The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
on after the other that he had just dismissed.

on after the other that he had just dismissed.
one end OF the Northwestern waiting room
arranged that it was possible for one to
be very much concealed there, while still,
in situations, having the outer
under very complete survey. Here Ran.
doph placed himself in anticipation of their com
ing having had an advantage OF them in the ride
in that he had known how quickly 1t must be
made and had urged his driver SO 1t was that,
when Mrs. Randolph came into the station, he saw
her and gloated the troubled confusion with
which she looked about for Dgby.
'If Digby shouldn't come" BARLEY had just said.
when Randolph looked up and saw the once hand
some face of his victim at the door, lt ike
the stroke OF a knife to watch the woman whom
he had once called his wife recognize him at the
same moment and rush across the room TO meet
him. There was compensation for him, however,
almost before the two had round time for the
change OF a simple greeting together. Then that
black dishguraton OF his forehead through which
the world could look into the blackness OF his life
caught her eye and she broke out into cry OF ter
ror. Others, too, now the fearful mark, and
they began to gather about them, curious, mock
ing menacing, that the woman's shrinking WAS
palpably made IA burning torture OF humiliation.
"rhey understand something now" Randolph
said through teeth that let the words escape like
jets of fire from battery.
"Yes," BARLEY agreed, but he is going TO the
lavatory now 20 try and wash IL off. IL will be
long time II she waits here for him to do that and
come back
"He will never come back" Randolph declared
watching Digbys retire ting figure and his wife's
dumb despair as she dropped into one of the seats
TO wait. IL hendish thing, but he had mad
thrill of exultaton i'm seeing the iron that had en-
tered into his soul piercing hers now in turn.
"This is the last that she will of him. the
last that you | will Of him. ] know
the man. and | know the pride in that foolish
beauty OF his that has made him conscious of what
slightest interest in him any woman ever felt
From this day and from this hour he Will haunt
only the alleys of the world in the dark of the
night, the foul and fearful places where ugliness
battens decay and death, until some day he will
stumble into the misery OF hell with the revolver
of suicide in his hand. Let him go, Let him
wrthe like n snake in the gutter whore such bes-
tial things belong. Let him 60"
He looked at Mrs. Randolph again and saw her
6ittng there with face OF dumb agony terrible
that it would have touched the pity OF any aveng
ing madness less than the most bitterly implac
able He only smiled. In the final satisfaction or
a deed accomplished he drew from his pocket the
little bag that BARLEY had been tempted with be-
fore and carefully counted out TO him the FIVE hum
dred dollars in gold. Then with another glance at
Mrs. Randolph he almost gaiy, If out or
the burden and toll OF a long endeavor he had come
TO the renewal of a happy peace
Come" he said. 1T has been well done, and IL
is all done. l thank you from my heart beyond
any payment can make. Let MS so and forget H..
It is our place forget. There others who
will be busy remembering for a long time"