The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-09
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE sEvEN MYSTERIES.

IA IA DICK 10 III u car OF
AA or own behind switch en-
CINE During the ride Donald
gave US a complete statement of his
motives and conduct. There Is no doubt
that he told the truth as he saw IT.
"If you could understand the ago
MES that I've suffered" he pleaded.
"you would forgive me. You promised
to do it anyhow"
II have no idea of going back upon
that promise" said l. "But what have
! to forgive? | cannot believe that you
have Intentionally deceived me-"
yes. have" he insisted "I've been
trying to lie without lying and to tell
the truth without telling It. That's
the worst kind of deception. wish l
could look back upon one good honest
downright lie'
We'll" said |. with a smile, you
told me that you were making use of
a power not possessed by the general
ity Of mankind Understand me, still
believe that in spite of what you said
to Mr.. Kelvin. Otherwise I cannot &C.
count for your knowledge Of the exact
language used in conversations which
you did not hear and which could not
have been reported to you, not to men
ton any other phases of this mystery"
Its true" he groaned, "and that's
the worst of it. Therer' he cried sud
denly, pointing through the window OF
the car which had not yet been drawn
out of the station Can you tell me
Il
aboutT'
Certainly not" replied.
II can," said he 1.-The taller man Is
trying to sell the other horse.
could describe the horse, which have
never seen, not as he exists probably,
but as the man who is trying to sell
him has described him. Wouldn't that
seem like miraclew
ut would have that favor ad
mitted.
Il know what he is saying by the
motion OF his lips" said Donald 81
have learned to do It. | got the idea
from Tim Healy. You know that he
was deaf for years when he was
young, and he acquired the power
is a wonder: When l said that there
was somebody in Tunbridge who was
a thousand times more miraculous than
l am, meant Tim. He never men,
tons 1t to any one except me-"
A shudder ran through me ut the
thought of Jim Bum having been at
tended throughout his struggles and
his downfall by such a companion
Bunn's lips. as | have said, were al
ways in motion. His desk was direct
ly opposite Healy's, and for little Tim
the experience must have been Hike lis
tening to the voice of another mans
conscience.
''Let me tell the whole story said
Donald. you can't imagine what
relief it will be to me. The first knowl-
edge that l had of any trouble here
was In the spring. when Tim Healy
wrote to me that Carl Archer hated my
father and was trying to injure him.
He walks up and down in Mr.. Har
rington's room when there's no one
else there wrote Tim, and he talks
to himself. can see him through the
glass partition. but he can't see me. be-
cause there's reflection from that
side. I've seen him swear that he'll
do your father up. | don't know how
he thinks he's going to manage it, but
that's what he says
"I didn't know what to make of 1t.
and wrote back to Healy to keep his
eyes open. He told Inc some things
that aren't worth mentioning now, but
they made me sure that he was not
mistaken. Now, uncle, could tell you
that? Could | tell my father? Tim
couldn't prove anything. He thought
that If it were told he'd merely make
an enemy of Mr.. Archer and do no
good to anybody,
after awhile Tim wrote me that
MIR. Bum knew of Carts feeling, but
that Mr.. Bum was In so much trouble
and so tangled up by owing money to
Carl and you and my father that he
did not dare to take any action. Carl
was making promises to him and hold
ing him in check.
FINALLY Tim told me that you had
$4,000 in the safe in your room and
that Mr.. Bum had made up his mind
to steal it. That was Tins greatest
mistake. Mr.. Bum had already stolen
it, by changing the packages, and it
was hidden in the letter file, but Tim
did not succeed in catching that fact.
He told me that, considering how Carl
felt toward my father, there might be
serious trouble If that money should be
missing while my father was 80 bur
dened with this Harbrook Land COM
pany. | thought that that was a mere
scare. never dreamed that Carl could
really do such a thing. However,
made up my mind to come home and
tell you.
'But when I got here didn't know
what to do. You will remember that
asked you whether you were sur
rounded by trustworthy people. and
what you said to me that night about
Mr. Bum and Carl simply drove me to
despair. l couldn't make accusations
against them upon the evidence of
what Healy bad seen them say. He
begged me not to do so. He told me
that the two men would stand together
against him and that it would be his
ruin; you'd never have any confidence
in him again.
Well" he continued with sob, 81
went to you, uncle, ana said that l was
going to make fool of myself, and
it's certain that have kept my word.
ought to have told my father, and |
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