New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-21

much TO and IN which l held great place -
slipping fast away like the ending OF dream
have faith that I may wake in brighter one l
prison iudrmary and glad that this is the end;
tell this story to who has been good friend
TO me and who viii write IL down that ali men
may know what my LIE has been and may under
have got about as to the crime committed that it
is just and right that the truth should be told as
l hope for mercy. I lay my hand upon my heart
and look at the white ceiling above me and swear
j was said to be Wild as a young man; do not
think it can ever be claimed that vicious. The
onFe to seS them I GI cut bo me Ike
a great panorama. and I wanted to examine every
are s in til the home nest started out to make my
fortune IN what fashion I could.
countries when fortunes we're 10 be picked out OF
the solid earth. when cities rose in night. as it
were. and when A man who rose a oeggar IN the
something very near It. at all events. was one OF
the lucky ones: everything seemed 10 prosper with
very very short time to the old country ricn man;
ranged a partnership with Philip 9uirk
ures who seem TO Irvine their way into the hearts
OF their fellows and who are always ready with
him I trusted him utterly He repaid my trust by
and leaving me penniless and almost starving. The
crime was blacker when remember that I was
Ny fortune was gone. I had to begin all over
and health. and I set out with bitter hope IN
my mind-to find Philip Quirk and take my re-
N Se9gs TOR the wro2f ne nad done me- S Sog g
hiuI-until I had met him face to face.
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had practically given up all hope of finding him,
into his E SP3R n ali aons as
happened. and almost before he knew what had
ifi him Son!f think 1s ybat NV TeSI ,r 70
tention was for the msment. All I Thought Of was
the fact that the man who had robbed me OF all i
had toiled hard to get and who had deserted me
when 1 was almost dying was IN my clutches.
So we gripped each other and swayed about
Suddenly 1 behind me what he could not see
together 10 the very edge OF precpice which went
sheer down from almost under his feet In the
strove 10 break away: he slipped and went back
ward heavily and plunged out Of sight -,
live who went down that awful depth Sick with
possible between myself and the place where had
killed him. for / felt that. although the thing was
1t was never known. In that wild place men came
end vent and were not Of much more scc9unt than
Quirk not missed and was not suspected
old T YeCk 70 4a itS e and everythR touched
was sure to be right I built up fort1ne-by my
II ever thousht Of the matter 1T 7, at all in the
nothing else than that II ever in wakeful hours
Susted the old fault By saying that the man had
robbed and wronged me and that his death was
been but an accident. And never in all that time
did breathe to n living soul what naQ happened
In that desoate place the other side OF the world
when Philip Qufrk and had met face 10 face and
he had died -,
came when with English investments and English
interests I almost persuaded myself that mad
never been anything but the staid and sober citizen
became I married one OF the most gracious and
lovely women Imaginable. and. although she came
OF an old race and had possessions OF her own. !
married her for love. Though we talked often OF
places, and 1 know she believed my mind and my
past life an open book to her, yet that
page was never turned. and she never heard the
name of Philip Ouirk-
Twelve years went by, and one winter night
sat alone In my particular room In my big
house in London. Let me say at once that there
was nothing ghostly about the place; there not
the faintest thing In the room OF IN anything that
surrounded to suggest the past. II a cosey
room. and bright fire burned in II; certain COM
Portable spirits and cigars stood at my elbow GER
tain comfortable well fed servants within
call at moments notice. ] mention all these
things because I want II to be clearly understood
that was in no frame OF mind for sudden sur
prises-that was sane, quiet citizen IN his own
house In the heart OF London and thinking bow
comfortable II would be to go UP presently 70 my
well warmed room and sleep the sleep or man
with GOOD conscience -,
Suddenly experienced that queer feeling wntSn
has come to most OF frequenty-tne IeS. a-s
that there was some one IN the room IL va
late. as have said. and the house was uu.ec .,
sprang up abruptly and saw STANDING ne~
door shacowy. gray nsurA