New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
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Others. u have Your hidden vice brought -
the light %: day. You cannot deny. Nj
Michac. BIiubriigc. that YOU have signed
name other than YOUR own u valuable ptperS
over and over again. and that y'u have re-
CeIVcI money up'u these paper, and that
You have kept the money, IN reckless disregard
~ the rlgEt- and interests OF the person whose
name YOU used Doubtless You think YOU are
very sly about It. 1t would have been better
t'r YOU - let mo- one int, Your secret. That
va where You made Your mistake
And now, W. come % oUr host. IL wl. Ice
ID revelation q You gentlemen here. and y
would be nightly interesting ,'r the puo.lc.
were u - Stt INTO the paper. L. know that 'ur
ami4ole Amphtryau. "a wiiowcr, with two
charming daughters, Wa, and Il. t--pctttiug
constantly, on the most dItccti'uItc terms,
with u lady whom he would under no cIrcum-
stances make h.- wIte Such. however, Is the
"Outw4-ily. You viii be shockci iuw4rIlv,
YOU viii be immensely diverted, - hear that
only TODAY he Wa III tins woman house. that
hc VA seen - isl>, and u embrace her titeJ-
ti'natcly On entering. and Is he LETT. When
man get into that -prt ot thing he seems u uc
-wtthej IN a fatal iclu5iou, he ImIImc5
u'b'iv knows ot II, and that the world Nil not
remark upon Il. Doubtless Mr. Deutwe.l
imaIIucS that his wealth and his standing IN
society and his many high connections VIII
prevent an exposure Like Others. he Is blind
u the fact that these are the very ingredients
that make a toothSouc scandal. That there
wall bc an explosion some ddV, | Ucel not
assert. when / say that he has actually ltvi-hri
has attentions upon tins creature IN the pres
cn,c ~ one ci his daughters Coucc>vc 't her
feelings Most men who have thi- weakness
have al least the dcceucy u conceal It from
the Young and tender ,u-Ccptib Utilities ~ their
own children. butt uUr friend DcutWcU has
even gone SO TAR a7 to bring this person into this
house his own home, and To lodge her here Tor
ti1> al a time.
DeutwcII. hi, face Ijvii and his lips trcm-
bling. gra~pci the arms of h,s chair and gael
IN mounting wrath at the man
The stranger continued. still IN hi, low. Vet
distinct Voice. And now. gentlemen think
v'u have been entertained bv some most inter
c-tiug disclosures. and every word | have SAID
IL true To make the evening perfect. how
ever. YOU really ought 10 experience that feeling
which pi all emotions I- the most vivid I
mean, the sense 81 the approach OF death
'u have often enjoyed II after e. fashion as
YOU have witnessed trugcdics upon the stage.
but can assure YOU n u vastly more real when
YOU come - face death IN Your own case
Raising his revolver till II pointed above the
heads OF ALL he went ON. hi Voice sinking still
lower, but every word sharply marked. and a
smile touching his lip,
One OF You Is going to die You do not
know which one, but It will hc one %, YOU.
Each Of r'u can enjoy that peculiar scn~ltipn
that usually /, mans but once IN d lifetime
0u can know how It feels To- realize that vpu
are face - face with the thing YOU have always
dreaded Death ha, been waiting for You at
every corner all these vcar~ You have
dodgci him So TAR. Presently am going 10
lower thl- pistol. and-whcn- -,l1--''
The company sat chained in mute horror
every eve rlveted ON the stranger He lct the.
tense moment drag for a few seconds which
seemed like hours. then continued
And when dot will bc tl break the
action Of TIN, revolver. thus and - show vou
SEQ, that IT Is not loaded, and then. after | hav.
p1rta>cu of light retre,hmeut. I, pr,cecl
to the second part OF the evening, enter
tainment. which Will consist i'll explaining