The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11
By John DongaH Reid

his strange companion was at very considerable odds
with his conscience his fate with both and was
best left to choose his time for speaking.
While eonversing they had been slowly progressing to-
wards the Cross, shadow the main
thorofare into gradually thekenng network streets
and lanes whose dngy ntricaces Garrngdon at least
had never explored before In one OF the nalroWest OF
the lanes they before small public
house.
This is the place the old man said 1T doesn't
look much perhaps but it is quiet the landlord
allows dishonest rough characters frequent it,
Darlington nodded comprehension The implied
against possible danger scarcely needed in
his case. His nightly Wanderings city had !
familiarzed him with much that daylight sees be-
sides rendering him well able take himself
most circumstances
Passing into the shop, which at the moment had two
bury dock laborers standing at the bar, Shadow said
few words in undertone the landlord. latter
strongly-bud and very shrewd-leohing treated
Shadow with Difference that occasioned Darlington
siderable surprise, view the that
and himself rather than seedy in the
way OF dress But them Darlington knew that he him
self was masquerading in that line there was strong
improbabty the superstition that his odd companion
doing the to the astute landlords knowledge.
Shown into small back and seated opposite
sides of its solitary table, with of whisky be-
tween them they for the first time, obtained exhaus
tive look at each other Both had removed their hats
exposing their faces to the full glare of the gaslght but
while Shadow only Wellbuilt of about forty
of medium height and noticeable chiefly for pair of
bright and very keen blue eyes Darlington in the
face opposite him book would have given much
been able read dark sinister tho he felt
story that it held. ...-~z.=@,.
Not that there anything Of obtrusive ugliness
features regular, even refined
line in spite of their and the haggard paor
dominating the whole face. But favorable impression
they might have made altogether weakened if not
destroyed bya fixed expression compounded of ele
ments all either wholly evil intrinsicay terrible.
Fear hate derson falsehood cruelty there
by the signs with seepless nterpenetrating the
total of the sinister assemblage The study of hui
man faces and expression leading part of CARING
dons equipment for his work, and its pursuit led him
into comprehensive sometimes, but before
had he experienced such inward repulsion sit
ting there looking that fearful countenance with its
white eyebrows its latent suggestion of sardonic wicked
ness, its black, unfathomable eyes.
nj inno fp6i ma hqV shown tSAIf
in his face perhaps the other much accustomed
to people shrink from him that he took it this
for granted SLOW derisive smile
his features, he said
You don't like me any more than the black horse
does
II neither like dislike hastily" the evasive
reply
IT understand said Shadow, the smile on his face
deepening. Well to the story that But why don't
you fill your glass?"
II agree with your conclusion, tho the same
You don't drink much because it would interfere
with your work well, because we may
well thru the form if only to please the landlord
Acting the suggestion, Darlington made up
turnbler of weak whisky water, Shadow doing the
Then, pushing his unased glass aside, the latter
rested his elbows the table, and bending his
down on his hands SO that his face hidden began to
speak
Twelve years ago in London for the last time
began. Those estimable deties Fortuna and Mann
mon had been growing tired of me for time pre-
viously without money is only sort of
live hus, nothing but religion, cast about
of rep1enishing exhausted exchequer
difficult, much from lack ability
owing to absurd laws and social regulations
which precluded from taking to supply
the stores of those who had infinitely more
than they likely to True could
cepted two offers of what is called
made to but have generally noticed that
the honestthe work the less it,
it likely to suit. Besides, had
accustomed to grind young man. could
take kindly to it old man. A like could
expected to down to the level COM
drudges their lives away service of
that claybuit fetish of the British peope-Respeca-
bility But the commencement of the matter
wish to ask advice dates from the death
orphan niece Of She very of a
thing to be vergng womanhood but extremely pretty
Unfortunately, she had been brought
absurd notions of life and while she with me
her silly repeatedly spoilt girl her
really brilliant chances
"I did than demonstrate my for
continued toerable, but when matters grew
had to break establishment it became
sary home for her This the house
of wealthy FRIEND who expressed himself willing to
aid usb did aid materially. WI it