The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-19

gave him temporary aiertness, though his companion feared after-conse- quences. Whilst the walk efulness was on him he got him into an overcoat and helped him up beside his own seat in the dogeart.
 The cool night air, whose effect was Increased by. the rapid motion, soon in- creased Leonard's somnolence and for . while he slept soundly his compan- ion watching carefully lest he should sway over and fall out of the trap. He even held him up as they swung around some sharp corners.
 After time he woke up. and woke in q nasty temper. He began to find fault in an incoherent way with every thing. Harold said very little. just enough to prevent any cause for fur ther grievance. Then Leonard changed and became somewhat affectionate. This mood was a greater bore than the other, but Harold managed to bear 1t with manner of stolid indifference. Leonard was by this time making promises to do things for him, that as he was what he called goo fell'," he might count on his help and support in the future. As Harold knew him to be a wastrel, over head and ears in debt and with only the succession to small estate, he did not take much heed to his maunderings At last the drunken man said something which startled him 50 much that he instict- ively drew himself together with such suddenness as to frighten the horse and almost make him rear up straight.
 "woa! Woa! Steady, boy. Gently" he said, quieting him. Then turning to his companion said in voice hol- low with emotion and vibrant with sup pressed passion.
 What was 1t you said7"
 AA1 AA that half master of himself. answered.:
 T said will make you agent of Eormanstand when I marry stephen"
 Harold grew cold. To hear of any one marrying stephen was to him like plunging him in q glacier stream; but to hear her name so lightly spoken, and by such a man, was bewsldering shock which within a second set his blood on fire.
 What do you mean?" he thundered out You marry Ste Miss Norman! You're not worthy to unite her shoe! You. indeed! She wouldn't look on the same side of the street with drunken brute like you! How dare you speak of her in such way"'
 "Brutel" said Leonard angrily, his vanity reaching inward to his heart and brain through all the numbing ob- staclje of his drunken flesh. Who's brute? Brute yourself! Tell you go- in to marry Stephen. eos Steph en wants It. stephen loves me. Loves me with ali her red head! Wha're you doin'l WhG?"
 His words merged in 1essening gur- gle. for Harold had now got him by the throat.
 '"rake care what you say about that iAdy!" he said. putting his face close to the others with eyes that b1azed. Don't you dare to mention her name in such . way, or you will regret 1t longer than you can think"
 The struggle and the fierce grip on his throat had sohered Leonard some what. Momentarily sobered him to that point when he could be coherent and Vindicttve, though not to the point where he could think ahead of the present. Caution. wisdom, discretion, taste, were not for him at such mo- Ihent. nor any of them. Guarding his throat with both hands in an insticttve and spasm odic manner he answered the challenge.
 T tell you sine loves me She ought to know. Didn't she tell me so this very day" Harold drew back his arm to strike him in the face, his anger was too great for words. But the other. seeing the motion and in the sobering recognition of danger, spoke hastily.
 Keep your hair on! You know so JoIly much more bhan OV' tell SOu that she told me this and lot more this morning when she asked me to marry her" 9rf
 Harold's heart drew cold as ice. There Is something in the sound of a. voice speaking truthfully which a true man can recognize. Through all Leon ards half-drunken utterIngs came such a ring of truth: and Harold recognized 1t. He felt that hHs voice was weak and hollow as he spoke. thinking 1t necessary to give at first a sort of ofi- cial denial to such 6 rnonstrous state-. Tnent.
 Liar" .
 I'm no liar!" answered Leonard. He would like to have struck him in an Gwer to such a word had he felt equal to 1t. for where he was brought up the reply to such 6 word Is blow. But if he could not use his muscles. he