Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-04-11

lOueI 5 uulufe 10 WISH III re-
~ traced. His face was set, but
set with determination. when he closed
the outer door of his own rooms and
passed quietly down the stairs and out
into the silent court. The thought of
Chilcote, his pitiable condition, his sor-
| did environments. We're things that re-
Quired q firm will to drive into the
background of the Imagination, but a
whole inferno of such visions would
not have daunted Loder on that morn
ing as, unobseryed by any eyes, he left
the little courtyard with its grass, it's
trees, its pavement-all so distastefully
familiar-and passed down the Strand
toward life and action.
AS he walked his steps increased in
speed and vigor. Now, for the first
time. he fully appreciated the great
mental strain that he had undergone in
the past ten days-the unnatural ten
sion; the suppressed but perpetual
sense of impending recall; the conse-
quently high pressure at which work
and even existence had been carried on.
And as he hurried forward the natural
reaction to this state of things came
Upon him in Il flood of security and con-
idence-a strong realization of the tenn
porary respite and freedom for which
no price would have seemed too high.
The moment for which he had neon
sciously lived eve since Chilcote's first
memorable proposition was within
reach at last, s~afeguarded by his own
action.
The walk from Clifford's inn to
G%rosvenor square was long enough to
dispel any excitement that his inter
view had aroused. and long before the
we'll known house came into view he
felt sufficiently braced mentally and
physically to seek Eve in the morning
room. where he instinctively felt she
would still be waiting for him.
Thus he encountered and overpassed
the obstacle that had so nearly threat.
ened ruin, and. with the singleness OF
purpose that always distinguished him
he was able. once having passed it. to
dismiss it altogether from his mind
From the moment of his return to Chill
cote's house no misgiving as to his owl
action, no shadow of doubt, rose to
trouble his mind. His feelings on the
matter were quite simple. He had in
o%rdinately desired a certain opportuni
| ty. One factor had arisen to debar tina
opportunity. and he. claiming the right
of strength, had set the barrier aside
In the simplicity of the reasoning lay
Its power to convince, and We're Il tonic
needed to brace him for his task hs
was provided with one in the master
full sense of q difficulty set at naught
For the man who has fought and con
auered one obstacle feels strong Il
vanquish a score.
1t was on this day, at the reassem
bling of parliament, that Fraide's grea
blow was to be struck. In the tel
days since the affair of the caravan
had been reported from Persia publ
feeling had run high. and it was upol
the pivot of this incident that Loder'
attack was to turn, for, as Lakeley wa
fond Of remarking, I'm the scales O
public opinion n dead E%ngliShmal
has more weight than the whole east
ern question" 1t had been arrange
that, following the customary proce
dure, Loder was to rise after question
at the morning sitting and ask leave t
move the adjournment Of the house o.
a definite matter of urgent public i'm
p%ortance, upon which-leaye havin:
been granted by the rising of fort.
members in his support-the way wa
to lie open for his definite attack a
the evening sitting. And it was wit
a mind attuned to this plan of actiol
that he retired to the study imme
diately he had breakfasted and settle
to a final revision of his speech befor
an early party conference should CON
pei him to leave the house. But her
again circumstances were destined t
: change his programme. Scarcely ha'
he sorted his notes and drawn his chat
!, to Chilcote's desk than Renwick enter
ed the room with the same air of i'm
! portant haste that be had shown on
previous occasion.
' IA letter from Mr.. Fraide. sir Blu