The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-16
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CHAPTER XVIII.

~ our own behind switch en-
CINE. During the ride Donald
gave us 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"
Il have no idea of going back upon
that promise" said I. But what have
to forgive? ! cannot believe that you
have Intentionally deceived me-"
Yes, have" he insisted. eve 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"
'Well.' said |, with SMILE "you
told me that you were making use of
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 ac-
count for your knowledge of the exact
language used in conversations which
you did not hear and which could not
y
ton any other phases of this mystery"
cts true" he groaned. land that's
the worst of it. There!' he cried sud
denly, pointing through the window of
the car which lad not yet been drawn
out of the station. Can you tell me
what those two men are talking
| about?'
"Certainly not" I replied.
81 can," said he. "The taller man is
| trying to sell the other a horse. l
| 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 q miracie?"
ct would have that flavor" / ad-
| mitted. 49,
Il know what he is saying by the
| motion of his lips" said Donald. Il
/ have learned to do it. l got the idea
! from Tim Healv. You know that he
was deaf for years when he was
! young, and he acquired the power
| then. l am not very expert, but Tim
is a wonder. When l said that there
was somebody in Tunbridge who was
a thousand times more miraculous than
| | am | meant Tim. He never men
tons it to any one except me-"
| A shudder ran through me at 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 like lis
| tening to the voice Of another mans
! conscience.
Let me tell the whole story" said
| Donald. You can't imagine what a
relief it will be to me. The first knowl-
edge that | 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.
i "'He walks up and down in Mr.. Har-
Il 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 a reflection from that
b side. I've seen him swear that he'll
i do your father up. l don't know how
he thinks he's going to manage it, but
\ that what he says.
81 didn't know what to make of it.
and wrote back to Healy to keep his
eyes open. He told me some things
that aren't worth mentioning now, but
they made me sure that he was not
mistaken. Now, uncle, could tell yOr
that? Could | tell my father? Tin
; couldn't prove anything. He thought
that if it were told he'd merely make
an enemy of Mr.. Archer and do ne
good to anybody.
after awhile Tim wrote me tina
Mr.. Bum knew of Carl's feeling, blu
. that Mr.. Bum was in so much trouble
and so tangled up by owing money t.
Carl and you and my father that h
did not dare to take any action. Car
was making promises to him and hold
ing him in check.
.Finally Tim told me that you ha'
, $4,000 in the safe in your room an
:. that Mr.. Bum had made up his min
, to steal it. That was Tins creates
mistake. Mr.. Bum had already stole
= it, by changing the packages. and
, was hidden in the letter file, but Tir
did not succeed in catching that fac
He told me that, considering how Cal
= felt toward my father, there might b
, serious trouble if that money should b
. missing while my father was so bul
dened with this Harbrook Land con
pany. thought that that was a mer
scare. never dreamed that Carl coul
is really do such a thing. However,
e made up my mind to come home an
= tell you.
"But when l got here l didn't kno'
" what to do. You will remember ths
L 1 asked you whether you were su
G. rounded by trustworthy people, an
al what you said to me that night abo,
G Mr.. Bum and Carl simply drove me
despair | couldn't make accusation