The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
CHAPTER Iv-Continued.

8g The voices Of great men ana vast nul-
X ,i,,,dcs Ind come TO him as Incense lie
,yas 10 be the leader OF the new religion
Vi common sense Why mad they
doubted him before, led away by the
81 old superstltions? il.
4tl,e old days, had spoken against nm anu
a,is doctrines as II both were abforreu
and unclean, were his friends ana ser
yi,nts now Christians had humpleu
b themselves to the representative or lHe
new power. Bishops had consulted MN
q as to the saving Of the church, ana ms
reconstruction upon newer oioaoer'
* more illuminated lines" Thcy hau come
X ID him with fcar--;illAious, eager 10 con-
icss the errors of the past swll. TO i, .,,.
VI i1crE and suggest that, with his hclp, the
& sfahric ma political power Of the Church
4 might yet stand.
M IIe was shown. with flrtivc eyes ana
sl,csitatlng lips, from which the shame
3 a,ad mot yet been clcnnscd. how desifaoie
md necessary it was that III the recon-
n ntrlction of Christianity the Church
# should still have prominent ana 1nllu-
entail purt. 49,,
.}sn1l-But-and he thought of 1T with an
rcr md tho old amazemcnt--all this had
s3 h,ccn at first, when the discovery haa
flashed over startled world. While the
! thing was new 1t had been n great ques-
zion, truly the greatest Of all, but II 'ad
heen one which affected mems minds ana
not their bodies. That Is speaking OF the
world at large.
AS has already been pointed out only
religious peoplc--a vast host, but shllll
beside the mass Of Insishmcn-were
disturbed seriously by what mad nap
pencd. The price of bread renamed thc
same; beef was no dearer.
Il s5 During these first weeks Schuabe hnd
" t1,een aIl-powerful. Hc and his friends
ind lived in q constant and stupendous
4 triumph.
4 ;f8I3ut now-and In his frightful egolsm
he frowned at the thick black headlines
III the newspapcrs-the whole attitude OF
every one was changed. There was d
reflex action, and In the nolso II mace
schuabc was forgotten.
g s8 Men had more to think OF now. There
WAS no time to congratulate the man
Who had been so spcndidly right
4i{sf Consols were at 5!
sS,B&Bread was rising each week War was
&immjnent. On all sides great mercnnt'!a
Y houses were crashing. Each fall meant
\ thousand minor catastrophes all over
fEthe country.
ySs5 The authorizations had no time to peer
a at tho Faithful: they must'work ana
EE strain 10 SdNc lIlcli WV ~
3 the wreck.
THE mob, who were swiftly oereft Of the
$g 1uxuries which kept them in good-hll-
HE no,r.t were turning on the antchrstian
marty now. In the blind, selfish unrea-
SON they cried them down. saying that
G they were responsible for the misery and
terror that lay over the world
With an absolute lack OF logic, the
$i churches we're crowded again. The most
irrcligious cried for the good old times.
8$ Those who had most coarsely exultod
Il over the broken Gross now bewailcd 1t
as the most awf, Of calamities.
4s Christianity was daily being terribly
u b avenged through the pockets and stom-
IS achs of tho crowd!
/ 1t was bizarre beyond thinking, sordid
in Its immensely, vulgar in Its mighty
4 soulless greed, but true, real, fearful
8sEfact
j stupendous confusion.
Sy Two great currents had met in amael-
strom. Tho din of the disturbance beat
$upon the worlds ear with sickening
glamour
Louder and louder. day by day.
And the man who had done all this,
Sthe brain which had called up these le-
Eions from hell which had loosed these
fiery sorrows on mankind, was I'm
isrich room in a luxurious hotel. alone
hold of the man and shook him like
reed.
3i5s There was a round table. covered with
a cleaning white cloth, by the fire The
Kidneys In the silver dish We're cold, the
I grease had CONCEALED. The silent servants
4 had brought up a breakfast to him. He
* had watched their clever, automatic
z movements. Did they know whom they
were attending on. what would hap
n pen?
His thoughts. slsshcd ,'s,her and thither,
n now surveying a world in torture. now
weaving a trivial and whimsical romance
n bout q waiter. The frigthful activity
4 OF his brain, inflancd by thoughts be-
& yond the power of even that wonderful
is machine began to have a consuming ply
s$5 steal effect.
FS He felt the grey matter hubbling.
Hgonising pains shot from temple to
4 temple, little knives seemed hacking at
the back Of his eyes. Once again, in
n wave of unuttcrable terror. the fear OF
y madness submerged him.
W On this second occasion he was I'M
\ able to recall his conposure by any ef-
< fort which came from within himself.
He stumbled into his adjoining dressing
room and selected a bottle from n shelf.
1t was bromide OF potassium, which h..
4 had been taking of late to deaden the
III Glamour and vibration or his nerves.
s4 In half an hour the drug had Gained
Is him. His face was very pale, but set
and rigid. The storm was over. He felt
shattered by its violence, but In an
Ia artificial peace.
~ He took q cigarette.
AS he was lighting It his valet entered
VI and announced that Mr.. Dawlish, his
man of business. Was waiting IN an ante
room.
He ordered that he should be shown In
5g Mr.. Daw!sh was the junior partner
OF the we'll known Arm of city solicitors
Harrington and Tuite. That was his
Official description, In effect he was
Gchuabe's principal man OF business, Al
his time was taken UP by the millionairo'F
* affairs all over England.
$# He came in nuickly-a tall, well dressed
q man, hair thin on the forehead. nous
tache carefully trained.
3 "You look very unwell, Mr., Schuabe,'
- said. with a keen glance. Don't lie
these affairs overwhelm you. Nothint
Is so dangerous as to let the nerves 81
IN times like these"