Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-08
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his waistcoat pocket
Usually he carried his morphia tab
loids with him, but today by lapse
Of memory he had left them at home.
He knew this, nevertheless he contin-
ued to search, while the need Of the
drug rushed through him with . sense
of physical sickness. He lost hold on
the business Of the house; unconscious
,ly he half rose from his seat.
The man next him looked up. Hold
your ground, Chilcote," he said. Ray
forth Is drying up"
With wave Of relief Chilcots drop
ped back into his place. Whatever the
confusion In his mind 1t was evident
" not obvious in bis face,
Rayforth resumed his seat, there waS
the usual slight stir and pause; then
Salett, the'msmber for Salchester, rose.
With 6alstt's nrst words Chilcote's
hand again sought biz pocket and
again his eyes straysd toward the
doors, but Traidss erect head and stt6
back Just In front Of him held him
quiet. with an effort he pulled ont
his notes and spoothed them nervous
"; but, though his gaze was liked On
tho pages, not line Of Blessington's
clear writing reached his mind. He
glanced at the face Of the speaker,
then at the faces on the treasury
bench, then once more he leaned back
In his seat.
The man beside him saw the move
ment. "Tunking the dry dockf' hs
whispered jestingly.
mo Chilcote turned to him sud-
denly-'but I feel beastly have felt
beastly for weeks"
The other looked ut him more close
~. Anything wrongT' he asked. Il
was 4 novel experience to be conhded
in by Chilcote.
"Oh, It's the grind the internal
grind" As he said It II sssmsd to-
him suddenly that his strength eaye
way. he forgot his companion, his
position, everything except the urgent
instinct that filed mind and body.
Scarcely knowing what he did he rose
and leaned forward to whisper II !
Fraideis ear.
Fraide was seen to turn, his thin
face interested and concerned, then he
was seen to nod once Of twice II &c
quiescenee, and q moment htsr Chill
cote stepped quietly out Of his place
One or two men spoke to him g he
hurried from the house, but he shook
them OF almost uncivilly. and, making
for the nearest exit, hailed = cab.
The Dive to Grosvenor square wxssa
misery. Time after time he changed
from one corner Of the cab to the; other,
his acute internal pains prolonged by
every delay and Increased BY every
motion. At last, weak in all his limbs,
he stepped from the vehicle at his own
door. I,
4 Entering the house, he instantly
mounted the stairs and passed to his
own rooms. Opening the bedroom
door, he peered In cautiously, then
pushed the door wide. The light had
been switched on. but the room Was
empty. With a nervous excitement
scarcely to be kept in check, he entsss
ed. shut and locked the door, then nov
ed to the wardrobe and, opening -
drew the tube Of tabloids from the
shelf.
His hand shook violently as he car
ried the tube to the table. The strain
Of the day, the anxiety of the past
hours, with their final failure, had
found sudden expression. Mixing
larger dose than any he had before al
lowed himself, he swallowed 1t hastily
and, walking across the room. threw
himself, fully dressed. upon the bed.
(To be Continued.)