The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

He relapsed into silence, thrust his face for
ward, and for long time stared straight into
the eyes In the mirror, as N seeking through ts
reflected depths to probe his own age.
The face in the mirror had become set deter
mined and quiet save for the eyes which took on
q look of fierce, burning purpose Moores hahds
came up above his head with clenChed hsts, Ia a
sudden gesture of resolution.
"Ill do IT," he said "II take the chance, be-
cause I've come to the conclusion that am not in
sane-but, rather the one sane man among ali my
countrymen today"
II e hurried back to his desk, and with his own
II hands penned message after message. referring
now and then to carefully annotated address
book. He directed and sealed the envelopes as
If they of too confidential nature to be IN
any way entrusted to the offices of his secretary.
Then, this work concluded, he reached to a tele-
phone on his desk and called the 'Wauand
House" He received quick response.
Hello" he said, 'the Walland House? saw
by the papers late November that Judge
Rey-yes, John Reilly former politician of this
city-had taken apartments with you permanent
ly. Can you tell me where he may be found?.'
All, just moment please" He picked up a pen
Gil. opened the address book, and, as the voice
came the telephone, wrote
Care of Capt Richard Barnes, III Street
Washington, ID. c." "Thank you" he said then,
and hung up the receiver. He smiled family as
he turned away from his desk.
Reilly" he said to himself softly, he retired,
John Reilly, above all others. is the man."
The order to his secretary to confirm the Judges
residence by long distance telephone, the send
ing of the message calling the exboss to New
York and his arrival the following evening
were i'm sequence. The Judge ushered in, hat
in hand All traces of excitement had vanished
from the philosophers face he received the
guest he had unceremoniously summoned. The
two men studied each other curiously for a mo-
ment before either spoke
"Well." Reilly said, at last I'm like the felIer
in that old time meodrama who used to come in
and say: You sent for me and have come"
Yes John Reilly and the time has come" the
recluse declared crisply. "You volun-
tarily that If called upon you, you would
do anything asked. Was that transient burst
ffts1n fhnf n1n agfn,
between you and Incarceration, that held off the
pack when 1t would have torn the flesh from your
body and thrown your iutterng heart on the
pavements which you had owned, it be-
cause Tiger Reilly, the man in flight, was in that
kind of desperate earnest which leaves behind
resolution unchanging long he lives?"
Reilly brought his fist down, and leaned for
ward:
"was 1 in earnest? Mr.. Moore. you saved me
from the bars. You had known when 1
a boy. You the only who put money
in my hands. after I'd been fool and spent all
I'd gained by methods you called crooked in help
ing other poor devils out. You said that the
only reason you came to my rescue. You patted
me on the back, and said: Brace up John Reilly
Go to the place to which I sending you with
letters of introduction, and make money honestly
Then, when you return you will, with money
which you will make l ask nothing but this: that
you pay back dollar for dollar the losses you have
caused when. for political purposes only, you
wrecked the Fourteenth Street Savings bank
III HE Judge thrust hand into his pocket anu
pulled out big bundle of letters and papers,
from around which he jerked a rubber band.
"There" he said, slappng them down the
desk beside the recluse, who had been quietly
watching HIM "In that bundle acknowledge
ments showing that I've made good" He leaned
back for a moment in silence. with look of jub
iation his grim face I've paid you back all
you would let me-" he went on, paid you until
you insisted that you and l were square; but we're
not. The thing l haven't paid, and the
thing l couldn't pay If 1 gave my life and died out
here in the streets like dog, would be the hand
pat the back and the words, Brace up John
Reillyl So, I'm here to pay nearly as l can
I'm yours for anything you want, and'-his hard