The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Argentine from Easlhaupton- she wzs
sailing on the cary tide and Hugo IL
tended 20 slip aboard the night before,
well uutfied I'd
Meantime. his death had been chr0rI-
cied n all the papers. and he actually did
have the curious experience Of reading
his own obituary notices The sporting
papers published nearly a column apiece
HGgo's expeditions were mentioned. and
one or two OF his NEST thrilling a6ven-
lures The writer Of one ended his paper
as follows.
OF late. the name OF oIr- Hugo Char
tpris has been b-ackeneE By public op.--
ion. which nine times out Of ten IS unfair
and hysJeTicaL he was TOO proud and
perhaps too wise 70 defend EirlSe 2
against the most UerciLess attack We
, have ever witnessed in an English court
OF law At attack that SO far as We can
see served 10 end. for the decree has not
been made absolute. and The prosecutor
[ .u this famous case has rendered - --o-
( ceedings null and void BY CoaGcnlGg the
oefeuse. The man recovered Il the bite
the deg Il was that died 4Ir. Hugo Char
JeT.s was handicapped by tEe possession
OF TOO much money. which he never failed
20 share with his friends and accuai1--
aDces. Had he been Q poor man. he
might have made @ great name as an sN-
plOreT be was essentially Of The s-uE
OF which pioneers are fashioned sIrocE.
hardy resOU-cefCl. LlTays cheerful and
as brave man as ever tackled a tiger
on foot in its native jungle We never
saw him without rejecting that be was as
much out OF place in a fashionable draw
/ |ing-rOon as a peregEiDe falcon IN q gi-ded
cage r 7 p
Hugo. laughed when he read this app-e-
ciatfon-
That fellow must have borrowed =
tenner' from me" he said 70 TizdaIe.
Upon the fourth day. a body was wash
ed ashore in a suit OF clothes identified
as belonging 10 Hugo He had given 70
his chauffeur. q man about his own SIZE
and build. a couple OF old tweed suits
He could remember that the poor fellow
was wearing one Of them when he saw
him for a few minutes after dinner. The
man. probably. had just had time 70 slip
on the coat and trousers The body itself,
and particularly the face, were unrecog-
uiZable. Ike 50 many others dashed
again ard again upon fanged rocks Tls-
dale was greatly distressed. but the Man
whO-was, rs Hugo now called himself.
set against the ludicruous horror Of q
funeral al saffron SharIeris ard Gym
thia's grief The consoliCE reflection that
Edward would get immediate possession
cf the money he needed 50 desperately,
The chief steward who was among the
Hugo Charters come aboard between %
and Il Nobody had seen him leave the
ship
Meantime. Tisdale was passing troubled
nights. From the moment Hugo had an
nounced his intention Of disappearing.
Tisdale had wondered how Joy would
take the reported news OF his death
He had not set eyes on her since her
fathers funeral. but he had heard that
she was leaving the reCtOry aEd-so Il
was repOrtsd-the Forest OF Us Night
and day her face haunted him, the face
out OF which had been crushed joyousness
and youth This had been Hugo's work.
and he cursed him when he thought CT
what she was and what she had been
His feeling against Charters was the
more bitter because he had had g share
N the catastrophe, and because both men
and the woman had been the victims CT
I inevitable circumstances
Hugo urged him 20 visit Hsrnshaw
Magma before JOY left Il
''Now's your chance" he said enphat-
icaIly I should leave England with an
easier mind. I SHAH be happier and more
icoutented over there. If 7 knew that you'd
have her IN the end This IS the moment
to strike co in-and win
I haven't a chance" said TisdaIe
uoOdily.
You owe It 70 yourself and 70 her 70
make sure Of that"