Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-09

instinct With recognition, amaZemen, and evil suspicion-a look that her las,
 word swept into Sickly gray terror
 If she could have heard the groan from the wretched man beyond!
 Whose murder?"
 ''Dr. Moreau's."
 Jessica waited with caught breath searching his countenance. It was told now, but he must know that she had not creI- >d it, that flor better, for worse," she must believe in him now T knew, oh, kneww she cried. You need not tell me!' .-.-..
 "No," he said gravely, q am not the man they want. It has all come back to me the past that had lost. Such crime has no part in 1t. Jessica," he said, you have tried to save me from danger tonight. need greater serv- Ice of you now. It is to ask no ques- ton, but to go at once. I cannot ex- plain why, but you must not stay here . moment"
 "Oh," she cried bitterly, "you don't intend to leave! You choose to face 1t, and you want to spare me. If you really want to spare me, you will go! Why, you would have no chance where they have hated you so. Prendergast was killed robbing the sluice tonight, and he lied -lied-lied! He swore you did it, and they will believe itv' :. He put back her beseeching hands How could he explain? Only to get her away--to gain time-to think! sIistenw she went on wildly. "They < will wait to carry him to the town. l can go and bring my horse here for you. There is time! You have only to send me word and will follow you to the end of the world! Only say you will gov'
 He caught at the straw. The expedi- ont might serve.
 "Very we'll" he said; "bring him to the upper trail and wait there for me-"
 She gave sob of relief at his ac- quiescence. T will hurry, hurry!' she cried and was gone, swift as swal- low flight, into the darkness. .
 As he re-entered the cabin the calm ness fell from Harry Sanderson as mask drops, and the latent passion sprang in its place. He crossed the room and drew the bolt for the wretch ed man who, after one swift glance at his face, groveled on his knees before him, sobered and shivering.
 'For Gods sake, Harry, you won't give me up?' Hugh cried. You can't mean to do that! Why, we were in college together! I'd Sbeen drinking to- night or wouldn't have talked to you as did"
 Harry drew his feet from the frantic hands that clasped them. Did you kill Moreau?" he asked shortly.
 Tt was an accident" moaned Hugh. T never intended to. I swear to heav- en l didn't! He bounded me, and he tried to bleed me. only meant to frighten him of! Then-then-I was afraid, and I ran for it. That was when I came to you at Aniston and we played" Hugh's breath came in gasps, and drops of sweat stood on his forehead.
 When we playedv' he echoed. ''How have you settled your debt, the debt of honor you once counted so highly? How have you lived since then? Have you paid me those days of decent liv- ing you staked, and lost?"
 But willr' he exclaimed desper- ately. 'If you'll only help me out of this I'll live straight to my dying day! You don't know how I've suffered, Harry, or you'd have some mercy on me now! Let me go, Harry, for my fathers sake"
 Your father is dead" said Harry.
 'Then for old times saker' He tried to clasp Harry's knees. They may be here at any minute. I must have been seen as crossed the mountain! I thought it would never come out or I wouldn't have come! I'll go far enough away. I'll go to South America, and | you will never see me alive again, 1 neither you nor Jessica! For Gods sake, Harry, listen! Jessica wouldn't want to see me hung! For her sake."
 It was the Harry Sanderson of St. James parish, of the scrupulous con- science-whose college career as Satan Sanderson had come to be a fiery sore tn his breast-who now spoke.
 Get upr' he said. Have you any money?"
 Hugh rose, trembling and ashen. Hardly S10," he answered.
 Harry considered hastily. He was almost penniless. Nearly all his share of the strike had gone to repay the forged draft. q have no ready cash" be said, "but the night we played in the chapel left thousand dollars in my study safe. I have not been there since" He took pencil and paper from his pocket and wrote down some fig ures hastily. Here is the eombina- ton. You must try to get that money" Wait" he added as Hugh's hand was on the latch. He must risk noth- Ing. He could make assurance doubly Bure. "A half mile from the foot of the mountain, where the road comes in from Funeral Hollow, wait for me. I will bring horse there for you"
 Hugh crushed the paper into his pocket and opened the door, "Tll wait," be said. He darted out, slipped lround the corner of the cabin and disappeared Harry sat down upon the doorstep. The strain had been great. In the re lcfion he was faint. and a mist was As ,