Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
Copyright. 1905. by Harper 8 Brothers

"Joe," she cried In a voice of great
pain, you mustn't feel like that! How
do you know I'm going away again?
Why should want the old house put
in order unless mean to stay? And if
/ went you know that could never
change. You know how I've always
cared for you
'Yes," he said, Il do know how. 1t
was always the same, and it always
will be. won't it?''
'1'ye shown that" she returned
quickly.
Eyes. You say know how you've
cared for me, and / do. / know how.
It's just in one certain way-Jenathan
and David
isn't that q pretty good way, Joe?'
'.Never fear that don't understandv'
He got to his feet again and looked at
her steadily.
THANK you. joe" She wiped sudden
tears from her eyes.
"Don't you be sorry for me-" he said.
'Do you think that passing the love Of
women isn't enough for meY"
NO" she answered humbly.
"I'll have people at work ON the old
house tomorrow" he began. "And for
the
1--WE kept you so longt' she inter
rupted. helped to meek sort Of gay
ETY. by his matter of fact tone. "Good
night. joe" She gave him her hand.
81 don't want you to come with me- 1t
isn't very late, and this is Canaan"
II want to come with you, however"
he said. picking up his hat "You can't
go alone"
"But you are SO tired, your
She was interrupted. There were
muf1ed. flying footsteps on the stairs.
and a shabby little man ran furtively
into the room, shut the door behind
him and set his back against It. His
face was notified like colored map.
snick tines Of perspiration shining
across the splotches.
Joe" he painted. 1--WE got Nashville
good. and he's got me good too. got
to clear out. He's fixed me good, but
he won't trouble nobody
Joe was across the room like a fly.
ing shadow.
"Quietp' His voice rang like shot,
and on the instant his hand fell sharp
~ across the speakers mouth. I'm
there. Happyw
He threw an arm across the little
mans shoulders and swung him toward
%f,o f510r ~ ~. 9Th ~ vaoy,,
Happy Fear looked up from beneath
the down bent brim of his black SLOUGH
hat His eyes followed an imperious
gesture toward Ariel. gave her brief,
CHASTITY stare and stumbled into the in
ner chamber.
"Waitr' Joe said cavalierly to Ariel.
He went in quickly after Mr.. Fear and
closed the door.
This was Joseph Louden, attorney at
law. And to Ariel it was like a new
face seen In fashlight-not at all the
face Of Joe. The sense of his strange
ness, his unfamiliarity in this cleo
trical aspect, overcame her. She was
possessed by establishment. Did she
know him so well after all? The
strange client had burst In. shaken be-
yond belief with some passion I'M
known to her, but Joe, alert and mas
terful beyond denial, had controlled
him instantly; had swept him into the
other room as with broom. Could
1t be that Joe sometimes did other
things In the same sweeping fashion?
She heard match struck in the next
room and the voices of the two men
Joe's, then the others, the latter at
first broken and protestive, but soon
rising shrilly. She could hear only
fragments. Once she heard the client
cry. almost scream, "Joe, thought
Ciaudine had chased him around there
TO do mer And instantly followed
Louden's voice:
STEADY. Happy, steadyg'
The name "Claudine" startled her.
and, although she had had no COM
prehension Of the argot Of Happy
Fear, the sense Of q mysterious catas-
trophe oppressed her. She was sure