Evening star., 1909-08-30

to have thrown a fur-lined overcoat over
his shoulders. He had a smoking kero-
sene lantern In his hand. AS soon as he
recognized the doctor he began In a
stumbling way TO make excuses, SEEM
ingiy without thought of the absurdity
of supposing that any one had come at
his time Of night to collect 9. bill.
I've been ameanin' to come to town.
doctor. an give you part o thet
I'm not doctor and I'm not here for
money. Grimbleshaw interrupted, has
tily and somewhat roughly. You've
never seen me before and you'll never
see me again. My friend here vans to
get over the line. and without attracting
too much attention"
Il hain't In thet line no more,'' the
man said, sulkily. glancing over his
shoulder, as If in apprehension Of being
overheard even thus late at night.
We'll. you have been. and you're going
70 do this job and do 1t right" Grimb;e-
shaw saw his one chance and took 1t,
holding In reserve to the very last the
sugar-coating he felt he could give his
brusqueness.
The man shuffled and hesitated. seeking
an avenue of escape Calden sat silen:,
with scarce movement to show that he
was alive. .
And ef I WON'T" The man finally
In his tone than In his words.
Grimbleshaw leaned toward him, and
the man drew back slightly, showins
seeming apprehension.
There isn't any won't about It," said
the doc.or. You're going to do itr'
You think you've got me-" said the
man, trying to look defiant and succeed
ing only In showing more clearly his fear.
Grimbleshaw again leaned forward so
that his mouth this time was close to the
mans ear
Il know I've got you,' he said, in SO low
tone that Calden could not catch the
! words. Il. know I've got you. and don I
need to betray any professional conf
dence to put Russell on Your track for
- and the sentence was finished In a
whisper
The man clearly had not even suspected
what was coming. for he gave a start
tina. was genuine and full of appre .len-
sion. Instead. however. of assuming a
Yielding manner, as Grimbleshaw had an.
ticipated. he took on a sullen air and
dogged tone:
I'D jest as lief go up an be done with
1t es be under your thumb all my iife.''
DO what I ask and l forget I ever
knew it. Grimbleshaw. who felt with
bitterness the part he was called 20 play.
set knew the danger Of failure so great
as to warrant the most desperate means,
retorted.
The man stood silent SO long ti,a: Grim.
blesAaw began to taste the bitterness OF q
defeat. which would be deepened for all
time by the sense Of unmanliness in
volved in making the threat he had.
Finally, however. the man raised his head
and said. still speaking sulenly:
II 'spose I've got o trust somebody.
an you saved my life. enyway. I'll see
him through. but I'll be ID ef you or
anybody else ever git me TO do it again.
SO don't ax:''
When Calden had gone into the cot
tage and Grimbleshaw was ready to
drive away. he said his final word, speak
Ing it as If he were half conscious of Of
feriug 4 bribe:
See him through and you needn't
worry about that doc. or's bill at Lance
boro. Indeed. l shouldn't be surprised
II he sent it to you receipted.''
He drove away, feeling that he had
done his very best for Ca!den under all
the circumstances. but distu- bed In mind
on him. which 1t did with increasing per-
slstence. 1t was for her he was doing
what he was what. as he knew. he
would never have done for himself, let
the consequences be what they might.
The thought OF her came to him In the
de erminatiop Of the route tat he was
TO take back to Lanceboro. For. taking
as possible to the blunders Of the night,
he was assured that 1t was better to re-
turn by some other route than that he
had taken to Mystic Pond Why should
he not go back by the Plains road? In
any event he had got to get word to
young Calden thar his mother was at the
camp and expec. ed him to come as speed
lily as possible to her relief. and II was
certainly easy to see that 1t would be far
better to tell this by word of mouth than
to trust 1t ei.her to the telephone or
messenger. It was a tough enough thing
to go and leave Mrs Caiden where she
was. and ne was not certain that even