The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-23
Cspyriths. 1895. By CHARLES
ScRIBNER-S SONS.

| add "and YOU and your wife must live
| with me and mine, and We'll go into
partnership together up the country
| somewhere and all four live happy
ever after"
To all of which the servant would
| shake his head, but continue to enter
| into fhe masters happiness with I'M
abated sympathy and enthusiasm
| Nor was this a conscious merit in
| Tom; it made him think no better of
| himself He knew how much was in
spired by gratitude and how much
more by the selfish relief OF sinkin z
| his own woes in the hopes and fears
and rapturcs of his friend. He was
not even aware of the essential fine
ness of nature capable Of this kind
of comfort Eternal dissatisfaction
with his own feelings kept his opinion
of himself at zero still. And If the
new bond between Tom ana his bene-
factor had done no more than provide
them with common ground on which
they might meet and be at one in all
sincerity, even so it would have done
much for Toms peace of mind.
When Daintree spoke of his beloved
his dark face shone, the darker eyes
softened, and the rich voice quivered
with no common passion. 1t was pos
sible to agree and to applaud without
hypocrisy which was not possible
when the puny poet stood in the strong
mans shoes. Of his poetry enough has
been said. but about his passion there
was no mistake. The one was gen
uine; the other was not. 1t was
mans passion. a selfish passion, but
the sheer masterful strength of 1t was
patent to Tom from the first Some
times IT made him fear for the girl
and despair of himself. Gratitude
apart, it was as though his spoiled and
petty spirit was incapable Of an hon
est, whole hearted, ungrudging ad-
miration and regard.
In all their talks the only name Tom
heard was Clarinda. 1t was character
istic of his state that he never inquir-
ed the other. His sympathy and his
interest were confined to his friend;
real curiosity he had none. He asked
no questions. but a crooked answer
was ready for him if he had.
You must let me tell her all owe
to you.'' Tom said once. 1T will be
pleasure to her and a relief to me-
Perhaps you owe as much to her
self"
1t had slipped out. but Tom was not
q eli excited.
You mean that she believed in me, I
too." he asked with mild sort of in /
credulijy. and lie saw from the others
face that she Eaa not. Upon my I
soul" lie thought 4 begin to disbe I
lieve III myself. especially since I've
done as bad OFT here-and perhaps not
heard tie last of 1t yet.''
Daintree wondered why he shudder
ed in the sun. 1t was because his one
true and fierce emotion was the base
fear of further tortures. He despised |
himself for that most of all.
Meanwhile the cork ship with the pa
per sails was creeping slowly. but |
surely, across the great white south |
Of the chart, and the wall on
which it hung had been repapered, and
the whole bungalow smelt of paint. 1t |
was a fair sized house of two stories,
with a veranda encircling the one and
a balcony the other. Very pretty il
looked in its new coat of paint for the
summer, white coat with yellow trim
mings. which stood out delightfully."- OF
the blue waters edge. The gardel
lawn merged into a narrow strand tina
slid straight under the wavelets them
selves. As summer set in the tree
behind tie house broke out in eveGl
gay .nd gorgeous color: if was the
piuEage OF the parrots that now came
and perched in focks among the
branches.
nj a
and maid were expected. 1t was re
papered Tor the maid ~ room was
found fer Tom in the pretty little sta
bles amid the trees, where he helped /.
Fawcett with the horses and the cur
ricle. which was in Sydney on some
GRAND every day. Generally the mas
ter went alone. Once be took Tom
with him. 1t was on the occasion of
ais cashing Il check to meet the run
hing expenses OF these elaborate prep
lrations
They were on their way home at
iusk when Daintree pulled up on the
outskirts of the town and hailed dis
onsolate. soldierly figure with one arm
n a sling
why. Harry cried Daintree "That's
lever your
Il wish it wasn't, sir"
you've left the force?'
These six months. 1t was my arm
.ook there. sir!''
An emaciated hand came through
be sling. The thumb and forefinger
rere uninjured. but half the middle
niger and both the other two were like
cad, distorted branches on living
rec
What did it,"
"A bullet: caught me on the funny
one and paralyzed half my hand. My
ght hand TOP It's set me on the shelf
t thirty-three-"
AN accident. Harry?'
Tom held his breath.
Quite" said Harry bitterly. ssIt was
leant for my heart. You would hear
the bushrangers at DR.. Sulliyan's
lst summer-that's when it was-and
lie one that did it was the only one
, get away
Toms clothes We're sticking to him.
'eeZing him. Drive on he wills
cred For Gods sake. sir. drive onr'
Daintree expressed sympathy with