultivated and developed.
We both moved down the highwa
cautiously, watching. listening and al
ticipating some unknown danger.
kept within ten yards of him. but a
ways ready to increase the distanc
i between US on the slightest sign fror
u him that he intended to double upo
his tracks. l was familiar with hi
q tactics this time sufficiently to enabl
me TO be prepared for the most III
expected movement.
Never did detective shadow a erin
inal with more intentneSs than | di
my master that night. He led me
chase two miles down the road: the
without apparent reason he struc
! across the fields to one of the sic
o roads which ran parallel with the mai
e highway. A mile down this brougl
# him to a fork in the road formed l.
e the meeting of an old, deserted Ian
IS Into this he turned his silent footstep
y Five hundred yards down it SINAI
D1,rliDr brook crossed tha Iapa w.