The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23

er %, 1905.
was sung that night. The songstress
was care-free and among persons she
into that. magnificent and mysterious
throat Of hers. And throbbing all
through the song was the vibrant, loving
i voice Of the violin. And when the
human tones died away and the instru-
ments ceased to speak, Warburton felt
himself swallowing rapidly; Then came
strings, Handel's Largo Grieg' 8
Papillon, = and ballade by Chamin-
ade. Then again sang the prima donna;
grand and light, ssFaust,5 1.-THE Bar,
Der Of Seville, y, lila File de Madame
Angot.'' In all his days Warburton
had never heard such music; Doubt
less he had-even better; only at this
period he was in love. The imagina-
tion Of loves young dream is the most
stretchable thing / know Of. Seriously,
however, he was very good judge OF
music, and I am convinced that what
he heard was out Of the ordinary.
But I must guide my story into the
! channel proper.
During the music Karloff and Colonel
Annesley drifted into the latter's study.
1 What passed between them I gathered
from Bits recently dropped by War
burton.
H'Good God, Karloff, what a net you
have sprung about me! " said the col
onel, despairinglly. :,
step Out pso Of ' t: Us the The eleventh
/ hour; it is not too late.'' But Karlof
watched the colonel eagerly.
/ elbow in Gods name can I step out
Of it,"
twenty thousand l advanced to you II IN
good faith, and nothing more need be
half -lidded. -,
N1To give you back that amount will
leave me beggar, an absolute beggar,
without a roof to shelter me. | am
too old for the service, and besides, 1
am physically ineapaci5t;ated. If you
note save by selling the house my
child was born in. Have you dis
NNo. Why should I present it at
the bank? It does not mature till next
Monday, and I am in no need OF
VSWhat wretch I am!''
Karloff raised his shoulders resign
edlHZMi y daughter,,,
cor my ducats," whimsically quoted
the count. "Come, colonel; do not
waste time in useless retrospeection;; lie
stumbles who looks back: l have been peer
her, deeply, eternally.'
"You love her?' .,
eyes. I love her because. she ap-
peals to all that is young and good In
me; because she represents the highest
type of womanhood. With her as my
wife. why, I should be willing to re-
nounce my country, and your indebted
ness would be crossed out Of existence
with one stroke Of the per"
The colonel IS haggard face grew
light with sudden hopefulness.
1T have been,'' the count went on
studying the ash Of his cigar, till this
night what the world and my own con
have never wronged man or woman
personally. What [ have done on thu
order of duty does not agitate. my con
science. I am simply machine. Th
Z moral responsibility rests with my cza1
When I saw your daughter, l deepl,,
regretted that you We're her father:
HDo not misunderstood me. Befor
saw her, you were but the key t
what I desired. AS her father the mat
ter took on personal side. ;
could not very conscientiously mak'
love to your daughter and at the SAM
time-'5 Karlof left the sentence in
complete: 49,,
"Has refused me''-quietly. ''Bu
I have not given her up; no, have no
"What do you mean to do2"
Karloff got up and walked about tn
q room. "Make her my wife ''-simply
b, He stopped and studied the titles Q
Re some of the books in the cases: II
r. turned to find that the colonel ha
risen and was facing him with fan
d Z ing eyes; ,,o,a 70 Rno7r how Won inten
le to accomplish this end," the colone
8; said. "My daughter shall not b
- dragged into this trap" .
Tomorrow night I will explai
everything; tonight, nothing ''-impe'
le turbably.
n, uKarlof, tonight I stand RUNE
e. and dishonored man. My head, ono
is bowed W. with with shame. The country
have fought and bled for I have i
= part betrayed. But not for my gail
not for my gain. No, mol Thank Go
he that I can say thatl Personal gree
3 has not tainted me. Alone, I shout
az have gone serenely into some poorhous
"a and eked out an existence on my hal
MT pay. But TINS chlld OF mine, WnOm
ut love doubly, for her mothers sake an
to her own would gladly cut of bot
ed keep her in the luxury which she sti
re believes rightfully to be hers. Whe
ry the fever Of gaming possessed me
be should have told her. did not; there
IN, in lies my mistake, the mistake whic
has brought me to this horrible enc
er Virginius sacrificed his child to say
vn her; I will sacrifice my honor to say
as mine from poverty. Force her to we
n, man she does not love9 No. Tomo!
so row night we shall complete this di'
It's graceful bargain. The plans are a
&C. finished but one. Now leave me;
at wish to be alone.'
h "Sir, it is my deep regret"
lie EGO; there is nothing more to b
yn said"
Karloff withdrew. He went soberl,
so There was nothing sneering nor COZ
ess temptuous in his attitude. lndee'
re there was a frown of pity on his fac
st, He recognized that circumstances ha
en- dragged down a noble man; that chant
he had tricked him of his honor. How
tie hated his own evil plan! He square
cd his shoulders, determined once more
he put it to the touch to win or lose it a
- Ha Tound hpr at the how windoI